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"'''What About Me'''" is a song written by [[Scott McKenzie]] and performed by [[Anne Murray]]. The song was originally released on her 1968 album, ''[[What About Me (Anne Murray album)|What About Me]]''.<ref>[http://www.discogs.com/Anne-Murray-What-About-Me/release/1445889 Anne Murray, ''What About Me''] Retrieved July 31, 2013</ref> A live version appeared on her 1973 album ''[[Danny's Song (album)|Danny's Song]]'',<ref>[http://www.discogs.com/Anne-Murray-Dannys-Song/release/1491435 Anne Murray, ''Danny's Song''] Retrieved July 31, 2013</ref> and this version was released as a single in 1973, which reached #1 on the [[RPM (magazine)|Canadian Adult Contemporary chart]] and #2 on both the Canadian Country chart and the [[Adult Contemporary (chart)|U.S. Adult Contemporary chart]]. The song was produced by [[Brian Ahern (producer)|Brian Ahern]].
"'''What About Me'''" is a song written by [[Scott McKenzie]] and performed by [[Anne Murray]]. The song was originally released on her 1968 album, ''[[What About Me (Anne Murray album)|What About Me]]''.<ref>[http://www.discogs.com/Anne-Murray-What-About-Me/release/1445889 Anne Murray, ''What About Me''] Retrieved July 31, 2013</ref> A live version appeared on her 1973 album ''[[Danny's Song (album)|Danny's Song]]'',<ref>[http://www.discogs.com/Anne-Murray-Dannys-Song/release/1491435 Anne Murray, ''Danny's Song''] Retrieved July 31, 2013</ref> and this version was released as a single in 1973, which reached #1 on the [[RPM (magazine)|Canadian Adult Contemporary chart]] and #2 on both the Canadian Country chart and the [[Adult Contemporary (chart)|U.S. Adult Contemporary chart]]. The song was produced by [[Brian Ahern (producer)|Brian Ahern]].


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


==Chart performance==
==Chart performance==

Revision as of 22:51, 10 December 2019

"What About Me"
Single by Anne Murray
from the album Danny's Song
A-side"Let Sunshine Have Its Day"
ReleasedMay 1973
GenreCountry
Length2:40
LabelCapitol 3600
Songwriter(s)Scott McKenzie
Producer(s)Brian Ahern
Anne Murray singles chronology
"Danny's Song"
(1972)
"What About Me"
(1973)
"Send a Little Love My Way"
(1973)

"What About Me" is a song written by Scott McKenzie and performed by Anne Murray. The song was originally released on her 1968 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 #1 on the Canadian Adult Contemporary chart and #2 on both the Canadian Country chart and the U.S. Adult Contemporary chart. The song was produced by Brian Ahern.

The song had 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 KMR 93
Canadian RPM Country Tracks 2
Canadian RPM Top Singles 22
Canadian RPM Adult Contemporary 1
New Zealand (Listener) [3] 15
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[4] 20
US Billboard Hot 100[5] 64
US Adult Contemporary (Billboard)[6] 2
US Cash Box[7] 37

References