Straight, Clean and Simple explained

Straight, Clean and Simple
Type:	Studio
Artist:	Anne Murray
Cover:	StraightCleanandSimple.jpg
Released:	February 26, 1971
Studio:	Eastern Sound and Bay Studios (Toronto, Ontario, Canada) Vanguard Studios (New York City, New York, USA)
Genre:	Country
Label:	Capitol
Producer:	Brian Ahern
Prev Title:	Snowbird
Prev Year:	1970
Next Title:	Talk It Over in the Morning
Next Year:	1971

Straight, Clean and Simple is the fourth studio album by Anne Murray issued in 1971 on Capitol Records. Outside Canada, where Anne Murray was not so well known, it was simply titled Anne Murray.^[1] The album contained material by Burt Bacharach, Hal David, Kenny Rogers and Kin Vassy. The album peaked at No.4 on the RPM album chart in Canada on 27 March 1971.

Track listing

1. "It Takes Time" (Shirley Eikhard) - 3:15
2. "People's Park" (Brent Titcomb) - 2:35
3. "One Day I Walk" (Bruce Cockburn) - 2:20
4. "Child of Mine" (Carole King, Gerry Goffin) - 2:57
5. "Sycamore Slick" (Titcomb, Vicky Taylor) - 1:51
6. "Wishing Smiles Made It All True" (Richard Gael) - 2:11
7. "Sing High, Sing Low" (Titcomb) - 2:32
8. "Days of the Looking Glass" (Gene MacLellan) - 2:17
9. "A Stranger in My Place" (Kenny Rogers, Kin Vassy) - 2:52
10. "I'll Never Fall In Love Again" (Burt Bacharach, Hal David) - 2:57

Personnel

• Anne Murray – vocals
• Bill Speer – musician
• Brian Ahern – musician, arrangements
• Bobby Edwards – musician
• Amos Garrett – musician
• Buddy Cage – musician
• Skip Beckwith – musician
• Terry Clarke – musician
• Ron Rully – musician
• Tommy Graham – musician
• Brent Titcomb – musician
• Bill Richards – musician
• Dr. Music – musicians
• Rick Wilkins – string arrangements

Production

• Paul White – executive producer
• Brian Ahern – producer, engineer
• Skip Beckwith – engineer
• Frank Bertin – engineer
• Bill Ronckin – engineer
• Chris Skene – engineer
• Miles Wilkinson – engineer

References

1. Web site: Anne Murray - Anne Muirray. Discogs. 1971 . 15 April 2016.