Editing Lynn Anderson (section)

===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"/>