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A Little Good News (album)

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 quickly certified Gold by the RIAA.[2]

A Little Good News

August 2, 1983

Eastern Sound, Toronto

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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'.

Anne Murray – lead vocals, backing vocals (2, 5, 8, 10)

– synthesizers (1, 9, 10)

Michael Boddicker

– synthesizers (1, 2, 6), electric piano (4, 7, 9, 10)

Jack Lenz

– acoustic piano (2, 4, 5, 7, 8), electric piano (6)

Doug Riley

Dennis Burnside – electric piano (3, 8), synthesizers (5)

– acoustic piano (3)

Bobby Ogdin

Mike "Pepe" Francis – electric guitar (1, 2, 9, 10), acoustic guitar (2, 6, 7), guitar (4)

– electric guitar (1, 7, 9, 10), acoustic guitar (2, 6), guitar (4)

Bob Mann

Steve Gibson – electric guitar (2, 3, 5, 8)

Rafe Van Hoy – acoustic guitar (3, 5, 8)

– acoustic guitar (3, 8), electric guitar (3, 5)

Paul Worley

Tom Szczesniak – bass (2, 4, 6, 7, 9, 10)

– bass (3, 5, 8)

Joe Osborn

Barry Keane – drums (1, 2, 4, 6, 7, 9, 10)

– drums (3, 5, 8)

Eddie Bayers

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)

– backing vocals (1, 9)

Bill Champlin

– backing vocals (1, 9)

Tom Kelly

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)

– backing vocals (6)

Randy Sharp

Jim Ed Norman – producer

Balmur Ltd. – executive producer

Ken Friesen – recording

Marshall Morgan – additional recording, mixing

Eric Prestidge – additional recording

Larry Hines – additional recording, recording assistant

Richard McKernon – additional recording, recording assistant

– additional recording, recording assistant

Giles Reeves

Tom Henderson – recording assistant

Ken Perry – mastering

Paul Cade – art direction, design

Bill King – photography

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