Editing Anne Murray (section)

===1990s–2000s===
Murray's last charting single in the U.S. was 1991's "Everyday", which appeared on ''Billboard''{{'}}s Country Singles chart. In 1996, Murray signed on with a new manager, [[Bruce Allen (manager)|Bruce Allen]]. She recorded her first [[live album]] in 1997, and in 1999, she released ''[[What a Wonderful World (Anne Murray album)|What a Wonderful World]]'', a platinum inspirational album,<ref name="goldandplatinum" /> which went to No.&nbsp;1 Contemporary Christian, No.&nbsp;4 Country and No.&nbsp;38 pop. Murray's last charting single in Canada was the title track "[[What a Wonderful World]]" in 2000.

Murray was briefly mentioned in the Oscar-nominated satirical song "[[Blame Canada]]," which appeared in the 1999 film ''[[South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut]]''. Although the tune contained the line "With all their hockey hullabaloo/And that bitch Anne Murray, too", the singer indicated that she was not offended by the song (although she did turn down a chance to sing it at the [[72nd Academy Awards|Oscars telecast]] that year, pleading a prior commitment).

She released ''[[Country Croonin']]'' in 2002, the follow-up to her successful 1993 album, ''[[Croonin']]''. In 2004, she released ''[[I'll Be Seeing You (Anne Murray album)|I'll Be Seeing You]]'' in Canada only, which features a collection of songs from the early 20th century to the mid-1940s. The 2005 American version, titled ''[[All of Me (Anne Murray album)|All of Me]]'', features a bonus disc containing many of her hit singles. The album is dedicated to her friend Cynthia McReynolds who died of cancer.<ref name="allofme" />

On December 26, 2004, Murray joined other Canadian music stars in the Canada for Asia Telethon, a three-hour, tsunami relief concert broadcast on CBC Television (January 13, 2005) to support [[CARE Canada]]'s efforts. [[Bryan Adams]] and Murray closed the show with a duet, "What Would It Take".<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.cbc.ca/archives/categories/arts-entertainment/music/banding-together-singing-out-for-disaster-relief/from-concept-to-concert-in-a-week.html| title=The National – Tsunami in Asia inspires musicians to help – CBC Archives|access-date=February 7, 2010|publisher=Archives.CBC.ca}}</ref>

On October 10, 2007, Murray announced that she would embark on her final major tour. She toured in February and March 2008 in the U.S. on the "Coast-to-Coast – One Last Time" tour followed by a run in April and May in Canada.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://news.yahoo.com/s/cpress/20071010/ca_pr_on_en/music_anne_murray_3|title=Songbird Anne Murray entertains media at suburban home for preview of duets disc|work=[[Yahoo! News]]|agency=[[The Canadian Press]]|access-date=October 5, 2019}}{{dead link|date=March 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.soundchronicle.com/concert-news/anne-murray-announced-north-american-2008-tour-dates|title=Anne Murray Announced North American 2008 Tour Dates – SoundChronicle|access-date=February 6, 2010|website=SoundChronicle.com}}</ref> Murray's final public concert was held at the [[Sony Centre for the Performing Arts|Sony Centre]] in Toronto on May 23, 2008.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://jam.canoe.ca/Music/Artists/M/Murray_Anne/ConcertReviews/2008/04/26/5394881-sun.html|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120710170753/http://jam.canoe.ca/Music/Artists/M/Murray_Anne/ConcertReviews/2008/04/26/5394881-sun.html|url-status=usurped|archive-date=July 10, 2012|title=CANOE – JAM! Music – Anne Murray – Concert Review – Sony Centre for the Performing Arts, Toronto – April 25, 2008|access-date=February 6, 2010|publisher=Jam.Canoe.ca}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://edmontonjournal.com/entertainment/Anne+Murray+tells+story/2205684/story.html |title=Anne Murray tells her story |access-date=February 6, 2010 |website=EdmontonJournal.com |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091112140942/http://www.edmontonjournal.com/entertainment/Anne%2BMurray%2Btells%2Bstory/2205684/story.html |archive-date=November 12, 2009 }}</ref>

The studio album ''[[Anne Murray Duets: Friends & Legends]]'' was released in November 2007 in Canada and January 2008 in the U.S. The album comprised 17 tracks that included many of Murray's biggest hits over her four-decade career, re-recorded as duets with other established, rising, and – in one case – deceased female singers. These artists included [[Céline Dion]], [[Shania Twain]], [[k.d. lang]], [[Nelly Furtado]], [[Jann Arden]], [[Quebec|Québec]]'s [[Isabelle Boulay]], Murray's daughter [[Dawn Langstroth]], [[Olivia Newton-John]], [[Emmylou Harris]], [[Martina McBride]], [[Shelby Lynne]], [[Amy Grant]], [[Carole King]], the [[Indigo Girls]], Irish sextet [[Celtic Woman]], [[Dusty Springfield]], and [[Sarah Brightman]]. The duet with soprano Brightman was of her 1970 hit song, "Snowbird".

