"Robbie's Song for Jesus" | ||||
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Single by Anne Murray | ||||
from the album Annie | ||||
A-side | "You Can't Have a Hand on Me" | |||
Released | 1972 | |||
Genre | Country | |||
Length | 2:37 | |||
Label | Capitol Records 3352 | |||
Songwriter(s) | Robbie MacNeill | |||
Producer(s) | Brian Ahern | |||
Anne Murray singles chronology | ||||
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"Robbie's Song for Jesus" is a song written by Robbie MacNeill and performed by Anne Murray. The song reached #7 on the Canadian Adult Contemporary chart and #17 on both the Canadian Country chart and the Canadian Pop chart in 1972. The song appeared on her 1972 album, Annie . [1] The song was produced by Brian Ahern. [2]
Chart (1972) | Peak position |
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Canadian RPM Country Tracks | 17 |
Canadian RPM Top Singles | 17 |
Canadian RPM Adult Contemporary | 7 |
Morna Anne Murray is a Canadian singer. Her albums consisting primarily of pop, country, and adult contemporary music have sold over 55 million copies worldwide during her over 40-year career.
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"Put a Little Love in Your Heart" is a song originally performed in 1969 by Jackie DeShannon, who composed it with her brother Randy Myers and Jimmy Holiday. In the U.S., it was DeShannon's highest-charting hit, reaching number 4 on the Hot 100 in August 1969 and number 2 on the Adult Contemporary charts. In late 1969, the song reached number one on South Africa's hit parade. The song is used in the Gus Van Sant film Drugstore Cowboy.
"A Love Song" is a song written by Kenny Loggins and Dona Lyn George, first released by the folk-rock duo Loggins and Messina in 1973 on their album Full Sail. Country artist Anne Murray covered the song later that year for her album of the same name.
Annie is the sixth studio album by Anne Murray issued in 1972 on Capitol Records. It peaked at number 14 on the Billboard Country Albums chart and number 143 on the Billboard Pop Albums chart. The album title was inspired by her pet name. It won the Best Produced MOR Album for Brian Ahern who also arranged the album. The front cover was credited to Dean Torrence of Jan & Dean fame.
"Danny's Song" is a song written by American singer-songwriter Kenny Loggins, as a gift for his brother Danny for the birth of his son, Colin. It first appeared on an album by Gator Creek and a year later on the album Sittin' In, the debut album by Loggins and Messina. The song is well remembered for both the Loggins and Messina original, as well as for Anne Murray's 1972 top-ten-charting cover.
There's a Hippo in My Tub is a 1977 children's album by Anne Murray. Though the album did not make any of the major charts in the U.S. or Canada, it was certified Platinum in Canada. The album was initially reissued in 1979 by Sesame Street Records entitled "Anne Murray Sings for the Sesame Street Generation". It was again reissued in 2001 in CD format by EMI Music Canada, including three extra songs not on the original album. It was produced by Pat Riccio, Jr.
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"Cotton Jenny" is a song written and recorded by Gordon Lightfoot for his 1971 album Summer Side of Life. The song was later released as a single by Canadian country-pop artist Anne Murray.
"A Stranger in My Place" is a song by Kenny Rogers and Kin Vassy, first recorded on Kenny Rogers & The First Edition's 1970 album Something's Burning. The most successful charting single of the song was by Canadian country pop artist Anne Murray. Released in February 1971, it was the second single from her album Straight, Clean and Simple. It peaked at number 1 on the Canadian RPM Country Tracks chart. It also reached number 27 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles chart in the United States.
"It Takes Time" is a song written by Shirley Eikhard and originally performed by Anne Murray. Eikhard was 15 years old at the time of Murray's recording; it was her first professionally recorded composition.
"What About Me" is a song written by Scott McKenzie and performed by Anne Murray. The song was originally released on her 1968 album, What About Me. A live version appeared on her 1973 album Danny's Song, and this version was released as a single in 1973, which reached No. 1 on the Canadian Adult Contemporary chart and #2 on both the Canadian Country chart and the U.S. Adult Contemporary chart. The song was produced by Brian Ahern.
"Send a Little Love My Way" is a song written by Henry Mancini and Hal David and performed by Anne Murray. The song reached #6 on the Canadian Adult Contemporary chart and #10 on both the Canadian country chart the U.S. Adult Contemporary chart in 1973. The song appeared on her 1974 album, Love Song. The song was produced by Brian Ahern.
"Sunday Sunrise" is a song written by Mark James and recorded by Brenda Lee and Anne Murray. Lee's version was a Top Ten U.S. and Canadian Country hit in 1973. Murray's rendition reached #13 on both the Canadian Adult Contemporary chart and the U.S. Adult Contemporary chart in 1975. The song appeared on Murray's 1975 album, Together and was produced by Tom Catalano.
"The Call" is a song written by Gene MacLellan. MacLellan originally released a version the song in 1970 that reached #15 on the Canadian Country chart and #91 on the Canadian Top Singles chart.
"That's Not the Way " is a song written by Andy Goldmark and Phil Galdston and performed by Anne Murray. The song reached #5 on the Canadian Adult Contemporary chart and #12 on the U.S. Adult Contemporary chart in 1984. The song appeared on her 1983 album, A Little Good News. The song was produced by Jim Ed Norman.
"If I Ever Fall in Love Again" is a song written by Steve Dorff and Gloria Sklerov, and performed by Anne Murray and Kenny Rogers as a duet. The song reached number six on the Canadian Adult Contemporary chart and number nine on the Canadian Country chart in. It was released in September 1989 as the first single from Murray's compilation album Greatest Hits Volume II and Roger's studio album Something Inside So Strong. The song was produced by Jim Ed Norman and Steve Dorff. In the Philippines it became a number one hit.
"Everything's Been Changed" is a song written by Paul Anka and performed by The 5th Dimension. It reached #17 on the Canadian adult contemporary chart, #18 on the U.S. adult contemporary chart, #49 on the Canadian pop chart, and #70 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1973. It was featured on their 1973 album, Living Together, Growing Together.