Love Song is the ninth studio album by Canadian country pop artist Anne Murray released in 1974 via Capitol Records. It peaked at number 24 on the Billboard Pop Albums chart and the title track won a Grammy Award for Best Female Country Vocal Performance.[3]
| Love Song | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | February 1974 | |||
| Studio | Eastern Sound (Toronto, Ontario). | |||
| Genre | Country | |||
| Label | Capitol | |||
| Producer | Brian Ahern | |||
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| Singles from Love Song | ||||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [1] |
| Christgau's Record Guide | B[2] |
Track listing
edit| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "A Love Song" | Kenny Loggins, Dona Lyn George | 2:49 |
| 2. | "Just One Look" | Doris Troy, Gregory Carroll | 2:56 |
| 3. | "Another Pot O' Tea" | Paul Grady | 3:25 |
| 4. | "Children of My Mind" | Gary Osborne | 3:05 |
| 5. | "Real Emotion" | Alan O'Day | 3:19 |
| 6. | "Watching the River Run" | Loggins, Jim Messina | 2:34 |
| 7. | "Backstreet Lovin'" | Brian Russell, Gordon Gieseking, David Palmer | 4:45 |
| 8. | "Son of a Rotten Gambler" | Chip Taylor | 3:10 |
| 9. | "You Won't See Me" | John Lennon, Paul McCartney | 4:06 |
| 10. | "Send a Little Love My Way" | Henry Mancini, Hal David | 2:46 |
Personnel
edit- Anne Murray – lead vocals, backing vocals
- Pat Riccio, Jr. – keyboards
- Peter Cornell – harmonium, harp
- Brian Ahern – guitars, bass, ukulele, percussion, arrangements, horn arrangements
- Dave Cardwell – guitars
- Steven Rhymer – guitars
- Mason Williams – guitars
- Miles Wilkinson – guitars
- Bill Langstroth – banjo
- Ben Keith – steel guitar
- Skip Beckwith – bass, percussion, horn arrangements
- Andy Cree – drums
- Don Thompson – percussion, saxophones, horn arrangements
- Butch Watanabe – trombone
- Brent Titcomb – harmonica
- Rick Wilkins – string arrangements and conductor
- Dianne Brooks – backing vocals
- Lee Harris – backing vocals
- Laurel Ward – backing vocals
Production
edit- Paul White – executive producer
- Brian Ahern – producer, engineer
- Tom Brennand – engineer
- Chris Skene – engineer
- The Mastering Lab (Hollywood, California) – mastering location
- Pacific Eye & Ear – art direction, design
- Drew Struzan – illustrations
- Paul Cade – portrait photography
- Viktor Von Maderspach – portrait photography
- Harry Mittman – photography
References
edit- ^ "Love Song". Allmusic. Retrieved 2018-11-05.
- ^ Christgau, Robert (1981). "Consumer Guide '70s: M". Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies. Ticknor & Fields. ISBN 089919026X. Retrieved March 8, 2019 – via robertchristgau.com.
- ^ "Love Song at allmusic". Retrieved 2009-02-09.
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