Could I Have This Dance is Anne Murray's original 1980 studio recording, associated with Urban Cowboy and her original Greatest Hits program. The artist's museum identifies it as a new recording from that release...
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13 catalog entries, grouped by year.
Anne Murray: a curated listening guide
Hear how the low, even lead voice changes character against folk accompaniment, country arrangements and fuller studio pop.
25 selections with release evidence; 15 beyond the yearly lists.
About Anne Murray
Anne Murray is a Canadian singer from Springhill, Nova Scotia, whose recordings reached both country and pop audiences. Her debut What About Me appeared in 1968, followed by a Capitol Records contract and Snowbird. Later repertoire includes You Needed Me, Could I Have This Dance and A Little Good News. Her long recording career also led to the memoir All of Me.
Artist background sources
Anne Murray - Canadian Music Hall of Fame biography
Springhill background, country/pop crossover, debut and Capitol career, representative repertoire and memoir. Overbroad first-gold-record wording, sales figures and current award records are omitted. | Retrieved 2026-10-17
Profile reviewed: 2026-10-17. Artist background does not establish a song's creative origin or release date.
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1970
This folk-pop song became Anne Murray's breakthrough hit in the United States and established her international career.
View background status1973
Written by Kenny Loggins for his brother Danny Murray's version reached higher on the charts than Loggins and Messina's original
View background status1974
Elton John and Bernie Taupin composition about enduring love
View background statusElton John and Bernie Taupin composition about enduring love
View background statusCover of The Beatles' song about a failing relationship
View background status1978
The song was inspired by the supportive nature of deep, meaningful relationships.
View background status1979
The recurring nature of falling in love
View background statusThe constant presence of farewells in life
View background status1980
Anne Murray is a Canadian singer from Springhill, Nova Scotia, whose recordings reached both country and pop audiences. Her debut What About Me appeared in 1968, followed by a Capitol Records contract and Snowbird....
View background statusA cover of The Monkees' hit about maintaining optimism in everyday life.
View background statusA cover of Badfinger's hit, expressing deep longing for a lost love.
View background status1981
A country-pop hit for the Canadian singer.
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1960-2025. Each year contains 150 selections.