Editing Lynn Anderson (section)

==Music career==
===1966–1969: Early country success and ''The Lawrence Welk Show''===
During a car ride, Liz Anderson composed a song titled "Ride, Ride, Ride". Her daughter liked the song and had an interest in cutting it at her new label. It was cut at her first recording session.{{sfn|Cusic, Don|2011|p=176-77}} Although her debut single was 1966's "In Person",<ref name="whitburn">{{cite book|last=Whitburn|first=Joel|title=Hot Country Songs 1944 to 2008|publisher=Record Research, Inc.|year=2008|isbn=978-0-89820-177-2}}</ref> it was "[[Ride, Ride, Ride (song)|Ride, Ride, Ride]]" that became Anderson's first charting single.{{sfn|Adams, Greg|2005|p=1}} Her next release was another Liz Anderson composition, "[[If I Kiss You (Will You Go Away)]]".<ref name="Allmusic Bio"/> It was Anderson's first major hit as a music artist, reaching number five on the ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'' [[Hot Country Singles]] chart in 1967.<ref>{{cite magazine |title="If I Kiss You (Will Go Away)" chart history |url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/lynn-anderson/chart-history/csi/ |magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] |access-date=June 3, 2020}}</ref> Her [[Ride, Ride, Ride|debut studio album of the same name]] was also released in 1967 and peaked at number 25 on the ''Billboard'' [[Top Country Albums]] chart.<ref>{{cite magazine |title=''Ride, Ride, Ride'' [album] chart history |url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/lynn-anderson/chart-history/clp/ |magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] |access-date=June 3, 2020}}</ref> She followed it with "[[Promises, Promises (Lynn Anderson song)|Promises, Promises]]", which reached number four on the country singles list in February 1968.<ref>{{cite magazine |title="Promises, Promises" chart history [single] |url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/lynn-anderson/chart-history/csi/ |magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] |access-date=June 3, 2020}}</ref> Her [[Promises, Promises (Lynn Anderson album)|second studio release of the same name]] reached number one on the country albums chart.<ref>{{cite magazine |title=''Promises, Promises'' chart history [album] |url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/lynn-anderson/chart-history/clp/ |magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] |access-date=June 3, 2020}}</ref> 
[[File:Lynn Anderson--Billboard 1967.jpg|thumb|right|160px|Anderson with radio disc jockeys, 1967]]

When reviewing her 1999 Chart compilation, Greg Adams of [[AllMusic]] gave the recording four-and-a-half out of five stars. "Lynn Anderson made some of the best music of her career during her late-'60s period on the Chart label", Adams commented.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Adams |first1=Greg |title=''Anthology: The Chart Years'': Songs, Reviews, Credits |url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/anthology-the-chart-years-mw0000251721 |website=[[Allmusic]]}}</ref> ''Billboard'' magazine also praised these early recordings. In reviewing ''Big Girls Don't Cry'', writers took note of her mass appeal. "The material which includes her fine renditions of '[[Honey (Bobby Goldsboro song)|Honey]]' and '[[Ring of Fire (song)|Ring of Fire]]' is diversified and has appeal for all buyers", they wrote.<ref>{{cite magazine |title=Album Reviews |magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] |date=July 20, 1968 |volume=80 |issue=28 |page=73}}</ref>

In 1967, Anderson's career gained further momentum when she was cast on ''[[The Lawrence Welk Show]]''.{{sfn|Adams, Greg|2005|p=1}} Welk's son, Larry Welk, discovered an Anderson album cover and was drawn to her physicality. Larry's interest drew Lawrence Welk to audition and eventually cast her.{{sfn|Cusic, Don|2011|p=177}} Anderson became the show's first country performer and toured with the cast nationwide.{{sfn|Adams, Greg|2005|p=1}} However, she was dissatisfied with the material chosen for her to sing on the program and threatened to quit. After meeting with Welk, different arrangements were made for Anderson's performances.{{sfn|Cusic, Don|2011|p=177}} The exposure led to continued music success. In 1967, she won the "Top Female Vocalist" award at the [[Academy of Country Music Awards]].<ref name="ACM Awards">{{cite web |title=Academy of Country Music: ACM Winners (Lynn Anderson) |url=https://www.acmcountry.com/winners |website=[[Academy of Country Music]] |access-date=June 3, 2020}}</ref> She remained with ''The Lawrence Welk Show'' until 1968.{{sfn|Cusic, Don|2011|p=177}}

