Editing Lynn Anderson (section)

===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>