Lynn Anderson albums discography

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Lynn Anderson albums discography
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Lynn Anderson in concert, 2011.
Studio albums37
Live albums2
Compilation albums20
Video albums2
EPs3

The albums discography of American country music artist Lynn Anderson contains 37 studio albums, 21 compilation albums, two live albums, two video albums and three extended plays. She signed her first recording contract in 1966 with Chart Records. The following year, her debut studio album entitled Ride, Ride, Ride was released on the label. It was her first album to debut on the Billboard Top Country Albums chart, peaking at number 25. [1] Her second studio effort, Promises, Promises , was issued in December 1967 and spent 48 weeks on the country albums chart before peaking at number one. [2] The Chart label issued four more studio albums by Anderson until 1970. This included 1969's Songs That Made Country Girls Famous , which was a tribute to female country artists. [3]

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Anderson had a major crossover pop hit with "Rose Garden" after signing with Columbia Records in 1970. [4] "Rose Garden"'s major success led to her eleventh studio album of the same name in December 1970. The album spent 77 weeks on the Billboard Top Country Albums chart before peaking at number one. [5] It was her highest-charting album on the Billboard 200 as well, where it reached number 19. [6] Rose Garden became Anderson's highest-charting and biggest-selling album. It later certify platinum in sales from the Recording Industry Association of America and held the record for the longest weeks spent at number one for 24 years. The record was broken in 1995 by Shania Twain with The Woman in Me . [7] Anderson's eleventh studio album, You're Man (1971), was her third to top the Billboard country albums survey. [8] It was followed by a series of studio albums that reached the Billboard country top ten. This included How Can I Unlove You (1971), Cry (1972) and Keep Me in Mind (1973). The Columbia label issued studio albums by Anderson through the rest of the 1970s. As her singles became less successful, her albums did as well. [9] Her final Columbia release was Even Cowgirls Get the Blues (1980), which only reached number 37. [10]

Anderson returned with 1983's Back after a three-year hiatus. The album was her final to reach the Billboard country albums chart, peaking at number 61 in October 1983. [11] She continued to record during the remainder of the decade, releasing 1988's What She Does Best on Mercury Records. [12] She returned in 1992 with the western album, Cowboy's Sweetheart . In 1999, her first live record was issued entitled Live at Billy Bob's Texas. Her 2005 studio release, The Bluegrass Sessions , was nominated for Best Bluegrass Album at the Grammy Awards. Shortly before her death in 2015, Anderson released the gospel project, Bridges . [4]

Studio albums

List of albums, with selected chart positions and certifications, showing other relevant details
TitleAlbum detailsPeak chart
positions
Certifications
US
[13]
US
Cou.

