The Best of Lynn Anderson: Memories and Desires

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The Best of Lynn Anderson: Memories and Desires
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Studio album (re-recording)by
Released1982 (1982)
Genre Country [1]
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Lynn Anderson chronology
Encore
(1981)
The Best of Lynn Anderson: Memories and Desires
(1982)
Back
(1983)
Singles from The Best of Lynn Anderson: Memories and Desires

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.

Contents

Background and content

Anderson recorded Memories and Desires for the K-tel company, a label that produced re-recorded music for veteran artists and performers. This music was also occasionally marked on television. [2] The Best of Lynn Anderson: Memories and Desires was recorded in 1982 in Nashville, Tennessee. [3] The album was a collection of 16 tracks, ten of which were re-recordings of Anderson's biggest hits. [1] This included "Rose Garden," "Top of the World," "You're My Man" and "Cry." In addition, six tracks were new recordings to Anderson's discography. These songs were cover versions of songs first made famous by other music artists. Covers included two songs by The Carpenters, Dusty Springfield's "You Don't Have to Say You Love Me" and Gladys Knight & the Pips's "Midnight Train to Georgia." [3]

Release and controversy

The Best of Lynn Anderson: Memories and Desires was released in 1982 via Era Records, a subdivision of the K-Tel distributing company. [3] It was released as a vinyl LP, containing eight songs on each side of the record. [4] In Canada, the album was issued as an audio cassette, containing the same track format for each side of the tape. [5]

The record did not reach any chart positions on Billboard upon its release. This included the Top Country Albums chart. [6] Anderson's cover of "Midnight Train to Georgia" was the only single spawned from the project. Anderson objected to the original release of the single and took legal action to stop the promotion of the song. A settlement was eventually reached in December 1982 that called for no other singles to be released from the package. [2]

Track listing

Side one (Vinyl and cassette versions) [3]
No.TitleWriter(s)Original music artistLength
1."Midnight Train to Georgia" Jim Weatherly Gladys Knight & the Pips  
2."Rose Garden" Joe South Billy Joe Royal [lower-alpha 1]  
3."What a Man My Man Is" Glenn Sutton Lynn Anderson 
4."Silver Threads and Golden Needles" Wanda Jackson  
5."How Can I Unlove You"SouthLynn Anderson 
6."We've Only Just Begun" The Carpenters  
7."You're My Man"SuttonLynn Anderson 
8."It Must Be Love"WeatherlyLynn Anderson 
Side two (Vinyl and cassette versions) [3]
No.TitleWriter(s)Original music artistLength
1."You Don't Have to Say You Love Me" Dusty Springfield  
2."Ride, Ride, Ride" Liz Anderson Lynn Anderson 
3."Listen to a Country Song"
Loggins and Messina [lower-alpha 2]  
4."Close to You"The Carpenters 
5."Cry" Churchill Kohlman Johnnie Ray [lower-alpha 3]  
6."Fool Me"Joe SouthJoe South [lower-alpha 4]  
7."Top of the World"The Carpenters [lower-alpha 5]  
8."Keep Me in Mind"Lynn Anderson 

Personnel

All credits are adapted from the vinyl insert information of the original album. [3]

Release history

RegionDateFormatLabelRef.
Canada1982Cassette K-tel [5]
IrelandVinylK-tel International [7]
United StatesEra Records [4] [3]

Notes

  1. "Rose Garden" was later recorded and made a number one country hit and top five pop hit by Lynn Anderson [3]
  2. "Listen to a Country Song" was later recorded and made a top ten country hit by Lynn Anderson [3]
  3. "Cry" was later recorded and made a top five country hit by Lynn Anderson [3]
  4. "Fool Me" was later recorded and made a top five country hit by Lynn Anderson [3]
  5. "Top of the World" was later recorded and made a top five country hit by Lynn Anderson [3]

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