Editing Anne Murray

{{short description|Canadian singer (born 1945)}}
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{{Infobox musical artist
| name         = Anne Murray
| honorific_suffix = {{Post-nominals|country=CAN|CC|ONS|size=100%}}
| image        = Anne Murray (2 to 3 crop).jpg
| image_size   =
| caption      = Murray in 1971
| birth_name   = Morna Anne Murray
| alias        =
| birth_date   = {{birth date and age|1945|6|20}}
| birth_place  = [[Springhill, Nova Scotia]], Canada
| origin       = [[Toronto]], Ontario, Canada
| genre        = {{hlist|[[Country music|Country]]|[[soft rock]]|[[pop music|pop]]|[[Adult contemporary music|adult contemporary]]}}
| occupation   = Singer
| instrument   = Vocals, guitar
| years_active = 1967–2008
| label        = {{flatlist|
* Arc
* [[Capitol Records|Capitol]]
* [[Capitol Nashville]]
* [[Liberty Records|Liberty]]
* [[SBK Records|SBK]]
* [[Capitol Records#Canada|EMI Canada]]
* Straightway
* [[Manhattan Records|Manhattan]]
}}
| website      = {{URL|annemurray.com}}
}}

'''Morna Anne Murray''' {{Post-nominals|country=CAN|CC|ONS}} (born June 20, 1945) is a Canadian retired singer of pop, [[Country music|country]], and [[adult contemporary music]], who has sold over 55 million album copies worldwide during her over 40-year career.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.cbc.ca/news/entertainment/singer-anne-murray-host-walk-of-fame-gala-1.821212|title=Singer Anne Murray to host Walk of Fame gala|access-date=October 18, 2017|publisher=CBC.ca | date=August 13, 2009}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.theglobeandmail.com/books/review-all-of-me-by-anne-murray/article1353900/|title=Review – All of Me, by Anne Murray|work=The Globe and Mail|access-date=February 4, 2010|location=Toronto|first=Keith|last=Garebian|date=November 6, 2009}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.canada.com/vancouversun/news/story.html?id=802dd750-1b9b-4bbd-aaf5-8f9ba8fceeb4&k=92944 |title=Review – Anne Murray takes fans on nostalgic trip |access-date=February 4, 2010 |publisher=Canada.com |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110604120227/http://www.canada.com/vancouversun/news/story.html?id=802dd750-1b9b-4bbd-aaf5-8f9ba8fceeb4&k=92944 |archive-date=June 4, 2011 }}</ref> Murray has won four [[Grammys]] including the [[Grammy Award for Best Female Pop Vocal Performance]] in 1979.

Murray was the first Canadian female solo singer to reach No.&nbsp;1 on the U.S. charts and also the first to earn a [[RIAA certification|Gold record]] for one of her signature songs, "[[Snowbird (song)|Snowbird]]" (1970).<ref name="goldandplatinum">{{cite web|url=https://www.riaa.com/goldandplatinum.php|title=RIAA – Gold & Platinum|access-date=February 6, 2010|publisher=RIAA.com|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091231133408/http://riaa.com/goldandplatinum.php|archive-date=December 31, 2009|url-status=dead}}</ref> She is often cited as one of the female Canadian artists who paved the way for other international Canadian success stories such as [[k.d. lang]], [[Celine Dion|Céline Dion]], and [[Shania Twain]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.srfboy.com/james-lucas/celebrities/gm/murray.shtml |title=Celebrities: Anne Murray |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120227122635/http://www.srfboy.com/james-lucas/celebrities/gm/murray.shtml |archive-date=February 27, 2012 }}</ref><ref>[http://lyrics.crossmap.com/artist/murray-anne.htm Christian Lyrics – Anne Murray Biography, Discography] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080515223923/http://lyrics.crossmap.com/artist/murray-anne.htm |date=May 15, 2008 }}</ref> Murray is well known for her Grammy Award-winning 1978 number-one hit (in several countries) "[[You Needed Me]]", and is the first woman and the first Canadian to win Album of the Year at the 1984 [[Country Music Association Awards]] for her Gold-plus 1983 album ''[[A Little Good News (album)|A Little Good News]]''.