[14]
CAN
[15]
Ride, Ride, Ride 25
Promises, Promises
  • Released: December 1967
  • Label: Chart
  • Formats: LP, 8 track
1
Big Girls Don't Cry
  • Released: July 1968
  • Label: Chart
  • Formats: LP, 8 track
11
With Love, from Lynn
  • Released: March 1969
  • Label: Chart
  • Formats: LP, 8 track
19722
At Home with Lynn
  • Released: July 1969
  • Label: Chart
  • Formats: LP, 8 track
19
Songs That Made Country Girls Famous
  • Released: November 1969
  • Label: Chart
  • Formats: LP, 8 track
9
Uptown Country Girl
  • Released: February 1970
  • Label: Chart
  • Formats: LP, 8 track
29
Stay There 'Til I Get There
  • Released: May 1970
  • Label: Columbia
  • Formats: LP, 8 track
28
No Love at All
  • Released: August 1970
  • Label: Columbia
  • Formats: LP
22
I'm Alright
  • Released: September 1970
  • Label: Chart
  • Formats: LP, 8 track tape
33
Rose Garden
  • Released: December 1970
  • Label: Columbia
  • Formats: LP, 8 track tape
1915
You're My Man
  • Released: July 1971
  • Label: Columbia
  • Formats: LP, 8 track tape
991
How Can I Unlove You
  • Released: October 1971
  • Label: Columbia
  • Formats: LP, 8 track tape
1322
The Christmas Album
  • Released: November 1971
  • Label: Columbia
  • Formats: LP, 8 track tape
13
Cry
  • Released: March 1972
  • Label: Columbia
  • Formats: LP, 8 track tape
1142
Listen to a Country Song
  • Released: July 1972
  • Label: Columbia
  • Formats: LP, 8 track tape
1603
Keep Me in Mind
  • Released: January 1973
  • Label: Columbia
  • Formats: LP, 8 track tape
2012
Top of the World
  • Released: June 1973
  • Label: Columbia
  • Formats: LP, 8 track tape
1797
Smile for Me
  • Released: March 1974
  • Label: Columbia
  • Formats: LP, 8 track
14
What a Man My Man Is
  • Released: November 1974
  • Label: Columbia
  • Formats: LP, 8 track
18
I've Never Loved Anyone More
  • Released: August 1975
  • Label: Columbia
  • Formats: LP, 8 track
20
All the King's Horses
  • Released: March 1976
  • Label: Columbia
  • Formats: LP, 8 track
20
Wrap Your Love All Around Your Man
  • Released: March 1977
  • Label: Columbia
  • Formats: LP, 8 track
28
I Love What Love Is Doing to Me/
He Ain't You
  • Released: August 1977
  • Label: Columbia
  • Formats: LP, 8 track
38
From the Inside
  • Released: September 1978
  • Label: Columbia
  • Formats: LP, 8 track
Outlaw Is Just a State of Mind
  • Released: March 1979
  • Label: Columbia
  • Formats: LP, 8 track
29
Even Cowgirls Get the Blues
  • Released: July 1980
  • Label: Columbia
  • Formats: LP, 8 track, cassette
37
The Best of Lynn Anderson: Memories
and Desires
  • Released: 1982
  • Label: Era/K-tel
  • Formats: LP, cassette
Back
  • Released: July 1983
  • Label: Permian
  • Formats: LP, cassette
61
What She Does Best
  • Released: 1988
  • Label: Mercury
  • Formats: LP, cassette, CD
Cowboy's Sweetheart
  • Released: June 1992
  • Label: Laserlight
  • Formats: Cassette, CD
Latest and Greatest
(re-recordings)
  • Released: March 31, 1998
  • Label: Platinum
  • Formats: Cassette, CD
Home for the Holidays
  • Released: December 11, 1999
  • Label: Smith
  • Formats: CD
The Bluegrass Sessions
Cowgirl
  • Released: September 20, 2006
  • Label: Showboat
  • Formats: CD, music download
Cowgirl II
  • Released: January 28, 2010
  • Label: Showboat
  • Formats: CD, music download
Bridges
  • Released: June 5, 2015
  • Label: Center Sound
  • Formats: CD, music download
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Compilation albums

List of albums, with selected chart positions and certifications, showing other relevant details
TitleAlbum detailsPeak chart
positions
Certifications
US
[13]
US
Cou.

[14]
The Best of Lynn Anderson
  • Released: December 1968
  • Label: Chart
  • Formats: LP, 8 track
18029
Songs My Mother Wrote (Lynn Anderson
Sings Liz Anderson)
  • Released: June 1970
  • Label: Chart
  • Formats: LP, 8 track
Lynn Anderson's Greatest Hits, Vol. 1
  • Released: January 1971
  • Label: Chart
  • Formats: LP, 8 track
40
Lynn Anderson with Strings
  • Released: February 1971
  • Label: Chart
  • Formats: LP, 8 track
The World of Lynn Anderson
  • Released: August 1971
  • Label: Columbia
  • Formats: LP, 8 track
17413
Lynn Anderson
  • Released: October 1971
  • Label: Chart
  • Formats: LP
Lynn Anderson's Greatest Hits
  • Released: August 1972
  • Label: Columbia
  • Formats: LP, 8 track
1293
Flower of Love
  • Released: November 1973
  • Label: Pickwick
  • Formats: LP, 8 track
It Makes You Happy
  • Released: 1974
  • Label: Pickwick
  • Formats: LP, 8 track
Lynn Anderson's Greatest Hits, Volume II
  • Released: September 1976
  • Label: Columbia
  • Formats: LP, 8 track, cassette
41
Encore
  • Released: June 1981
  • Label: Columbia
  • Formats: LP, 8 track, cassette
Country Classics: Lynn Anderson [19]
The Best of Lynn Anderson [20]
  • Released: 1996
  • Label: Hallmark
  • Formats: Cassette, CD
Pure Country: Lynn Anderson [21]
Anthology: The Columbia Years [22]
  • Released: September 14, 1999
  • Label: Renaissance
  • Formats: CD
Anthology: The Chart Years [23]
  • Released: September 28, 1999
  • Label: Renaissance
  • Formats: CD
Greatest Hits
16 Biggest Hits
  • Released: April 11, 2006
  • Label: Columbia/Legacy
  • Formats: CD, music download
Country: Lynn Anderson [24]
  • Released: November 27, 2012
  • Label: Columbia/Legacy
  • Formats: CD
The Essential Lynn Anderson [25]
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Live albums

List of albums, showing relevant details
TitleAlbum details
Live at Billy Bob's Texas
  • Released: May 30, 1999
  • Label: Smith
  • Format: CD
Live from the Rose Garden [26]

