Lynn Anderson
Lynn Rene Anderson (September 26, 1947 – July 30, 2015) was a multi-award-w… Read Full Bio ↴Lynn Rene Anderson (September 26, 1947 – July 30, 2015) was a multi-award-winning American country music singer known for a string of hits throughout the 1970s and 1980s, most notably her 1970 country-pop, worldwide megahit "(I Never Promised You a) Rose Garden". Anderson's crossover appeal and regular exposure on national television helped her to become one of the most popular and successful country singers of the 1970s.
Anderson charted 12 No. 1, 18 Top 10, and more than 50 Top 40 hits. In addition to being named "Top Female Vocalist" by the Academy of Country Music (ACM) twice and "Female Vocalist of the Year" by the Country Music Association (CMA), Anderson won a Grammy Award (earning seven nominations), People's Choice Award and an American Music Award (AMA). She was named Billboard's Female Artist of the Decade (1970–1980).
Anderson was the first female country artist to win the American Music Award (in 1974), as well as the first to headline and sellout Madison Square Garden that same year.
Anderson debuted in 1966, at the age of 19, and had her first hit with Ride, Ride, Ride. After a series of Top 10 hit singles on the country charts during the late 1960s, Anderson signed with Columbia Records in 1970. Under Columbia, she had her most successful string of hits. Her signature song, "(I Never Promised You a) Rose Garden", remains one of the biggest selling country crossover hits of all time. In addition, the song also went to No. 3 on the Billboard Pop Chart and reached the top of the charts in several countries, an unprecedented achievement at the time. CMT ranks "Rose Garden" at No. 83 on its list of the "100 Greatest Songs in Country Music History". Anderson continued to record and remained a popular concert attraction until her death, regularly headlining major casino showrooms, performing arts centers and theaters.
She grew up in Sacramento, California with her mother, acclaimed singer-songwriter Liz Anderson who wrote "The Fugitive" and "(All My Friends Are Gonna Be) Strangers", both Merle Haggard hits, among others. She began her solo career in 1966 with "In Person", followed by a hit with her mother's "If I Kiss You (Will You Go Away)".
In 1968 she married Glenn Sutton, a future Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame inductee, with whom she had a daughter, Lisa. (They divorced in 1977.)
Consistent hits followed, and she was a regular on The Lawrence Welk Show during the 1967-68 season. In 1969 Anderson signed to Columbia where her work veered a bit more toward a polished, pop sound. She released her signature song, "Rose Garden" in late 1970. The song, written by Joe South, won a Grammy Award for Best Female Country Vocal Performance reached number 1 on the U.S. country charts, and also hit number 3 on the pop charts, as well as being a hit in fifteen countries. Anderson also received Grammy nominations for her recordings "Big Girls Don't Cry" (1968), "That's a No No" (1969), and "How Can I Unlove You" (1971)> Anderson's other hits during this period included "You're My Man", "Listen to a Country Song", "Top of the World" (a number 1 country record for Anderson before becoming a pop hit for The Carpenters), "Cry", "Keep Me in Mind", "What a Man My Man Is" and "Smile For Me". In 1971, she was voted Top Female Vocalist of the year by both the Academy of Country Music and Country Music Association. Anderson charted eight no.one singles, 18 Top-Tens and earned a total of 17 international Gold records. She was perhaps the most in-demand country female vocalist on network television throughout the 1970's but after 1975 her records usually peaked in the top 20 as opposed to her earlier top ten success.
Anderson married a Louisiana businessman in 1978. The second marriage produced two more children, and she was divorced in 1982.
Anderson remained one of the top female country singers into the 1980's. Her last top ten record was 1984s "You're Welcome to Tonight". During the late 1980's and early 1990s, she received much press for her disputes with her now-divorced second husband. After spending time on her ranch, raising horses and participating in equestrian events, she began recording again in 1992.
"The Bluegrass Sessions", released in 2004, earned Anderson her first Grammy nomination in over 30 years.
