Rock Archeologia

Anne Murray - This Is My Way (1969) 

Artist: Anne Murray
Title: This Way Is My Way
Label: Capitol Records
Catalog#: ST 6330
Country: Canada
Release: 1969
Genre: Folk / Country
Duration: 00:30:42

• Canadian singer (born June 20, 1945) in pop, country and adult contemporary styles whose albums have sold over 54 million copies.
• Murray was the first Canadian female solo singer to reach #1 on the U.S. charts, and also the first to earn a Gold record for one of her signature songs, "Snowbird" (1970). She is often cited as the woman who paved the way for other Canadian international success stories such as Celine Dion, Sarah McLachlan and Shania Twain. She is also the first woman and the first Canadian to win Album of the Year at the Country Music Association Awards for her 1984 album "A Little Good News".
• Murray has received four Grammy Awards, 24 Juno Awards (she holds the record for the most Junos awarded to an artist), three American Music Awards, three Country Music Association Awards and three Canadian Country Music Association Awards. She has been inducted into the Canadian Country Music Hall of Fame, the Juno Hall of Fame, The Songwriters Hall of Fame and the Hit Parade Hall of Fame. She is a member of the Country Music Hall of Fame Walkway of Stars in Nashville, and has her own star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in Los Angeles and on Canada's Walk of Fame in Toronto.
• This Way Is My Way is the second studio album by Anne Murray issued in 1969 on Capitol Records. Upon its initial release, the album was only issued in Canada (it would later be made available in the U.S after Murray's chart success there in the 1970s). The album included recordings of songs by Eric Andersen, Gene MacLellan and Bob Dylan. A single release of "Snowbird" would be issued in the U.S. in 1970, where it would reach the top ten and trigger Murray's career there.

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 • Side One:
A1. Bidin' My Time 02:32
A2. Sittin' Back Lovin' You 01:56
A3. No One Is To Blame 04:19
A4. I Wonder How The Old Folks Are At Home 01:40
A5. Sunspots 02:41
A6. He May Call 02:09
 • Side Two:
B1. Thirsty Boots 03:25
B2. Snowbird 02:08
B3. Hard As I Try 02:25
B4. I'll Be Your Baby Tonight 02:50
B5. Nice To Be With You 03:51

     Manufactured By – Capitol Records (Canada) Ltd.
     Distributed By – Capitol Records (Canada) Ltd.
     Producer – Brian Ahern

Personel:
Brian Ahern - Guitar
Skip Beckwith - Bass
Buddy Cage - Pedal Steel
Tommy Graham - Percussion
John Pace, Bruce Philip, Ron Rully - Percussion
Pat Riccio, Erik Robertson, Billy Speer - Keyboards
Brently Titcomb - Harmonica
Anne Murray - Vocals

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