Video albums

List of albums, showing relevant details
TitleAlbum details
Live at the Renaissance Center [27]
  • Released: November 15, 2005
  • Label: Weinerworld
  • Formats: CD, DVD
Lynn Anderson in Concert: Cry and
Other Classics
[28]
  • Released: October 17, 2006
  • Label: Immortal
  • Formats: DVD

Extended plays

List of albums, showing relevant details
TitleAlbum details
The Best of Lynn Anderson [29]
  • Released: 1969
  • Label: Chart
  • Formats: EP
Uptown Country Girl [30]
  • Released: 1970
  • Label: Chart
  • Formats: EP
Rose Garden [31]
  • Released: 1973
  • Label: CBS
  • Formats: EP

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<i>Promises, Promises</i> (Lynn Anderson album) 1967 studio album by Lynn Anderson

Promises, Promises is a studio album by American country music artist Lynn Anderson. It was released in December 1967 via Chart Records. It was co-produced by Lloyd Green and Slim Williamson. The album was Anderson's second studio album issued in her recording career and contained two singles that became top ten hits on the Billboard country chart. The album itself would also reach a high peaking positions on the Billboard country albums chart following its release.

<i>Big Girls Dont Cry</i> (Lynn Anderson album) 1968 studio album by Lynn Anderson

Big Girls Don't Cry is a studio album by American country music artist Lynn Anderson. It was released in July 1968 via Chart Records and was produced by Slim Williamson. The record was Anderson's third studio recording issued during her career and contained a total of 12 tracks. The title track was spawned as a single from the project and became a major hit on the country charts. The album itself would also reach peak positions on music publication charts.

<i>With Love, from Lynn</i> 1969 studio album by Lynn Anderson

With Love, from Lynn is a studio album released by American country artist Lynn Anderson. It was released in March 1969 via Chart Records and was produced by Slim Williamson. Her fourth studio release, With Love from Lynn contained 12 tracks. Two of these tracks were singles that became major hits for Anderson between 1968 and 1969. The album itself was successful after charting on the Billboard country albums survey.

<i>At Home with Lynn</i> 1969 studio album by Lynn Anderson

At Home with Lynn is a studio album by American country artist Lynn Anderson. It was released in July 1969 on Chart Records and was produced by Slim Williamson. It was Anderson's fifth studio recording in her music career and contained a total of 12 tracks. At Home with Lynn was one of three studio albums she issued in 1969 and it spawned two singles. The second single, "That's a No No," became a major hit on the American and Canadian country charts in 1969. The album itself would also reach peak positions.

<i>Uptown Country Girl</i> 1970 studio album by Lynn Anderson

Uptown Country Girl is a studio album by American country artist Lynn Anderson. It was released in February 1970 on Chart Records and was produced by Slim Williamson. It was Anderson's seventh studio release in her recording career and contained a total of ten tracks. Two tracks were released as singles. Both "He'd Still Love Me" and "I've Been Everywhere" became major hits on the Billboard country chart between 1969 and 1970.

<i>Stay There Til I Get There</i> 1970 studio album by Lynn Anderson

Stay There 'Til I Get There is a studio album by American country artist Lynn Anderson. It was released in May 1970 on Columbia Records and was produced by Glenn Sutton. The album was Anderson's eighth studio recording as a music artist and was her first album for the Columbia label. The album's title track was released as a single and became her fifth top ten hit on the Billboard country chart. The album itself would also chart on a similar country survey.

<i>No Love at All</i> (album) 1970 studio album by Lynn Anderson

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<i>The Best of Lynn Anderson</i> (1968 album) 1968 compilation album by Lynn Anderson

The Best of Lynn Anderson is a compilation album by American country artist Lynn Anderson. It was released in December 1968 via Chart Records and was produced by Slim Williamson. It was the first compilation released in Anderson's music career and the first of several to be released on the Chart label. The album featured her most popular recordings occurring in the first several years of her music career. Twelve tracks were included on the album release.

<i>Cowgirl II</i> 2010 studio album by Lynn Anderson

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<i>The Best of Lynn Anderson: Memories and Desires</i> 1982 studio album (re-recording) by Lynn Anderson

The Best of Lynn Anderson: Memories and Desires is a studio album by American country artist Lynn Anderson. It was released in 1982 via Era Records.Internationally, the album was released on the K-tel distribution company. Although labeled as "The Best of," the album was actually a studio release but it contained re-recordings of songs Anderson first cut in years prior for other labels. Many of the songs on the project were re-recordings of songs she has first cut for other labels. Previously unrecorded tracks were also included on the project.

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