Croonin'
{{Infobox album
| name = Croonin'
| type = studio
| artist = Anne Murray
| cover = Croonin.jpg
| alt =
| released = {{start date|1993|11|02}}
| recorded =
| venue =
| studio = Sounds Interchange (Toronto, Ontario, Canada)
| genre = Country, pop standards
| length = 61:17
| label = EMI Canada
SBK (US)
Capitol{{Cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/croonin-mw0000621588/releases|title=Croonin' - Anne Murray | Releases | AllMusic|via=www.allmusic.com}}
| producer = Anne Murray (co-producer)
Tommy West
| prev_title = 15 of the Best
| prev_year = 1992
| next_title = The Best…So Far
| next_year = 1994
}}
{{Album ratings
| rev1 = Allmusic
| rev1Score = {{Rating|3|5}}{{cite web |last=Cooper |first=Dan |title=Croonin
}}
Croonin is the twenty-seventh studio album by Canadian country vocalist Anne Murray. It was released by EMI Music Canada and SBK Records on November 2, 1993.{{Cite AV media notes |title=Croonin' |last=Murray |first=Anne |date=1993 |type=back cover |publisher=EMI Music Canada/SBK Records |location=New York, NY |quote=℗© 1993 EMI Music Canada. Distributed by SBK Records, a division of ERG...}} The album peaked at number 1 on the RPM Country Albums chart.{{cite web|url=http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/rpm/028020-119.01-e.php?brws_s=1&file_num=nlc008388.2230&type=1&interval=24&PHPSESSID=sgae8npge9shfoessdp91rka95|title=RPM Country Albums for September 11, 1993|work=RPM|accessdate=February 27, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121021162849/http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/rpm/028020-119.01-e.php?brws_s=1&file_num=nlc008388.2230&type=1&interval=24&PHPSESSID=sgae8npge9shfoessdp91rka95|archive-date=October 21, 2012|url-status=dead}} Heartland Records put out a Croonin album with two bonus tracks, and Murray sings Perry Como's hit "Round and Round" and Dean Martin's hit "Memories Are Made of This." This album was also released on vinyl LP.
Track listing
{{tracklist
| title1 = Old Cape Cod
| writer1 = Allan Jeffrey, Claire Rothrock, Milton Yakus
| length1 = 3:02
| title2 = The Wayward Wind
| writer2 = Stanley Lebowsky, Herb Newman
| length2 = 3:43
| title3 = Secret Love
| writer3 = Sammy Fain, Paul Francis Webster
| length3 = 3:56
| title4 = Fever
| writer4 = Eddie Cooley, John Davenport
| length4 = 3:22
| title5 = When I Fall in Love
| writer5 = Edward Heyman, Victor Young
| length5 = 3:34
| title6 = Allegheny Moon
| writer6 = Al Hoffman, Dick Manning
| length6 = 3:42
| title7 = You Belong to Me
| writer7 = Pee Wee King, Chilton Price, Redd Stewart
| length7 = 3:05
| title8 = Born to Be with You
| writer8 = Don Robertson
| length8 = 2:43
| title9 = True Love
| writer9 = Cole Porter
| length9 = 2:36
| title10 = Teach Me Tonight
| writer10 = Sammy Cahn, Gene de Paul
| length10 = 2:41
| title11 = Cry Me a River
| writer11 = Arthur Hamilton
| length11 = 4:07
| title12 = Make Love to Me
| writer12 = George Brunies, Alan Copeland, Paul Mares, Walter Melrose, Bill Norvas, Ben Pollack, Leon Roppolo, Mel Stitzel
| length12 = 2:49
| title13 = Hey There
| writer13 = Richard Adler, Jerry Ross
| length13 = 3:05
| title14 = It Only Hurts for a Little While
| writer14 = Mack David, Fred Spielman
| length14 = 2:43
| title15 = I'm Confessin' (That I Love You)/I'm a Fool to Care
| writer15 = Ted Daffan, Doc Daugherty, Al Neiburg, Ellis Reynolds
| length15 = 4:19
| title16 = Wanted
| writer16 = Jack Fulton, Lois Steele
| length16 = 3:06
| title17 = I Really Don't Want to Know
| writer17 = Howard Barnes, Robertson
| length17 = 4:41
| title18 = Moments to Remember
| writer18 = Robert Allen, Al Stillman
| length18 = 3:04
}}
Personnel
- Anna Murray – lead and backing vocals
- Doug Riley – acoustic piano, Fender Rhodes, Hammond B3 organ, string quartet arrangements and conductor (1, 3, 5, 6, 9, 18), oboe arrangements (3, 5)
- Steve Sexton – synthesizers
- Mike "Pepe" Francis – acoustic and electric rhythm guitars, classical guitar
- Bob Mann – acoustic and electric lead guitars
- Peter Cardinali – bass, string quartet arrangements and conductor (7, 10, 13, 14, 16, 17), oboe arrangements (13)
- Barry Keane – drums, percussion
- Peter Appleyard – vibraphone
- Brian Leonard – marimba
- Vern Dorge – alto saxophone, soprano saxophone, tenor saxophone
- Guido Basso – harmonica, flugelhorn
- Melvin Berman – oboe
- Richard Armin – cello
- Terrence Helmer – viola
- Adele Armin – violin
- Vern Tarnowsky – violin
- Shirley Eikhard – backing vocals
- Bruce Murray – backing vocals
- Colina Phillips – backing vocals
- Debbie Schaal Ankeny – backing vocals
- Tommy West – backing vocals, lead vocals (9)
- Vivian Williams – backing vocals
Production
- Balmur Limited – executive producer
- Tommy West – producer
- Anne Murray – co-producer
- Kevin Doyle – recording, mixing
- Dany Tremblay – recording assistant, mix assistant
- Bob Ludwig – mastering at Gateway Mastering (Portland, Maine)
- Scott Thornley – art direction, design
- Denise Grant – photography
- Lee Kinoshita-Bevington – wardrobe stylist
- Sheila Yakimov – hair stylist
- George Abbott – make-up
Charts
| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders"
|+ Chart performance for Croonin' ! Chart (1993) ! Peak |
| scope="row"|Australian Albums (ARIA){{cite Ryan|page=196}}
| style="text-align:center;"|60 |
|---|
| scope="row"| Canadian RPM Country Albums
| align="center"| 1 |
| scope="row"| Canadian RPM Top Albums
| align="center"| 14 |
| {{album chart|New Zealand|20|artist=Anne Murray|album=Croonin'|rowheader=true|access-date=August 30, 2022}} |
| scope="row"| US Billboard Top Country Albums
| align="center"| 54 |
References
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