Something to Talk About (album)

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Something to Talk About is the twenty-second studio album by Canadian country pop artist Anne Murray. It was released by Capitol Records in 1986. The album is so named after the Shirley Eikhard-composed song "Something to Talk About", which Murray had wanted to record for the album but was rejected by her producers; Bonnie Raitt went on to have a huge hit with the song.[2]

Something to Talk About
Studio album by
Released1986 (1986)
Studio
GenreCountry, Pop[1]
Length38:21
LabelCapitol
ProducerDavid Foster (track 1)
Jack White (tracks 2-6, 10)
Keith Diamond (tracks 7-9)
Anne Murray chronology
Heart Over Mind
(1984)
Something to Talk About
(1986)
Harmony
(1987)
Singles from Something to Talk About
  1. "Now and Forever (You and Me)"
    Released: January 1986
  2. "Who's Leaving Who"
    Released: April 1986
  3. "My Life's a Dance"
    Released: June 1986

The album peaked at #2 for several weeks on the Billboard Top Country Albums chart - Anne's highest position. The disc was certified Gold by the RIAA.[3]

Track listing

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No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Now and Forever (You and Me)"David Foster, Jim Vallance, Randy Goodrum4:14
2."Who's Leaving Who"Jack White, Mark Spiro3:40
3."My Life's a Dance"White, Spiro4:23
4."Call Us Fools"Alan Roy Scott, Roy Freeland, Jill Colucci3:51
5."On and On"Jerry Buckner4:02
6."Heartaches"C. F. Turner[4]3:53
7."Reach for Me"Roger Bruno, Ellen Schwartz3:54
8."When You're Gone"Keith Diamond, Cliff Dawson4:05
9."You Never Know"Gary Nicholson, Amy Sky3:09
10."Gotcha"White, Spiro, Ed Arkin3:22

Personnel

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  • Anne Murray – lead vocals
  • David Foster – keyboards (1), synthesizers (1), arrangements (1)
  • Ed Arkin – keyboards (2-6, 10), synthesizers (2-6, 10), programming (2-6, 10), bass (2-6, 10), electronic drums (2-6, 10), arrangements (5, 6)
  • Michael Boddicker – keyboards (2-6, 10), synthesizers (2-6, 10), programming (2-6, 10), bass (2-6, 10), electronic drums (2-6, 10)
  • Harold Faltermeyer – keyboards (2-6, 10), synthesizers (2-6, 10), programming (2-6, 10), bass (2-6, 10), electronic drums (2-6, 10), arrangements (10)
  • Mark Spiro – keyboards (2-6, 10), synthesizers (2-6, 10), programming (2-6, 10), bass (2-6, 10), electronic drums (2-6, 10), backing vocals (2-6, 10), arrangements (2-6, 10)
  • Bo Tomlyn – keyboards (2-6, 10), synthesizers (2-6, 10), programming (2-6, 10), bass (2-6, 10), electronic drums (2-6, 10)
  • Uve Schikora – keyboards (2-6, 10), synthesizers (2-6, 10), programming (2-6, 10), bass (2-6, 10), electronic drums (2-6, 10), arrangements (2-4)
  • Kristian Schultze – keyboards (2-6, 10), synthesizers (2-6, 10), programming (2-6, 10), bass (2-6, 10), electronic drums (2-6, 10)
  • Tom Hensley – acoustic piano (4)
  • Skip Anderson – keyboards (7-9), acoustic piano (7-9)
  • Oscar Brown – keyboards (7-9)
  • Keith Diamond – synthesizers (7-9), programming (7-9), bass (7-9), electronic drums (7-9), arrangements (7-9)
  • Michael Landau – guitars (1-6, 10)
  • Bob Mann – guitars (1)
  • Russ Freeman – guitars (2-6, 10)
  • Dann Huff – guitars (2-6, 10)
  • Ronny Drayton – guitars (7-9)
  • Paul Pesco – guitars (7-9)
  • Bob Rosa – drums (7-9)
  • Terry Silverlight – drums (7-9)
  • Brian Malouf – percussion (2-6, 10)
  • Gary Herbeck – saxophone solos (2-6, 10)
  • Larry Williams – saxophones (2-6, 10), sax solos (2-6, 10)
  • Lew McCreary – trombone (2-6, 10)
  • Chuck Findley – trumpet (2-6, 10)
  • Jerry Hey – trumpet (2-6, 10)
  • Richard Page – backing vocals (1-6, 10)
  • Jill Colucci – backing vocals (2-6, 10)
  • Cindy Fee – backing vocals (2-6, 10)
  • Steve George – backing vocals (2-6, 10)
  • Jim Haas – backing vocals (2-6, 10)
  • Jon Joyce – backing vocals (2-6, 10)
  • Tom Kelly – backing vocals (2-6, 10)
  • Edie Lehmann – backing vocals (2-6, 10)
  • Joe Pizzulo – backing vocals (2-6, 10)
  • Andrea Robinson – backing vocals (2-6, 10)
  • Cliff Dawson – backing vocals (7-9)
  • Jill Dell'Abate – backing vocals (7-9)
  • Curtis King – backing vocals (7-9)
  • Yvonne Lewis – backing vocals (7-9)
  • Cindy Mizelll – backing vocals (7-9)
  • Sandy Pandya – backing vocals (7-9)

