''Lynn Anderson's Greatest Hits'' is a compilation album by American

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artist

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 ...

. It was released in August 1972 via

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and was produced by

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 ...

. It was Anderson's eighth compilation released during her recording career and second for the Columbia label. Eleven tracks were chosen for the collection, all of which were previously hits. The album charted on major record publications at the time of its release and later certified for major sales.

Background and content

''Lynn Anderson's Greatest Hits'' was her first greatest hits package released on the Columbia label. The album was issued following the major success she had at the label with the single "

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." