What a Wonderful World (Anne Murray album)

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What a Wonderful World
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Studio album by
Anne Murray
ReleasedOctober 19, 1999 (1999-10-19)
Studio Metalworks Studios, Mississauga, ON
Genre Christian, country
Length1:37:25
Label StraightWay/EMI Canada
Producer Anne Murray
Tommy West
Anne Murray chronology
An Intimate Evening with Anne Murray
(1997)		What a Wonderful World
(1999)		 What a Wonderful Christmas
(2001)
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What a Wonderful World is the twenty-ninth studio album by Canadian artist Anne Murray. It was released by StraightWay Records on EMI Music Canada's behalf in October 1999. [2] The album hit No. 1 on the Billboard Christian Albums chart, her only No. 1 on any American album chart. It was certified Platinum by the RIAA, her highest selling album since 1981's Christmas Wishes. [3] The album sold 2 million units worldwide by November 2007. [4]

Contents

Track listing

Disc 1
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Lord, I Hope This Day Is Good"David Hanner3:24
2."Amazing Grace" John Newton 3:36
3."Lean on Me" Bill Withers 3:34
4."Just a Closer Walk With Thee/Take My Hand Lord Jesus"Traditional4:18
5."Let It Be" John Lennon, Paul McCartney 3:29
6."Softly and Tenderly"Red Bailey, Jim Howell, Traditional4:06
7."Let There Be Love"Steven MacKinnon, Lionel Rand, Amy Sky 3:38
8."I Believe in You" Bob Dylan 4:45
9."It is No Secret" Stuart Hamblen 3:37
10."What a Wonderful World" George Douglas, George David Weiss 2:22
11."Peace in the Valley" Thomas A. Dorsey 3:25
12."The Other Side"Joie Scott, Richard Wold4:09
13."The Old Rugged Cross" George Bennard, Traditional4:10
Total length:48:33
Disc 2
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."I Can See Clearly Now" Johnny Nash 3:05
2."In the Garden" C. Austin Miles 4:23
3."You've Got a Friend" Carole King 4:37
4."Whispering Hope"Traditional4:30
5."Put a Little Love in Your Heart" Jackie DeShannon, Jimmy Holiday, Randy Myers2:51
6."How Great Thou Art"Stuart K. Hine3:39
7."Song of Bernadette" Leonard Cohen, Bill Elliott, Jennifer Warnes 3:42
8."Elijah" Gene MacLellan, Rich Mullins 3:45
9."Bridge over Troubled Water" Paul Simon 4:31
10."Bedside of a Neighbor"  
11."Jacob's Ladder"Traditional4:17
12."Nearer, My God, to Thee"Traditional3:35
13."Lord's Prayer"Traditional2:14
Total length:48:52

Personnel

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References

  1. ↑ Phares, Heather. "What a Wonderful World: 26 Inspirational Classics review". Allmusic. Retrieved February 23, 2011.
  2. ↑ What a Wonderful World (back cover). EMI Music Canada and StraightWay Records. 1999. ℗&© 1999 EMI Music Canada... Manufactured and marketed by StraightWay Records, 101 Winners Circle, Brentwood, TN 37027-5017.
  3. ↑ "What a Wonderful World: 26 Inspirational Classics Charts". Allmusic . Retrieved February 23, 2011.
  4. ↑ "Anne Murray defers retirement for duets". CTV News. 12 November 2007. Retrieved 5 December 2023.
  5. ↑ "Anne Murray Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved October 23, 2020.
  6. ↑ "Anne Murray Chart History (Christian Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved October 23, 2020.
  7. ↑ "Anne Murray Chart History (Top Country Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved October 23, 2020.
  8. ↑ "Top Country Albums – Year-End 2000". Billboard. Retrieved October 23, 2020.
  9. ↑ "Top 100 country albums of 2001 in Canada". Jam! . Archived from the original on July 1, 2002. Retrieved March 28, 2022.
  10. ↑ "Top Country Albums – Year-End 2001". Billboard. Retrieved October 23, 2020.
  11. ↑ "Top 100 country albums of 2002 in Canada". Jam! . Archived from the original on December 4, 2003. Retrieved March 28, 2022.
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