# Something to Talk About (album)

Something to Talk About is the twenty-second studio album by Canadian country pop artist Anne Murray. It was released by Capitol Records in 1986. The album is so named after the Shirley Eikhard-composed song "Something to Talk About", which Murray had wanted to record for the album but was rejected by her producers; Bonnie Raitt went on to have a huge hit with the song.
The album peaked at #2 for several weeks on the Billboard Top Country Albums chart - Anne's highest position. The disc was certified Gold by the RIAA.

## Personnel

* Anne Murray – lead vocals
* David Foster – keyboards (1), synthesizers (1), arrangements (1)
* Ed Arkin – keyboards (2-6, 10), synthesizers (2-6, 10), programming (2-6, 10), bass (2-6, 10), electronic drums (2-6, 10), arrangements (5, 6)
* Michael Boddicker – keyboards (2-6, 10), synthesizers (2-6, 10), programming (2-6, 10), bass (2-6, 10), electronic drums (2-6, 10)
* Harold Faltermeyer – keyboards (2-6, 10), synthesizers (2-6, 10), programming (2-6, 10), bass (2-6, 10), electronic drums (2-6, 10), arrangements (10)
* Mark Spiro – keyboards (2-6, 10), synthesizers (2-6, 10), programming (2-6, 10), bass (2-6, 10), electronic drums (2-6, 10), backing vocals (2-6, 10), arrangements (2-6, 10)
* Bo Tomlyn – keyboards (2-6, 10), synthesizers (2-6, 10), programming (2-6, 10), bass (2-6, 10), electronic drums (2-6, 10)
* Uve Schikora – keyboards (2-6, 10), synthesizers (2-6, 10), programming (2-6, 10), bass (2-6, 10), electronic drums (2-6, 10), arrangements (2-4)
* Kristian Schultze – keyboards (2-6, 10), synthesizers (2-6, 10), programming (2-6, 10), bass (2-6, 10), electronic drums (2-6, 10)
* Tom Hensley – acoustic piano (4)
* Skip Anderson – keyboards (7-9), acoustic piano (7-9)
* Oscar Brown – keyboards (7-9)
* Keith Diamond – synthesizers (7-9), programming (7-9), bass (7-9), electronic drums (7-9), arrangements (7-9)
* Michael Landau – guitars (1-6, 10)
* Bob Mann – guitars (1)
* Russ Freeman – guitars (2-6, 10)
* Dann Huff – guitars (2-6, 10)
* Ronny Drayton – guitars (7-9)
* Paul Pesco – guitars (7-9)
* Bob Rosa – drums (7-9)
* Terry Silverlight – drums (7-9)
* Brian Malouf – percussion (2-6, 10)
* Gary Herbeck – saxophone solos (2-6, 10)
* Larry Williams – saxophones (2-6, 10), sax solos (2-6, 10)
* Lew McCreary – trombone (2-6, 10)
* Chuck Findley – trumpet (2-6, 10)
* Jerry Hey – trumpet (2-6, 10)
* Richard Page – backing vocals (1-6, 10)
* Jill Colucci – backing vocals (2-6, 10)
* Cindy Fee – backing vocals (2-6, 10)
* Steve George – backing vocals (2-6, 10)
* Jim Haas – backing vocals (2-6, 10)
* Jon Joyce – backing vocals (2-6, 10)
* Tom Kelly – backing vocals (2-6, 10)
* Edie Lehmann – backing vocals (2-6, 10)
* Joe Pizzulo – backing vocals (2-6, 10)
* Andrea Robinson – backing vocals (2-6, 10)
* Cliff Dawson – backing vocals (7-9)
* Jill Dell'Abate – backing vocals (7-9)
* Curtis King – backing vocals (7-9)
* Yvonne Lewis – backing vocals (7-9)
* Cindy Mizelll – backing vocals (7-9)
* Sandy Pandya – backing vocals (7-9)

## Production

* Balmur Ltd. – executive producers
* David Foster – producer (1)
* Jack White – producer (2-6, 10)
* Mark Spiro – associate producer (2-6, 10)
* Keith Diamond – producer (7-9)
* Paul Cade – art direction, design
* Nigel Dixon – photography
* Sheila Yakimov – hair stylist
* George Abbott – make-up
* Lee Kinoshita-Bevington – wardrobe designer
* Leonard T. Rambeau – personal management
Technical
* Brian Gardner – mastering at Bernie Grundman Mastering (Hollywood, California) (2-6, 10)
* Wally Traugott – mastering at Capitol Records (Hollywood, California) (7-9)
* Ken Friesen – engineer (1-6, 10)
* Humberto Gatica – mixing (1)
* Jürgen Koppers – engineer (2-6, 10), mixing (2, 4-6, 10)
* Brian Malouf – engineer (2-6, 10), remixing (3)
* Kristian Schultze – engineer (2-6, 10)
* Jon Van Nest – engineer (2-6, 10)
* Bob Rosa – engineer (7-9), mixing (8, 9)
* Tom Lord-Alge – mixing (7)
* Tom Henderson – assistant engineer (1-6, 10)
* Stephen Krause – assistant engineer (2-6, 10)
* Peggy McAffee – assistant engineer (2-6, 10)
* Samii Taylor – assistant engineer (2-6, 10)
* Sabrina Buchanek – mix assistant (2-6, 10)
* Acar Key – assistant engineer (7-9)

## Charts
### Weekly charts

| Chart (1986) | Peak position |
| Canadian Albums (RPM) | 22 |
| US Billboard 200 | 68 |
| US Top Country Albums (Billboard) | 2 |

### Year-end charts

| Chart (1986) | Position |
| US Top Country Albums (Billboard) | 37 |