Lynn Anderson discography
.jpg) Lynn Anderson in concert in 2009. | |
| Releases | |
|---|---|
| ↙Studio albums | 33 |
| ↙Live albums | 2 |
| ↙Compilation albums | 17 |
| ↙Singles | 66 |
| ↙B-sides | 2 |
| ↙Tribute and cover albums | 1 |
| ↙No. 1 Singles | 12 |
The discography of Lynn Anderson, an American country artist, consists of 33 studio albums, 17 compilation albums, two live albums, one tribute album, and 66 singles. She signed a recording contract with Chart Records in 1966, after her mother Liz Anderson gained success as a country songwriter and singer. Anderson's debut release was the single "In Person" in 1966, charting her first top 10 hit in 1967 "If I Kiss You (Will You Go Away)", which spawned her debut album Ride, Ride, Ride.[1] Anderson's next single later in the year entitled "Promises, Promises" also reached the Top 5 and an album of the same name peaked at #1 on the Billboard Top Country Albums chart.[2] Between 1967 and 1969, Anderson released seven singles, including the Top 20 hits "No Another Time", "Big Girls Don't Cry", and "That's a No No", and four more albums such as, With Love, From Lynn and At Home with Lynn. With her success on the Chart label, Anderson was coaxed into signing with the major label Columbia Records, and officially signed in 1970.[1] While releasing two albums and singles with Columbia, Chart continued to release singles, including "Rocky Top", "I'm Alright", and "It Wasn't God Who Made Honky Tonk Angels", which all reached the Top 20 on the Billboard country chart in 1970.
In late 1970 under Columbia, Anderson released the single "Rose Garden", which became Anderson's biggest-selling single and signature song, reaching #1 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles chart, #3 on the Billboard Hot 100, #5 on the Billboard Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks chart,[3] and reaching #1 in 16 countries around the world.[1] An album of the same name (1971) reached number one of the Top Country Albums chart, #19 on the Billboard 200,[4] and certified platinum in the United States. Following the single's international success, Anderson released the albums You're My Man and How Can I Unlove You in 1971, both of which peaked at #1 and #2 respectively on the Top Country Albums chart.[1] She released seven more albums between 1972 and 1975 that peaked within the Top 20 on the Billboard Top Country Albums list. Eight of her singles between this time reached the Top 10 on the country singles chart, including a cover of Churchill Kohlman's "Cry", "Listen to a Country Song", "Top of the World", and "What a Man My Man Is", the latter reaching #1 on the Billboard country chart.
Between 1976 and 1980, Anderson released six more studio albums with Columbia: All the King's Horses (1976), Wrap Your Love All Around Your Man (1977), I Love What Love Is Doing to Me/He Ain't You (1977), From the Inside (1978), Outlaw Is Just a State of Mind (1979), whose single "Isn't It Always Love" became her first Top 20 single in two years, and Even Cowgirls Get the Blues (1980). After a brief retirement, Anderson returned to music in 1983 signing with Permian Records and releasing the album Back, which peaked at #61 on the Billboard Top Country Albums chart.[5] The album spawned her final Top 10 single "You're Welcome to Tonight" (1984), a duet with Gary Morris.[1] During the rest of the 1980s, Anderson recorded for MCA Records and Mercury Records, the latter releasing her 1988 album, What She Does Best. Since then, she has released five more studio albums and two live albums, her most recent being the studio album Cowgirl II, released on Showboat Records in March 2010.