That same year Anderson was arrested in Denton, Texas, for drunk driving.
The American Rose Society created and named in her honor a white and raspberry hybrid tea rose.
Anderson released a new CD of original songs entitled "Cowgirl" in 2006, all of the songs penned by her mother, the acclaimed songwriter Liz Anderson.
Anderson charted 12 No. 1, 18 Top 10, and more than 50 Top 40 hits. In addition to being named "Top Female Vocalist" by the Academy of Country Music (ACM) twice and "Female Vocalist of the Year" by the Country Music Association (CMA), Anderson won a Grammy Award (earning seven nominations), People's Choice Award and an American Music Award (AMA). She was named Billboard's Female Artist of the Decade (1970–1980).
Anderson was the first female country artist to win the American Music Award (in 1974), as well as the first to headline and sellout Madison Square Garden that same year.
Anderson debuted in 1966, at the age of 19, and had her first hit with Ride, Ride, Ride. After a series of Top 10 hit singles on the country charts during the late 1960s, Anderson signed with Columbia Records in 1970. Under Columbia, she had her most successful string of hits. Her signature song, "(I Never Promised You a) Rose Garden", remains one of the biggest selling country crossover hits of all time. In addition, the song also went to No. 3 on the Billboard Pop Chart and reached the top of the charts in several countries, an unprecedented achievement at the time. CMT ranks "Rose Garden" at No. 83 on its list of the "100 Greatest Songs in Country Music History". Anderson continued to record and remained a popular concert attraction until her death, regularly headlining major casino showrooms, performing arts centers and theaters.
She grew up in Sacramento, California with her mother, acclaimed singer-songwriter Liz Anderson who wrote "The Fugitive" and "(All My Friends Are Gonna Be) Strangers", both Merle Haggard hits, among others. She began her solo career in 1966 with "In Person", followed by a hit with her mother's "If I Kiss You (Will You Go Away)".
In 1968 she married Glenn Sutton, a future Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame inductee, with whom she had a daughter, Lisa. (They divorced in 1977.)
Consistent hits followed, and she was a regular on The Lawrence Welk Show during the 1967-68 season. In 1969 Anderson signed to Columbia where her work veered a bit more toward a polished, pop sound. She released her signature song, "Rose Garden" in late 1970. The song, written by Joe South, won a Grammy Award for Best Female Country Vocal Performance reached number 1 on the U.S. country charts, and also hit number 3 on the pop charts, as well as being a hit in fifteen countries. Anderson also received Grammy nominations for her recordings "Big Girls Don't Cry" (1968), "That's a No No" (1969), and "How Can I Unlove You" (1971)> Anderson's other hits during this period included "You're My Man", "Listen to a Country Song", "Top of the World" (a number 1 country record for Anderson before becoming a pop hit for The Carpenters), "Cry", "Keep Me in Mind", "What a Man My Man Is" and "Smile For Me". In 1971, she was voted Top Female Vocalist of the year by both the Academy of Country Music and Country Music Association. Anderson charted eight no.one singles, 18 Top-Tens and earned a total of 17 international Gold records. She was perhaps the most in-demand country female vocalist on network television throughout the 1970's but after 1975 her records usually peaked in the top 20 as opposed to her earlier top ten success.
Anderson married a Louisiana businessman in 1978. The second marriage produced two more children, and she was divorced in 1982.
Anderson remained one of the top female country singers into the 1980's. Her last top ten record was 1984s "You're Welcome to Tonight". During the late 1980's and early 1990s, she received much press for her disputes with her now-divorced second husband. After spending time on her ranch, raising horses and participating in equestrian events, she began recording again in 1992.
"The Bluegrass Sessions", released in 2004, earned Anderson her first Grammy nomination in over 30 years.
That same year Anderson was arrested in Denton, Texas, for drunk driving.
The American Rose Society created and named in her honor a white and raspberry hybrid tea rose.
Anderson released a new CD of original songs entitled "Cowgirl" in 2006, all of the songs penned by her mother, the acclaimed songwriter Liz Anderson.
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Lynn Anderson Lyrics
(I Never Promised You A) Rose Garden Temple Shirley Susannah of the Mounties (1939) I'll Teach Yo…
A Hundred Times Today I once believed those mournful songs about when love is…
A Million Shades Of Blue The dying flames of love are slowly flickering Upon the wall…
A Penny For Your Thoughts While walking by your side along the way I spied A…
A Whistle and a Whisker Away It's starting to snow and you ought to know By the…
A Woman Living for Love I don't mind waiting up for you late hours and…
All Day Sucker I got up at six this morning And I polished up…
All the King's Horses Look at the walls crumble down look at your castle…
All You Add Is Love (All you add is love) Take the cottage (take the cottage)…
Another Lonely Night Crying in the darkness 'Cause I'm going through another lon…
Auctioneer There was a boy in Arkansas who wouldn't listen to…
Be Quiet Mind Every night and every day you go on the same…
Bedtime Story I've told you almost every bedtime story And you've heard al…
Beggars Can't Be Choosers Beggars can't be choosers anyhow Here I am I'm waiting at…
Big Girls Don't Cry [Chorus] Oh, mama, oh, mama Who told you that lie? Whoever t…
Blue Bayou I feel so bad I got a worried mi-ind I'm…
Close to You Why do birds suddenly appear? Every time you are near Just l…
Come On Home Go on with your new love have a good good…
Could I have a dance I'll always remember the song They were playing The first ti…
Country Girl New York is a long way from Texas Vegas is…
Cry If your sweetheart sends a letter Of goodbye It's no secret …
Cry Cry Again I put my little girl to bed with teardrops in…
Crying I was all right for a while I could smile…
Danny People smile and tell I'm the lucky one we've just…
Dark Moon Dark moon a way up high up in the sky Oh…
Desperado Desperado, why don't you come to your senses? You been out…
Devil Went Down To Georgia People see us everywhere They all think you really care But …
Ding-a-Ling Gather round and I will tell the Story of a Christmas…
Ding-a-Ling (the Christmas Bell) Gather round and I will tell the story of a…
Do You Love As Good As You Look I can't promise you sunshine and roses cause I'm too…
Don't Leave the Leaving Up to Me I didn't fail I gave a tryin' tryin' to hold…
Don't Say Things You Don't Mean Don't promise me you love me then go and leave…
Don't Touch Me Your hand is like a torch Each time you touch me The…
Don't Wish Me a Merry Christmas Children are singing just outside my door Snowflakes are fal…
Down In The Boondocks Down in the boondocks down in the boondocks People put me…
Dreh Dich Nicht Um My Darling Gestern hab ich dich gefunden Heute, da musst du schon geh'n…
Easy Lovin' Easy lovin' so sexy lookin' I know from the feelin'…
Ein Herz aus Stein Ich wollt, ich hätt ein Herz aus Stein Ein Herz aus…
Even Cowgirls Get the Blues Eojjeom uriga heeojyeossneunji Geojismal gateun sigandeul An…
Faithless Love Faithless love like a river flows Raindrops falling on a bro…
Fancy I remember it all very well lookin' back it was…
Flattery Will Get You Everywhere I noticed how you smiled just now surprised that having…
Flower Of Love Well that ain't a gonna be as long now as…
Flying Machine Patti Johnny Suzie and me we're gonna take a ride…
Fool Me Ain't it kinda funny they say a fool never learns…
For the Good Times Don't look so sad, I know it's over But life goes…
Frosty the Snowman Frosty the snowman was a jolly happy soul With a corncob…
Games People Play Oh the games people now every night and every day…
Gone at Last The night was black, the roads were icy Snow was fallin',…
Good I was rated G for goodness hided everything I could…
Harper Valley PTA I wanna tell you all the story 'Bout the Harper Valley…
Haunted House I just moved in the new house today moving was…