While finding chart success and common ground with Welk, Anderson was not finding common ground with the Nashville establishment. "I was seen as a kid from California on the Welk show – not a real country artist", she stated. Thus, she chose to record more traditional material that would help associate her with Nashville's country music scene. Among these songs was a cover of the [[Osborne Brothers]]' "[[Rocky Top]]".{{sfn|Cusic, Don|2011|p=177}} Anderson's version became a bigger hit than the original, climbing to number 17 on the ''Billboard'' country singles list in 1970.<ref>{{cite magazine |title="Rocky Top" chart history |url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/lynn-anderson/chart-history/csi/ |magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] |access-date=June 3, 2020}}</ref> She had country hits between 1968 and 1969 that further displayed a traditional country style, including "[[Big Girls Don't Cry (Lynn Anderson song)|Big Girls Don't Cry]]", "[[That's a No No]]" and a cover of [[Hank Snow]]'s "[[I've Been Everywhere]]".{{sfn|Adams, Greg|2005|p=1}} Anderson's sixth studio album was a tribute to the traditional female country performers that preceded her. Entitled ''[[Songs That Made Country Girls Famous]]'' (1969), the album reached number nine on the country albums chart.<ref>{{cite magazine |title=''Songs That Made Country Girls Famous'' chart history |url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/lynn-anderson/chart-history/clp/ |magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] |access-date=June 3, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Adams |first1=Greg |title=''Songs That Made Country Girls Famous'': Lynn Anderson: Songs, Reviews, Credits |url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/songs-that-made-country-girls-famous-mw0000962347 |website=[[Allmusic]] |access-date=June 3, 2020}}</ref>