Studio albums
1960s
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | |
|---|---|---|---|
| US Country [6] |
US [6] | ||
| Ride, Ride, Ride | 25 | — | |
| Promises, Promises |
|
1 | — |
| Big Girls Don't Cry |
|
11 | — |
| With Love, From Lynn |
|
22 | 197 |
| At Home with Lynn |
|
19 | — |
| Songs That Made Country Girls Famous |
|
9 | — |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart | |||
1970s
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications (sales threshold) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US Country [6] |
US [6] |
CAN [7] | |||
| Uptown Country Girl |
|
29 | — | — | |
| Stay There 'Til I Get There |
|
28 | — | — | |
| No Love at All |
|
22 | — | — | |
| I'm Alright |
|
33 | — | — | |
| Rose Garden |
|
1 | 19 | 5 | |
| You're My Man |
|
1 | 99 | — | |
| How Can I Unlove You |
|
2 | 132 | — | |
| Cry |
|
2 | 114 | — | |
| Listen to a Country Song |
|
3 | 160 | — | |
| Keep Me in Mind |
|
7 | 201 | — | |
| Top of the World |
|
7 | 179 | — | |
| Smile for Me |
|
14 | — | — | |
| What a Man My Man Is |
|
18 | — | — | |
| I've Never Loved Anyone More |
|
20 | — | — | |
| All the King's Horses |
|
28 | — | — | |
| Wrap Your Love All Around Your Man |
|
28 | — | — | |
| I Love What Love Is Doing to Me/ He Ain't You |
|
38 | — | — | |
| From the Inside |
|
— | — | — | |
| Outlaw Is Just a State of Mind |
|
29 | — | — | |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart | |||||
1980s and 1990s
| Title | Album details | Peak positions |
|---|---|---|
| US Country [6] | ||
| Even Cowgirls Get the Blues |
|
37 |
| Back |
|
61 |
| What She Does Best | — | |
| Cowboy's Sweetheart |
|
— |
| Latest and Greatest |
|
— |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart | ||
2000s and 2010s
| Title | Album details |
|---|---|
| The Bluegrass Sessions |
|
| Cowgirl |
|
| Cowgirl II |
|
Holiday albums
| Title | Album details | Peak positions |
|---|---|---|
| US [6] | ||
| The Christmas Album |
|
13 |
| Home for the Holidays |
|
— |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart | ||
Live albums
| Title | Album details |
|---|---|
| Live at Billy Bob's Texas |
|
| Live from the Rose Garden |
|
Compilation albums
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions |
Certifications (sales threshold) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US Country [6] |
US [6] | |||
| The Best of Lynn Anderson |
|
29 | 180 | |
| Songs My Mother Wrote |
|
— | — | |
| Lynn Anderson's Greatest Hits, Vol. 1 |
|
40 | — | |
| Lynn Anderson with Strings |
|
— | — | |
| The World of Lynn Anderson |
|
13 | 174 | |
| Lynn Anderson's Greatest Hits |
|
3 | 129 |
|
| Lynn Anderson's Greatest Hits, Vol. 2 |
|
41 | — | |
| Encore |
|
— | — | |
| The Best of Lynn Anderson: Memories and Desires |
|
— | — | |
| Rosegarden |
|
— | — | |
| The Best of Lynn Anderson |
|
— | — | |
| Anthology: The Columbia Years |
|
— | — | |
| Anthology: The Chart Years |
|
— | — | |
| Greatest Hits |
|
— | — | |
| 16 Biggest Hits |
|
— | — | |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart | ||||
Singles
1960s
| Year | Title | Peak chart positions |
Album | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US Country [11] |
US CB Country | CAN Country [12] | |||
| 1966 | "In Person" | — | — | — | Ride, Ride, Ride |
| "Ride, Ride, Ride" | 36 | 26 | — | ||
| 1967 | "If I Kiss You (Will You Go Away)" | 5 | 5 | — | |
| "Too Much of You" | 28 | 22 | — | ||
| "Promises, Promises" | 4 | 2 | — | Promises, Promises | |
| 1968 | "No Another Time" | 8 | 12 | 19 | |
| "Big Girls Don't Cry" | 12 | 8 | 1 | Big Girls Don't Cry | |
| "Flattery Will Get You Everywhere" | 11 | 16 | 27 | With Love, From Lynn | |
| 1969 | "Our House Is Not a Home" | 18 | 13 | 3 | |
