A Country Collection

Summary

A Country Collection is a compilation album by Anne Murray issued by Capitol Records in 1980. It is a collection of ten songs, nine of which were taken from albums released between 1978 and 1980, with one additional song, "Do You Think Of Me?", newly recorded for the album.

A Country Collection
Greatest hits album by
ReleasedJanuary 1980
Recorded1978-1980
GenreCountry
LabelCapitol
ProducerJim Ed Norman
Anne Murray chronology
Somebody's Waiting
(1980)
A Country Collection
(1980)
Anne Murray's Greatest Hits
(1980)

Unlike her then forthcoming Greatest Hits collection, which was composed mainly of Murray's chart hits, A Country Collection focused primarily on album cuts and lesser known material. The album peaked at #73 on the Billboard 200 and #7 on the Top Country Albums chart. It sold approximately 100,000 copies in the United States.

Track listing edit

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Walk Right Back"Sonny Curtis2:38
2."For No Reason At All"Barry Mann2:47
3."(He Can't Help It If) He's Not You"Steve Gillette3:09
4."We Don't Make Love Anymore"Kenny Rogers, Michael Gordon3:49
5."Tennessee Waltz"Pee Wee King, Redd Stewart2:45
6."Let's Keep It That Way"Curly Putman, Rafe Van Hoy3:27
7."Wintery Feeling"Jesse Winchester3:53
8."Do You Think of Me?"Sandy Ross3:38
9."Just to Feel This Love from You"Jackie DeShannon, Dean MacDougall3:05
10."Heaven is Here"Gene MacLellan2:00

Chart performance edit

Chart (1980) Peak
position
Canada Top Albums/CDs (RPM)[1] 2
US Top Country Albums (Billboard)[2] 7
US Billboard 200[3] 73

References edit

  1. ^ "Top RPM Albums: Issue 6123". RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved June 25, 2017.
  2. ^ "Anne Murray Chart History (Top Country Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved June 25, 2017.
  3. ^ "Anne Murray Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved June 25, 2017.