===1970–1980: {{nobold|"}}Rose Garden{{nobold|"}} and breakthrough===
[[file:Lynn Anderson--Billboard 1971.jpg|thumb|left|upright|Anderson in ''Billboard'' magazine, 1971]]
In 1970, Anderson's recording contract was bought by [[Columbia Records]] and she began recording for the new label that year. Two years prior, she married songwriter and producer [[Glenn Sutton]], who ultimately became her producer at the label. Her first Columbia release was the Sutton-penned "[[Stay There, Till I Get There]]".{{sfn|Cusic, Don|2011|p=178}} The song became her fifth top ten hit on the ''Billboard'' Hot Country Singles chart, rising to number seven in 1970.<ref>{{cite magazine |title="Stay There, Till I Get There" chart history |url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/lynn-anderson/chart-history/csi/ |magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] |access-date=June 4, 2020}}</ref> Her eighth studio album of the same name was also released in 1970. According to writer Greg Adams, the album resembled the traditional country of her previous Chart recordings.{{sfn|Adams, Greg|2005|p=1}} Despite the success of Sutton's composition, Anderson claimed that it was hard for Sutton to provide additional material for her. His collaborator, [[Billy Sherrill]], oversaw Sutton and chose many of his compositions for [[Tammy Wynette]] to record. "Glenn was very politically connected at Columbia and Epic...so I had to find songs from other sources, which is why a lot of my songs were written by other people", she commented in 2011.{{sfn|Cusic, Don|2011|p=178}}
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According to Anderson, she had found the original version of "[[Rose Garden (Billy Joe Royal song)|Rose Garden]]" on "a Joe South album and loved it." She then brought it to the attention of Glenn Sutton. However, Sutton was against recording it because lines in the song were sung from a male perspective.<ref name="Texarkana Gazette">{{cite web |last1=Davis |first1=Doug |title='Rose Garden' was right for singer Lynn Anderson |url=https://www.texarkanagazette.com/news/features/story/2019/nov/20/rose-garden-was-right-singer-lynn-anderson/804964/ |website=[[Texarkana Gazette]] |access-date=May 29, 2020}}</ref> However, he eventually acceded to Anderson after she kept bringing the song into recording sessions.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Kosser |first1=Michael |title=How Nashville Became Music City U.S.A. |date=2006 |publisher=Hal Leonard Corporation |location=New York |isbn=0-634-09806-3}}</ref> Released as a single in October 1970, the song became Anderson's first number one single, topping the charts for five weeks.<ref name="whitburn"/> It was also her first to crossover onto the [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]], peaking at number three in February 1971.<ref>{{cite magazine |title="Rose Garden" chart history [Hot 100] |url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/lynn-anderson/chart-history/hsi/ |magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] |access-date=June 4, 2020}}</ref> The song was an international hit, reaching the Top-5 in 15 other countries.  <ref name="Allmusic Bio"/> Its crossover success helped Anderson receive accolades from [[13th Annual Grammy Awards]], the [[Academy of Country Music]] and the [[Country Music Association]].<ref name="Grammy Awards">{{cite web |title=Lynn Anderson: Artist |url=https://www.grammy.com/grammys/artists/lynn-anderson |website=[[Grammy Awards]] |date=November 19, 2019 |access-date=June 4, 2020}}</ref><ref name="ACM Awards"/><ref name="CMA Awards">{{cite web |title=Past Winners and Nominees: Lynn Anderson |url=https://cmaawards.com/past-winners-and-nomine/?appSession=83229E9W0ES4235PX8Z29SD8LJT0559F19UKL6I09P1N1TYM3400B4P5EHEP60BA4G292I617KJRTTJ90YV96Q8IVQ6B1KBZ2N978QD1LSRE2S74F8OJGL3LV4O74922 |website=[[Country Music Association Awards]] |access-date=June 4, 2020}}</ref> Anderson's eleventh studio album, ''[[Rose Garden (album)|Rose Garden]]'', was released in December 1970.<ref name="Rose Garden">{{cite web |last1=Thompson |first1=Gayle |title=Country Music Memories: Lynn Anderson's 'Rose Garden' hits No. 1 |url=https://theboot.com/lynn-anderson-rose-garden-album-no-1/ |website=The Boot |access-date=May 25, 2020}}</ref> The record topped the ''Billboard'' country albums chart and spent 77 weeks on the survey altogether.<ref>{{cite magazine |title=''Rose Garden'' chart history [album] |url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/lynn-anderson/chart-history/clp/ |magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] |access-date=June 4, 2020}}</ref> It was also her highest-peaking album on the [[Billboard 200]] chart list, reaching number 19.<ref>{{cite magazine |title=''Rose Garden'' chart history (Billboard 200) |url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/lynn-anderson/chart-history/tlp/ |magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] |access-date=June 12, 2020}}</ref> The record certified platinum in sales from the [[Recording Industry Association of America]].<ref name="RIAA">{{cite web |title=Search results for "Lynn Anderson" |url=https://www.riaa.com/gold-platinum/?tab_active=default-award&se=lynn+anderson#search_section |website=[[Recording Industry Association of America]] |access-date=June 12, 2020}}</ref>