| "Where's the Playground Bobby" | — | — | — | At Home with Lynn | |
| "That's a No No" | 2 | 1 | 2 | ||
| "He'd Still Love Me" | 15 | 18 | — | Uptown Country Girl | |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart | |||||
1970s
| Year | Title | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US Country [11] |
US CB Country | US CB | US [11] |
US AC [11] |
CAN Country [12] |
CAN [13] |
CAN AC [14] | ||||
| 1970 | "I've Been Everywhere" | 16 | 18 | — | — | — | 21 | — | — | Uptown Country Girl | |
| "Stay There 'Til I Get There" | 7 | 6 | — | — | — | 22 | — | — | Stay There 'Til I Get There | ||
| "No Love at All" | 15 | 12 | — | — | — | 42 | — | — | No Love at All | ||
| "Rose Garden" | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 18 | Rose Garden | ||
| 1971 | "You're My Man" | 1 | 1 | 56 | 63 | 6 | 1 | 75 | 7 | You're My Man | |
| "How Can I Unlove You" | 1 | 1 | 60 | 63 | 30 | 1 | 42 | 14 | How Can I Unlove You | ||
| "Ding a Ling the Christmas Bell" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | The Christmas Album | ||
| 1972 | "Cry" | 3 | 2 | 81 | 71 | 16 | 1 | 77 | 9 | Cry | |
| "Listen to a Country Song" | 4 | 4 | 111 | 107 | — | 1 | — | — | Listen to a Country Song | ||
| "Fool Me" | 4 | 1 | 112 | 101 | — | 1 | — | — | |||
| 1973 | "Keep Me in Mind" | 1 | 4 | 91 | 104 | — | 1 | — | — | Keep Me in Mind | |
| "Top of the World" | 2 | 1 | 81 | 74 | 34 | 1 | — | 30 | Top of the World | ||
| "Sing About Love" | 3 | 8 | 110 | — | — | 3 | — | — | |||
| 1974 | "Smile for Me" | 15 | 18 | — | — | — | 10 | — | — | Smile for Me | |
| "Talkin' to the Wall" | 7 | 6 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | |||
| "What a Man My Man Is" | 1 | 1 | 99 | 93 | — | 1 | — | — | What a Man My Man Is | ||
| 1975 | "He Turns It Into Love Again" | 13 | 12 | — | — | — | 28 | — | 37 | I've Never Loved Anyone More | |
| "I've Never Loved Anyone More" | 14 | 8 | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | |||
| "Paradise" | 26 | 19 | — | — | — | 16 | — | — | All the King's Horses | ||
| 1976 | "All the King's Horses" | 20 | 14 | — | — | — | 5 | — | — | ||
| "Rodeo Cowboy" | 44 | 31 | — | — | — | 42 | — | — | |||
| "Sweet Talkin' Man" | 23 | 18 | — | — | — | 27 | — | — | Wrap Your Love All Around Your Man | ||
| 1977 | "Wrap Your Love All Around Your Man" | 12 | 16 | — | — | — | 6 | — | — | ||
| "I Love What Love Is Doin' to Me" | 22 | 25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | I Love What Love Is Doin' to Me | ||
| "He Ain't You" | 19 | 25 | — | — | — | 15 | — | — | |||
| "We Got Love" | 26 | 18 | — | — | — | 17 | — | — | |||
| 1978 | "Rising Above It All" | 44 | 33 | — | — | — | 21 | — | — | From the Inside | |
| "Last Love of My Life" | 43 | 46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| 1979 | "Isn't It Always Love" | 10 | 13 | — | — | — | 7 | — | — | Outlaw Is Just a State of Mind | |
| "I Love How You Love Me" | 18 | 20 | — | — | — | 40 | — | — | |||
| "Sea of Heartbreak" | 33 | 34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart | |||||||||||
1980s and 2000s
| Year | Title | Peak chart positions |
Album | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US Country [11] |
US CB Country | CAN Country [12] | |||
| 1980 | "Even Cowgirls Get the Blues" | 26 | 23 | 23 | Even Cowgirls Get the Blues |
| "Blue Baby Blue" | 27 | 33 | — | ||
| 1982 | "Midnight Train to Georgia" | — | — | — | Memories and Desires |
| 1983 | "You Can't Lose What You Never Had" | 42 | — | — | Back |
| "What I Learned from Loving You" | 18 | — | — | ||
| "You're Welcome to Tonight" (with Gary Morris) | 9 | — | — | ||
| 1984 | "Heart of the Matter" | — | — | — | N/A |
| 1986 | "Didn't We Shine" | 45 | — | — | |
