Danny's Song
Anne Murray | Artist Essentials
First released: 1972 (year verified)
Original 1973 studio recording
MusicAtlas editorial note: The gentle pulse lets the vocal move through the long melody without forcing the larger phrases.
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Release evidence and recording details
First released: 1972 (year verified)
The label account documents the original Capitol single in public circulation in 1972, before the 1973 album. Year precision records the original single year without presenting its chart debut as the release day. The 2007 Martina McBride duet is not this recording.
Recording: Original 1973 studio recording
Credit: Anne Murray
Role in this collection: Primary artist
Original single: Danny's Song
Dannys Song - original Capitol single before the album
The label-owned history identifies Murray's original Capitol single as already in public circulation in December 1972, before its 1973 album and later hit peak. The chart date is not claimed as the exact release day, and the earlier Loggins and Messina recording is a different performance. | Reviewed 2026-10-18
Danny's Song - original licensed Anne Murray program
The licensed original program identifies the selected Anne Murray solo studio recordings in 1973. Later duet remakes, National Arts Centre concert tracks, digital remaster dates and later single years are outside this original recording scope. | Reviewed 2026-10-18
In the yearly lists
These are listening-list appearances, separate from the first-release date.
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.
Dannys Song - original Capitol single before the album
The label-owned history identifies Murray's original Capitol single as already in public circulation in December 1972, before its 1973 album and later hit peak. The chart date is not claimed as the exact release day, and the earlier Loggins and Messina recording is a different performance. | 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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