Anderson followed "Rose Garden" with the singles "[[You're My Man]]" and "[[How Can I Unlove You]]", which both became number one hits on the ''Billboard'' country songs chart in 1971.<ref name="whitburn"/> Both songs also registered on the ''Billboard'' [[adult contemporary (chart)|adult contemporary]] chart, with "You're My Man" becoming a top ten hit on that survey.<ref>{{cite magazine |title="You're My Man" chart history [AC] |url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/lynn-anderson/chart-history/asi/ |magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] |access-date=June 4, 2020}}</ref> The latter singles appeared on corresponding studio releases. This begun with ''[[You're My Man (album)|You're My Man]]'', which reached the top spot on the country albums list.<ref>{{cite magazine |title=''You're My Man'' chart history [album] |url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/lynn-anderson/chart-history/clp/ |magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] |access-date=June 5, 2020}}</ref> The project also peaked at number 99 on the Billboard 200.<ref>{{cite magazine |title=''You're My Man'' chart history (album) |url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/lynn-anderson/chart-history/tlp/ |magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] |access-date=June 12, 2020}}</ref> Allmusic gave the album four out of five stars, praising the album's pop covers of "[[Knock Three Times]]" and "[[Proud Mary]]".<ref>{{cite web |last1=Adams |first1=Greg |title=''You're My Man'': Lynn Anderson: Songs, Reviews, Credits |url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/youre-my-man-mw0000889004 |website=[[Allmusic]] |access-date=June 12, 2020}}</ref> Her twelfth studio album was also titled ''[[How Can I Unlove You (album)|How Can I Unlove You]].'' It featured covers of "[[Take Me Home Country Roads]]" and "[[You've Got a Friend]]".<ref>{{cite web |last1=Adams |first1=Greg |title=''How Can I Unlove You'': Lynn Anderson: Songs, Reviews, Credits |url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/how-can-i-unlove-you-mw0000864700 |website=[[Allmusic]] |access-date=June 12, 2020}}</ref> The record peaked at number two on the country albums chart<ref>{{cite magazine |title=''How Can I Unlove You'' chart history (album) |url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/lynn-anderson/chart-history/clp/ |magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] |access-date=June 12, 2020}}</ref> and number 132 on the ''Billboard 200''.<ref>{{cite magazine |title=''How Can I Unlove You'' chart history (Billboard 200) |url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/lynn-anderson/chart-history/tlp/ |magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] |access-date=June 24, 2020}}</ref>

She continued to diversify her music by recording songs of different styles. In 1972, Anderson recorded [[Johnnie Ray]]'s pop hit "[[Cry (Churchill Kohlman song)|Cry]]", which became a top five country hit for Anderson.{{sfn|Adams, Greg|2005|p=2}} She also reached the top five with a version of [[Loggins and Messina]]'s "[[Listen to a Country Song (song)|Listen to a Country Song]]" and [[Joe South]]'s "[[Fool Me]]".{{sfn|Bufwack|Oermann|2003|p=337}}{{sfn|Cusic, Don|2011|p=178}} She then covered [[The Carpenters]]' "[[Top of the World (The Carpenters song)|Top of the World]]" after hearing it on their 1972 album, ''[[A Song for You (The Carpenters album)|A Song for You]]''.<ref name="The Telegraph">{{cite web |title=Lynn Anderson, singer - obituary |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/11779004/Lynn-Anderson-singer-obituary.html |website=[[The Daily Telegraph|The Telegraph]] |date=August 2, 2015 |access-date=June 4, 2020}}</ref> Anderson's version reached number two on the ''Billboard'' country songs chart.<ref>{{cite magazine |title="Top of the World" chart history |url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/lynn-anderson/chart-history/csi/ |magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] |access-date=June 4, 2020}}</ref> After discovering that Anderson's version had become a hit, The Carpenters released their own version for the pop market.<ref name="The Telegraph"/>

In the 21st century, critics have taken notice of Anderson's various music styles. Writers Mary A. Bufwack and [[Robert K. Oermann]] commented that her diverse song subjects proved that she could be "poignant" and "downhearted".{{sfn|Bufwack|Oermann|2003|p=337}} Greg Adams of [[Allmusic]] thought that albums such as 1972's ''[[Cry (Lynn Anderson album)|Cry]]'' had an [[easy listening]] style that made her music more marketable to different genres.<ref name="Cry">{{cite web |title=''Cry'': Lynn Anderson: Songs, Reviews, Credits |url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/cry-mw0000891733 |website=[[Allmusic]] |access-date=June 4, 2020}}</ref>
[[File:Lynn Anderson--Billboard 1972.jpg|thumb|right|150px|Anderson in [[Billboard (magazine)|''Billboard'' magazine]], 1972]]

Between 1973 and 1974, the singles "[[Keep Me in Mind (Lynn Anderson song)|Keep Me in Mind]]" and "[[What a Man My Man Is (song)|What a Man My Man Is]]" reached number one.<ref name="whitburn"/> Anderson's success was also fueled by television appearances, especially during the second half of the decade. She appeared on prime-time shows ''[[The Brady Bunch Hour]]'', ''[[The Tonight Show]]'' and ''[[The Midnight Special (TV series)|The Midnight Special]]''. Additionally, she collaborated with [[Dean Martin]] and [[Bob Hope]] on television and in concert.<ref name="Bismarck Tribune">{{cite web |last1=Eriksmoen |first1=Curt |title=Country singer Lynn Anderson is a North Dakota native |url=https://bismarcktribune.com/news/columnists/curt-eriksmoen/country-singer-lynn-anderson-is-a-north-dakota-native/article_e843f34c-bb32-11e0-aebf-001cc4c002e0.html |website=[[The Bismarck Tribune]] |date=July 31, 2011 |access-date=June 5, 2020}}</ref> Anderson hosted her own [[CBS]] television special in 1977.{{sfn|Bufwack|Oermann|2003|p=337}} Regular television appearances helped promote singles that were less successful. This included a one-episode appearance on ''[[Starsky and Hutch]]'', where Anderson performed her 1977 single "[[Wrap Your Love All Around Your Man]]".{{sfn|Adams, Greg|2005|p=1}} After her performance, the song reached number 12 on the ''Billboard'' country singles chart.<ref>{{cite magazine |title="Wrap Your Love All Around Your Man" chart history |url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/lynn-anderson/chart-history/csi/ |magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] |access-date=June 5, 2020}}</ref> She had further top twenty country hits in the middle decade with "[[He Turns It into Love Again]]", "[[I've Never Loved Anyone More (song)|I've Never Loved Anyone More]]", and "[[All the King's Horses (Lynn Anderson song)|All the King's Horses]]".<ref name="whitburn"/> With declining chart success, Anderson adopted a newer image which was described by writers as "racy" and "skin tight".<ref name="Billboard Obituary"/>{{sfn|Bufwack|Oermann|2003|p=337}} The new style proved successful when she returned in 1979 with [[Karla Bonoff]]'s "[[Isn't It Always Love]]". Anderson's version reached the top ten of the country charts.<ref name="Allmusic Bio"/> Its success led to her [[Outlaw Is Just a State of Mind|1979 album]] reaching the top 30 of the ''Billboard'' country albums chart.<ref>{{cite magazine |title=''Outlaw Is Just a State of Mind'' chart history |url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/lynn-anderson/chart-history/clp/ |magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] |access-date=June 12, 2020}}</ref> In 1980, Anderson released her last studio album for Columbia Records called ''[[Even Cowgirls Get the Blues (Lynn Anderson album)|Even Cowgirls Get the Blues]]''.{{sfn|Cusic, Don|2011|p=178}} It produced two top 30 country singles, including the [[Even Cowgirls Get the Blues (song)|title track]], which reached number 26.<ref name="whitburn"/>

===1982–1989: Hiatus and comeback===
In 1980, Anderson left Columbia Records after remarrying two years prior.{{sfn|Cusic, Don|2011|p=178}} Prior to her departure, it was claimed that Columbia intended to promote her as the company's answer to counterparts, [[Barbara Mandrell]] and [[Dolly Parton]]. Instead, Anderson moved to [[Louisiana]] with her second husband and raised a family.{{sfn|Bufwack|Oermann|2003|p=337}} With the exception of an [[The Best of Lynn Anderson: Memories and Desires|album of re-recordings]], she did not record for nearly three years.{{sfn|Cusic, Don|2011|p=178}} In 1982, Anderson and Harold Stream divorced.  She returned to Nashville that same year and began working with former [[CBS]] agent Bonnie Garner. In 1983, Garner helped her secure a new recording contract with the independent label Permian Records.{{sfn|Cusic, Don|2011|p=178}}

