Something to Talk About (album)

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.

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.

Track listing

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

Year-end charts

References