What About Me (Anne Murray song) explained

What About Me
Type:single
Artist:Anne Murray
Album:Danny's Song
A-Side:Let Sunshine Have Its Day
Released:May 1973
Genre:Country
Label:Capitol 3600
Producer:Brian Ahern
Prev Title:Danny's Song
Prev Year:1972
Next Title:Send a Little Love My Way
Next Year:1973

"What About Me" is a song written by Scott McKenzie, and recorded by Canadian singer Anne Murray. The song was originally released on her 1968 debut album, What About Me.[1] A live version appeared on her 1973 album Danny's Song,[2] and this version was released as a single in 1973, which reached No. 1 on the Canadian Adult Contemporary chart and No. 2 on both the Canadian Country chart and the U.S. Adult Contemporary chart. The song was produced by Brian Ahern.

The song has been covered by many artists, including Joni Mitchell, Ian and Sylvia, Ken Tobias, and John Denver.

Chart performance

Anne Murray

Chart (1973)Peak
position
Australia KMR93
Canadian RPM Country Tracks2
Canadian RPM Top Singles22
Canadian RPM Adult Contemporary1
New Zealand (Listener) [3] 15
US Cash Box[4] 37

Notes and References

  1. http://www.discogs.com/Anne-Murray-What-About-Me/release/1445889 Anne Murray, What About Me
  2. http://www.discogs.com/Anne-Murray-Dannys-Song/release/1491435 Anne Murray, Danny's Song
  3. Web site: Flavour of new zealand - Home . 2016-06-19 . 2016-10-11 . https://web.archive.org/web/20161011120242/http://www.flavourofnz.co.nz/index.php?qpageID=search%20listener&qartistid=1085#n_view_location . dead .
  4. http://tropicalglen.com/Archives/_0s_files/19730714.html Cash Box Top 100 Singles, July 14, 1993