In 1983, she released her 29th studio album, ''[[Back (Lynn Anderson album)|Back]]'', on Permian. Writers Mary A. Bufwack and Robert K. Oermann called the album's music "emotional" and "bruised". "That's what I felt at the time", Anderson recalled of the album's choice of material.{{sfn|Bufwack|Oermann|2003|p=337}} ''Back'' was her last charting record, peaking at number 61 on the ''Billboard'' Top Country Albums list in 1983.<ref>{{cite magazine |title=''Back'' chart history |url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/lynn-anderson/chart-history/clp/ |magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] |access-date=June 8, 2020}}</ref> Two singles were spawned that became major hits. The first was "[[What I Learned from Loving You]]", a top twenty hit on the Hot Country Songs chart.<ref>{{cite magazine |title="What I Learned from Loving You" chart history |url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/lynn-anderson/chart-history/csi/ |magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] |access-date=June 8, 2020}}</ref> The second was a duet with [[Gary Morris]] called "[[You're Welcome to Tonight]]". It was Anderson's first top ten hit in five years, reaching number nine in 1984.<ref>{{cite magazine |title="You're Welcome to Tonight" chart history |url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/lynn-anderson/chart-history/csi/ |magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] |access-date=June 8, 2020}}</ref>

In 1986, Permian Records filed for [[bankruptcy]].{{sfn|Bufwack|Oermann|2003|p=338}} Although the label focused on artist management and production, it dropped all of its major artists, including Anderson.<ref>{{cite magazine |title=Permian Records Is Dissolved |magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] |date=December 20, 1986 |page=33}}</ref> During this period Anderson did not release full-length albums, but did record a single for [[MCA Records]]. Titled "Heart of the Matter," the track did not chart.<ref name="whitburn"/><ref name="Allmusic Bio"/> She then signed with [[Mercury Records]] in the second half of the decade.<ref name="Billboard Obituary"/> In 1988, her cover of [[The Drifters]]' "[[Under the Boardwalk]]" became her highest-charting single in five years, peaking at number 24 on the ''Billboard'' country songs chart.<ref>{{cite magazine |title="Under the Boardwalk" chart history |url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/lynn-anderson/chart-history/csi/ |magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] |access-date=June 8, 2020}}</ref> Her 30th studio album, ''[[What She Does Best]]'', was issued on Mercury in 1988.<ref>{{cite web |title=''What She Does Best'': Lynn Anderson: Songs, Reviews, Credits |url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/what-she-does-best-mw0000652698 |website=[[Allmusic]] |access-date=June 8, 2020}}</ref> The record's title track was also spawned as a single and became a minor hit in 1988.<ref name="whitburn"/> The album's third (and final) single, "How Many Hearts", was Anderson's last chart appearance in her career.<ref name="Billboard Obituary"/><ref name="whitburn"/> In March 1989, it peaked at number 69 on the ''Billboard'' country songs chart.<ref>{{cite magazine |title="How Many Hearts" chart history |url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/lynn-anderson/chart-history/csi/ |magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] |access-date=June 8, 2020}}</ref>

