Highly Prized Possession
Highly Prized Possession is the tenth studio album by Canadian country pop artist Anne Murray, released in November 1974. In the U.S., the album peaked at number 8 on the country album charts and number 70 on the pop albums chart; in Canada, the album reached number 26. Murray's cover of the Beatles' "Day Tripper" was released as a single, and it reached # 59 on the Hot 100, but failed to hit the U.S. Country chart.
Track listing
Personnel
- Anne Murray – vocals, supporting vocals
- Pat Riccio Jr. – pianos, acoustic piano, organ
- Brian Ahern – acoustic guitar, percussion, guitars, bass, rhythm guitars, ukulele, harmonica
- Amos Garrett – guitars
- Ben Keith – steel guitar, slide guitar
- Rick Kunha – guitars
- Robert Cardwell – guitars
- Robbie MacNeill – "ragtime" guitar, supporting vocals
- Skip Beckwith – basses, bass
- Pentti Glan – drums, percussion
- Andy Cree – drums
- Don Thompson – saxophones
- Milan Kymlicka – horns, strings
- Rick Wilkins – horns, strings, saxophone arrangements
- Dianne Brooks – supporting vocals
- Laurel Ward – supporting vocals
- Bonnie Beckwith – supporting vocals
Production
- Paul White – executive producer
- Brian Ahern – producer, arrangements, engineer
- Gregory "Gabby" Garcia – engineer
- Peter Mann – engineer
- Chris Skene – engineer
- Stuart Taylor – engineer
- Bob Hanks – administrator
- Balmur Ltd. – art direction, design
- Paul Cade – art direction, design
- Ed Harris – photography
- Gord Marci – photography
- Typsettra Ltd. – typography
Chart performance
Production
- Producer: Brian Ahern for Happy Sack Productions Ltd.
- Executive Producer: Paul White
- Arranger: Brian Ahern