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Anne Murray and Rita MacNeil unite in a lovely duet.

Rita MacNeil's biggest hit, "Flying On Your Own", was a crossover Top 40 hit in 1987 and was covered by legendary Anne Murray the following year.

"Rita had many, many obstacles to overcome," said Murray. "It shows the strength of her character that she was able to achieve all the success that she did." Although the two women had the same manager, Leonard Rambeau, they didn't meet until the early 1990s when MacNeil and the Rankin Family were guests on a television special Murray was filming in Halifax [the above video is an excerpt from this special].

"She was so sweet and humble" Murray remembered, but "she was so nervous, she was throwing up. I always do my best to make people as comfortable as possible and I thought I was really good at it, and then Rita came along ...but she did it and she did it well because she is a consummate professional. But I felt bad for her."

MacNeil's soprano and Murray's alto blended well together, says Murray, adding with a laugh that "my voice is so low, I can sing below anybody."