===1990–2015: New musical directions===
Anderson left the major label market following her departure from Mercury in 1990. She began to diversify her career during this time.<ref name="Billboard Obituary"/> In 1990, she appeared on the [[BBC Scotland]] drama ''The Wreck on the Highway''.<ref name="Rolling Stone">{{cite magazine |title=Country Legend Lynn Anderson Dead at 67 |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-country/country-legend-lynn-anderson-dead-at-67-61702/ |magazine=[[Rolling Stone]] |date=July 31, 2015 |access-date=June 9, 2020}}</ref> She also recorded a variety of different musical genres.<ref name="Billboard Obituary"/> In 1992, she released the studio album ''[[Cowboy's Sweetheart]]'' on the independent Laserlight label. The project was [[Western music (North America)|western]]-themed and included collaborations with [[Emmylou Harris]] and [[Marty Stuart]].<ref name="Allmusic Bio"/><ref>{{cite journal |last1=Anderson |first1=Lynn |title=''Cowboy's Sweetheart'' (CD, 1992) |journal=Laserlight |date=June 1992}}</ref> Allmusic's Jason Ankeny gave the album 2.5 out of 5 stars, yet called it one of her "stronger albums".<ref>{{cite web |title=''Cowboy's Sweetheart'': Lynn Anderson: Songs, Reviews, Credits |url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/cowboys-sweetheart-mw0000122998 |website=[[Allmusic]] |access-date=June 9, 2020}}</ref> In 1992, ''Billboard'' gave the album a positive response. "Anderson has never sounded better or more alluring than she does in this collection built around a western/living free motif", staff writers noted.<ref>{{cite magazine |last1=Morris |first1=Chris |last2=Morris |first2=Edward |last3=Verna |first3=Paul |title=Album Reviews |magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] |date=October 17, 1992 |volume=104 |issue=42 |page=57}}</ref> Six years later, Anderson released the [[Platinum Entertainment]] studio project, ''[[Latest and Greatest]]''. The album included re-recordings of her hits, and also featured three new tracks. Two of the album's track were composed by Anderson's partner, [[Mentor Williams]].<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Anderson |first1=Lynn |title=''Latest & Greatest'' (Liner Notes & Album Information) |journal=[[Intersound Records]] |date=March 31, 1998 |id=1509592982}}</ref> In their review, Allmusic commented that she no longer had her "girlish" edge, but rather a voice comparable to that of [[K.T. Oslin]] or [[Mary Chapin Carpenter]].<ref>{{cite web |title=''Latest & Greatest'': Lynn Anderson: Songs, Reviews, Credits |url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/latest-greatest-mw0000032042 |website=[[Allmusic]] |access-date=June 9, 2020}}</ref>
[[File:2010 Lynn Anderson Concert.jpg|thumb|upright|Anderson in concert, 2010]]

In 2000, Anderson released her first live record entitled ''Live at Billy Bob's Texas'', which was issued on the Smith label.<ref name="Allmusic Bio"/> Richie Unterberger of Allmusic gave the effort three out of five stars in his review, commenting, "This disc is not an electrifying find, but it's decent for what it is."<ref>{{cite magazine |last1=Unterberger |first1=Richie |title=''Live at Billy Bob's Texas'': Lynn Anderson: Songs, Reviews, Credits |url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/live-at-billy-bobs-texas-mw0000060643 |magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] |access-date=June 9, 2020}}</ref> In June 2005, Anderson's 34th studio album, ''[[The Bluegrass Sessions (Lynn Anderson album)|The Bluegrass Sessions]]'' was issued on the DM label. The album was a collection of Anderson's former hits recorded in a [[bluegrass music|bluegrass]] style. The track listing included hits such as "Rose Garden", "You're My Man", and "Rocky Top".<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Anderson |first1=Lynn |title=''The Bluegrass Sessions'' (Liner Notes) |journal=DM Records |date=June 28, 2005| id=41382}}</ref> Zac Johnson of Allmusic gave the release 2.5 out of 5 possible stars. Johnson questioned her authenticity when reviewing the record, noting that some songs sounded "a little forced".<ref name="Bluegrass Sessions">{{cite web |last1=Johnson |first1=Zac |title=''The Bluegrass Sessions'': Lynn Anderson: Songs, Reviews, Credits |url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/the-bluegrass-sessions-mw0000719773 |website=[[Allmusic]] |access-date=June 9, 2020}}</ref> Despite the critical response, ''The Bluegrass Sessions'' was nominated by the [[Grammy Awards]] for [[Best Bluegrass Album]].<ref name="Grammy Awards"/><ref>{{cite web |last1=Gilbert |first1=Calvin |title=Wilson, Lynn Are Top Country Nominees at Grammys |url=http://www.cmt.com/news/1494573/wilson-lynn-are-top-country-nominees-at-grammys/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150204143701/http://www.cmt.com/news/1494573/wilson-lynn-are-top-country-nominees-at-grammys/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=February 4, 2015 |website=[[Country Music Television]] |access-date=June 9, 2020}}</ref>