| 1987 | "Read Between the Lines" | 38 | — | — | |
| 1988 | "Under the Boardwalk" | 24 | — | 50 | What She Does Best |
| "What He Does Best" | 50 | — | — | ||
| 1989 | "How Many Hearts" | 69 | — | — | |
| 2004 | "Cry" (re-recording) | — | — | — | The Bluegrass Sessions |
| 2006 | "Full Moon in Baghdad" | — | — | — | Cowgirl |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart | |||||
Other singles
Post-label charted songs
| Year | Title | Peak chart positions | Album | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US Country [11] |
US CB Country | US [11] |
CAN Country [12] | |||
| 1970 | "Rocky Top" | 17 | 23 | — | 33 | I'm Alright |
| "I'm Alright" | 20 | 25 | 112 | 37 | ||
| 1971 | "It Wasn't God Who Made Honky Tonk Angels" | 20 | 19 | — | 37 | Songs That Made Country Girls Famous |
| "Jim Dandy" | 74 | 55 | — | — | At Home with Lynn | |
| "He Even Woke Me Up to Say Goodbye" | 54 | 45 | — | — | Lynn Anderson with Strings | |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart | ||||||
Collaborative singles
| Year | Title | Artist | Peak chart positions |
Album | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US Country [11] |
US CB Country | CAN Country [12] | ||||
| 1966 | "For Better or for Worse" | Jerry Lane | — | — | — | non-album singles |
| 1967 | "Keeping Up Appearances" | 49 | 48 | — | ||
| 1968 | "Mother, May I" | Liz Anderson | 21 | 24 | 16 | |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart | ||||||
Guest singles
| Year | Title | Artist | Peak positions | Album |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US Country [11] | ||||
| 1985 | "One Big Family" | Heart of Nashville | 61 | non-album single |
| 1986 | "Fools for Each Other" | Ed Bruce | 49 | Night Things |
| 1990 | "Tomorrow's World" | Various artists | 74 | non-album single |
B-sides
| Year | Title | Peak chart positions | A-Side Single | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US Country [11] |
US CB Country | |||
| 1970 | "I Found You Just in Time" | flip | flip | "No Love at All" |
| 1976 | "Dixieland, You Will Never Die" | flip | - | "Rodeo Cowboy" |
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 "100 Greatest Women of Country Music - Lynn Anderson (#32)". Country Universe. Retrieved 7 January 2011.
- ↑ "Promises, Promises > charts & awards". Allmusic. Retrieved 7 January 2011.
- ↑ "Rose Garden > charts". Allmusic. Retrieved 7 January 2011.
- ↑ "Rose Garden > charts (album)". Allmusic. Retrieved 7 January 2011.
- ↑ "Back > charts". Allmusic. Retrieved 7 January 2011.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 6.4 6.5 6.6 6.7 "Lynn Anderson Billboard chart positions > albums". Allmusic. Retrieved 5 January 2011.
- ↑ "Search results under "Top Albums/CD's" for Lynn Anderson". RPM. Retrieved 5 January 2011.
- ↑ "CRIA searchable database". Canadian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 5 January 2011.
- ↑ "Rose Garden album search". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved 5 January 2011.
- ↑ ""Lynn Anderson's Greatest Hits" album search". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved 5 January 2011.
- ↑ 11.0 11.1 11.2 11.3 11.4 11.5 11.6 11.7 11.8 11.9 Whitburn, Joel (2008). Hot Country Songs 1944 to 2008. Record Research, Inc. ISBN 0-89820-177-2.
- ↑ 12.0 12.1 12.2 12.3 12.4 "Results under "Country Singles" for Lynn Anderson". RPM. Retrieved 4 January 2011.
- ↑ "Search results under "Top Singles" for Lynn Anderson". RPM. Retrieved 4 January 2011.
- ↑ "Search results under "Adult Contemporary" for Lynn Anderson". RPM. Retrieved 4 January 2011.
- ↑ "Lynn Anderson results under "Singles"". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved 4 January 2011.