Like me, all you know about Anne Murray can probably be written on the back of a piece of Lovedean no-nut granola.
She's Canadian, she's a little bit country, and her only hit in this country is the moving but slightly too long You Needed Me. You might also know the superfast metallic-sounding two-minute singalong Snowbird. If not, here it is:
But as I've discovered over the years, there's so much more to Anne than that. Despite looking like a cross between Nancy Reagan, Angela Rippon, a washed-up cocktail waitress from Arizone who's had a very hard life and our old next door neighbour Mrs Tilbury, she's had many more US Top Ten hits and she really does have a gorgeous voice. It's represented no more beautifully than here:
I think there are perception problems with Anne. The name for a start. It's so plain isn't it. Anne. It's no name for a singer. At least there's an E on the end of it. She's also considered a bit bland and middle of the road. Obvioulsy I embrace that, but I think if you dig a little deeper you'll be as pleasantly surprised as I was.
So as it's Friday, give Anne a whirl. You won't be disappointed