Production

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  • Balmur Ltd. – executive producers
  • David Foster – producer (1)
  • Jack White – producer (2-6, 10)
  • Mark Spiro – associate producer (2-6, 10)
  • Keith Diamond – producer (7-9)
  • Paul Cade – art direction, design
  • Nigel Dixon – photography
  • Sheila Yakimov – hair stylist
  • George Abbott – make-up
  • Lee Kinoshita-Bevington – wardrobe designer
  • Leonard T. Rambeau – personal management

Technical

  • Brian Gardner – mastering at Bernie Grundman Mastering (Hollywood, California) (2-6, 10)
  • Wally Traugott – mastering at Capitol Records (Hollywood, California) (7-9)
  • Ken Friesen – engineer (1-6, 10)
  • Humberto Gatica – mixing (1)
  • Jürgen Koppers – engineer (2-6, 10), mixing (2, 4-6, 10)
  • Brian Malouf – engineer (2-6, 10), remixing (3)
  • Kristian Schultze – engineer (2-6, 10)
  • Jon Van Nest – engineer (2-6, 10)
  • Bob Rosa – engineer (7-9), mixing (8, 9)
  • Tom Lord-Alge – mixing (7)
  • Tom Henderson – assistant engineer (1-6, 10)
  • Stephen Krause – assistant engineer (2-6, 10)
  • Peggy McAffee – assistant engineer (2-6, 10)
  • Samii Taylor – assistant engineer (2-6, 10)
  • Sabrina Buchanek – mix assistant (2-6, 10)
  • Acar Key – assistant engineer (7-9)

Charts

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Weekly charts

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Chart (1986) Peak
position
Canadian Albums (RPM) 22
US Billboard 200[5] 68
US Top Country Albums (Billboard)[6] 2

Year-end charts

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Chart (1986) Position
US Top Country Albums (Billboard)[7] 37

References

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  1. ^ "Anne Murray Going Pop Again After Six Years" (PDF). Billboard. February 15, 1986.
  2. ^ Susan Beyer, "Anne Murray's Million-dollar instincts". Ottawa Citizen, November 2, 1991.
  3. ^ "Something to Talk About charts". Allmusic. Retrieved March 1, 2011.
  4. ^ "Heartaches". BMI. Retrieved May 30, 2017.
  5. ^ "Anne Murray Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved May 31, 2021.
  6. ^ "Anne Murray Chart History (Top Country Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved May 31, 2021.
  7. ^ "Top Country Albums – Year-End 1986". Billboard. Retrieved May 31, 2021.