Something to Talk About | ||||
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Released | 1986 | |||
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Genre | Country, Pop [1] | |||
Length | 38:21 | |||
Label | Capitol | |||
Producer | David Foster (track 1) Jack White (tracks 2-6, 10) Keith Diamond (tracks 7-9) | |||
Anne Murray chronology | ||||
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Singles from Something to Talk About | ||||
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Something to Talk About is the twenty-second studio album by Canadian country pop artist Anne Murray. It was released by Capitol Records in 1986. The album is so named after the Shirley Eikhard-composed song "Something to Talk About", which Murray had wanted to record for the album but was rejected by her producers; Bonnie Raitt went on to have a huge hit with the song. [2]
The album peaked at #2 for several weeks on the Billboard Top Country Albums chart - Anne's highest position. The disc was certified Gold by the RIAA. [3]
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Now and Forever (You and Me)" | David Foster, Jim Vallance, Randy Goodrum | 4:14 |
2. | "Who's Leaving Who" | Jack White, Mark Spiro | 3:40 |
3. | "My Life's a Dance" | White, Spiro | 4:23 |
4. | "Call Us Fools" | Alan Roy Scott, Roy Freeland, Jill Colucci | 3:51 |
5. | "On and On" | Jerry Buckner | 4:02 |
6. | "Heartaches" | C. F. Turner [4] | 3:53 |
7. | "Reach for Me" | Roger Bruno, Ellen Schwartz | 3:54 |
8. | "When You're Gone" | Keith Diamond, Cliff Dawson | 4:05 |
9. | "You Never Know" | Gary Nicholson, Amy Sky | 3:09 |
10. | "Gotcha" | White, Spiro, Ed Arkin | 3:22 |
Technical
Chart (1986) | Peak position |
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Canadian Albums ( RPM ) | 22 |
US Billboard 200 [5] | 68 |
US Top Country Albums (Billboard) [6] | 2 |
Chart (1986) | Position |
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US Top Country Albums (Billboard) [7] | 37 |
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