Love Song (Anne Murray album)

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Love Song
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Studio album by
ReleasedFebruary 1974
StudioEastern Sound (Toronto, Ontario).
Genre Country
Label Capitol
Producer Brian Ahern
Anne Murray chronology
Danny's Song
(1973)
Love Song
(1974)
Country
(1974)
Singles from Love Song
  1. "Send a Little Love My Way"
    Released: June 1973
  2. "A Love Song"
    Released: December 1973
  3. "You Won't See Me"
    Released: 1974
  4. "Just One Look"
    Released: 1974
  5. "Son of a Rotten Gambler"
    Released: September 1974
Professional ratings
Review scores
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Christgau's Record Guide B [2]

Love Song is the ninth studio album by Canadian country pop artist Anne Murray released in 1974 via Capitol Records. It peaked at number 24 on the Billboard Pop Albums chart and the title track won a Grammy Award for Best Female Country Vocal Performance. [3]

Contents

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."A Love Song" Kenny Loggins, Dona Lyn George2:49
2."Just One Look" Doris Troy, Gregory Carroll 2:56
3."Another Pot O' Tea"Paul Grady3:25
4."Children of My Mind" Gary Osborne 3:05
5."Real Emotion" Alan O'Day 3:19
6."Watching the River Run"Loggins, Jim Messina 2:34
7."Backstreet Lovin'"Brian Russell, Gordon Gieseking, David Palmer 4:45
8."Son of a Rotten Gambler" Chip Taylor 3:10
9."You Won't See Me" John Lennon, Paul McCartney 4:06
10."Send a Little Love My Way" Henry Mancini, Hal David 2:46

Personnel

Production

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References

  1. "Love Song". Allmusic . Retrieved 2018-11-05.
  2. Christgau, Robert (1981). "Consumer Guide '70s: M". Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies . Ticknor & Fields. ISBN   089919026X . Retrieved March 8, 2019 via robertchristgau.com.
  3. "Love Song at allmusic" . Retrieved 2009-02-09.