Croonin'

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Croonin'
Croonin.jpg
Studio album by
ReleasedNovember 2, 1993 (1993-11-02)
StudioSounds Interchange (Toronto, Ontario, Canada)
Genre Country, pop standards
Length61:17
Label EMI Canada
SBK (US)
Capitol [1]
Producer Anne Murray (co-producer)
Tommy West
Anne Murray chronology
15 of the Best
(1992)
Croonin'
(1993)
The Best…So Far
(1994)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [2]

Croonin' is the twenty-seventh studio album by Canadian country vocalist Anne Murray. It was released by EMI Music Canada and SBK Records on November 2, 1993. [3] The album peaked at number 1 on the RPM Country Albums chart. [4] Heartland Records put out a Croonin' album with two bonus tracks, and Murray sings Perry Como's hit "Round and Round" and Dean Martin's hit "Memories Are Made of This." This album was also released on vinyl LP.

Contents

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Old Cape Cod"Allan Jeffrey, Claire Rothrock, Milton Yakus 3:02
2."The Wayward Wind" Stanley Lebowsky, Herb Newman3:43
3."Secret Love" Sammy Fain, Paul Francis Webster 3:56
4."Fever"Eddie Cooley, John Davenport 3:22
5."When I Fall in Love" Edward Heyman, Victor Young 3:34
6."Allegheny Moon" Al Hoffman, Dick Manning 3:42
7."You Belong to Me" Pee Wee King, Chilton Price, Redd Stewart 3:05
8."Born to Be with You" Don Robertson 2:43
9."True Love" Cole Porter 2:36
10."Teach Me Tonight" Sammy Cahn, Gene de Paul 2:41
11."Cry Me a River" Arthur Hamilton 4:07
12."Make Love to Me" George Brunies, Alan Copeland, Paul Mares, Walter Melrose, Bill Norvas, Ben Pollack, Leon Roppolo, Mel Stitzel 2:49
13."Hey There" Richard Adler, Jerry Ross 3:05
14."It Only Hurts for a Little While" Mack David, Fred Spielman 2:43
15."I'm Confessin' (That I Love You)/I'm a Fool to Care"Ted Daffan, Doc Daugherty, Al Neiburg, Ellis Reynolds4:19
16."Wanted"Jack Fulton, Lois Steele3:06
17."I Really Don't Want to Know"Howard Barnes, Robertson4:41
18."Moments to Remember" Robert Allen, Al Stillman 3:04

Personnel

Production

Charts

Chart performance for Croonin'
Chart (1993)Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA) [5] 60
Canadian RPM Country Albums1
Canadian RPM Top Albums14
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ) [6] 20
US Billboard Top Country Albums54

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References

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  2. Cooper, Dan. "Croonin' review". Allmusic. Retrieved February 27, 2011.
  3. Murray, Anne (1993). Croonin' (back cover). New York, NY: EMI Music Canada/SBK Records. ℗© 1993 EMI Music Canada. Distributed by SBK Records, a division of ERG...
  4. "RPM Country Albums for September 11, 1993". RPM . Archived from the original on October 21, 2012. Retrieved February 27, 2011.
  5. Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (PDF ed.). Mt Martha, Victoria, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 196.
  6. "Charts.nz – Anne Murray – Croonin'". Hung Medien. Retrieved August 30, 2022.