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intereact!Anne Murray
Retail Price (not our price): $21.98
Release Date: 2005-01-25
Manufacturer: Straight Way
Format: Audio CD
Discs: 2
Track List
Now here, for your listening pleasure, the tracks...
| Disc 1 | ||||
| 1. | All Of Me | style="font-size: 10px;" valign="top">1 | ||
| 2. | As Time Goes By | style="font-size: 10px;" valign="top">1 | ||
| 3. | Dream A Little Dream Of Me | style="font-size: 10px;" valign="top">1 | ||
| 4. | I Wonder Who's Kissing Her Now | style="font-size: 10px;" valign="top">1 | ||
| 5. | I'm Gonna Sit Right Down And Write Myself A Letter | style="font-size: 10px;" valign="top">1 | ||
| 6. | Over The Rainbow | style="font-size: 10px;" valign="top">1 | ||
| 7. | Twilight Time | style="font-size: 10px;" valign="top">1 | ||
| 8. | My Buddy | style="font-size: 10px;" valign="top">1 | ||
| 9. | After You've Gone | style="font-size: 10px;" valign="top">1 | ||
| 10. | What'll I Do | style="font-size: 10px;" valign="top">1 | ||
| 11. | Don't Get Around Much Anymore | style="font-size: 10px;" valign="top">1 | ||
| 12. | Smile | style="font-size: 10px;" valign="top">1 | ||
| 13. | You Made Me Love You | style="font-size: 10px;" valign="top">1 | ||
| 14. | I'll Be Seeing You | style="font-size: 10px;" valign="top">1 | ||
| 15. | We'll Meet Again | style="font-size: 10px;" valign="top">1 | ||
| Disc 2 | ||||
| 1. | Snowbird | style="font-size: 10px;" valign="top">1 | ||
| 2. | Danny's Song | style="font-size: 10px;" valign="top">1 | ||
| 3. | A Love Song | style="font-size: 10px;" valign="top">1 | ||
| 4. | You Won't See Me | style="font-size: 10px;" valign="top">1 | ||
| 5. | You Needed Me | style="font-size: 10px;" valign="top">1 | ||
| 6. | I Just Fall In Love Again | style="font-size: 10px;" valign="top">1 | ||
| 7. | Daydream Believer | style="font-size: 10px;" valign="top">1 | ||
| 8. | Broken Hearted Me | style="font-size: 10px;" valign="top">1 | ||
| 9. | Could I Have This Dance | style="font-size: 10px;" valign="top">1 | ||
| 10. | Shadows In The Moonlight | style="font-size: 10px;" valign="top">1 | ||
| 11. | A Little Good News | style="font-size: 10px;" valign="top">1 | ||
| 12. | Just Another Woman In Love | style="font-size: 10px;" valign="top">1 | ||
| 13. | Another Sleepless Night | style="font-size: 10px;" valign="top">1 | ||
| 14. | Time Don't Run Out On Me | style="font-size: 10px;" valign="top">1 | ||
| 15. | Now And Forever (You And Me) | style="font-size: 10px;" valign="top">1 | ||
| 16. | Nobody Love Me Like You Do | style="font-size: 10px;" valign="top">1 | ||
Editorial Reviews (supplied by Amazon.com):
1) From Amazon.com
Anne Murray, whose singular voice made her a country-pop icon in the 1970s and '80s, returns with a dual-disc set of 16 of her greatest hits, paired with 15 Tin Pan Alley pop standards. While her own signature tunes ("Snowbird," "Danny's Song") withstand time's brutal test in artistry and currency, Murray doesn't fare nearly as well with the pre-World War II tunes. She finds the modern blues heart of "What'll I Do," but she's often sidetracked by cheesy arrangements (the Dixieland treatment of "After You've Gone" is particularly onerous), and ultimately the collection fails to engage. Such hoary songs as "Dream a Little Dream of Me" and "You Made Me Love You" are too quaint and schmaltzy for a woman who came of age in the 1970s. Unlike the great Rosemary Clooney, who could infuse the most shopworn classic with new meaning, overall, Murray lacks the emotional resonance or experience in her voice to convey authenticity. Her corduroy alto remains a thing of wonder, however, and may make even her most casual fans yearn to hear it employed on a stellar album of contemporary material. --Alanna NashMore Anne MurrayThe Best...So FarWhat a Wonderful WorldCountry Croonin'What a Wonderful ChristmasI'll Always Love YouLet's Keep It That Way
