Highly Prized Possession is the tenth studio album by Canadian country pop artist Anne Murray, released in November 1974. In the U.S., the album peaked at number 8 on the country album charts and number 70 on the pop albums chart; in Canada, the album reached number 26. Murray's cover of the Beatles' "Day Tripper" was released as a single (following her chart success the year before on another Beatles cover "You Won't See Me"), and it reached # 59 on the Hot 100, but failed to hit the U.S. Country chart.
Track listing
Personnel
- Anne Murray â vocals, supporting vocals (1âÂÂ7, 9, 10)
- Pat Riccio Jr. â pianos (1, 2), acoustic piano (3, 5, 6, 8âÂÂ10), organ (3, 5, 7, 9, 10)
- Brian Ahern â acoustic guitar (1âÂÂ3, 5, 6, 9), percussion (3, 6, 7, 9), guitars (4, 7, 10), bass (4), rhythm guitars (8), ukulele (8), harmonica (8)
- Amos Garrett â guitars (1âÂÂ3, 6, 9)
- Ben Keith â steel guitar (2, 5, 7, 9), slide guitar (8)
- Rick Kunha â guitars (4)
- Robert Cardwell â guitars (5, 10)
- Robbie MacNeill â "ragtime" guitar (8), supporting vocals (8)
- Skip Beckwith â basses (1, 3), bass (2, 5âÂÂ10)
- Pentti Glan â drums (1âÂÂ3, 6, 9, 10), percussion (1)
- Andy Cree â drums (5, 7, 8)
- Don Thompson â saxophones (1, 6)
- Milan Kymlicka â horns (1), strings (1âÂÂ3)
- Rick Wilkins â horns (5), strings (5, 7, 9, 10), saxophone arrangements (6)
- Dianne Brooks â supporting vocals (1âÂÂ7, 9, 10)
- Laurel Ward â supporting vocals (1âÂÂ7, 9, 10)
- Bonnie Beckwith â supporting vocals (8)
Production
- Paul White â executive producer
- Brian Ahern â producer, arrangements, engineer
- Gregory "Gabby" Garcia â engineer
- Peter Mann â engineer
- Chris Skene â engineer
- Stuart Taylor â engineer
- Bob Hanks â administrator
- Balmur Ltd. â art direction, design
- Paul Cade â art direction, design
- Ed Harris â photography
- Gord Marci â photography
- Typsettra Ltd. â typography
Chart performance
Production
References