Murray's 20th L.P. Originally released in 1987.
(Of regular L.P.'s ~ Not Children's ~ Christmas nor Greatest Hits)
Track Listing ~
1. Are you still in love with me.
2. Anyone can do the heartbreak.
3. The great divide.
4. Tonight (I want to be in love).
5. Perfect strangers
6. Give me your love.
7. It happens all the time.
8. Harmony.
9. Natural love.
10. Without you ~ EXCELLENT track ~ but not the same song as Nilsson's 1972 # 1 hit.
Staying grounded with some love songs and ballads ~
Murray delivers high energy with some rockin'/pop tracks on half this album.
Three songs charted ~ their here & their B-sides.
1. Are you still in love with me ~ B/W ~ Give me your love
2. Anyone can do the heartbreak ~ B/W ~ Without you.
3. Perfect strangers ~ B/W ~ It happens all the time.
'Are you still in love with me' ~ 'Perfect strangers' ~ & ~ 'It happens all the time'
are nice love songs
'Any one can do the heartbreak' ~ 'Tonight (I want to be in love)' ~ 'Give me your love' ~
'Harmony' ~ & ~ 'Without you' ~ All are rockin' pop & are Excellent Tracks!
Footnote ~ This is also on a twofer with 'Something to talk about'.
But I didn't realize it was a record. The original ad was not clear. I don't own a record player and the person I bought it for as a gift doesn't either. I thought it was a cd. But the product was sent in a well-protected package. It was sent in good time. I got it pretty quickly. I am sure the music is good because my relative loves Ann Murray but we couldn't listen to it. I just wish it was clearer that it was a record because it doesn't do me much good if it is not a cd. oh well.
I had this album on tape, but I liked it so much that now I need to get it on CD. One of the great things about Anne Murray is that she sings songs she likes - that's it. To say the music on this album isn't Anne Murray type music is ridiculous. Any song she sings IS an Anne Murray song. What a voice!
This was Anne Murray's venture into the pop music arena in 1987/88. Earlier in the decade, she scored a top 10 hit with "Now and Forever (You and Me)". While the song marked a clear departure from her mellow, country-infused sound, it made Anne look like she was doing a parody of herself. Anyone remember the video for this song?
There she is, in an elevator with a guy (supposedly a love interest) who is clearly half her age. As if that wasn't strange enough, Anne's wearing a fur coat with a leather mini skirt underneath, pumps and spiked hair! Who was she trying to be? Tina Turner?
The style and image makeover clearly didn't work and surely didn't last. After this album, Anne went to recording AC music with her next album, "As I Am". The songs on the Harmony album aren't bad - just a little inconsistent with what you'd expect from Anne Murray.
