Lynn Anderson

Birth Name:

Lynn Rene Anderson

Birth Place:

Grand Forks, North Dakota, United States

Profession

Soundtrack, Actress, Music department

(I Never Promised You a) Rose Garden was a No․ 1 hit in the U․S․, Canada, Australia and several other countries and reached the top five in the U․K․ and the Netherlands
Won a Country Music Award for female vocalist of the year in 1971
Her album "Rose Garden," featuring her smash hit song by the same name, held the title of best-selling country album by a female artist from its release in 1971 until 1997, when her record was broken by Shania Twain
Her parents were songwriters Casey and Liz Anderson, who wrote Merle Haggard's "I Am a Lonesome Fugitive" and "(My Friends Are Gonna Be) Strangers․"
During her childhood she entered several horse shows and earned more than 700 trophies, including California Horse Show Queen in 1966
Signed her first record deal with Chart Records in 1966 and had three hit singles in her first year, all written by her mother, with "If I Kiss You (Will You Go Away)" reaching the top five
Quote: "[on "Rose Garden"] "It was popular because it touched on emotions․ It was perfectly timed․ It was out just as we came out of the Vietnam years and a lot of people were trying to recover․""
Renowned country pop singer who had a worldwide megahit in 1970 with her song "(I Never Promised You a) Rose Garden․"

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