Anita Meyer

Anita Meyer
Anita Meyer performing live in December 2011
Background information
Birth name	Annita Meijer
Born	(1954-10-29) October 29, 1954 (age 68) Rotterdam
Genres	Pop music, disco
Occupation(s)	Singer
Years active	1976–present
Labels	T2 Entertainment
Website	www.anitameyer.net

Anita Meyer (Annita Meijer), born in Rotterdam 29 October 1954, is a Dutch singer. One of her most notable songs is "Why Tell Me Why" ^[1] that charted for 14 weeks ^[2] and topped the Dutch singles list for six weeks in 1981.^{[ citation needed ]}

Discography

Anita Meyer in 1981

Albums

• In The Meantime I Will Sing (1976) #20 NED
• Love You Too Much (1979)
• Shades of Desire (1981) #1 NED
• Past, Present and Future (1982) #5 NED
• Moments Together (1983) #10 NED
• Face to Face (1984) #10 NED
• Greatest Hits (1985) #10 NED
• Now and Forever (1986) #23 NED
• Run to Me (with Lee Towers) (1986) #5 NED
• Première (1987) #13 NED
• The Ahoy Concert (Live album) (1988) #15 NED
• Close to You (1989) #21 NED
• Autumn Leaves (1990) #37 NED
• The Commandments (1990)
• Memories of Love (1991)
• RTL 4: De Hits van Anita Meyer (1991)
• The Alternative Way (1991)
• The Very Best of Anita Meyer (1991)
• Music Music (1992) #53 NED
• Best Of (1993)
• The Love of a Woman (1994)
• A Song Can Change Your Life (1996)
• Dichter bij Elkaar (1998) #95 NED
• Just Once (1999)
• Spanish Guitar (2001)
• Tears Go By (2009) with Metropole Orkest #54 NED

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Singles

• "Just a Disillusion" (1976) #18 NED
• "The Alternative Way"(with Rainbow Train) (1976) #1 NED
• "You Can Do It" (1976) #9 NED
• "Anita That's My Name" (1977) #21 NED
• "It Hurts" (1977)
• "You Are My Everything" (with Hans Vermeulen from Sandy Coast) (1979)
• "Rock Me Up A Mountain" (1980) #28 NED
• "The Hurtin' Doesn't Go Away" (1981)
• "Why Tell Me Why" (1981) #1 NED (Best-selling single in the Netherlands in 1981)
• "They Don't Play Our Lovesong Anymore" (1981) #3 NED
• "Blame It On Love" (1982)
• "Idaho" (1982) #4 NED
• "The One That You Love" (1982) #16 NED
• "Goodbye To Love" (1983) #23 NED
• "Sandy's Song" (1983) #23 NED
• "Blame It On Love" (1984) #33 NED
• "Heart Of Stone" (1984) #26 NED
• "This Ain't A Life To Be Lived" (1984)
• "Sometimes When We Touch" (1985)
• "The Story Of A New Born Love" (1985)
• "Run To Me" (with Lee Towers, live) (1986) #9 NED
• "We've Got Tonight" (with Lee Towers) (1986) #31 NED
• "You Are My Life" (1986)
• "Now and Forever" (1987)
• "The Exodus Song" (1987)
• "Having My Baby" (with Paul Anka) (1988)
• "That's What Friends Are For" (1989)
• "Freedom" (1990) #21 NED
• "Music Music (This Is Why)" (1992) #34 NED
• "The Medicine Of Love" (1992)
• "Het Spijt Me" (Title song for TV-program) (1993) #24 NED
• "I Couldn't Say Goodbye" (1993)
• "I've Heard It All Before" (1994)
• "The Love of A Woman" (1994)
• "De Warmte Van Je Hart" (1996)
• "I Don't Wanna Cry Again" (1996)
• "We Are The Wave" (1996)
• "Nooit Meer Naar Parijs" (1998)
• "Wacht Op Mij" (1998)
• "Mas Alla" (2001)
• "Salomé" (2001)
• "Het lieftallige buurmeisje van de oosterweg" (2021)

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References

1. "Anita Meyer en The Trammps bij de Toppers - Trouw". www.trouw.nl. Archived from the original on 2009-11-02.
2. "Nationaal Pop Instituut". Archived from the original on 2005-03-15. Retrieved 2008-10-27.
3. Muziek Centrum Nederland: Muziek Encyclopedia: Anita Meyer: Discografie: Albums Retrieved 20 January 2011
4. Muziek Centrum Nederland: Muziek Encyclopedia: Anita Meyer: Discografie: Singles Retrieved 20 January 2011

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