Besides four Grammys, Murray has received a record 26 [[Juno Award]]s, three [[American Music Award]]s, three [[Country Music Association Award]]s, 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 [[Canadian Songwriters Hall of Fame]], and [[Canadian Broadcast Hall of Fame]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.broadcasting-history.ca/index3.html?url=http%3A//www.broadcasting-history.ca/personalities |title=Member of CAB Hall of Fame |work=CAB Hall of Fame |access-date=September 1, 2008 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304034134/http://www.broadcasting-history.ca/index3.html?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.broadcasting-history.ca%2Fpersonalities |archive-date=March 4, 2016 }}</ref> She is a member of the [[Country Music Hall of Fame]] Walkway of Stars in [[Nashville, Tennessee|Nashville]] and has her own star on the [[Hollywood Walk of Fame]] in [[Los Angeles]] and on [[Canada's Walk of Fame]] in [[Toronto]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://songwritershalloffame.org/ceremony/entry/C6006/203789|title=Songwriters Hall of Fame – 2008 Award and Induction Ceremony|access-date=February 6, 2010|publisher=SongwritersHallofFame.org|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090522012445/http://www.songwritershalloffame.org/ceremony/entry/C6006/203789|archive-date=May 22, 2009|url-status=dead}}</ref>

In 2011, ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'' ranked her 10th on their list of the 50 Biggest [[Adult Contemporary]] Artists Ever.<ref>{{cite magazine|title=Mellow Gold: The 50 Biggest AC Artists Ever|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/list/469224/the-top-50-adult-contemporary-artists-ever|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|access-date=July 28, 2011}}</ref>

==Early life==
Morna Anne Murray was born in the [[Coal mining|coal-mining]] town of [[Springhill, Nova Scotia]], to Dr. James Carson Murray, the town's physician, and Marion Margaret (née Burke) Murray, a nurse involved in community charity work. Anne has five brothers. Murray's father died of [[leukemia]] aged 72 in 1980; her mother died on April 10, 2006, aged 92 after a series of strokes during heart surgery. Murray's youngest brother Bruce died of pancreatic cancer aged 69 on September 15, 2020.<ref name="allofme" />

After expressing an early interest in music, she studied piano for six years. By age 15, Murray took a bus ride every Saturday morning from Springhill to [[Tatamagouche]], Nova Scotia, for singing lessons. One of her earliest performances was of the song "Ave Maria"{{efn|The part of the source available online does not say which version of "[[Ave Maria (disambiguation)|Ave Maria]]" this was, but the best-known ones are those by [[Ave Maria (Bach/Gounod)|Bach/Gounod]] and by [[Ave Maria (Schubert)|Schubert]].}} at her high school graduation in 1962.<ref name="allofme"/> Following high school, Murray attended [[Mount Saint Vincent University]] in Halifax for one year. She later studied Physical Education at [[University of New Brunswick]] in [[Fredericton]]. After receiving her degree in 1966,<ref name="canadianencyclopedia.ca"/> Murray taught physical education at Athena Regional high school in [[Summerside, Prince Edward Island]], for one year.

Her brother Bruce Murray released several recordings of his own<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.discogs.com/artist/800572-Bruce-Murray| title=Discogs entry for Bruce Murray| website=[[Discogs]]}}</ref> with several songs on the [[RPM (magazine)|RPM]] charts between 1976 and 1982.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/discover/films-videos-sound-recordings/rpm/Pages/list.aspx?OCRText=bruce+murray&| title=RPM Bruce Murray search results| website=[[Library and Archives Canada]]| date=July 17, 2013}}</ref>

==Career==
===Early years===
In 1965, Murray appeared on the [[University of New Brunswick]] student project record "The Groove" (500 pressed). She sang two songs on the record – "[[Unchained Melody]]" and "Little Bit of Soap". On the label, her name was misspelled "Anne Murry".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.chsrfm.ca/index.php?subaction=showfull&id=1238617041&archive=&start_from=&ucat=&|title=CHSR 97.9 FM... 49 years of service|access-date=February 6, 2010|publisher=CHSRfm.ca}}</ref> While there, she was encouraged to audition for the 1960s [[Canadian Broadcasting Corporation|CBC]] musical variety television show ''[[Singalong Jubilee]]'', but was not offered a singing position.

