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.
COME ON HOME
Lynn Anderson Lyrics
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Take her out show her off fill her tall glass with wine
Live all you can I'll forgive you when the last thrill is gone
Just remember old faithful I'm waiting at home
Bright lights have you blinded for a long long time
Your rose colored world is a long way from mine
I'm just a teardrop from a breakdown and so all alone
Take your time but when you wake up won't you please come on home
I open wide my arms of love it's all right so come on home
I open wide my arms of love it's all right so come on home
Lynn Anderson's "Come On Home" is a classic country ballad about a woman desperately waiting for her man to come back to her after he has left her for another woman. In the first stanza, she tells him to go on with his new love and have a good time, saying that she will forgive him when the last thrill is gone. She begs him to remember her and come home to her. In the second stanza, she describes her own situation, feeling like she is on the brink of a breakdown and all alone. She asks him to take his time, but when he wakes up, to please come home to her.
The lyrics are full of poignancy, heartbreak, and longing. Everything from the teardrop to the rose-colored world to the arms of love speaks to the emotional depths of the woman's plea to her man. The progression of the song from the initial acceptance of the man's new love to the desperate plea for his return is powerful in its emotional impact.
Overall, the song is a classic country ballad about love, loss, and heartbreak. It has become a beloved classic and continues to be a staple of country music.
Line by Line Meaning
Go on with your new love have a good good time
Continue living your life and enjoying your new relationship
Take her out show her off fill her tall glass with wine
Take her to parties, show her off to your friends, and pour her a lot of wine
Live all you can I'll forgive you when the last thrill is gone
Live your life to the fullest and I will forgive you for leaving me when the excitement of your new love fades away
Just remember old faithful I'm waiting at home
Don't forget about me, your loyal partner, who is waiting for you at home
Bright lights have you blinded for a long long time
You have been caught up in the excitement and glamour of your new life for a significant amount of time
Your rose colored world is a long way from mine
Your optimistic and hopeful view of the world is vastly different from my sad and lonely one
I'm just a teardrop from a breakdown and so all alone
I am emotionally fragile and on the verge of a breakdown, feeling extremely lonely and abandoned
Take your time but when you wake up won't you please come on home
There is no rush, take your time, but eventually, I hope you will come back home to me
Come on home come on home never more to roam
I want you to come back home and stay with me forever
I open wide my arms of love it's all right so come on home
I am willing to forgive you and welcome you back with open arms because I still love you
Lyrics © Spirit Music Group
Written by: GEORGE RICHEY
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Charlie Georgia
WOW I've never heard Lynn's version before. I've only ever heard Tammy Wynette's. This song was co-written by George Richey...he became Tammy's "husband" about ten years after Tammy recorded it.
clayton easterbrooks
I agree superb song