My Seventies Music

Tag: Anne Murray

  • Anne Murray – “Snowbird” And “You Needed Me”

    Anne Murray album “This Is My Way”

    When Anne Murray reached No. 1 on the U.S. charts with her single “You Needed Me” in 1978, she was the first Canadian female solo singer to ever achieve that honour. Previously she had hit No. 8 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1970 with “Snowbird”, which got to No. 2 on the pop charts in Canada and 1 on both the adult contemporary and country charts.

    “This Way Is My Way”, the album from which “Snowbird” was taken, charted at No. 1 on both the U.S. and Canadian album charts.
    “You Needed Me” was Number 1 on both the U.S. and Canadian pop charts, the Canadian album charts and the Canadian country charts, while reaching No. 4 on the U.S. country and 3 on the U.S. album charts.

    It made it to No. 2 in Australia and 22 in the UK.

    Here now first is Anne Murray singing “Snowbird”:

    And “You Needed me”:

    I’ve been writing this on a tiny netbook with a miniscule screen on a mobile connection, and the first draft didn’t quite look the way I was expecting so I may have to come back to this…

    Meanwhile, enjoy the music!

    Paul

  • Lynn Anderson – “(I Never Promised You A) Rose Garden”

    In addition to topping the U.S. country chart, in late 1970 country singer Lynn Anderson scored a Number 3 Billboard Hot 100 pop chart hit with “(I Never Promised You A) Rose Garden”.

    The following year the song, written by Joe South, also hit No. 3 in the United Kingdom and became one of the most successful crossover hits ever in Europe, not just in the Seventies.

    On 16 March 1971 Lynn Anderson received a Grammy Award for Best Female Country Vocal Performance for her singing of “(I Never Promised You A) Rose Garden”.

    I must confess I thought Lynn Anderson was Canadian and also sang “Snowbird” – turns out I was confusing her with Anne Murray…

    Anyway, here’s “(I Never Promised You A) Rose Garden” (by American, not Canadian, country singer Lynn Anderson):

    Not a snowbird in sight…

    Paul

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