Over the next several years, Anderson continued touring and performing as well. In 2007, Anderson was part of the lineup at the [[CMA Music Festival]] at the Riverfront Park. Other performers included [[Terri Clark]] and [[Lorrie Morgan]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Music: Terri Clark Opening CMA Music Festival |url=http://www.cmt.com/news/1558857/terri-clark-opening-cma-music-festival/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200610025442/http://www.cmt.com/news/1558857/terri-clark-opening-cma-music-festival/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=June 10, 2020 |website=[[Country Music Television]] |access-date=June 10, 2020}}</ref> In 2009, she performed at the [[Stagecoach Festival]], which also included additional performers as well.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Vrazel |first1=Jarrod |title=2009 Stagecoach Festival Lineup |url=https://www.acountry.com/2009-stagecoach-festival-lineup/ |website=A Country |date=January 21, 2009 |access-date=June 10, 2020}}</ref> Between 2010 and 2011, she performed alongside the [[Metropole Orkest|Metropole Symphony Orchestra]] for a series of concerts.<ref name="Allmusic Bio"/> Anderson also continued recording music. In 2006, she released her 35th studio album, ''[[Cowgirl (album)|Cowgirl]]''. The album was a collection of western songs, which were written (or co-written) with her mother. The project was released on her mother's label, Showboat Records.<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Anderson |first1=Lynn |title=''Cowgirl'' (Liner Notes and Album Information) |journal=Showboat Records |date=September 20, 2008 |id=5637381915}}</ref>{{sfn|Cusic, Don|2011|p=180}} A similar project was issued in 2010 entitled ''[[Cowgirl II]]'' on the same label.<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Anderson |first1=Lynn |title=''Cowgirl II'' |journal=Showboat Records |date=January 28, 2010 |id=0829017603024}}</ref> According to Anderson, her reasons for releasing both western albums was to present the genre in a "sophisticated way" for people who did not know the music.<ref name="At Home">{{cite web |last1=Armour |first1=Philip |title=At Home with Lynn Anderson |url=https://www.americancowboy.com/people/home-lynn-anderson |website=American Cowboy |date=June 10, 2010 |access-date=June 10, 2020}}</ref>

In June 2015, Anderson released her final studio album ''[[Bridges (Lynn Anderson album)|Bridges]]''.<ref name="Allmusic Bio"/> The album was a collection of [[gospel music|gospel]] material that included collaborations with [[The Martins]] and [[The Oak Ridge Boys]]. According to a 2015 interview with Anderson, it was her first album in ten years that she decided to promote.<ref name="Hallels">{{cite web |last1=Yap |first1=Timothy |title=Country Music Veteran Lynn Anderson Releases New Gospel Album "Bridges" |url=http://www.hallels.com/articles/13228/20150703/country-music-veteran-lynn-anderson-releases-new-gospel-bridges.htm |website=Hallels |date=October 2, 2014 |access-date=June 10, 2020}}</ref> It was also Anderson's first gospel collection and featured a reworking of [[Dobie Gray]]'s "[[Drift Away]]" for the Christian market.<ref>{{cite magazine |last1=Dauphin |first1=Chuck |title=Lynn Anderson Talks 'Bridges' Album: 'You Never Know Where Your Next Deal Might Come From' |url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/country/6613167/lynn-anderson-bridges-album-interview |magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] |access-date=June 10, 2020}}</ref> Writer Timothy Yap called the album's songwriting "top notch" in his review of the album.<ref name="Hallels"/> Markos Papadatos of the ''Digital Journal'' gave it 4.5 out of 5 stars, calling the record "phenomenal".<ref>{{cite web |last1=Papadatos |first1=Markos |title=Review: Lynn Anderson phenomenal on new 'Bridges' studio album |url=http://www.digitaljournal.com/a-and-e/music/review-lynn-anderson-phenomenal-on-new-bridges-studio-album/article/437091 |website=Digital Journal |date=June 29, 2015 |access-date=June 10, 2020}}</ref> The album was released a month prior to her death in July 2015.<ref name="Billboard Obituary"/><ref name="Rolling Stone"/>