Something to Talk About (album)

Something to Talk About is the twentieth 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
Anne Murray
Released1986 (1986)
StudioEastern Sound - Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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

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
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
  • Anne Murray – lead vocals
  • David Foster – keyboards (1), synthesizers (1)
  • Ed Arkin – keyboards (2-6, 10), synthesizers (2-6, 10), programming (2-6, 10), bass (2-6, 10), electronic drums (2-6, 10)
  • 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)
  • 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)
  • 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)
  • Kristian Schultze – keyboards (2-6, 10), synthesizers (2-6, 10), programming (2-6, 10), bass (2-6, 10), electronic drums (2-6, 10)
  • Tom Henley – acoustic piano (4)
  • Skip Anderson – keyboards (7, 8, 9), acoustic piano (7, 8, 9)
  • Oscar Brown – keyboards (7, 8, 9)
  • Keith Diamond – synthesizers (7, 8, 9), programming (7, 8, 9), bass (7, 8, 9), electronic drums (7, 8, 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, 8, 9)
  • Paul Pesco – guitars (7, 8, 9)
  • Bob Rosa – drums (7, 8, 9)
  • Terry Silverlight – drums (7, 8, 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)
  • John 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, 8, 9)
  • Jill Dell'Abate – backing vocals (7, 8, 9)
  • Curtis King – backing vocals (7, 8, 9)
  • Yvonne Lewis – backing vocals (7, 8, 9)
  • Cindy Mizelll – backing vocals (7, 8, 9)
  • Sandy Pandya – backing vocals (7, 8, 9)

Charts

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

Year-end charts
Chart (1986) Position
US Top Country Albums (Billboard)[7] 37

References
  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.
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