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.
The Ways to Love a Man
Lynn Anderson Lyrics
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And if there ever comes a time he'll stay to change his mind,
I'll need a way to hold him, and I can, if I know all the ways to love a man.
But there's so many ways to lose a man, so quickly; he can slip through your hands.
One little thing goes wrong, then all at once he's gone,
And I'd have no way to hold him like I planned.
It takes more than just one way to love a man.
With my hands in my heart, anything I can find: my child, my home, my soul, and my mind.
Lynn Anderson's "The Ways to Love a Man" depicts the struggles women face in keeping a man in a relationship. The song stresses that there are numerous ways that women can love their man but they also need to understand that there are also several ways of losing them. The lyrics show that women must strive to keep their men by constantly changing and adapting to their needs, being flexible, and always being available to satisfy their desires. The singer's main concern throughout the song is keeping her man and not letting him slip away.
The song talks about a woman's unconditional love as she uses everything she has to keep her man, including her child, her home, her soul, and her mind. The message portrayed in the lyrics is that women need to understand that loving men takes a lot of effort, and they need to work and learn various ways of loving and keeping their men happy. Women need to be flexible and adaptable to the changes in their relationships to ensure that the man stays with them.
In summary, "The Ways to Love a Man" is a song about the complexities of relationships and the need for women to understand that constant work and adaptation are required to keep their men.
Line by Line Meaning
There are so many ways to love a man; and so many things to understand.
There are numerous ways to love a man and many things to learn about him to truly love and understand him
And if there ever comes a time he'll stay to change his mind, I'll need a way to hold him, and I can, if I know all the ways to love a man.
In case he has a change of heart and decides to stay, I need to know all the ways to love him and make him feel secure in the relationship.
But there's so many ways to lose a man, so quickly; he can slip through your hands.
Losing a man can happen swiftly, and there are countless reasons why it can occur.
One little thing goes wrong, then all at once he's gone, And I'd have no way to hold him like I planned.
One mistake can cause him to leave quickly, leaving me with no way to save the relationship.
It takes more than just one way to love a man.
Successfully loving a man requires more than one method or approach.
With my hands in my heart, anything I can find: my child, my home, my soul, and my mind.
I will utilize anything available to me, including my love, emotional intelligence, and material possessions, to keep him by my side.
I'll know that I can hold him, oh yes; I can, if I know all the ways to love a man.
By learning how to love him in every possible way, I know that I can keep him with me.
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Written by: BILLY SHERRILL, GLENN SUTTON, TAMMY WYNETTE
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CountryBoy Williams
GREAT SONG 👍 BEAUTIFUL AS ALWAYS
BeMisty
Thanks!
Mario Jaspers
Great song !
Mario Jaspers
Great song !