What a Wonderful World: 26 Inspirational Classics

Performer: Anne Murray
Engineer: L. Stu Young
Producer: Anne Murray; Tommy West
Distributor: EMI Music Distribution

Notes: Personnel includes: Anne Murray (vocals); Tommy West (vocals, organ, keyboards); Dawn Lanstroth (vocals); Aidan Mason (acoustic, electric, slide & classical guitars); Michael "Pepi" Francis (acoustic & electric guitars, mandolin); Marie Berard, Adele Armin (violin); Steven Dann (viola); Richard Armin (cello); Vernon Dorge (soprano & alto saxophones); Doug Riley (piano, organ); Steve Sexton (organ, keyboards); Brian Barlow (vibraphone, marimba, percussion); Peter Beakney (fretted & fretless basses); Peter Cardinali (bass); Barry Keane, Gary Craig (drums, percussion); Tuka Matthews, Amy Sky, Dawn Cumberbatch (background vocals). Recorded at Metalworks Studios, Mississauga, Ontario, Canada. WHAT A WONDERFUL WORLD was originally released as a two-CD set of spirituals and inspirational pop songs in 1999. The 2008 edition cuts the selection from 26 to 14 songs, eliminating most of the classic gospel hymns and focusing primarily on Anne Murray's sweet-toned easy-listening versions of stalwart pop tunes like the Beatles' "Let It Be," Jackie DeShannon's "Put A Little Love In Your Heart," and Simon and Garfunkel's "Bridge Over Troubled Water." The elimination of most of the straight gospel material (cut down to a handful of songs in the disc's second half, including "Amazing Grace," "The Old Rugged Cross," and "How Great Thou Art") brings the set more in line with Murray's usual secular releases, which have a similar focus on well-known pop covers.

Anne Murray is one of the most popular female Canadian singers of all time. Murray's mellow pop songs, marked by simple folk structures and sung in an amiable country twang, made her a huge star during the 1970s in both her homeland and the United States. She's collaborated with a wide and varied list of performers, and has had enormous success on both the Billboard pop and country charts. During the 1990s Murray had a successful run in Las Vegas, and then went on to release a successful and diverse array of albums that showcased her versatility, talent, and staying power.

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