After a summer of singing in local venues across the Maritimes, Murray began teaching physical education at the high school in [[Summerside, Prince Edward Island]]. After one year of teaching, she was cast for ''Singalong Jubilee''. As a regular member of the "Singalong Jubilee" cast, Murray appeared on the ''Singalong Jubilee Vol. III'' soundtrack and ''Our Family Album – The Singalong Jubilee Cast'' records released by Arc Records. The show's musical director, [[Brian Ahern (producer)|Brian Ahern]], advised Murray that she should move to Toronto and record a solo album. Her first album, ''[[What About Me (Anne Murray song)|What About Me]]'', was produced by Ahern in Toronto and released in 1968 on the Arc label.

===Chart success, 1970s–1980s===
[[File:Anne Murray in November 1970 (close crop).png|thumb|Murray in 1970]]
"[[What About Me (Anne Murray song)|What About Me]]," the lead single and title cut on Murray's debut album, was written by [[Scott McKenzie]] and was a sizable Canadian radio hit. The project covered songs by [[Joni Mitchell]], [[Ken Tobias]], and [[John Denver]]. After a year-long stint on Arc, Murray switched to Capitol Records in 1969 to record her second album, ''[[This Way Is My Way]]'', which was released that fall. It featured the single that launched her career, "[[Snowbird (song)|Snowbird]]", which became a No.&nbsp;1 hit in Canada. "Snowbird" became a surprise hit on the U.S. charts as well, reaching No.&nbsp;8 on the [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]] in 1970. It was also the first of her eight No.&nbsp;1 Adult Contemporary hits. "Snowbird" was the first Gold record ever given to a Canadian artist in the United States (RIAA certified Gold on November 16, 1970).<ref name="goldandplatinum" /><ref name="Inc.1970">{{cite magazine|title=Snowbird Gold a Canada First|magazine=Billboard|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=tCkEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PT84|date=November 21, 1970|pages=84–|issn=0006-2510}}</ref> As one of the most successful female artists at that time, she became in demand for several television appearances in Canada and the United States, eventually becoming a regular on the hit U.S. television series ''[[The Glen Campbell Goodtime Hour]]''.

After the success of "Snowbird", Murray had a number of subsequent singles that charted both pop and country simultaneously. During the 1970s and 1980s, her hits included [[Kenny Loggins]]'s "[[Danny's Song]]" (1972) (peaked at No.&nbsp;7 on the Hot 100), "[[A Love Song (Loggins and Messina song)|A Love Song]]" (1973), "[[He Thinks I Still Care]]", [[The Beatles]]' "[[You Won't See Me]]" (1974); her all-time biggest Hot 100 hit "[[You Needed Me]]" (1978), "[[I Just Fall in Love Again]]", "[[Shadows in the Moonlight (song)|Shadows in the Moonlight]]", "[[Broken Hearted Me]]" (1979), "[[I'm Happy Just to Dance With You]]" (1980), which hit No. 64 on the Hot 100 and #23 on the Country chart, [[The Monkees]]' 1967 No.&nbsp;1 hit "[[Daydream Believer]]", "[[Could I Have This Dance]]" from the ''[[Urban Cowboy]]'' motion picture soundtrack (1980), "[[Blessed Are the Believers]]" (1981), "[[Another Sleepless Night (Anne Murray song)|Another Sleepless Night]]" (1982), "[[A Little Good News (song)|A Little Good News]]" (1983), "[[Just Another Woman in Love]]", "[[Nobody Loves Me Like You Do]]", and "Time, Don't Run Out on Me" (1985).

She performed "[[O Canada]]" at the first [[American League]] baseball game played in Canada on April 7, 1977, when the [[Toronto Blue Jays]] played the [[Chicago White Sox]] at [[Exhibition Stadium]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.cbc.ca/archives/categories/sports/baseball/major-league-baseball-comes-to-canada/major-league-baseball-blue-jays-or-snow-birds.html|title=On This Day – April 7, 1977 – CBC Archives|access-date=February 7, 2010|publisher=Archives.CBC.ca}}</ref> She reprised the Canadian national anthem prior to the first World Series game held in Canada, Game 3 of the [[1992 World Series]] at the [[SkyDome]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/baseball/mlb/features/1998/wsarchive/1992.html |title=CNN/SI – 1998 MLB Postseason – 1992 World Series |access-date=February 6, 2010 |publisher=Sports Illustrated |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071203172752/http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/baseball/mlb/features/1998/wsarchive/1992.html |archive-date=December 3, 2007 }}</ref> Following the last game at [[Maple Leaf Gardens]], she concluded the arena's closing ceremony by singing "[[The Maple Leaf Forever]]" at centre ice wearing a [[Toronto Maple Leafs]] jersey.

