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Croonin' is a studio album by Canadian country vocalist Anne Murray. It was released by EMI Music Canada and SBK Records on November 2, 1993.[3] The album peaked at number 1 on the RPM Country Albums chart.[4] Heartland Records put out a Croonin' album with two bonus tracks, and Murray sings Perry Como's hit "Round and Round" and Dean Martin's hit "Memories Are Made of This." This album was also released on vinyl LP.

Croonin'
Studio album by Anne Murray
Released	November 2, 1993 (1993-11-02)
Studio	Sounds Interchange (Toronto, Ontario, Canada)
Genre	Country, pop standards
Length	61:17
Label	EMI Canada SBK (US) Capitol[1]
Producer	Anne Murray Tommy West
Anne Murray chronology
15 of the Best (1992) Croonin' (1993) The Best…So Far (1994)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[2]

Track listing

Personnel

• Anna Murray – lead and backing vocals
• Doug Riley – acoustic piano, Fender Rhodes, Hammond B3 organ, string quartet arrangements and conductor (1, 3, 5, 6, 9, 18), oboe arrangements (3, 5)
• Steve Sexton – synthesizers
• Mike "Pepe" Francis – rhythm electric guitar, rhythm acoustic guitar, classical guitar
• Bob Mann – lead electric guitar, lead acoustic guitar
• Peter Cardinali – bass, string quartet arrangements and conductor (7, 10, 13, 14, 16, 17), oboe arrangements (13)
• Barry Keane – drums, percussion
• Peter Appleyard – vibraphone
• Brian Leonard – marimba
• Vern Dorge – alto saxophone, soprano saxophone, tenor saxophone
• Guido Basso – harmonica, flugelhorn
• Melvin Berman – oboe
• Richard Armin – cello
• Terrence Helmer – viola
• Adele Armin – violin
• Vern Tarnowsky – violin
• Shirley Eikhard – backing vocals
• Bruce Murray – backing vocals
• Colina Phillips – backing vocals
• Debbie Schaal Ankeny – backing vocals
• Tommy West – backing vocals, lead vocals (9)
• Vivian Williams – backing vocals

Production

• Balmur Limited – executive producer
• Tommy West – producer
• Anne Murray – co-producer
• Kevin Doyle – recording, mixing
• Dany Tremblay – recording assistant, mix assistant
• Bob Ludwig – mastering at Gateway Mastering (Portland, Maine)
• Scott Thornley – art direction, design
• Denise Grant – photography
• Lee Kinoshita-Bevington – wardrobe stylist
• Sheila Yakimov – hair stylist
• George Abbott – make-up

Charts

Chart performance for Croonin'

Chart (1993)	Peak position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[5]	60
Canadian RPM Country Albums	1
Canadian RPM Top Albums	14
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[6]	20
US Billboard Top Country Albums	54

References

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