Lynn Anderson's Greatest Hits, Vol. 1

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Lynn Anderson's Greatest Hits, Vol. 1
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ReleasedJanuary 1971 (1971-01)
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Producer Slim Williamson
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Lynn Anderson's Greatest Hits, Vol. 1 is a compilation album by American country artist Lynn Anderson. It was released in January 1971 via Chart Records and was produced by Slim Williamson. The package was Anderson's third compilation released in her music career and contained previous hits recordings she had for the Chart label in the 1960s. Ten tracks were included in the album's release.

Contents

Background and release

Lynn Anderson's Greatest Hits, Vol. 1 was the third compilation Chart Records issued of Anderson's material. It included material that had originally been produced by Slim Williamson for the label. [2] Ten tracks were included on the collection. [1] Of these recordings, only six were actually released as singles. These songs were "It Wasn't God Who Made Honky Tonk Angels", "That's a No No," "No Another Time," "Ride, Ride Ride," "Flattery Will Get You Everywhere" and "Our House Is Not a Home (For It's Never Been Loved In)." The remaining four tracks were album cuts that had also previously been issued on studio albums during her time with the Chart label. [2]

Lynn Anderson's Greatest Hits, Vol. 1 was released in January 1971 on Chart Records. It was the third compilation released by the label and it was issued following her departure from the company (Anderson had switched to Columbia Records in 1970). [2] It was issued as a vinyl LP, containing five tracks on each side of the record. [3] The album spent several weeks on the Billboard Top Country Albums chart in 1971. It eventually peaked at number 40 on the chart that year. It was her second compilation to place on the record chart. [4]

Track listing

Side one [2]
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."It Wasn't God Who Made Honky Tonk Angels"J.D. Miller2:15
2."That's a No No" Ben Peters 2:00
3."Our House Is Not a Home (For It's Never Been Loved In)"
2:17
4."Ride, Ride, Ride" Liz Anderson 2:05
5."Take Me Home"Betty Jo Gibson2:27
Side two [2]
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."No Another Time"
  • Jerry Lane
  • Slim Williamson
2:00
2."Flattery Will Get You Everywhere"Anderson2:00
3."Partly Bill"
2:37
4."Wave Bye Bye to the Man"
2:07
5."The Worst Is Yet to Come"Anderson2:43

Personnel

All credits are adapted from the liner notes of Lynn Anderson's Greatest Hits, Vol. 1. [2]

Musical and technical personnel

Chart performance

Chart (1971)Peak
position
US Top Country Albums ( Billboard ) [4] 40

Release history

RegionDateFormatLabelRef.
United StatesJanuary 1971Vinyl Chart Records [2] [3]
Canada [5]

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References

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  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Anderson, Lynn (January 1971). "Lynn Anderson's Greatest Hits, Vol. 1 (Album Information and Liner Notes)". Chart Records .
  3. 1 2 "Lynn Anderson -- Lynn Anderson's Greatest Hits, Vol. 1 (1971, Vinyl)". Discogs . Retrieved 16 July 2020.
  4. 1 2 Whitburn, Joel (1997). Joel Whitburn's Top Country Albums: 1967-1997. Record Research Inc. ISBN   0898201241.
  5. "Lynn Anderson's Greatest Hits, Vol. 1 (Canada)". Discogs . Retrieved 16 July 2020.