Murray was a celebrity corporate spokeswoman for [[Hudson's Bay (retailer)|The Bay]], and she also did commercials and sang the company jingle ("You Can Count on the Commerce") for the Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce ([[Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce|CIBC]]).<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/canadian-imperial-bank-of-commerce|title=Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce|access-date=August 17, 2019|publisher=The Canadian Encyclopedia}}</ref>

Murray's last Hot 100 hit was "[[Now and Forever (You and Me)]]" from 1986; it was also her last No.&nbsp;1 on both the American and Canadian country charts.

===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>

===Television===
Murray has had five highly rated U.S. specials on CBS (over 40 million viewers each) and several Canadian specials on [[Canadian Broadcasting Corporation|CBC]] including ''Anne Murray in Nova Scotia'', ''Intimate Evening with Anne Murray'', ''Anne Murray RSVP'', ''A Special Anne Murray Christmas'', ''Legends & Friends'', ''Greatest Hits II'', ''What a Wonderful World'', ''Ladies Night Show'', ''Anne Murray in Walt Disney World'' and ''Anne Murray's Classic Christmas''. Her 2008 television special, ''Family Christmas'', garnered a 43 per cent share on CBC with 4.2 million viewers.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.newswire.ca/en/releases/archive/September2008/29/c9291.html|title=CTV INC. – So You Think You Can Dance Canada's Top 20 Revealed on CTV, Oct. 1|access-date=February 6, 2010|publisher=NewsWire.ca}}</ref>

She has appeared on ''[[The Johnny Cash Show]]'', ''[[The Bobby Vinton Show]]'', ''[[Solid Gold (TV series)|Solid Gold]]'', ''[[Sesame Street]]'', ''[[The Muppet Show]]'', ''[[Family Guy]]'', ''[[The Midnight Special (TV series)|The Midnight Special]]'', ''[[Saturday Night Live]]'', ''[[The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson]]'', ''Dean Martin Summer Show'', ''Singalong Jubilee'', ''Dinah!'', ''The Today Show'', ''[[Dolly!]]'', ''[[The Mike Douglas Show]]'', ''Christmas in Washington'', ''Boston Pops'', ''The Helen Reddy Show'', ''[[The Oprah Winfrey Show]]'', ''[[20/20 (U.S. TV series)|20/20]]'', [[CNN]], ''Perry Como's Christmas in New Mexico'', ''[[The Glen Campbell Goodtime Hour]]'', ''Night of a 100 Stars'', ''[[Live with Regis and Kathie Lee]]'', ''[[The Pat Sajak Show]]'', ''Royal Canadian Air Farce'' and ''Good Morning America''.{{cn|date=April 2025}} 

Her 2005 CBC special ''Anne Murray: The Music of My Life'' broke ratings records for a Thursday night, with more than 7 million Canadian viewers tuned in. She also appeared on ABC-TV's ''[[American Bandstand]]'', and on regional US dance/variety programs.{{cn|date=April 2025}}

On August 25, 2008, Murray appeared on the TV program ''[[Canadian Idol#Season 6|Canadian Idol]]'' as a mentor.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ctv.ca/servlet/ArticleNews/story/CTVNews/20080729/CI6_Anne_Murray_announced_080729/20080815?s_name=idol2008&no_ads= |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081224225959/http://www.ctv.ca/servlet/ArticleNews/story/CTVNews/20080729/CI6_Anne_Murray_announced_080729/20080815?s_name=idol2008&no_ads= |url-status=dead |archive-date=December 24, 2008 |title=CTV.ca – Anne Murray to Guest Mentor and perform on Canadian Idol |access-date=February 6, 2010 |publisher=CTV.ca }}</ref>

''[[Anne Murray: Full Circle]]'', a documentary film by Adrian Buitenhuis and Morgan Elliott, was broadcast by [[CBC Television]] in 2021.<ref>Brad Wheeler, [https://www.theglobeandmail.com/arts/television/article-anne-murray-full-circle-is-a-gentler-trip-down-memory-lane/ "Anne Murray: Full Circle is a gentler trip down memory lane"]. ''[[The Globe and Mail]]'', December 16, 2021.</ref>

