Straight, Clean and Simple
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. 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 and at No. 121 on the Billboard Top LP's chart.
Track listing
- "It Takes Time" - 3:18
- "People's Park" - 2:55
- "One Day I Walk" - 2:27
- "Child of Mine" - 3:00
- "Sycamore Slick" - 1:55
- "Wishing Smiles Made It All True" - 2:13
- "Sing High, Sing Low" - 2:47
- "Days of the Looking Glass" - 2:21
- "A Stranger in My Place" - 2:54
- "I'll Never [Fall In Love Again]" - 2:53
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 (drummer)|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