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.
Here I Go Again
Lynn Anderson Lyrics
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You're gone and still my crazy heart keeps right on beatin' true
Yes here I go again missing you
I woke up this morning and do an old familiar line
Said this is it today's the day I get you off my mind
But all my good intentions couldn't keep these tears inside
Now I'm right back in that same old boat to take that same old ride
Here I go again missing you...
The lyrics of Lynn Anderson's "Here I Go Again" are about the pain of missing someone who has left. The song reflects the confusion and frustration that come with trying to get over someone and move on but still finding yourself constantly thinking about them. The singer wakes up determined to forget about their lost love, but despite their best efforts, they cannot keep the memories and emotions at bay. The lyrics make this clear with lines like "all my good intentions couldn't keep these tears inside" and "still my crazy heart keeps right on beatin' true."
The repetition of the phrase "Here I go again missing you" underscores the sense of being trapped in a cycle of longing and despair. The singer seems to know that they should be over the relationship by now, but they simply cannot shake their feelings for the other person. In this way, the song captures the conflicting emotions that can arise after a breakup, where the desire to move on and the pain of loss are fighting for dominance. Anderson's performance, with its mix of regret and resilience, perfectly captures these complex feelings.
Line by Line Meaning
Here I go again missing you yes here I go again feeling blue
The singer is acknowledging that they are once again missing the person they are no longer with and are feeling sad.
You're gone and still my crazy heart keeps right on beatin' true
Even though the person they miss is gone, the singer's heart still beats with the same love and intensity it always has.
Yes here I go again missing you
The singer repeats their acknowledgement that they are missing the person once again.
I woke up this morning and do an old familiar line
The artist is describing the routine they go through every morning to try and move on from missing the person.
Said this is it today's the day I get you off my mind
The artist tells themselves that today is the day they will stop thinking about the person so they can move on.
But all my good intentions couldn't keep these tears inside
Despite their best efforts, the singer still feels emotional and cries over missing the person.
Now I'm right back in that same old boat to take that same old ride
The singer compares their experience to being in a boat, where no matter how hard they try to steer away from missing the person, they always end up taking the same old ride back to feeling the same way.
Here I go again missing you...
Repeating the initial acknowledgement that the artist is missing the person once again.
Yes here I go again missing you (missing you)
Repeating the acknowledgement that the artist is missing the person, emphasizing the intensity and depth of their feelings.
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