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.
Sing About Love
Lynn Anderson Lyrics
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The whole world's built around it and nobody's happy until they found it
If you don't know it by now I'm talkin' bout love
If love was a bell you can bet I'd be ringin' it
If love was a song you can bet I'd be singin' it
And I'd sing do do do do do do do do do yes I'd sing do do do do do do do do do
Early in the mornin' or late at night when you've got love everything's alright
If love was a bell...
You wanna sing la la la la sing about love
Lynn Anderson's song "Sing About Love" is an ode to the incredible power and importance of love in our lives. The song starts by asking a rhetorical question about what is the most powerful thing in the world, to which the answer is, of course, love. The song highlights how everything in the world revolves around love and how it's the one thing that can make everyone happy. The song suggests that until one has found love, they cannot be truly happy. This message is conveyed through the song in a very simplistic way, with the lyrics focusing solely on how love can make everything better.
The song suggests that love is something that should be celebrated and sung about. The lyrics suggest that if love were a bell or a song, the singer would be ringing and singing it respectively. The simple refrain of "do do do do do do do do do" and "la la la la la la la la la" suggests that love is something that can be sung about without complex words or complicated instruments. The chorus emphasizes that love can make everything better, and that with love, even the hardest day can seem manageable. The power of love is what the song is ultimately about, and through its simple lyrics, it manages to celebrate this incredible force that connects us all.
Line by Line Meaning
What's the most powerful thing in the world that everybody's always thinking of
Love is the most powerful and universal concept, which is always on people's minds.
The whole world's built around it and nobody's happy until they found it
The world revolve around love, and everyone needs love to be happy.
If you don't know it by now I'm talkin' bout love
The subject of the song is love.
If love was a bell you can bet I'd be ringin' it
The singer would be constantly proclaiming her love if it was something tangible like a bell.
If love was a song you can bet I'd be singin' it
The singer would sing about love all the time if love was like a song.
And I'd sing do do do do do do do do do yes I'd sing do do do do do do do do do
The singer would joyfully and unapologetically sing about love with simple, fun tune.
Early in the mornin' or late at night when you've got love everything's alright
Time of the day or night doesn't matter as long as you have love.
You wanna go la la la la la la la la la La la la la la la la la la
Love makes you want to express your happiness through singing and make others happy too.
If love was a bell...
The singer once again highlights the height of her love for the subject of the song.
You wanna sing la la la la sing about love
The urge to share the joy of love through music is irresistible and will always be there.
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RolandTheBigBootMan
This is wonderful! I've been searching for this song for years!
slipinto sumniceloafers
nice song, glad you finally found it ;-)
Daniel Burns
this song went to #3 on the country charts in 1973!!!
D.A. Elliott Jr.
My mom bought this album in 1973 & I still have it.
nurse joy
D.A. Elliott Jr. awesome
Okee Konokee
The biggest female star in country music from 1970-75.
Muzikgirl67
PURE COUNTRY GOLD!!...Thank you soooo very much for posting and sharing this "lost and rarely heard anymore" lil' country ditty that peaked at #3 on the charts for Lynn back in the Autumn of 1973...I thoroughly enjoyed it!...and the sound quality is FANTASTIC too!...Take Care!! :)
Jesse Girlsboy
Country Gold - Lynn & the song
Lissa F
thank you! have not heard this song in years! :)
nurse joy
welcome