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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 (following her chart success the year before on another Beatles cover "You Won't See Me"), and it reached # 59 on the Hot 100, but failed to hit the U.S. Country chart.

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Dream Lover"	Bobby Darin	3:05
2.	"Slow Fall"	Jack Lee	4:25
3.	"Saved by the Grace of Your Love"	David Palmer, William Smith	3:25
4.	"Lullaby"	Robbie MacNeill	2:52
5.	"When We Both Had the Time to Love"	Alex Harvey	3:50
6.	"Day Tripper"	John Lennon, Paul McCartney	2:35
7.	"Lift Your Hearts to the Sun"	Brent Titcomb	3:21
8.	"Uproar"	Paul Grady	2:48
9.	"Highly Prized Possession"	Brian Russell, David Palmer	3:48
10.	"Please Don't Sell Nova Scotia"	Peter Pringle	2:43

Personnel

Anne Murray – vocals, supporting vocals (1-7, 9, 10)
Pat Riccio Jr. – pianos (1, 2), acoustic piano (3, 5, 6, 8-10), organ (3, 5, 7, 9, 10)
Brian Ahern – acoustic guitar (1-3, 5, 6, 9), percussion (3, 6, 7, 9), guitars (4, 7, 10), bass (4), rhythm guitars (8), ukulele (8), harmonica (8)
Amos Garrett – guitars (1-3, 6, 9)
Ben Keith – steel guitar (2, 5, 7, 9), slide guitar (8)
Rick Kunha – guitars (4)
Robert Cardwell – guitars (5, 10)
Robbie MacNeill – "ragtime" guitar (8), supporting vocals (8)
Skip Beckwith – basses (1, 3), bass (2, 5-10)
Pentti Glan – drums (1-3, 6, 9, 10), percussion (1)
Andy Cree – drums (5, 7, 8)
Don Thompson – saxophones (1, 6)
Milan Kymlicka – horns (1), strings (1-3)
Rick Wilkins – horns (5), strings (5, 7, 9, 10), saxophone arrangements (6)
Dianne Brooks – supporting vocals (1-7, 9, 10)
Laurel Ward – supporting vocals (1-7, 9, 10)
Bonnie Beckwith – supporting vocals (8)

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

Chart (1975)	Peak position
Canadian RPM Country Albums	26
Australia (Kent Music Report)	96

Production

Producer: Brian Ahern for Happy Sack Productions Ltd.
Executive Producer: Paul White
Arranger: Brian Ahern

References

Christgau, Robert (1981). "Consumer Guide '70s: M". Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies. Ticknor & Fields. ISBN 089919026X. Retrieved March 8, 2019 – via robertchristgau.com.
Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 212. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.

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Studio albums	What About Me This Way Is My Way Honey, Wheat and Laughter Straight, Clean and Simple Talk It Over in the Morning Anne Murray / Glen Campbell Annie Danny's Song Love Song Highly Prized Possession Together Keeping in Touch There's a Hippo in My Tub Let's Keep It That Way New Kind of Feeling I'll Always Love You Somebody's Waiting Where Do You Go When You Dream The Hottest Night of the Year A Little Good News Heart over Mind Something to Talk About Harmony As I Am You Will Yes I Do Croonin' Anne Murray What a Wonderful World Country Croonin' I'll Be Seeing You Anne Murray Duets: Friends & Legends
Christmas albums	Christmas Wishes What a Wonderful Christmas Anne Murray's Christmas Album
Compilations	Snowbird Country A Country Collection Anne Murray's Greatest Hits Greatest Hits Volume II 15 of the Best The Best... So Far All of Me
No. 1 singles	"Snowbird" "Sing High, Sing Low" "A Stranger in My Place" "It Takes Time" "Talk It Over in the Morning" "I Say a Little Prayer/By the Time I Get to Phoenix" "Cotton Jenny" "Danny's Song" "What About Me" "A Love Song" "He Thinks I Still Care" "Son of a Rotten Gambler" "You Won't See Me" "You Needed Me" "I Just Fall in Love Again" "Shadows in the Moonlight" "Broken Hearted Me" "Daydream Believer" "Lucky Me" "I'm Happy Just to Dance with You" "Could I Have This Dance" "Blessed Are the Believers" "We Don't Have to Hold Out" "It's All I Can Do" "Another Sleepless Night" "Hey! Baby" "Somebody's Always Saying Goodbye" "A Little Good News" "Just Another Woman in Love" "Nobody Loves Me Like You Do" (with Dave Loggins) "Time Don't Run Out on Me" "Now and Forever (You and Me)"
Other songs	"Thirsty Boots" "Put Your Hand in the Hand" "Night Owl" "Robbie's Song for Jesus" "Everything's Been Changed" "Send a Little Love My Way" "Just One Look" "Day Tripper" "Uproar" "Sunday Sunrise" "The Call" "Golden Oldie" "Things" "Walk Right Back" "Hold Me Tight" "That's Not the Way (It's S'posed to Be)" "I Don't Think I'm Ready for You" "Who's Leaving Who" "Are You Still in Love with Me" "Anyone Can Do the Heartbreak" "Perfect Strangers" "If I Ever Fall in Love Again" (with Kenny Rogers) "Feed This Fire" "Bluebird" "I Can See Arkansas" "Make Love to Me" "The Wayward Wind" "Born to Be with You" "Over You" "That's What My Love Is For" "That's the Way It Goes" "What a Wonderful World"
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