Back (Lynn Anderson album)

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Studio album by
Released1983
Recorded1983
Studio Quadrafonic Sound, Nashville, Tennessee
Genre Urban cowboy, country pop, country rock
Label Permian Records
Producer Michael Clark
Lynn Anderson chronology
The Best of Lynn Anderson: Memories and Desires
(1982)
Back
(1983)
What She Does Best
(1988)

Back is the name of a 1983 studio album by country music singer Lynn Anderson.

Contents

Background, recording and content

Lynn Anderson had a series of number one and top ten singles during the 1970s. These singles included "You're My Man", "How Can I Unlove You", "Keep Me in Mind" and her most successful "Rose Garden". As the decade progressed, Anderson's chart run began to wane and she eventually left Columbia Records in 1981. [1] With the help of Chuck Robinson, Anderson signed a recording contract with Permian Records (with distribution from MCA Records). [2] Anderson went into record her first album with the label in January 1983 alongside producer Michael Clark. The sessions were held at the Quadrafonic Sound studio in Nashville, Tennessee. [3]

Track listing

  1. "You Can't Lose What You Never Had"
  2. "Love Comes Around Again"
  3. "What I Learned from Loving You"
  4. "Your Kisses Lied"
  5. "At This Moment"
  6. "Fool for Love"
  7. "Heartbreak Kid"
  8. "This Time the Heartbreak Wins"
  9. "Mr. Sundown"
  10. "You're Welcome to Tonight" (with Gary Morris)

Personnel

Chart performance

Chart (1983)Peak
position
US Top Country Albums (Billboard) [4] 61

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References

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