Could I Have This Dance
Anne Murray | Artist Essentials
First released: 1980 (year verified)
Original 1980 studio recording
MusicAtlas editorial note: The swaying rhythm supports long vocal lines with very little interruption from the arrangement.
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Release evidence and recording details
First released: 1980 (year verified)
The original studio recording was released in 1980 and belongs to the original Urban Cowboy program. Year precision does not assign an album day to a single or a later reissue.
Recording: Original 1980 studio recording
Credit: Anne Murray
Role in this collection: Primary artist
Original album: Urban Cowboy
Original album association; the supported year is not an exact worldwide release day.
Could I Have This Dance - original 1980 recording context
The artist museum identifies Could I Have This Dance as a new 1980 recording associated with Urban Cowboy and the original Greatest Hits program. Only the year is used; neither the later ANNEversary shipping date nor an asserted exact ordering of the 1980 packages is adopted. | Reviewed 2026-10-18
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The reviewed original solo program and retained title identify the same studio recording. Later annual appearances and the explicitly credited 2007 duet renditions do not redate or replace the original solo performance.
Could I Have This Dance - original 1980 recording context
The artist museum identifies Could I Have This Dance as a new 1980 recording associated with Urban Cowboy and the original Greatest Hits program. Only the year is used; neither the later ANNEversary shipping date nor an asserted exact ordering of the 1980 packages is adopted. | Reviewed 2026-10-18
Friends and Legends - later explicitly credited duet versions
The licensed 2007 program explicitly names partners including Martina McBride, k.d. lang, Sarah Brightman, Amy Grant and Shania Twain. These duet performances are separate from the original solo recordings selected here. | Reviewed 2026-10-18
Other catalog appearances
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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