"IN MY OPINION, "CANADIAN SUNSET" WAS THE GREATEST SONG OF THE ENTIRE TWENTIETH CENTURY. AND THE BEST VOCAL VERSION OF THAT SONG IS THE ONE DONE BY ANNE MURRAY AND GLEN CAMPBELL. THEY ARE ACCOMPANIED BY A GREAT SOUNDING ORCHESTRA AND BOTH OF THEIR VOICES BLEND WELL TOGETHER. THE OTHER GREAT SONG ON THIS CD IS THE MEDLEY "I SAY A LITTLE PRAYER / BY THE TIME I GET TO PHOENIX". THESE TWO LOVE SONGS BLEND SO WELL TOGETHER. I WOULD RECOMMEND THIS CD TO ANYONE."
Duets album plus Danny's song album
Peter Durward Harris | Leicester England | 12/24/2003
(5 out of 5 stars)
"The first album is a collection of duets with Glen Campbell (a particularly interesting combination of voices) and features several interesting songs. The medley of By the time I get to Phoenix (sung by Glen) and I say a little prayer (sung by Anne) is clever, but it doesn't quite work for me. The remainder of the album is much better, including fine versions of Canadian sunset, United we stand, Ease your pain and Let me be the one.The second album, Danny's song, contains five studio tracks followed by five live tracks. To my ears, the five studio tracks are the best on this entire CD. They include Danny's song (one of Anne's own classics), Killing me softly with his song (a song that was written after it's writer had seen a Don McLean concert) and He thinks I still care (a cover of the old George Jones country classic, She thinks I still care, adapted for Anne). The live cuts include versions of songs that Anne had already recorded studio versions of. One of them, Ease your pain, also appears on the Glen Campbell duets album that makes up the other half of this CD.There is plenty of great music to listen to here, though these are not among the strongest albums that Anne recorded during her long and distinguished career."
Simply Great
Graham Miranda | India | 11/25/2007
(5 out of 5 stars)
"The signature series of Anne Murray and Glen Campbell is simply delightful.
I remember first listening to this album on tape way back in 1989 and fell in love with the recording. The intertwining of two great artists when they were much younger, is evident in the kind of music that was of a different genre altogether.
It is great that Amazon reissued the CD combined with two albums, making this pick really worth it.
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Incredible and way ahead of its time
Claude Bourggeois | Moncton, Canada | 06/23/2006
(5 out of 5 stars)
"Anne Murray and Glen Campbell had worked together on Glen's TV show, and it was just natural for them to record a duet album. The results are brilliant. Their voices blend perfectly without one of the stars trying to outshine or outsing the other. The album opens with "You're Easy to Love" and that is just how you will feel about this highly underrated album. Every song on this album could have been a hit-"United We Stand" is quite engaging. "My Ecstasy" is particularly brilliant. Why aren't there more vocal performances like this these days ? As a bonus you get the equally brilliant and Grammy winning album "Danny's Song" featuring the smash hit title song penned by Kenny Loggins. You will also find the inspiring "One Day I Walk" (penned by fellow Canadian Bruce Cockburn), the dreamy "Let Sunshine Have it's Day" (this song will transport you into a world of vocal longing and of hope). Finally the quite touching "I'll be Home" perfectly encapsulates all the emotions one feels when longing for home. These two albums are brilliant on their own but together they make an indispensable companion to any collection of serious music lovers."