Have Yourself A Merry Christmas Have yourself a merry little Christmas Let your heart be lig…
He Ain't You There's nothing wrong with this kissing Or the sweet touch o…
He Even Woke Me To Say Goodbye Morning comes and Lord my mind is aching sunshine standing…
He Turns It Into Love Again He's a dream to a dreamer and he always keeps…
He'd Still Love Me You're here to tell me just how much he loves…
Heartbreak Hotel Well, since my baby left me Well, I found a new…
Heaven Is Just a Sin Away Heaven's just a sin away, oh oh just a sin…
Hello Darlin' Hello darlin' Nice to see you It's been a long…
help me make it throug the night Take the ribbon from your hair Shake it loose and let…
Help Me Make It Through the Night Take the ribbon from your hair Shake it loose and let…
Here Comes My Baby (Here comes my baby back again) Here comes more tears to…
Here I Go Again Here I go again missing you yes here I go…
Honey See the tree how big it's grown but friend it…
Honey Come Back [Honey, I know I've said it too many times before.…
How Can I Unlove You How can I unsay the things I said to you? How…
I Beg Your Pardon LYNN ANDERSON New! Tap highlighted lyrics to add Meanings, S…
I Can Help How can I unsay the things I said to you? How…
I Can Spot a Cheater See the way he smiles and flirts behind him he's…
I Don't Want To Play House Today, I sat alone at the window And I watched our…
I Fall to Pieces (You walk by and I fall to pieces) I fall to…
I Found You Just In Time I found you just in time you brought meaning to…
I Keep Forgetting I keep forgettin' to not remember You've put you out of…
I Live to Love You Can't you tell by the look in these eyes of…
I Love How You Love Me I love how your eyes close whenever you kiss me And…
I Love to Love You Can't you tell by the look in these eyes of…
I Might as Well Be Here Alone You're watching the clock that hangs on the wall your…
I Never Loved Anyone More Seems that I don't think about you too much And I'm…
I Never Promised You A Rose Ga I beg your pardon I never promised you a rose garden Along…
I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus ( Johnny has a secret and the secret he must share He…
I Still Belong To You I thought of leaving you a note but every time…
I Want To Be A Cowboy's Sweetheart I wanna be a cowboy's sweetheartheart I wanna learn to…
I Was Country I remember wearin' straight leg Levis and flannel shirts Eve…
I Was Country When Country Wasn’t Cool I remember wearin' straight leg Levis and flannel shirts Ev…
I Wish I Was A Little Boy Again Just a few short years ago I played a lot with…
I''ve Been Everywhere I've been everywhere man I've been everywhere man Cross the …
I'd Run A Mile to You I don't know exactly where our love went wrong There's so…
I'm Alright I'm alright I'm alright I'm a little bit red in…
I'm Gonna Write A Song Folks sit around with their face in a frown and…
I've Been Everywhere I've been everywhere man I've been everywhere man Cross the …
I've Never Loved Anyone More Seems that I don't think about you too much And I'm…
Ich Hab' Einen Boy in Germany Er schrieb mir heut Ich liebe dich Mein Girl aus Tennessee D…
If I Kiss You If I kiss you will you go away Like in the…
If I Kiss You Will You Go Away If I kiss you will you go away like in…
If Silence Is Golden (Silence is golden) If silence is golden like they say it…
If The Creeks Don't Rise I been so lonesome I wanna go home Ain't been home…
If This Is Love (If this is love the whole world is in trouble) I've…
If You If I kiss you will you go away like in…
In Person You gave the heart you gave to me in person You…
Isn't It Always Love Karla Bonoff - Isn't It Always Love Isn't always love that…
It Makes You Happy Somehow it seems you always keep me crying I must…
It Wasn As I sit here tonight the jukebox's playing a song…
It's Only Lonely Me If you hear some footsteps walking close behind you in…
It's Only Make Believe People see us everywhere they all think you really care But…