==Personal life==
In 2009, Murray released her autobiography, ''All of Me'', and embarked on a 15-city book signing tour, starting in Nashville on October 27, 2009, and ending in Ottawa on November 24, 2009. The tour also included a special ''In Conversation'' interview with [[Michael Posner (journalist)|Michael Posner]] at the International Festival of Authors in Toronto on October 30, 2009.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.newswire.ca/en/releases/archive/September2009/24/c8337.html|title=KNOPF CANADA – Knopf Canada Announces National Anne Murray Book Tour|access-date=February 6, 2010|publisher=NewsWire.ca}}</ref>

She is [[Catholic]].<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/fl-xpm-2001-02-23-0102211120-story.html | title=The Wonderful World of Anne Murray | date=February 23, 2001 | access-date=June 29, 2022 | archive-date=June 29, 2022 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220629100553/https://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/fl-xpm-2001-02-23-0102211120-story.html | url-status=dead }}</ref>

Her nephew Paul Murray was lead singer of the 1990s Canadian alternative rock group [[Sandbox (band)|Sandbox]].<ref>"She'll be comin' round the mountain Murray will host Junos in Hamilton, thanks to real fans". ''[[Toronto Star]]'', March 9, 1996.</ref>

===Marriage and children===
In 1975, Murray married Bill Langstroth, music producer and longtime host of ''[[Singalong Jubilee]]''.<ref name=cbc>[https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/country-music-producer-bill-langstroth-dies-at-81-1.1317774 Country music producer Bill Langstroth dies at 81]</ref> They had two children – William (born 1976) and [[Dawn Langstroth|Dawn]] (born 1979). Dawn is a singer-songwriter and artist who has recorded with her mother a number of times, including the duet "[[Let There Be Love (1940 song)|Let There Be Love]]" in 1999 for Murray's ''What a Wonderful World'' album. Murray and Dawn were featured in a mother–daughter duet of "Nobody Loves Me Like You Do" on Murray's hit 2008 U.S. CD (released in late 2007 in Canada), ''Anne Murray Duets: Friends & Legends''. Murray and Langstroth separated in 1997 and divorced the following year.<ref name=people>{{cite magazine|url=http://www.people.com/people/archive/article/0,,20129691,00.html|title=Emotional Rescue – Eating Disorders and Struggles, Coping and Overcoming Illness, Anne Murray – People.com|access-date=February 6, 2010|magazine=People}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Anne Murray talks drugs, divorce in 'painful' memoir|url=http://www.ctvnews.ca/anne-murray-talks-drugs-divorce-in-painful-memoir-1.449157|publisher=ctvnews.ca|date=October 30, 2009}}</ref> Langstroth died in May 2013.<ref>{{cite news|title=Country music producer Bill Langstroth dies at 81 |url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/country-music-producer-bill-langstroth-dies-at-81-1.1317774 |publisher=[[CBC News]] |date=May 8, 2013 }}</ref>

In January 1998, Murray and Dawn performed at a benefit concert for Sheena's Place, an [[eating disorder]] treatment centre in Toronto. Both have spoken publicly about Dawn's struggle with [[anorexia nervosa]], which developed when she was 10 years old. Dawn has since sought treatment and continues to pursue a career in music.<ref name=people/>

Murray lived in [[Thornhill, Ontario]], for over 40 years, from the late 1970s through 2019.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.theglobeandmail.com/arts/anne-murray-wants-you-to-know-shes-doing-justfine/article35874412/|title=Anne Murray wants you to know she's doing just fine|newspaper=[[The Globe and Mail]]}}</ref>  In 2019, she returned to live in her home province of [[Nova Scotia]], settling in [[Halifax, Nova Scotia|Halifax]].<ref name="ctvnews.ca"/>

===Philanthropy and support for causes===
[[Image:Anne Murray Centre.JPG|right|thumb|The Anne Murray Centre in [[Springhill, Nova Scotia]]]]
Murray kept close ties with her hometown, [[Springhill, Nova Scotia]], located about an hour east of [[Moncton|Moncton, New Brunswick]], and two hours north of [[Halifax, Nova Scotia]]. The Anne Murray Centre, located in Springhill, opened on July 28, 1989, and houses a collection of memorabilia from both her personal life and professional career in a series of displays. A registered Canadian charity, the centre aims to foster tourism in the area and promote awareness of the music of Nova Scotia and Canada. All the revenue generated from its operation is used to provide employment for local people and for its ongoing maintenance.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.annemurraycentre.com/ |title=The Anne Murray Centre |access-date=February 6, 2010 |publisher=AnneMurrayCentre.com}}</ref>

