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.
Faithless Love
Lynn Anderson Lyrics
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Raindrops falling on a broken rose
Down in some valley where nobody goes
And the night blows in like the cold dark wind
Faithless love like a river flows
Faithless love where did I go wrong
Was it telling stories in a heartbreak song
Faithless love will find you
And the misery entwine you
Faithless love where did I go wrong
Well I guess I'm standing in the hall of broken dreams
That's the way it sometimes goes
Whenever a new love never turns out like it seems
I guess the feeling comes and goes
Faithless love like a river flows
Like raindrops falling on a broken rose
Down in some valley where nobody goes
Faithless love has found me
Thrown its chilly arms around me
Faithless love like a river flows
The song Faithless Love by Lynn Anderson is a heartbreaking ballad about the pain and misery that comes with being in a loveless relationship. The opening lyrics "Faithless love like a river flows, raindrops falling on a broken rose, down in some valley where nobody goes, and the night blows in like the cold dark wind" paint a picture of loneliness and desperation. The river and raindrops are metaphors for the constantly flowing and falling emotions of the singer, while the broken rose represents the fractured state of her love. The valley she mentions is a desolate place where no one goes, much like how her relationship has become a lonely and isolated space.
The singer then questions where she went wrong in the relationship, wondering if it was the stories she told in heartbreak songs that caused the breakdown. She acknowledges that in love, there is no right or wrong, but the pain of faithless love will find and entwine you in misery. The chorus repeats the simile of faithless love being like a river, a constant and unrelenting force that has found and embraced the singer. The final verses describe the singer's feeling of standing in the hall of broken dreams, where the promise of new love has failed to live up to expectations, and the ebb and flow of emotions is a constant cycle of pain.
Overall, the lyrics to Faithless Love are a poignant portrayal of the struggles of being in a loveless relationship. The metaphor of the river is a powerful image that reinforces the idea of love and emotions constantly flowing and changing. The song's slow pace and melancholy tone sets a somber mood and emphasizes the pain and loneliness that comes with faithless love.
Line by Line Meaning
Faithless love like a river flows
The love that doesn't stand the test of trust ebbs and flows like a river.
Raindrops falling on a broken rose
Faithless love leaves one feeling desolate and their heart as fragile as a broken rose in a shower of raindrops.
Down in some valley where nobody goes
The sorrowful aftermath of faithless love can leave one feeling so low and abandoned that it seems like one is in a valley that no one ever enters.
And the night blows in like the cold dark wind
The heartache and loneliness of a break-up is as cold and chilling as the breeze that blows in on a dark night.
Faithless love where did I go wrong
The pain and confusion of losing trust in love and the self-doubt that follows when one is left alone to wonder what they did wrong.
Was it telling stories in a heartbreak song
Perhaps the person(s) in the failed relationship created tall tales of love through songs and romance that did not hold up to reality.
Where nobody's right and nobody was wrong
Despite who is at fault for the failed relationship, no one can escape the heartache and pain that follows the end of a relationship.
Faithless love will find you
Even those who believe themselves to be immune to the deceiving tactics of faithless love may soon become its next victim.
And the misery entwine you
The pain of heartbreak can become inextricably linked to a person, making it difficult to move on or forget the pain.
Well I guess I'm standing in the hall of broken dreams
The feeling of being in a hopeless place, filled with shattered dreams and unfulfilled romance.
That's the way it sometimes goes
It is a reality that not all love stories have happy endings.
Whenever a new love never turns out like it seems
The hope and optimism of a new love can sometimes prove to be nothing but illusions and leads to disappointment.
I guess the feeling comes and goes
The emotions that follow heartbreak can be a rollercoaster of highs and lows.
Faithless love has found me
The pain and loss of trust in love has once again taken hold of me.
Thrown its chilly arms around me
The cold and oppressive grip of heartbreak has captured me in its grasp.
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: JOHN SOUTHER, JOHN DAVID SOUTHER
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Thanks for the song! So much better than the re-recordings from Spotify.
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Thank you Tom Page. Very. Nice 👍 Have a blessed April.