''Anne Murray Duets: Friends and Legends'' was recorded in four cities – Toronto, Nashville, New York, and Los Angeles. According to ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'' magazine, the album reached No.&nbsp;2 on the Canadian pop album charts and was certified Double Platinum in Canada after merely two months, representing sales of over 200,000 units. The album was the second-highest debuting CD on the ''Billboard'' Top 200 albums chart for the week ending February 2, 2008. It entered the chart at No.&nbsp;42, making it her highest-charting U.S. CD release since 1999's ''What a Wonderful World'', which peaked at No.&nbsp;38 on the Top 200 and was certified Platinum by the [[Recording Industry Association of America]] (RIAA).<ref name="goldandplatinum" /> Also for the week ending February 2, 2008, the CD debuted at No.&nbsp;8 on ''[[Billboard magazine|Billboard]]''{{'}}s Top Country Albums chart and at No.&nbsp;3 on its Top Internet Albums chart.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.allbutforgottenoldies.net/announcements/2008/01/25/anne-murray-duets-friends-and-legends.html|title=Jan. 25, 2008 – Anne Murray Duets – Friends And Legends – Debuts No.&nbsp;3 on Internet/#8 Country/#42 on Top 200|access-date=February 6, 2010|publisher=AllButForgottenOldies.net}}</ref> Murray was nominated for the 2008 [[Juno Award]] for [[Juno Award for Album of the Year|Album of the Year]] and [[Juno Award for Pop Album of the Year|Pop Album of the Year]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.francomix.com/breve-2008_Juno_Award_Nominees-470.html|title=2008 Juno Award Nominees – Francomix|access-date=February 6, 2010|publisher=FrancoMix.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/entertainment/anne-murray-fears-extra-nominee-could-nab-juno-1.745583 |title=CBC News – Music – Anne Murray fears extra nominee could nab Juno |access-date=February 6, 2010 |publisher=CBC.ca |date=March 19, 2008 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080624205556/http://www.cbc.ca/arts/music/story/2008/03/19/annemurray.html |archive-date=June 24, 2008 }}</ref>
[[File:Olympic flag carried into BC Place at 2010 Winter Olympics opening ceremony (cropped).jpg|thumb|left|Murray (third from left) was one of 8 notable Canadians to carry the Olympic Flag at the 2010 Olympic Opening Ceremony]]
Murray's album ''What a Wonderful World'' was re-released in July 2008 in North America as a 14-song package. A new Christmas album, titled ''[[Anne Murray's Christmas Album]]'' with bonus DVD was released in October 2008. Sony BMG Music also released an [[Elvis Presley]] Christmas album, titled ''[[Christmas Duets]]'' on October 14, 2008, featuring a virtual duet of "Silver Bells" with Murray.<ref name="allofme">{{cite book|author1=Posner, Michael I. |author2=Murray, Anne |title= All of Me|publisher=[[Alfred A. Knopf|Knopf Canada]]|location=Toronto|year=2009|isbn=978-0-307-39844-4 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=dIxVamRWMkcC |access-date=February 8, 2010}}</ref>{{page needed|date=February 2014}}<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.emediaworld.com/press_release/release_detail.php?id=120591|title=Sony BMG Music Entertainment Announces the Release of 'Elvis Presley Christmas Duets' CD|access-date=February 7, 2010|website=eMediaWorld.com|archive-date=October 5, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111005013153/http://www.emediaworld.com/press_release/release_detail.php?id=120591|url-status=dead}}</ref>

Murray retired from both recording and performing after the issue of her final Christmas album in 2008, later explaining, "I did it for 40 years and that's long enough to do anything...I wanted to go out still singing well, and not having to make excuses."<ref>{{Cite web|last=Warner|first=Andrea|date=June 20, 2017|title=Anne Murray: 40 years of hustle and the making of a Canadian icon|url=https://www.cbc.ca/music/read/anne-murray-40-years-of-hustle-and-the-making-of-a-canadian-icon-1.5008385|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210310131033/https://www.cbc.ca/music/read/anne-murray-40-years-of-hustle-and-the-making-of-a-canadian-icon-1.5008385|archive-date=March 10, 2021|access-date=June 20, 2021|website=[[Canadian Broadcasting Corporation|CBC]]}}</ref>  Despite continuing offers to take part in live concert appearances, duets and other recording activities, Murray has remained firmly retired since then, and insists she hasn't second-guessed the decision for a moment:  "I was one of those who couldn't. I have too much trouble settling for less."<ref name="ctvnews.ca">{{Cite web|url=https://www.ctvnews.ca/entertainment/anne-murray-says-over-10-years-into-retirement-her-voice-is-still-intact-1.5202010|title = Anne Murray says over 10 years into retirement her voice is still intact|date = November 24, 2020}}</ref>