Lynn Anderson singles discography

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Lynn Anderson singles discography
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Lynn Anderson in concert, 2009.
Music videos2
Singles72
B-sides1
Other song appearances9
Promotional singles3

The singles discography of American country music artist Lynn Anderson contains 72 singles, three promotional singles, one charting B-side, two music videos and nine other song appearances. She signed her first recording contract with Chart Records in 1966. The following year, her single "Ride, Ride, Ride" debuted on the Billboard Hot Country Singles chart. Also in 1967, her single "If I Kiss You (Will You Go Away)" became her first major hit when it reached number five on the country singles chart. [1] Anderson had a series of hits that reached the top ten and 20 during the 1960s including "Promises, Promises" (1969), "No Another Time" (1968), "Big Girls Don't Cry" (1968) and "That's a No No" (1969). [2]

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Anderson had her biggest song success after switching to Columbia Records in 1970. Her second Columbia single, "Rose Garden", became the biggest hit of her career. [1] The song reached number one on the Billboard country chart and was her first to crossover onto the Billboard Hot 100, where it reached number three. [3] [4] "Rose Garden" would also become a hit in 16 other countries. Anderson followed the song with two more number one hits on the Billboard country chart: "You're My Man" and "How Can I Unlove You". [1]

Her cover version of "Cry" became a top five country hit and minor pop hit in 1972. [5] [6] This was followed by "Keep Me in Mind" (1973) and "What a Man My Man Is" (1974), which both topped the Billboard country survey. [1] Anderson was also the first artist to release and have a hit with "Top of the World", a song that was later a number one pop hit for The Carpenters. [2] As the decade progressed, Anderson's singles were less successful. [1] She had top 20 Billboard country hits during this time with "He Turns It into Love Again" (1977) and "Wrap Your Love All Around Your Man" (1977). [2] In 1979, she had a top ten hit with "Isn't It Always Love" before leaving Columbia Records in 1981. [1]

Anderson returned in 1983 after a short hiatus with "What I Learned from Loving You". The song reached number 18 on the Billboard country songs chart. [7] It was followed in 1984 by "You're Welcome to Tonight", a duet with Gary Morris that reached number nine on the country survey. [8] Her 1988 cover of "Under the Boardwalk" reached number 24 on the country singles chart in 1988. [9] In 1989, "How Many Hearts" became her final single to make the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart, peaking at number 69. [10] Although she continued recording, Anderson released fewer singles towards the end of her career. Her final singles were released in 2015. [1]

Singles

As lead artist

List of singles, with selected chart positions and certifications, showing other relevant details
TitleYearPeak chart positions Certifications Album
US
[2]
US
Cou.

[2]
US AC
[2]
AUS
[11]
CAN
[12]
CAN
Cou.

[13]
CAN AC
[14]
"In Person" [15] 1966 Ride, Ride, Ride
"Ride, Ride, Ride"36
"If I Kiss You (Will You Go Away)"19675
"Too Much of You"28
"Promises, Promises"4 Promises, Promises
"No Another Time"1968819
"Big Girls Don't Cry"121 Big Girls Don't Cry
"Flattery Will Get You Everywhere"1127 With Love, from Lynn
"Our House Is Not a Home (For It's
Never Been Loved In)
"
1969183
"Where's the Playground, Bobby" [16] At Home with Lynn
"That's a No No"22
"He'd Still Love Me"15 Uptown Country Girl
"I've Been Everywhere"19701621
"Stay There, Till I Get There"722 Stay There 'Til I Get There
"No Love at All"1542 No Love at All
"Rose Garden"31511118 Rose Garden
"You're My Man"19716316987527 You're My Man
"How Can I Unlove You"6313042114 How Can I Unlove
"Cry"1972713167719 Cry
"Listen to a Country Song" [lower-alpha 1] 41 Listen to a Country Song
"Fool Me" [lower-alpha 2] 41
"Keep Me in Mind"1973 [lower-alpha 3] 11 Keep Me in Mind
"Top of the World"74234130 Top of the World
"Sing About Love"33
"Smile for Me"19741510 Smile for Me
"Talkin' to the Wall"71
"What a Man My Man Is"9311 What a Man My Man Is
"He Turns It into Love Again"1975132837 I've Never Loved Anyone More
"I've Never Loved Anyone More"144
"Paradise"2616 All the King's Horses
"All the King's Horses"1976205
"Rodeo Cowboy"4442
"Sweet Talkin' Man"2327 Wrap Your Love All Around
Your Man
"Wrap Your Love All Around Your Man"1977126
"I Love What Love Is Doing to Me"22 I Love What Love Is Doing to Me/
He Ain't You
"He Ain't You"1915
"We Got Love"2617
"Rising Above It All"19784421 From the Inside
"Last Love of My Life"43
"Isn't It Always Love"1979107 Outlaw Is Just a State of Mind
"I Love How You Love Me"1840
"Sea of Heartbreak"33
"Even Cowgirls Get the Blues"19802623 Even Cowgirls Get the Blues
"Blue Baby Blue"27
"Midnight Train to Georgia" [18] 1982 The Best of Lynn Anderson:
Memories and Desires
"You Can't Lose What You Never Had"198342 Back
"What I Learned from Loving You"18
"You're Welcome to Tonight"
(with Gary Morris)
9
"Heart of the Matter" [19] 1984
"Didn't We Shine"198645
"Read Between the Lines"198738
"Under the Boardwalk"19882450 What She Does Best
"What He Does Best"50
"How Many Hearts"198969
"Cry"2004 The Bluegrass Sessions
"Full Moon in Baghdad"2006 Cowgirl
"I Won't Leave You Lonely" [20] 2007An All Star Tribute to Shania Twain
"Just Like Jesse James" [21] An All Star Tribute to Cher
"Day One" [22] 2012
"Drift Away Gospel" [23] 2015 Bridges
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Other singles

