''I'll Always Love You'' is the sixteenth studio album by Canadian
country pop
Country pop (also known as urban cowboy or even urban country) is a fusion genre of country music and pop music that was developed by members of the country genre out of a desire to reach a larger, mainstream audience. Country pop music blends g ...
artist
Anne Murray
Morna Anne Murray (born June 20, 1945) is a retired Canadian country, pop and adult contemporary music singer who has sold over 55 million album copies worldwide during her over 40-year career. Murray has won four Grammys including the Grammy ...
, released in 1979 via Capitol Records. In the U.S. the album reached #4 on the Billboard Country albums chart and number 24 on the ''Billboard'' Pop Albums chart. It achieved American sales of approximately 900,000 copies. It was certified Gold album, Gold by the Recording Industry Association of America RIAA.
The disc contains Murray's fourth #1 Country hit "Broken Hearted Me". It also contains her revival of The Monkees' 1967 #1 hit "Daydream Believer" which peaked at number 12 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. The album also contained compositions by Dave Loggins, Rory Bourke, Charlie Black and Jesse Winchester.
The photo on the album cover depicts Murray, seated alone in a restaurant after what appears to be a broken engagement. Murray, who was then pregnant with her daughter Dawn Langstroth, is seated at a table so that her pregnancy is not visible in the photo.
Track listing
Personnel
* Anne Murray – all vocals
* Brian Gatto – keyboards
* Pat Riccio, Jr. – keyboards
* Doug Riley – acoustic piano (6)
* Bob Mann (guitarist), Bob Mann – guitars
* Aidan Mason – guitars
* Brian Russell – guitars
* Bob Lucier – steel guitar, dobro
* Peter Cardinali – bass (1-5, 7-10), horn and string arrangements (3-5, 7-9)
* Tom Szczesniak – bass (6)
* Jørn Andersen – drums (1-5, 7-10), percussion
* Barry Keane – drums (6)
* Rick Wilkins (musician), Rick Wilkins – horn and string arrangements (1, 2, 6)
Production
* Balmur Ltd. – executive producers
* Jim Ed Norman – producer
* Ken Friesen – engineer
* Peter Holcomb – assistant engineer
* Paul Cade – art direction, design
* Gord Marci – photography
* Typsetta, Inc. – typography
Charts
Weekly charts
Year-end charts
References
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1979 albums
Anne Murray albums
Capitol Records albums
Albums produced by Jim Ed Norman