A Country Collection

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A Country Collection
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Greatest hits album by Anne Murray
Released January 1980
Recorded 1978-1980
Genre Country
Label Capitol
Producer Jim Ed Norman
Anne Murray chronology
Somebody's Waiting
(1980)
A Country Collection
(1980)
Anne Murray's Greatest Hits
(1980)

A Country Collection is a compilation album by Anne Murray issued by Capitol Records in 1980. It is a collection of ten songs, nine of which were taken from albums released between 1978 and 1980, with one additional song, "Do You Think Of Me?", newly recorded for the album.

Anne Murray Canadian singer

Morna Anne Murray, known professionally as Anne Murray, is a Canadian singer in pop, country, and adult contemporary music whose albums have sold over 55 million copies worldwide during her 40 year career.

Capitol Records American record label

Capitol Records, Inc. is an American record label owned by Universal Music Group through its Capitol Music Group imprint. It was founded as the first West Coast-based record label in the United States in 1942 by Johnny Mercer, Buddy DeSylva, and Glenn E. Wallichs. Capitol was acquired by British music conglomerate EMI as its North American subsidiary in 1955. EMI was acquired by Universal Music Group in 2012 and was merged with the company a year later, making Capitol and the Capitol Music Group both a part of UMG. The label's circular headquarter building in Hollywood is a recognized landmark of California.

Contents

Unlike her then forthcoming Greatest Hits collection, which was composed mainly of Murray's chart hits, A Country Collection focused primarily on album cuts and lesser known material. The album peaked at #73 on the Billboard 200 and #7 on the Top Country Albums chart. It sold approximately 100,000 copies in the United States.

<i>Anne Murrays Greatest Hits</i> 1980 greatest hits album by Anne Murray

Anne Murray's Greatest Hits is a compilation album by Canadian Country vocalist Anne Murray, issued by Capitol Records in 1980. It is a collection of nine previously issued singles released between 1970 and 1980, as well as one new track, "Could I Have This Dance", which was newly recorded for this album.

The Billboard 200 is a record chart ranking the 200 most popular music albums and EPs in the United States. It is published weekly by Billboard magazine. It is frequently used to convey the popularity of an artist or groups of artists. Often, a recording act will be remembered by its "number ones", those of their albums that outperformed all others during at least one week. The chart grew from a weekly top 10 list in 1956 to become a top 200 in May 1967, and acquired its present title in March 1992. Its previous names include the Billboard Top LPs (1961–72), Billboard Top LPs & Tape (1972–84), Billboard Top 200 Albums (1984–85) and Billboard Top Pop Albums.

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The United States of America (USA), commonly known as the United States or America, is a country composed of 50 states, a federal district, five major self-governing territories, and various possessions. At 3.8 million square miles, the United States is the world's third or fourth largest country by total area and is slightly smaller than the entire continent of Europe's 3.9 million square miles. With a population of over 327 million people, the U.S. is the third most populous country. The capital is Washington, D.C., and the largest city by population is New York City. Forty-eight states and the capital's federal district are contiguous in North America between Canada and Mexico. The State of Alaska is in the northwest corner of North America, bordered by Canada to the east and across the Bering Strait from Russia to the west. The State of Hawaii is an archipelago in the mid-Pacific Ocean. The U.S. territories are scattered about the Pacific Ocean and the Caribbean Sea, stretching across nine official time zones. The extremely diverse geography, climate, and wildlife of the United States make it one of the world's 17 megadiverse countries.

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Walk Right Back" Sonny Curtis 2:38
2."For No Reason At All" Barry Mann 2:47
3."(He Can't Help It If) He's Not You" Steve Gillette 3:09
4."We Don't Make Love Anymore" Kenny Rogers, Michael Gordon3:49
5."Tennessee Waltz" Pee Wee King, Redd Stewart 2:45
6."Let's Keep It That Way" Curly Putman, Rafe Van Hoy3:27
7."Wintery Feeling" Jesse Winchester 3:53
8."Do You Think of Me?"Sandy Ross3:38
9."Just to Feel This Love from You" Jackie DeShannon, Dean MacDougall3:05
10."Heaven is Here"Gene MacLellan2:00

Chart performance

Chart (1980) Peak
position
Canada Top Albums/CDs ( RPM ) [1] 2
US Top Country Albums (Billboard) [2] 7
US Billboard 200 [3] 73

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