The Hottest Night of the Year

The Hottest Night of the Year
Studio album by Anne Murray
Released	1982 (1982)
Genre	Country
Length	31:38
Label	Capitol
Producer	Jim Ed Norman
Anne Murray chronology
Christmas Wishes (1981)Christmas Wishes1981 The Hottest Night of the Year (1982) A Little Good News (1983)A Little Good News1983

The Hottest Night of the Year is a studio album by Canadian country music artist Anne Murray. It was released by Capitol Records in 1982. The album reached #29 on Billboard's Country albums chart and peaked at #90 on the Billboard Pop albums chart. Its US sales were estimated at approximately 200,000 copies.

The album's first single, a cover of the 1961 Bruce Channel hit "Hey Baby" was a U.S. country top-ten single, reaching number 7; the following up single, "Somebody's Always Saying Goodbye", also peaked at number 7 on the country singles chart. Both singles topped the Canadian Country singles charts.

Track listing

1. "The Hottest Night of the Year" – 2:56
2. "Fallin' in Love (Fallin' Apart)" – 3:39
3. "Somebody's Always Saying Goodbye" (Bob McDill) – 3:24
4. "Easy Does It" – 3:40
5. "Hey! Baby" – 2:32
6. "Ain't No Way to Rise Above (Fallin' in Love)" – 3:21
7. "Heart on the Line" – 2:36
8. "They Don't Call It Magic for Nothing" – 2:42
9. "That'll Keep Me Dreamin'" – 2:43
10. "Song for the Mira" (Allister MacGillivray) – 4:05

Chart performance

Chart (1982)	Peak position
Canadian RPM Top Albums	70
U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums	29
U.S. Billboard 200	90