Anne Murray
Morna Anne Murray, born June 20,
1945, is a Grammy Award-winning Canadian singer. Murray has performed in
pop, country and adult contemporary styles. So far, her albums have sold
over 54 million copies.
Murray was the first Canadian female solo singer to reach number one
on the U.S. charts, and also the first to earn a gold record for one of
her signature songs, “Snowbird”. She is often cited as the woman who
paved the way for other Canadian international success stories such as
Céline Dion, Sarah McLachlan and Shania Twain. She is also the first
woman and the first Canadian to win ‘Album of the Year’ at the Country
Music Association Awards for her 1984 album A Little Good News.
Murray’s career has been marked by an unprecedented number of awards
- more than almost any female singer in history. She has received four
Grammys, three American Music Awards, three Country Music Association
Awards, three Canadian Country Music Association Awards and 24 Juno
Awards.
 She has also been honoured with the Howie Richmond Hitmaker Award
from the Songwriters Hall of Fame (2008), the Legacy Award from the
Canadian Songwriters Hall of Fame (2006), the East Coast Music
Association Directors’ Special Achievement Award (2001), induction into
the Canadian Country Music Hall of Fame (2002) and induction into the
Juno Hall of Fame (1993).
Here is something unusual for a singer, a longtime golf enthusiast;
Murray made history in October of 2003 at the Turning Stone Resort &
Casino in Verona, NY by becoming the first woman to score a hole-in-one
on the 108-yard 17th hole at the Kaluhyat Golf Club. On May 11, 2007,
Murray was named the world’s best female celebrity golfer by Golf For
Women magazine, sporting an 11 handicap.
You needed me
I cried a tear
You wiped it dry
I was confused
You cleared my mind
I sold my soul
You bought it back for me
And held me up and gave me dignity
Somehow you needed me.
Chorus
You gave me strength
To stand alone again
To face the world
Out on my own again
You put me high upon a pedestal
So high that I could almost see eternity
You needed me
You needed me
And I can’t believe it’s you I can’t believe it’s true
I needed you and you were there
And I’ll never leave, why should I leave
I’d be a fool
‘Cause I’ve finally found someone who really cares
You held my hand
When it was cold
When I was lost
You took me home
You gave me hope
When I was at the end
And turned my lies
Back into truth again
You even called me friend
Repeat Chorus
You needed me
You needed me
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