''Listen to a Country Song'' is a studio album by

Country music Country (also called country and western) is a genre of popular music that originated in the Southern and Southwestern United States in the early 1920s. It primarily derives from blues, church music such as Southern gospel and spirituals, ...

singer

Lynn Anderson Lynn Renée Anderson (September 26, 1947 – July 30, 2015) was an American country singer and television personality. Her crossover signature recording, "Rose Garden," was a number one hit in the United States and internationally. She charte ...

, released in 1972. This was the second album released by Anderson in 1972, the other being her album ''Cry'', which featured the No. 1 hit of the same name. This album produced two singles, one being the title track and the other being a western-tinged song, "Fool Me". Both songs were very successful Country hits, both reaching the No. 4 spot in 1972.

Writers

The title track was written by Alan Garth and Jim Messina. Messina would later be known for his work under the group,

Loggins and Messina Loggins and Messina was an American rock- pop duo consisting of Kenny Loggins and Jim Messina, who achieved their success in the early to mid-1970s. Among their well-known songs are "Danny's Song", "House at Pooh Corner", and "Your Mama Don't D ...

. "Fool Me" was written by

Joe South Joe South (born Joseph Alfred Souter; February 28, 1940 – September 5, 2012) was an American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and record producer. Best known for his songwriting, South won the Grammy Award for Song of the Year in 1970 for " Ga ...

, the writer of Anderson's best-known hit, " (I Never Promised You A) Rose Garden". The song originally appeared on South's 1971 Capitol album Joe South.

Public response

The public responded well to this album, making it a big seller for Anderson. This album reached No. 3 on the "Top Country Albums" and peaked at No. 160 on the "Billboard 200" albums chart. This album consisted to 11 tracks, one of which "That's What Loving You Has Meant To Me" had appeared on an earlier Anderson album, ''

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''. Among the other songs on the album was a cover of a chart single by Anderson's mother

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, "It Don't Do No Good to Be a Good Girl" and "There's A Party Goin' On", a hit for

Jody Miller Myrna Joy "Jody" Miller (November 29, 1941 – October 6, 2022) was an American country music singer. "Home of the Brave" and "Queen of the House" are her well-known albums. She is a recipient of the Grammy Award for Best Female Country Vocal ...

that was written by Anderson's husband

Glenn Sutton Royce Glenn Sutton (September 28, 1937 – April 17, 2007) was an American country music songwriter, record producer, and one of the architects of the ''countrypolitan'' sound. Biography Sutton wrote or co-wrote many of Tammy Wynette's early h ...

and Miller's producer

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that Anderson had wanted for a single release of her own.

Track listing

Listen to a Country Song ''Listen to a Country Song'' is a studio album by Country music singer Lynn Anderson, released in 1972. This was the second album released by Anderson in 1972, the other being her album ''Cry'', which featured the No. 1 hit of the same name. Th ...

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Dickey Lee Royden Dickey Lipscomb (born September 21, 1936), known professionally as Dickey Lee (sometimes misspelled Dickie or Dicky), is an American pop/country singer and songwriter, best known for the 1960s teenage tragedy songs " Patches" and "Laurie ( ...

Allen Reynolds Allen Reynolds (born August 18, 1938) is an American record producer and songwriter who specializes in country music. He has been inducted into the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame and the Musicians Hall of Fame and Museum. Biography Early ...

) #"If You Can't Be Your Woman" (G. Stovart, R. Sprague) #"Just Keep it Up" (

Otis Blackwell Otis Blackwell (February 16, 1931 – May 6, 2002) was an American songwriter whose work influenced rock and roll. His compositions include "Fever" (recorded by Little Willie John), "Great Balls of Fire" and " Breathless" (recorded by Jerry Le ...

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Fool Me "Fool Me" is a song written by Joe South. South's version was released as a single in 1971 and peaked at number 78 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100. Lynn Anderson version "Fool Me" was also recorded by American country music artist Lynn Anderson. Re ...

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) #"Take Me to Your World" (Glenn Sutton,

) #"You're Everything" (Glenn Sutton, Billy Sherrill) #"It Don't Do No Good to Be a Good Girl" (

) #"That's What Loving You Has Meant to Me" (

) {{Authority control 1972 albums Lynn Anderson albums Albums produced by Glenn Sutton Albums produced by Clive Davis Columbia Records albums