List of singles, with selected chart positions, showing other relevant details
TitleYearPeak chart positionsAlbumNotes
US
[2]
US
Cou.

[2]
CAN
Cou.

[13]
"For Better or for Worse"
(with Jerry Lane) [24]
1966 [lower-alpha 4]
"Keeping Up Appearances"
(with Jerry Lane)
196749 [lower-alpha 5]
"Mother, May I"
(with Liz Anderson)
19682116 [lower-alpha 6]
"Rocky Top"19701733 I'm Alright [lower-alpha 7]
"I'm Alright" [lower-alpha 8] 2037 [lower-alpha 9]
"Ding-a-Ling Christmas Bell" [26] The Christmas Album [lower-alpha 10]
"It Wasn't God Who Made Honky Tonk
Angels
"
2037 Songs That Made Country Girls Famous [lower-alpha 11]
"Jim Dandy"197174 At Home with Lynn [lower-alpha 12]
"He Even Woke Me Up to Say
Goodbye"
54 Uptown Country Girl [lower-alpha 13]
"One Big Family"198561 [lower-alpha 14]
"Fools for Each Other"
(with Ed Bruce)
198649 Night Things [lower-alpha 15]
"Tomorrow's World"199174 [lower-alpha 16]
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Promotional singles

List of singles, showing all relevant details
TitleYearAlbumRef.
"Don't Wish Me Merry Christmas"1972 The Christmas Album [27]
"Outlaw Is Just a State of Mind"1979 Outlaw Is Just a State of Mind [28]
"Angel Song (Glory to God in the Highest)"
(with Butch Baker)
1988 [29]

Other charted songs

List of songs, with selected chart positions, showing other relevant details
TitleYearPeak
chart
positions
AlbumNotes
US Country
[2]
"Dixieland You Will Never Die"197644 All the King's Horses [lower-alpha 17]

Other song appearances

List of non-single guest appearances, with other performing artists, showing year released and album name
TitleYearOther artist(s)AlbumRef.
"Whenever I Call You Friend"1997 Tom Jones Tom Jones and Friends Live! [30]
"Heartbreak Hotel"1999Remembering Elvis: Louisiana Hayride & Elvis Tribute [31]
"A Mansion on the Hill"Lost Highway: A Tribute to Hank Williams [32]
"Go Tell It on the Mountain"Made in America: Essential Folk [33]
"Honky Tonk Town"2004Eve SelisNothing But the Truth [34]
"Faded Love"2005 Johnny Rodriguez A Tribute to Bob's 100th Birthday [35]
"Cry"2006 Bellamy Brothers Let Your Love Flow: The Best of the Bellamy Brothers [36]
"I've Been Everywhere"2008 Johnny Cash The Best of the Johnny Cash TV Show: 1969-1971 [37]
"(I've Never Promised You A) Rose Garden"2014 Mary Sarah Bridges: Great American Country Duets [38]

Music videos

YearVideo
1985"One Big Family" (Heart of Nashville)
1990"Tomorrow's World" (Various)

