A Little Good News is the twentieth studio album by Canadian country pop artist Anne Murray, released in 1983 via Capitol Records. The album peaked at number 9 on the Billboard Top Country Albums chart and was certified Gold by the RIAA.
The title track topped the Country singles charts in the United States. "That's Not the Way (It's S'posed to Be)" and "Just Another Woman in Love" were released as follow-up singles, with the latter hitting #1.
In 1984, A Little Good News was honored with a CMA Award for 'Album of the Year'.
Track listing
Personnel Anne Murray – vocals, backing vocals (2, 5, 8, 10) Michael Boddicker – synthesizers (1, 9, 10) Jack Lenz – synthesizers (1, 2, 6), electric piano (4, 7, 9, 10) Doug Riley – acoustic piano (2, 4, 5, 7, 8), electric piano (6) Dennis Burnside – electric piano (3, 8), synthesizers (5) Bobby Ogdin – acoustic piano (3) Mike "Pepe" Francis – electric guitars (1, 2, 6), acoustic guitars (2, 6, 7), guitars (4) Bob Mann – electric guitars (1, 6, 7), acoustic guitars (2, 6), guitars (4) Steve Gibson – electric guitars (2, 3, 5, 8) Rafe Van Hoy – acoustic guitars (3, 5, 8) Paul Worley – electric guitars (3, 5), acoustic guitars (8) Tom Szczesniak – bass (2, 4, 6, 7, 9, 10) Joe Osborn – bass (3, 5, 8) Barry Keane – drums (1, 2, 4, 6, 7, 9, 10) Eddie Bayers – drums (3, 5, 8) Bryan Cumming – saxophone (9) Nick DeCaro – string arrangements and conductor (3) Rick Wilkins – string arrangements and conductor (4) Peter Cardinali – string arrangements and conductor (8) Bill Champlin – backing vocals (1, 9) Tom Kelly – backing vocals (1, 9) Bruce Murray – backing vocals (2, 10) Deborah Schaal Greimann – backing vocals (2, 5, 8, 10) Tom Brannon – backing vocals (3) Philip Forrest – backing vocals (3) Donna Sheridan – backing vocals (3) Lisa Silver – backing vocals (3) Randy Sharp – backing vocals (6)
Production Balmur Ltd. – executive producers Jim Ed Norman – producer Ken Friesen – recording Tom Henderson – recording assistant Marshall Morgan – mixing, additional recording Eric Prestidge – additional recording Larry Hines – additional recording assistant Richard McKernan – additional recording assistant Giles Reaves – additional recording assistant Ken Perry – mastering at Masterfonics (Nashville, Tennessee, USA) Paul Cade – art direction, design Bill King – photography
Charts
Weekly charts Chart (1983–1984) Peak position Canada Country Albums (RPM) 3 Canada Albums (RPM) 57
Year-end charts Chart (1984) Position US Top Country Albums (Billboard) 21
Certifications
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