Jim Dandy Jim Dandy to the rescue Jim Dandy to the rescue Jim…
Jingle Bell Rock Jingle bell jingle bell jingle bell rock jingle bells swing…
Joy To The World Jemimah was a bullfrog was a good friend of mine I…
Just Between the Two of Us People think it's wonderful our love can be so true You…
Just Like Jesse James You're struttin' into town like you're slingin' a gun Just a…
Keep Me in Mind Ain't it kinda funny they say a fool never learns…
Killing Me Softly With His Song I heard he sang a good song I heard he…
Knock Three Times Hey now what you're doing down there Sitting alone every nig…
Lie a a Little Lie a little before you break my heart I know what's…
Listen to a Country Song It's Saturday night and my daddy's up late pickin' with…
Love Me Love Me I've searched so long for love and understanding Someone to…
Love Me Tonight When I said I needed you You said you would always…
Love of the Common People Livin' on free food tickets water in the milk from…
Mama Spank When the big hand is on twelve and the little…
Midnight Train to Georgia L.A. proved too much for the man (He couldn't make it) So…
Morgen wirst du wieder bei mir sein Morgen wirst du wieder bei mir sein Unser Wiederseh'n Wird s…
Mr. Mistletoe Mr Mistletoe everywhere you go you put mistletoe up above Ev…
Mr. Walker It's All Over I left Garden City, Kansas With a ticket and a yen…
My Friend If I my friend can tell you when you my…
My Heart Keeps Walkin' The Floor I seem to be collected and composed give people that…
No Another Time Ten times up and three times down Everybody knows that's…
No Love at All I see in the paper nearly everyday people breaking up…
Nothing Between Us I guess the excitement of keeping a secret the pleasure…
Okie From Muskogee We don't smoke marijuana in Muskogee we don't take no…
Once A Day When I found somebody new I thought I never would Forget…
Only Baby That'll Walk The Line Everybody knows you been steppin' on my toes and I'm…
Our House Is Not A Home Our house is hushed with only lonely we had crystal…
Paper Mansions Don't build for me no paper mansions that I can…
Paradise And then she holds my hand, mm And then I understand.…
Partly Bill There was an emptiness within my life along about the…
Pick of the Week (I was just your pick of the week) You only say…
Playing With The Queen Of Hearts Midnight, and I′m a-waiting on the 12:03 Hoping it'll take m…
Ponies Somewhere out on the Prairie Is the greatest cowboy that's e…
Promises Promises You've promised you would be true to me but we…
Proud Mary I left a good job in the city workin' for…
Put your Hand in the Hand Put your hand in the hand of the man Who stilled…
Queen Of Hearts QUEEN OF HEARTS WITH LYNN ANDERSON WRITER HANK DEVITO Midni…
Ride If you don't want me baby if you're not satisfied If…
Ring of Fire Love is a burning thing and it makes a fiery…
Rockin Around The Christmas Tree Rockin' around the Christmas tree at the Christmas party hop…
Rocky Top Wish that I was on old Rocky Top down in…
Rodeo Cowboy I met him in Wyomin' At the Cheyenne rodeo Just a kid…
Rose Garden I beg your pardon I never promised you a rose garden Along…
Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer (You know Dasher and Dancer Prancer and Vixen Comet and…
Run For The Roses Born in the valley And raised in the trees Of…
Sand by Your Man Sometimes it's hard to be a woman giving all your love…
Sea of Heartbreak (Hal David - Paul Hampton) The lights in the harbor don't…
Seven Lonely Days Seven lonely days make one lonely week seven lonely nights…
Silver Threads I don't want your lonely mansion With a tear in every…
Simple Words You can buy a box of candy on each birthday…
Sing About Love What's the most powerful thing in the world that everybody's…
Sing Me a Sad Song (Wynn Stewart) Sing me a song of sadness And sing it as…
Smile for Me Babe we've had our share of hard times But somehow we…
Snowbird Beneath this snowy mantle cold and clean The unborn grass li…
