Something to Talk About (album)

Something to Talk About
Something to Talk About
Studio album by Anne Murray
Released	1986
Studio	Eastern Sound (Toronto, Ontario, Canada); Lion Share Studios, Image Recording Studios, Oasis Studios and Westlake Studios (Los Angeles, California, USA); Can-Am Recorders (Tarzana, California, USA); Larrabee Sound Studios (West Hollywood, California, USA); Unique Recording Studios (New York City, New York); D.I. Musikstudio and Paradise Studios (Munich, Germany);
Genre	Country, Pop
Length	38:21
Label	Capitol
Producer	David Foster (track 1); Jack White (tracks 2-6, 10); Keith Diamond (tracks 7-9)
Anne Murray chronology
Singles from Something to Talk About
	"Now and Forever (You and Me)"; Released: January 1986; "Who's Leaving Who"; Released: April 1986; "My Life's a Dance"; Released: June 1986;

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]

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
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

Personnel

Anne Murray – lead vocals
David Foster – keyboards (1), synthesizers (1), arrangements (1)
Ed Arkin – keyboards (2-6, 10), synthesizers (2-6, 10), programming (2-6, 10), bass (2-6, 10), electronic drums (2-6, 10), arrangements (5, 6)
Michael Boddicker – keyboards (2-6, 10), synthesizers (2-6, 10), programming (2-6, 10), bass (2-6, 10), electronic drums (2-6, 10)
Harold Faltermeyer – keyboards (2-6, 10), synthesizers (2-6, 10), programming (2-6, 10), bass (2-6, 10), electronic drums (2-6, 10), arrangements (10)
Mark Spiro – keyboards (2-6, 10), synthesizers (2-6, 10), programming (2-6, 10), bass (2-6, 10), electronic drums (2-6, 10), backing vocals (2-6, 10), arrangements (2-6, 10)
Bo Tomlyn – keyboards (2-6, 10), synthesizers (2-6, 10), programming (2-6, 10), bass (2-6, 10), electronic drums (2-6, 10)
Uve Schikora – keyboards (2-6, 10), synthesizers (2-6, 10), programming (2-6, 10), bass (2-6, 10), electronic drums (2-6, 10), arrangements (2-4)
Kristian Schultze – keyboards (2-6, 10), synthesizers (2-6, 10), programming (2-6, 10), bass (2-6, 10), electronic drums (2-6, 10)
Tom Hensley – acoustic piano (4)
Skip Anderson – keyboards (7-9), acoustic piano (7-9)
Oscar Brown – keyboards (7-9)
Keith Diamond – synthesizers (7-9), programming (7-9), bass (7-9), electronic drums (7-9), arrangements (7-9)
Michael Landau – guitars (1-6, 10)
Bob Mann – guitars (1)
Russ Freeman – guitars (2-6, 10)
Dann Huff – guitars (2-6, 10)
Ronny Drayton – guitars (7-9)
Paul Pesco – guitars (7-9)
Bob Rosa – drums (7-9)
Terry Silverlight – drums (7-9)
Brian Malouf – percussion (2-6, 10)
Gary Herbeck – saxophone solos (2-6, 10)
Larry Williams – saxophones (2-6, 10), sax solos (2-6, 10)
Lew McCreary – trombone (2-6, 10)
Chuck Findley – trumpet (2-6, 10)
Jerry Hey – trumpet (2-6, 10)
Richard Page – backing vocals (1-6, 10)
Jill Colucci – backing vocals (2-6, 10)
Cindy Fee – backing vocals (2-6, 10)
Steve George – backing vocals (2-6, 10)
Jim Haas – backing vocals (2-6, 10)
Jon Joyce – backing vocals (2-6, 10)
Tom Kelly – backing vocals (2-6, 10)
Edie Lehmann – backing vocals (2-6, 10)
Joe Pizzulo – backing vocals (2-6, 10)
Andrea Robinson – backing vocals (2-6, 10)
Cliff Dawson – backing vocals (7-9)
Jill Dell'Abate – backing vocals (7-9)
Curtis King – backing vocals (7-9)
Yvonne Lewis – backing vocals (7-9)
Cindy Mizelll – backing vocals (7-9)
Sandy Pandya – backing vocals (7-9)

Production

Balmur Ltd. – executive producers
David Foster – producer (1)
Jack White – producer (2-6, 10)
Mark Spiro – associate producer (2-6, 10)
Keith Diamond – producer (7-9)
Paul Cade – art direction, design
Nigel Dixon – photography
Sheila Yakimov – hair stylist
George Abbott – make-up
Lee Kinoshita-Bevington – wardrobe designer
Leonard T. Rambeau – personal management

Technical

Brian Gardner – mastering at Bernie Grundman Mastering (Hollywood, California) (2-6, 10)
Wally Traugott – mastering at Capitol Records (Hollywood, California) (7-9)
Ken Friesen – engineer (1-6, 10)
Humberto Gatica – mixing (1)
Jürgen Koppers – engineer (2-6, 10), mixing (2, 4-6, 10)
Brian Malouf – engineer (2-6, 10), remixing (3)
Kristian Schultze – engineer (2-6, 10)
Jon Van Nest – engineer (2-6, 10)
Bob Rosa – engineer (7-9), mixing (8, 9)
Tom Lord-Alge – mixing (7)
Tom Henderson – assistant engineer (1-6, 10)
Stephen Krause – assistant engineer (2-6, 10)
Peggy McAffee – assistant engineer (2-6, 10)
Samii Taylor – assistant engineer (2-6, 10)
Sabrina Buchanek – mix assistant (2-6, 10)
Acar Key – assistant engineer (7-9)

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (1986)	Peak position
Canadian Albums (RPM)	22
US Billboard 200^[5]	68
US Top Country Albums (Billboard)^[6]	2

Year-end charts

Chart (1986)	Position
US Top Country Albums (Billboard)^[7]	37

References

^ "Anne Murray Going Pop Again After Six Years" (PDF). Billboard. February 15, 1986.
^ Susan Beyer, "Anne Murray's Million-dollar instincts". Ottawa Citizen, November 2, 1991.
^ "Something to Talk About charts". Allmusic. Retrieved March 1, 2011.
^ "Heartaches". BMI. Retrieved May 30, 2017.
^ "Anne Murray Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved May 31, 2021.
^ "Anne Murray Chart History (Top Country Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved May 31, 2021.
^ "Top Country Albums – Year-End 1986". Billboard. Retrieved May 31, 2021.

[1] "Anne Murray Going Pop Again After Six Years" (PDF). Billboard. February 15, 1986.

[2] Susan Beyer, "Anne Murray's Million-dollar instincts". Ottawa Citizen, November 2, 1991.

[3] "Something to Talk About charts". Allmusic. Retrieved March 1, 2011.

[BMI-heartaches-4] "Heartaches". BMI. Retrieved May 30, 2017.

[ac_Billboard200_Anne_Murray-5] "Anne Murray Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved May 31, 2021.

[ac_BillboardCountry_Anne_Murray-6] "Anne Murray Chart History (Top Country Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved May 31, 2021.

[7] "Top Country Albums – Year-End 1986". Billboard. Retrieved May 31, 2021.

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