![]() It was not as big a hit in Canada the second time around, yet it cracked the US Billboard Country Chart as Murray's cover. Anne Murray covered the song and released it the following year, making it a hit again. This song was a Rita original, and made famous by Rita herself. I was amused by a couple stories she told, such as being asked by a fan to perform Anne Murray's "Flying on Your Own". MacNeil composes her own songs and her Christmas albums are, save for one or two chestnut classics, comprised of her own material. Her songs speak from the heart and her delivery sings to your soul. Those are reasons why she has such a tremendous following in Canada. It wasn't until I saw one of her Christmas specials that I took notice of her voice and her songwriting talent. I became a fan of Rita MacNeil many years after her breakthrough song "Flying on Your Own", and album of the same name, which came out in 1987. She is upfront about her weight and its effect on her career, and she devotes a chapter to the music business's obsession with image, especially for women. All her life she had to overcome body image issues, brought on by this abuse as well as by her cleft lip, which took several operations throughout her life to repair. MacNeil, who wrote this book with Anne Simpson, opens up about some traumatic life experiences that she had never before shared, such as being sexually molested for many years by an uncle. Her autobiography from 1998, On a Personal Note, tells a detailed story of her life in Cape Breton, her body issues, her relationships, her children, ultimately ending with the start of her triumphant musical success story when she won the Juno Award for Most Promising Female Vocalist in 1987 at the age of 43. This was an inspirational read, and it made me appreciate the woman who gave such loving music all the more.Rita MacNeil is a Canadian singer who is well-known across the country, but might not be a household name in the United States. I can't imagine that Rita would hold any long-lasting negative feelings toward him, based on what she wrote, by leaving his name out. I can imagine Rita did this on purpose, to suit the father's wishes for anonymity. The father of Laura, whom MacNeil never married, was not named. However, MacNeil never mentions her first love by name. She has a close relationship with her ex to this day. She has fond things to say of her ex-husband, who fathered Wade. She had chosen the wrong bus! Rita has two children, Laura, born in 1966, and Wade, born in 1970. After sitting alone inside for what seemed like forever, she was suddenly greeted by an entire busload of Japanese tourists. Rita was always the first one on her tour bus yet this time she was the last. Rita also told of the time she and the band were on tour in Australia. It was not as big a hit in Canada the second time around, yet it cracked the US Billboard Country Chart as Murray's cover. I was amused by a couple stories she told, such as being asked by a fan to perform Anne Murray's "Flying on Your Own". Those are reasons why she has such a tremendous following in Canada. Her songs speak from the heart and her delivery sings to your soul. MacNeil composes her own songs and her Christmas albums are, save for one or two chestnut classics, comprised of her own material. It wasn't until I saw one of her Christmas specials that I took notice of her voice and her songwriting talent. I became a fan of Rita MacNeil many years after her breakthrough song "Flying on Your Own", and album of the same name, which came out in 1987. Rita MacNeil is a Canadian singer who is well-known across the country, but might not be a household name in the United States.
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