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Now & Forever

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Coming from Germany, I never heard of Anne Murray before, until I came to the US and heard the songs in my landlady's kitchen - and immediatelly knew that I HAD to have this CD. The first CD in this album is good, just not 100% my music style, the second one was missing - but the 3rd one! Wow, that got me hooked. My favorites: "Si jamais je te revois" and "Feed this fire". The songs go straight to the heart. So I went and bought lots of Anne Murray CDs today, because she has such a wonderful voice and great lyrics. Also I like the diversity of the songs and styles and how it changed over the years without ever affecting the quality. This CD box is a great opportunity to get a glimpse of the whole variety. Ms. Murray, you have a new fan, compliments on your work!

Anne Murray has nothing to prove-she has sold millions, won every award that exists and is a national treasure in Canada and a worldwide superstar. This box set runs through the gammet of her amazing career and has some rare versions of songs that you will not find anywhere else. For example, the spanish version of "Broken Hearted Me" is here as is the never before released cut penned by K.T. Oslin "Lonely but Only for You". All songs on this box set are great. From all the hits "You Needed Me" with an introduction from her then young son, "Snowbird" , "I just fall in Love Again" , "A Little Good News", etc etc etc...plus some real emotional gems "Moon over Brooklyn", "A million more" (live), and the breathtaking early cut "Robbie's Song for Jesus"-just spine tingling. "Talk it over in the Morning" , a pleasant uptempo song with a sad feel to it is here, as is the brilliant "Sunday Sunrise". A delicious live version of the Beatle's "You won't see Me" with an alternate ending is also a bright spot. A lot of early stuff that you probably have never heard is here and it's all top quality. Finally there are selections from every album up until "Croonin'" -"Now & Forever", "Time Don't Run out on Me" , "Flying on your Own" and the warm and charming introspective "Are you still in Love with Me ?" . My only criticism is that Anne has so many beautiful songs that another complete disc could have been easily added to this collection. Otherwise, top quality as usual.

This box set is a must for any Anne Murray fan. All of her hits from "Snowbird to Time Don't Run Out Me" are here. In addition to the hits, there are a lot of previously unreleased songs, Live songs ("A Million More" is just beautiful) and a great Spanish Version of her big hit "Broken Hearted Me". This collection covers the first 29 studio albums from Anne's career and does an excellent job showing the many different styles of music she has done over the years. A great collection of songs!

What else can one say, except "Wow!" I've wanted this CD set for years and finally acquired one through an Amazon partner. It came in better than advertised shape.

For the true Anne Murray fan, this has it all: unreleased songs, alternate versions, very early music, and all of her hits. I have nearly every album she's put out and this one is definitely the "capstone" effort for an artist who has given us the gift of her voice for several decades.

I can't recommend this set highly enough.

This box set is everything the Anne Murray fan could want! Pretty well ALL of her hits, as well as unreleased samples of her from live shows and even some clips from before she was famous! Buy this box set -- you WON'T regret it!

This boxed set is so beautiful and features some never before released live and studio songs which date back to the late Sixties before she hit it big as an internationally acclaimed Pop/Country superstar.

There are only a couple of downfalls for me: Out of the 64 songs included, her 1979 #4 American Pop hit, "Broken Hearted Me," is featured in Spanish. Why on earth would Capitol choose one song out of 64 to be released in a Spanish version? It's not only ridiculous, but it completely robs this awesome package of its sheer perfection. Her accent as well as pronunciation are way off (in Spanish) and it only serves in making her sound foolish. "Broken Hearted Me," the first single from her excellent, "I'll Always Love You" CD, should never have been tampered with to begin with OR included here. It's not like the song fared very well on the Latin Music circuit anyway (Correct me if I'm wrong. I was completely disappointed by this bizarre choice and if a longtime, diehard fan is going to purchase a career-spanning boxed set, then the songs compiled SHOULD BE as they were upon release.

Additionally, this could easily have been a four or five-disc set where more obscure gems are not included and are difficult to obtain unless one was to buy her Signature Series twofers; Songs like "Saved by the Grace of Your Love," "Slow Fall," "Uproar" (a #29 minor American Country hit single) and "Lift Your Hearts to the Sun" from the 1974 masterpiece, "Highly Prized Possession;" "Ladybug," "Player in the Band," "Everything Old Is New Again" and "Blue Finger Lou" from her equally as beautiful, "Together" album from 1975 and/or "Things" or the gorgeous "Carolina Sun" from 1976's "Keeping in Touch" album. Instead, other interesting oddities are included and are no less entertaining or beautiful as they are delivered in Anne's thick and hearty, creamy contralto.

Otherwise, what you have here is the most comprehensive Anne Murray set to date that fans will cherish for a lifetime. The booklet included features Anne's personal comments on every song that selected for inclusion. All in all, this is a treasure to possess, but it's sadly out of print. One might think that every major recording artist with a boxed set to their credit that is representative of decades of recordings would see to it that the boxed set would remain in print for years to come. I mean, COME ON, one can easily obtain boxed sets from Linda Ronstadt, Carly Simon and Barbra Streisand without issue because they're still in print.

If you're a fan of Canada's First Lady of song, hands down, this is the collection for YOU as this woman has been dazzling audiences, racking up Juno, Grammy, CMA and American Music Awards awards, hit singles, Gold and Platinum albums and selling out tours internationally and consistently for over forty years! She's a pioneer, a superstar and a legend, and this boxed set reminds us of this "now and forever."

The mixing and recording of this CD is poor. At times it sounds like it was recorded in a garage or basement. Very disappointed.

Anne Murray Still Sounds Like She Got her cd recorded in a empty room or something, but she sings nice music.