Harmony (Anne Murray album)
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| Released | 1987 | |||
| Recorded | Eastern Sound, Toronto | |||
| Genre | Country | |||
| Length | 40:09 | |||
| Label | Capitol | |||
| Producer | Jack White, Mark Spiro[1] | |||
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Harmony is the twenty-third studio album by Canadian country pop artist Anne Murray. It was released by Capitol Records in the summer of 1987.
The disc peaked at number 9 on the Billboard Top Country Albums chart and sold approximately 350,000 copies in the United States.[2]
Track listing
[edit]| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Are You Still in Love with Me" | Jack White, K. C. Porter, Mark Spiro | 4:21 |
| 2. | "Anyone Can Do the Heartbreak" | Amanda McBroom, Tom Snow | 4:00 |
| 3. | "The Great Divide" | J. D. Martin, Gary Harrison | 3:44 |
| 4. | "Tonight (I Want to Be in Love)" | Marti Sharron, Albert Hammond, Peter Rafelson | 4:09 |
| 5. | "Perfect Strangers" (featuring Doug Mallory) | Jonas Fjeld, Astor Anderson, Johnny Sareussen, M. Spiro | 4:17 |
| 6. | "Give Me Your Love" | M. Spiro, Leslie Spiro, Porter | 4:16 |
| 7. | "It Happens All the Time" | Van Stephenson, Bob Farrell, Dave Robbins | 4:20 |
| 8. | "Harmony" | M. Spiro, Tony Marty, White | 3:21 |
| 9. | "Natural Love" | Snow, Cynthia Weil | 3:41 |
| 10. | "Without You" | White, M. Spiro | 4:00 |
Personnel
[edit]- Anne Murray – lead and backing vocals
- Robbie Buchanan – pianos
- Kristian Schultze – keyboards, synthesizers, programming, bass, electronic drums, arrangements (1-8)
- Mark Spiro – keyboards, synthesizers, programming, bass, electronic drums, arrangements
- K. C. Porter – additional synthesizers
- Uva Schikora – additional synthesizers
- Dann Huff – electric guitars, acoustic guitars
- Bob Mann – additional guitars (2)
- Paulinho da Costa – percussion (9)
- Marc Russo – saxophones (9)
- Bill Reichenbach Jr. – trombone (9)
- Gary Grant – trumpet (9)
- Jerry Hey – trumpet (9), horn arrangements (9)
- Ed Arkin – arrangements (10)
- Debbie Greimann – backing vocals
- Bruce Murray – backing vocals
- Joe Pizzulo – backing vocals
- Doug Mallory – lead vocals (5)
Production
[edit]- Balmur Ltd. – executive producer, management
- Jack White – producer
- Mark Spiro – associate producer
- Kristian Schultze – engineer
- Jon Van Nest – engineer
- Ken Friesen – lead vocal recording, mixing
- Jürgen Koppers – mixing
- Jan Krause – assistant engineer
- Stephen Krause – assistant engineer
- Scott Purdy – assistant engineer
- Rick Starks – assistant engineer
- Brian Gardner – mastering
- Paul Cade – art direction, design
- Shin Sugino – photography
- Lee Kinoshita-Bevington – wardrobe design
- Sheila Yakimov – hair stylist
- George Abbott – make-up
- Leonard T. Rambeau – management
Studios
- Recorded at D.I Musikstudio Kristian Schultze (Munich, Germany); Eastern Sound (Toronto, Ontario, Canada); Image Recording Studios (Los Angeles, California, USA).
- Mixed at Paradise Studio (Munich, Germany) and Manta Sound (Toronto, Ontario, Canada).
- Mastered at Bernie Grundman Mastering (Hollywood, California, USA).
Chart performance
[edit]| Chart (1987) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Canadian RPM Top Albums | 45 |
| Australia (Kent Music Report)[3] | 82 |
| U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums | 9 |
| U.S. Billboard 200 | 149 |
References
[edit]- ^ "Anne Murray – Harmony (1987, CD)". Discogs.
- ^ "Harmony charts". Allmusic. Retrieved 1 March 2011.
- ^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 212. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
