Song:Rose Garden
Album:16 Biggest Hits
Lynn Anderson had five number one country music hits in the 70s. But she crossed over to the pop charts in a big way with Rose Garden in 1970. It is her signature song. She was born Sept. 26, 1947 in Grand Forks, ND and grew up in Fair Oaks, CA. Her mom Liz Anderson was a successful country music singer and songwriter. When one of Liz' songs was a hit for Merle Haggard, she signed with RCA Records and Lynn tagged along. Chart Records owner Slim Williamson heard Lynn sing and offered her a contract in 1966. She had some chart success and also toured with Lawrence Welk. She also married Glenn Sutton in 1968 and he would produce all her 70s hits. By 1969, it became clear that Lynn needed major label exposure. So she signed with Columbia in 1970. Rose Garden was her very first Columbia single and it topped the Country Singles chart and reached #3 on the Billboard Hot 100. Rose Garden was written and originally recorded by Joe South in 1969. Lynn had to convince Sutton to let her record it. He thought it was a man's song. He let her record it to appease her. But Columbia head Clive Davis liked the record so much that he decided to cross it over to the pop charts. Lynn had four other number one country hits but by the late 70s she had faded and left Columbia in 1980. Other than a 1988 album for Mercury, she hasn't recorded for a major label since then. You can get all her Columbia hits on this budget comp. In 1990, she starred in the BBC drama Wreck On The Highway. She has been an equestrian since the 60s and has won a few championships over the years. Lynn divorced Sutton in 1977 and currently lives with record producer Mentor Williams (Dobie Gray's Drift Away) in Taos, NM. Here's Lynn Anderson performing Rose Garden on The Johnny Cash Show Jan. 1971.
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