Murray was involved in the construction of the Dr. Carson and Marion Murray Community Centre in Springhill, Nova Scotia. She served as the honorary chair of the fundraising campaign to replace the town arena that collapsed after a peewee hockey game in 2002. Named for her parents, the Dr. Carson and Marion Murray Community Centre sports an NHL-size ice sheet with seating for 800 people, a walking track, multi-purpose room, community room with seating for up to 300, and a gym. The Dr. Carson and Marion Murray Community Centre has become an integral part of the Springhill community since opening on September 15, 2004.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.town.springhill.ns.ca/leisure-services.html |title=Leisure Services – Town of Springhill, Nova Scotia |access-date=February 6, 2010 |publisher=Town.Springhill.ns.ca |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101101224937/http://town.springhill.ns.ca/leisure-services.html |archive-date=November 1, 2010 }}</ref>

Murray was involved in a variety of charitable organizations. In addition to being the Honorary National Chairperson of the Canadian Save The Children Fund,<ref>{{cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=zyQEAAAAMBAJ&q=Anne+Murray+Save+the+Children+Fund&pg=PT61 |title=Billboard – Google Books – Anne Murray Save the Children Fund |date=October 20, 1979 |access-date=February 6, 2010 }}</ref> she served as a spokeswoman for many charities throughout her career – most recently Colon Cancer Canada. On May 20, 2009, Colon Cancer Canada launched the inaugural Anne Murray Charity Golf Classic. Over C$150,000 was raised through the event.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.coloncancercanada.ca/charity_golf_2009.php |title=Colon Cancer Canada – 2009 Anne Murray Charity Golf Classic |access-date=February 6, 2010 |publisher=ColonCancerCanada.ca |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110706173345/http://www.coloncancercanada.ca/charity_golf_2009.php |archive-date=July 6, 2011 }}</ref>

On February 12, 2010, Murray was one of the [[2010 Winter Olympics opening ceremony#Entry of the Olympic Flag|eight Canadians]] who carried the [[Olympic symbols|Olympic flag]] during the [[2010 Winter Olympics opening ceremony|opening ceremony of the XXI Olympic Winter Games in Vancouver]].<ref>{{cite news | title=Gretzky lights up Vancouver Olympics | url=https://www.cbc.ca/sports/2.722/gretzky-lights-up-vancouver-olympics-1.935989 | first=Dan | last=Robson | publisher=[[Canadian Broadcasting Corporation|CBC]] Sports | date=February 13, 2010 | access-date=February 13, 2010| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20100215133333/http://www.cbc.ca/olympics/story/2010/02/12/spo-openingceremony.html| archive-date= February 15, 2010 | url-status= live}}</ref>

Murray was a public supporter of Canadian environmentalist and geneticist [[David Suzuki]]'s Nature Challenge.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.davidsuzuki.org/NatureChallenge/Get_connected/Ambassadors/Anne_Murray.asp|title=Anne Murray – singer-songwriter|access-date=February 6, 2010|publisher=DavidSuzuki.org|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091102170854/http://www.davidsuzuki.org/NatureChallenge/Get_connected/Ambassadors/Anne_Murray.asp|archive-date=November 2, 2009|url-status=dead}}</ref>

===Golf===
A longtime golf enthusiast, Murray made history in October 2003 at the Turning Stone Resort & Casino in [[Verona, New York]], by becoming the first woman to score a [[hole in one]] on the 108-yard, par 3, 17th hole at the Kaluhyat Golf Club.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.contactmusic.com/new/xmlfeed.nsf/story/anne-murray-scores-a-hole-in-one|title=Anne Murray – Anne Murray Scores a Hole In One|date=October 24, 2003|access-date=February 6, 2010|work=ContactMusic.com}}</ref> On May 11, 2007, ''Golf For Women'' magazine named Murray the world's best female celebrity golfer, noting her 11 handicap.<ref name="contactmusic">{{cite web|url=http://www.contactmusic.com/news.nsf/article/murray%20named%20top%20female%20celebrity%20golfer_1049018|title=Anne Murray – Murray Named Top Female Celebrity Golfer|access-date=February 6, 2010|work=ContactMusic.com}}</ref>

