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.
He Turns It Into Love Again
Lynn Anderson Lyrics
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He knows how to love me and keep me satisfied
Everytime that empty feeling starts creeping in
He picks it up and turns it into love again
Ooh he turns it into love again and he makes me feel like a woman
Ooh he turns it into love again and I'm so glad I'm his woman
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He's my one in a million what would I do without him
If a heartache ever shows up tryin' to get in he picks it up and turns it into love again
Ooh he turns it into love again...
Ooh he turns it into love again...
I'm so glad I'm his woman
The lyrics to Lynn Anderson's song, "He Turns It Into Love Again," articulate a powerful sentiment about the role of love in someone's life. The singer is speaking about a partner who is always there for her, someone who is a dream come true and knows how to love her and make her feel satisfied. When the singer is feeling empty, her partner has a way of transforming that feeling into love once again. The lines, "If a heartache ever shows up tryin' to get in, he picks it up and turns it into love again," are especially poignant, as they speak to the way love can heal emotional wounds and bring joy and satisfaction back into one's life.
Overall, this song is a tribute to the transformative power of love, and the way a good partner can help someone through difficult times. It speaks to the importance of having someone who always has your back, and who can help turn negative feelings into positive ones.
Line by Line Meaning
He's a dream to a dreamer and he always keeps me dreaming
He brings hope and inspiration to someone who dreams, and he continuously nourishes their imagination
He knows how to love me and keep me satisfied
He has the knowledge of how to love and keep his partner satisfied
Everytime that empty feeling starts creeping in
Whenever a sense of emptiness starts to develop
He picks it up and turns it into love again
He takes away the emptiness and transforms it into affection
Ooh he turns it into love again and he makes me feel like a woman
He transforms negativity into positivity and makes his partner feel empowered and feminine
Ooh he turns it into love again and I'm so glad I'm his woman
He has the ability to transform situations and emotions and the singer is happy to be in a relationship with him
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Instrumental
He's my one in a million what would I do without him
He is someone rare and special, and the singer cannot imagine what her life would be like if he wasn't in it
His arms are a castle where I can run and hide
He provides safety and protection, and his arms become a place of refuge for his partner
If a heartache ever shows up tryin' to get in he picks it up and turns it into love again
If a painful experience enters their lives, he has the ability to heal the pain by turning it into love
Ooh he turns it into love again...
Reiteration of the chorus
Ooh he turns it into love again...
Reiteration of the chorus
I'm so glad I'm his woman
The singer is happy to be romantically involved with him
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