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.
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
Personnel
Musicians Anne Murray – vocals, backing vocals Pat Riccio Jr. – keyboards Doug Riley – keyboards (1–6, 8–10) Brian Gatto – keyboards (7) John Hug – guitars (1–6, 8–10) Bob Mann – guitars (1–6, 8–10) Aidan Mason – guitars Jim Pirie – guitars (1–6, 8–10) Brian Russell – guitars Bob Lucier – steel guitar JayDee Maness – steel guitar Tom Szczesniak – bass (1–6, 8–10) Peter Cardinali – bass (7) Barry Keane – drums (1–6, 8–10), percussion Jørn Andersen – drums (7) Bruce Murray – backing vocals Deborah Schaal – backing vocals
Music arrangements Rick Wilkins – arrangements and conductor (2, 3, 8, 9) Doug Riley – arrangements and conductor (4–6) Peter Cardinali – arrangements and conductor (7)
Production Balmur Limited – executive producers Jim Ed Norman – producer Ken Friesen – engineer Peter Holcomb – assistant engineer Michael Jackson – assistant engineer Tim McCauley – assistant engineer Ken Perry – mastering at Capitol Mastering (Hollywood, California, USA) Gord Marci – photography Leonard T. Rambeau for Balmur Limited – management
Chart performance Chart (1980) Peak position
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