Someday Soon There's a young man that I know his age is…
Soon It Will Be Christmas Day Hear the children how they're a singing now everybody's happ…
Stand By Your Man Sometimes it's hard to be a woman giving all your love…
Stay There 'Til I Get There The telephone's ringin' and it's three a.m. And I know…
Strangers All the love you promised Would be mine forever I would have…
Sunday Morning Coming Down Well I woke up Sunday morning With no way to hold…
Take Me Home Country Roads Almost heaven West Virginia Blue Ridge Mountains Shenandoah …
Talking in Your Sleep Three o'clock in the mornin' And it looks like it's gonna…
Tear by Tear Kiss by kiss I fell in love with you beat…
That'll Be the Day Hear the children how they're a singing now everybody's happ…
That's a No No You had quite good thing goin' with the girls you…
That's What Loving You Has Meant to Me Did you ever watched a youngster's eyes when you gave…
The Devil Went Down to Georgia People see us everywhere They all think you really care But …
The End of the World My world was no more than a dream And waitin' on…
The First Noel The First Noel, the Angels did say Was to certain poor…
The Little Drummer Boy Just a few short years ago I played a lot with…
The Pillow That Whispers He's gone no, he's gone now As dawn mets the darkness A…
The Red River Valley From this valley they say you are going Wish I miss…
The Spirit of Christmas Oh hear the chimes ringing it's Christmas again With tidies …
The Twelve Days Of Christmas Hear the children how they're a singing now everybody's happ…
The Ways to Love a Man There are so many ways to love a man; and…
The Wife You Save May Be Your Own Boy you're travelin' much to fast for safety That crowd you'…
The Worst Is yet to Come Such a little time has passed since you went away Where…
Then Go If you care no more for me if your love…
There Oughta Be a Law Well there oughta be a law against what he's done Stole…
There's Never Been Anyone Like You It isn't as though I've never been loved or never…
Too Many Dollars Not Enogh Sense This world is filled with Many kinds of people most of…
Too Much of You Too much of you still on my mind thinking of…
Top of the World Such a feelin's comin' over me There is wonder in…
True Love's A Blessing True love's a blessing true love's a wonderful blessing True…
Try A Little Kindness If you see your brother standing by the road With a…
Two Doors Down They′re laughing and drinkin', and having a party They′re no…
Under the Boardwalk Oh, when the sun beats down and burns the tar…
Wandering Mind Wandering mind wandering mind Wondering where you are and ho…
Wave Bye Bye To The Man See the man at the door the one who made…
Ways to Love a Man There are so many ways to love a man; and…
We We can make it the world is rough but we…
We've Only Just Begun We've only just begun to live White lace and promises A kiss…
What a Man My Man Is Goodbye blues I'm not gonna sing you no more I finally…
What's Made Milwaukee Famous It's late and I'm waiting and by now he should…
Whats Made Milwaukee Famous It's late and I'm waiting and by Now he should be…
When I Dream I could have a mansion that is higher than the…
When You Hurt Me More Than I Love You The time will come when I'll be free from this…
Where's the Playground Bobby? The end has come and found us here With our toys…
Words Smile an everlasting smile a smile can bring you near…
You Ain't Woman Enough You've come to tell me something you say I ought…
You Don't Have To Day You Love Me When I said I needed you You said you would always…
You Mean the World to Me There I come and bluebirds sing outside the grass is…
You Needed Me I cried a tear You wiped it dry I was confused You cleare…
You're My Man For once in my life I know the meaning of…
You've Got a Friend When you're down and troubled And you need a helping hand An…
Your Good Girl's Gonna Go Bad I've never seen the inside of a barroom or listen…
Your Sweet Love Lifted Me I've thought the world for me had ended when he…