Customer Reviews (supplied by Amazon.com):
Average Customer Rating: 5.0 out of 5
1) Something for everyone! [Rating: 5 out of 5]
This Anne Murray collection has something for just about every music fan-all of her biggest hits are here,along with some wonderful standards. Give this collection a listen-I think you'll like what you hear.2) I love this CD [Rating: 5 out of 5]
Anne sings some old standards that I can listen to over and over.I bought this CD set because of a few of the songs on it, but Idiscovered that there was more here for me to like, and thatAnne Murray is much better an artist than I had realized.3) More standards from the Canadian songbird [Rating: 4 out of 5]
At the outset, I've got to say that I am a very big Anne Murray fan. I, for one, though, am itching for an Anne Murray album of new material. The last such album came in 1996-- ten years ago.Whether by her own choice or by commercial realities, Anne has released only pop, country, gospel, and Christmas standards albums since then. At this point, standards albums have flooded the market. Though Anne has contributed to that, there is a little doubt that she has a fondness for the material-- and that she is especially qualified to interpret it.For those who liked Croonin', What a Wonderful World, What a Wonderful Christmas, and Country Croonin'-- you will also like this album. The arrangements, vocals, and overall quality are in line with those previous albums. If you haven't bought any of these, the one that stands out is the first-- Croonin'.This album, then, is not one to surprise. Of the songs, my favorite is What I'll Do. Anne's version of Over The Rainbow is one that stands out. I also like As Time Goes By, Twilight Time, and My Buddy. The big band arrangement of After You've Gone has generated a difference of opinion-- count me in the group that likes it.In the end, this is a good album, but not a great nor memorable one. Overall, I give it 4 stars. On a tougher comparison to other Anne Murray albums, I'd rate it a 3.4) Greatest hits plus a mixed bag of American standards [Rating: 3 out of 5]
Purchase this 2-CD set for the first disc, which features sterling remasters of most if not all of her greatest hits. The second disc holds far less appeal. Murrary warbles pre-WWII ditties like "What'll I Do" and "Somewhere Over the Rainbow". Problem is, she doesn't have the voice, the reach or the emotional resonance to perform most of them. With maybe two exceptions, they are performed in the most perfunctory manner; they sound like throwaways, whether she intended them to or not. If you thought this was going to be a sequel to CROONIN', her wonderful collection of post-WWII standards, you will be sadly let down. If you want to hear those songs modernized and done right, listen to Harry Nilsson's interpretations, available on both the original album A LITTLE TOUCH OF SCHMILSSON and the 2-CD Australian set, THE BEST OF HARRY NILSSON (and this includes SOMEWHERE OVER THE RAINBOW, which was cut from the original album).5) REAL DANCE TUNES FOR "COUPLES"... [Rating: 5 out of 5]
This 2CD set just arrived - have played the first CD four times, just love it!!! Real dance numbers for couples who remember what it's like to dance "together" - back in the days when a guy held a gal and got around the dance floor. Anne Murray is a great singer and I go way back with her albums. On this her new CD "All of Me" she does wonderful arrangements of all those standards and classics. Just put in on, grab your partner, dance up a storm, or just sit and listen, or join in with Anne, harmonize away, takes you back!!! I recommend this CD to folks that are older than baby boomers - mostly because of the first CD - but the younger folks, they too could learn to love these tunes, so many new artits today have "seen the light" and are doing old the old standby songs, with great success!