Bluebird (Anne Murray song)
| "Bluebird" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Single by Anne Murray | ||||
| from the album You Will | ||||
| Released | November 1990 | |||
| Genre | Country | |||
| Length | 3:34 | |||
| Label | Capitol Nashville | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Ron Irving | |||
| Producer(s) | Jerry Crutchfield | |||
| Anne Murray singles chronology | ||||
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"Bluebird" is a song recorded by Canadian country pop singer Anne Murray for her 1990 album release You Will from which it was the second track sent for promotion to radio.[1]
The song had first been recorded by its composer Ron Irving in 1980 as "Bluebird Lullaby",[2] reaching number 28 on the RPM Country 50 Singles chart in March 1981:[3] Irving, a native of Powell River (BC) then playing guitar and singing in lower mainland clubs, had written the song to be performed at his wedding.[2] From 1985 Irving had fronted the group Bootleg whose 1988 self-titled album had included a remake of "Bluebird Lullaby": (quote Irving:) "My band had kind of run its course and was breaking up. Then I got the call that there was a song from our album that Anne [Murray] was going to record."[4] On the strength of Murray's recording "Bluebird Lullaby" (as "Bluebird") Irving would be signed as a staff writer at BMG Publishing Group.[5]
Murray would say of "Bluebird": "It had been twenty years since I did a bird song so I figured it was time for another" [6] - referencing her 1970 breakout hit "Snowbird".[6] Sung to a calypso arrangement,[7][8] "Bluebird" would be the follow-up to Murray's Top Ten C&W hit "Feed This Fire", "Bluebird" would peak at number 39 on the Billboard C&W chart where Murray would subsequently have one final chart showing: "Everyday" (number 56, 1991).[9] "Bluebird" was more of a success in Canada, rising as high as number 3 on the RPM100 Country Tracks chart in March 1991.[10]
Charts
[edit]| Chart (1991) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Canada Country Tracks (RPM)[11] | 3 |
| US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[12] | 39 |
| Year-end chart (1991) | Position |
|---|---|
| Canada Country Tracks (RPM)[13] | 15 |
References
[edit]- ^ Whitburn, Joel (2009). Joel Whitburn's Top Country Songs: 1944-2005. NYC: Crown Publishing. p. 265. ISBN 978-0898201772.
- ^ a b Powell River Living October 2016 p. 30
- ^ "RPM Country 50 Singles" (PDF). Collectionscanada.gc.ca. April 11, 1981. Retrieved 2022-03-17.
- ^ "LIVE & LOCAL: 'Labour of love' for Timewalkers foursome (With video)". Archived from the original on 2017-01-10. Retrieved 2017-01-09.
- ^ "Timewalkers take note of a good song for Dream Café - Penticton News". Archived from the original on 2017-01-10. Retrieved 2017-01-09.
- ^ a b """Snowbird"" Songbird at Symphony Hall". Deseret News. 28 September 1990. Archived from the original on January 10, 2017.
- ^ "Canadian Anne Murray Performs Hit After Hit for Adoring Utah Fans". Deseret News. 3 October 1990. Archived from the original on January 13, 2017.
- ^ Billboard vol 102 #46 (17 November 1990) p. 77
- ^ "Anne Murray Songs • Top Songs / Chart Singles Discography". Musicvf.com.
- ^ "RPM 100 Country Tracks" (PDF). Collectionscanada.gc.ca. March 16, 1981. Retrieved 2022-03-17.
- ^ "Top RPM Country Tracks: Issue 1466." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. March 16, 1991. Retrieved November 16, 2013.
- ^ "Anne Murray Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.
- ^ "RPM Top 100 Country Tracks of 1991". RPM. December 21, 1991. Retrieved November 16, 2013.
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