Notes

  1. "Listen to a Country Song" did not enter the Hot 100, but peaked at number 7 on Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles, which acts as a 25-song extension of the Hot 100. [2]
  2. "Fool Me" did not enter the Hot 100, but peaked at number 1 on Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles, which acts as a 25-song extension of the Hot 100. [2]
  3. "Keep Me in Mind" did not enter the Hot 100, but peaked at number 4 on Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles, which acts as a 25-song extension of the Hot 100. [2]
  4. Released as a single in February 1966 via Chart Records and was not issued on an official album. [2]
  5. Released as a single in January 1967 via Chart Records and was not issued on an official album. "Keeping Up Appearances" was recorded as a duet with country artist Jerry Lane and was the final song issued by the pair. [2]
  6. Released as a single in February 1968 via RCA Victor Records. The song was recorded as a duet with Anderson's mother and country artist Liz Anderson. It was the pair's only single recorded together. [2]
  7. Released as a single in April 1970 via Chart Records and appeared on the studio album I'm Alright. [2] "Rocky Top" was released after Anderson had already started issuing singles with the larger Columbia Records. [25]
  8. "I'm Alright" did not enter the Hot 100, but peaked at number 12 on Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles, which acts as a 25-song extension of the Hot 100. [2]
  9. Released as a single in October 1970 via Chart Records and appeared on the studio album of the same name. [2] "I'm Alright" was released after Anderson had already started issuing singles with the larger Columbia Records. [25]
  10. Released as a Christmas single in November 1970 via Columbia Records and appeared on Anderson's 1971 holiday effort The Christmas Album . [2]
  11. Released as a single in December 1970 via Chart Records and appeared on the studio album Songs That Made Country Girls Famous . [2] It was released after Anderson already started issuing singles with the larger Columbia Records. [25]
  12. Released as a single in April 1971 via Chart Records and appeared on the 1969 album At Home with Lynn. [2] "Jim Dandy" was released after Anderson had already started issuing singles with the larger Columbia Records in 1970. [25]
  13. Released as a single in July 1971 via Chart Records and appeared on the 1970 studio album Uptown Country Girl [2] The song was released after Anderson had already started issuing singles with the larger Columbia Records in 1970. [25]
  14. Released as a charity single in 1985 by Compleat Records to raise awareness for the 1983–85 famine in Ethiopia. Anderson was featured on the project and the group was billed as the "Heart of Nashville". [2]
  15. Released as a single in August 1986 via RCA Records and was recorded as duet with country artist Ed Bruce. "Fools for Each Other" appeared on Bruce's studio album entitled Night Things. [2]
  16. Released as a charity single in 1991 by Warner Bros. Records to honor Earth Day. Anderson was featured on the project and the group was billed as "Various Artists". [2]
  17. Released as the B-side to "Rodeo Cowboy", issued on Columbia Records in May 1976. Because the release charted as a double-sided single, "Dixieland You Will Never Die" reached the same position as its A-side. [2]

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"Stay There, Till I Get There" is a song written by Glenn Sutton. It was recorded by American country music artist Lynn Anderson and released as a single in February 1970 via Columbia Records.

"No Love at All" is a song written by Johnny Christopher and Wayne C. Thompson. It was recorded by American country music artist Lynn Anderson and released as a single in June 1970 via Columbia Records.

"Sing About Love" is a song written by Glenn Sutton. It was recorded by American country music artist Lynn Anderson and released as a single in 1973 via Columbia Records.

"Smile for Me" is a song written by Rory Bourke. It was recorded by American country music artist Lynn Anderson and released as a single in February 1974 via Columbia Records.

"He Turns It into Love Again" is a song written by Jerry Cheshier, Murry Kellum and Glenn Sutton. It was recorded by American country music artist Lynn Anderson and released as a single in February 1975 via Columbia Records.

"I've Never Loved Anyone More" is a song written by Linda Hargrove and Michael Nesmith. It was recorded by American country music artist Lynn Anderson and released as a single in June 1975 via Columbia Records.

"All the King's Horses" is a song written by Johnny Cunningham. It was recorded by American country music artist Lynn Anderson and released as a single in January 1976 via Columbia Records.

"He Ain't You" is a song written by Jeff Barry, Brad Burg, Lisa Hartman and Dene Hofheinz. It was first recorded by American actress and singer Lisa Hartman on her 1976 self-titled album. Country music artist Lynn Anderson released it as a single in August 1977 via Columbia Records.

"Isn't It Always Love" is a song written by Karla Bonoff. It was originally recorded by Bonoff as well for her debut studio album. The song went unreleased as a single until American country music artist Lynn Anderson recorded the track in 1979. The song became a top ten hit for the same year.

<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

No Love at All is a studio album by American country artist Lynn Anderson. It was released in August 1970 on Columbia Records and was produced by Glenn Sutton. No Love at All was Anderson's ninth studio recording as a music artist and the second released on the Columbia label. The album's only single, the title track, became a major hit on the Billboard country chart. The album itself also reached peak positions on a similar survey.

<i>Im Alright</i> (Lynn Anderson album) 1970 studio album by Lynn Anderson

I'm Alright is a studio album by American country artist Lynn Anderson. It was released in September 1970 on Chart Records and was produced by Slim Williamson. I'm Alright was Anderson's tenth studio recording and her final studio release for the Chart label. It included two singles that became major radio hits in 1970. Both "Rocky Top" and the title track reached the Billboard country charts that year.

"Sweet Talkin' Man" is a song written by Johnny Cunningham. It was recorded by American country music artist Lynn Anderson and released as a single in 1976 via Columbia Records, becoming a top 40 hit that year.

"We Got Love" is a song written by Roy Culbertson, Harold Forness, Larry Keith and Steve Pippin. It was recorded by American country music artist Lynn Anderson and released as a single in 1977 via Columbia Records, becoming a hit the following year.

"Even Cowgirls Get the Blues" is a song written by Rodney Crowell. It has since been covered by several artists, notably La Costa, Emmylou Harris and Lynn Anderson. Crowell claims to have written "Even Cowgirls Get The Blues" about Harris and her pal Susanna Clark. The title of the song is taken from the then-popular novel of the same name by author Tom Robbins. The song has been released as a single twice and has also appeared on albums of various artists.

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