==Discography==
{{Main|Anne Murray discography}}
Since 1968, Murray has released 32 studio albums and 15 compilation albums.
:'''Studio albums'''
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* ''[[What About Me (Anne Murray album)|What About Me]]'' (1968)
* ''[[This Way Is My Way]]'' (1969)
* ''[[Honey, Wheat and Laughter]]'' (1970)
* ''[[Straight, Clean and Simple]]'' (1971)
* ''[[Anne Murray / Glen Campbell]]'' (1971) <small>(with [[Glen Campbell]])</small>
* ''[[Talk It Over in the Morning]]'' (1971)
* ''[[Annie (Anne Murray album)|Annie]]'' (1972)
* ''[[Danny's Song (album)|Danny's Song]]'' (1973)
* ''[[Love Song (Anne Murray album)|Love Song]]'' (1974)
* ''[[Highly Prized Possession]]'' (1974)
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* ''[[Together (Anne Murray album)|Together]]'' (1975)
* ''[[Keeping in Touch]]'' (1976)
* ''[[There's a Hippo in My Tub]]'' (1977)
* ''[[Let's Keep It That Way]]'' (1978)
* ''[[New Kind of Feeling]]'' (1979)
* ''[[I'll Always Love You (album)|I'll Always Love You]]'' (1979)
* ''[[Somebody's Waiting]]'' (1980)
* ''[[Where Do You Go When You Dream]]'' (1981)
* ''[[The Hottest Night of the Year]]'' (1982)
* ''[[A Little Good News (album)|A Little Good News]]'' (1983)
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* ''[[Heart Over Mind (Anne Murray album)|Heart Over Mind]]'' (1984)
* ''[[Something to Talk About (album)|Something to Talk About]]'' (1986)
* ''[[Harmony (Anne Murray album)|Harmony]]'' (1987)
* ''[[As I Am (Anne Murray album)|As I Am]]'' (1988)
* ''[[You Will (album)|You Will]]'' (1990)
* ''[[Yes I Do (album)|Yes I Do]]'' (1991)
* ''[[Croonin']]'' (1993)
* ''[[Anne Murray (album)|Anne Murray]]'' (1996)
* ''[[What a Wonderful World (Anne Murray album)|What a Wonderful World]]'' (1999)
* ''[[Country Croonin']]'' (2002)
* ''[[I'll Be Seeing You (Anne Murray album)|I'll Be Seeing You]]'' (2004)
* ''[[Anne Murray Duets: Friends & Legends|Duets: Friends & Legends]]'' (2007)
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===Bibliography===
*{{cite book | last1=Murray | first1=Anne| title=All of Me| publisher=Vintage Canada |others=With Michael Posner| date=2009|isbn=978-0-307-39845-1}}

==Awards and honours==
{{Main|List of awards received by Anne Murray}}
Anne Murray won four Grammys (including one in the pop category), three American Music Awards, three CMA Awards, and a record 24 Juno Awards.

In 1995, Murray received a [[Governor General's Performing Arts Award]] for Lifetime Artistic Achievement, Canada's highest honour in the performing arts.<ref name="ggpa">{{cite web|title=Anne Murray biography|url=http://ggpaa.ca/award-recipients/1995/murray-anne.aspx|publisher=Governor General's Performing Arts Awards Foundation|access-date=February 3, 2015}}</ref>

Murray was ranked No.&nbsp;24 in [[CMT (American TV channel)|Country Music Television]]'s ''40 Greatest Women of Country Music'' in 2002.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cmt.com/shows/dyn/greatest_series/76608/episode_countdown.jhtml |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040313060707/http://www.cmt.com/shows/dyn/greatest_series/76608/episode_countdown.jhtml |url-status=dead |archive-date=March 13, 2004 |title=The Greatest: 40 Greatest Women of Country Music |publisher=Cmt.com |access-date=March 2, 2011}}</ref>

Murray was invested as an [[Officer of the Order of Canada]] in 1975 and promoted to [[Companion of the Order of Canada]] in 1984,<ref name="ggca" /> the second highest honour that can be awarded to a Canadian civilian. She was also one of the first recipients of the newly established [[Order of Nova Scotia]] in 2002.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.gov.ns.ca/prot/pastrecipients.htm |title=Protocol Office – Order of Nova Scotia Past Recipients |access-date=February 6, 2010 |publisher=Gov.NS.ca |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091010034026/http://www.gov.ns.ca/prot/pastrecipients.htm |archive-date=October 10, 2009 }}</ref>

In 2006, the Canadian Songwriters Hall of Fame chose her and [[Leonard Cohen]] as recipients of the Legacy Award for their contributions to and support of the Canadian songwriting industry. Murray was recognized for her support of Canada's songwriters, through her performances and her recordings.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cansong.ca/en/inductees/bios.aspx|title=The Canadian Songwriters Hall of Fame Web Site|access-date=February 6, 2010|publisher=CanSong.ca|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100105021311/http://www.cansong.ca/en/inductees/bios.aspx|archive-date=January 5, 2010|url-status=dead}}</ref>

On June 29, 2007, Canada Post issued the limited edition Anne Murray stamp. She was recognized along with three other Canadian recording artists: [[Paul Anka]], [[Gordon Lightfoot]], and [[Joni Mitchell]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/business/putting-its-stamp-on-canada-49922632.html|title=Putting its stamp on Canada – Winnipeg Free Press|newspaper=Winnipeg Free Press|date=July 4, 2009|access-date=February 6, 2010|publisher=WinnipegFreePress.com| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20100121053717/http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/business/putting-its-stamp-on-canada-49922632.html| archive-date= January 21, 2010 | url-status= live|last1=Rollason|first1=Kevin}}</ref>

On May 20, 2016, Anne Murray was granted an honorary degree by [[Mount Saint Vincent University]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/business/putting-its-stamp-on-canada-49922632.html|title=Anne Murray presented with honourary degree at Mount Saint Vincent University convocation|access-date=June 6, 2016|publisher=CTV News| date= May 20, 2016 }}</ref>

Grammy Award Nominations/Wins:
* 1970 – Best New Artist; Best Contemporary Vocal Performance, Female, "Snowbird"
* 1973 – Best Pop Vocal Performance, Female, "Danny's Song"
* 1974 – Best Country Vocal Performance, Female, ''Love Song'' (WON)
* 1978 – Record of the Year, "You Needed Me"; Best Country Vocal Performance, Female, "Walk Right Back"; Best Pop Vocal Performance, Female, "You Needed Me" (WON)
* 1979 – Best Recording for Children, ''Anne Murray Sings for the Sesame Street Generation''
* 1980 – Best Country Vocal Performance, Female, "Could I Have This Dance" (WON)
* 1983 – Best Country Vocal Performance, Female, "A Little Good News" (WON)
* 1984 – Best Country Vocal Performance, Female, ''Heart Over Mind''; Best Country Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal, "Nobody Loves Me Like You Do"

Billboard Top 100 Year-End Rankings:
* 1970 - "Snowbird" - #42
* 1973 - "Danny's Song" - #36
* 1974 - "You Won't See Me" - #54; "A Love Song" - #80
* 1978 - "You Needed Me" - #63
* 1979 - "I Just Fall in Love Again" - #72
* 1980 - "Daydream Believer" - #61; "Broken Hearted Me" - #92

==Notes==
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==References==
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{{cite encyclopedia
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| title       = Murray, Anne
| first       = James
| last        = Hale
| date        = June 26, 2018
| encyclopedia        = [[The Canadian Encyclopedia|The Encyclopedia of Music in Canada]]
| publisher   = [[Historica Canada]]
| access-date  = January 17, 2019
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| title       = Anne Murray, C.C., O.N.S., LL.D.
| author      = Governor General of Canada
| author-link      = Governor General of Canada
| publisher   = Queen's Printer for Canada
| location    = [[Ottawa]]
| access-date  = January 5, 2012
}}
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==Further reading==
* Millard, Bob (1998). "Anne Murray". In ''The Encyclopedia of Country Music''. Paul Kingsbury, Editor. New York: Oxford University Press. pp.&nbsp;361–2.
* Grills, Barry (1996)  Snowbird: The Story of Anne Murray. Kingston, ON: Quarry Press.
* Livingstone, David (1981) Anne Murray: The Story So Far. Scarborough: Prentice Hall Canada, Inc.

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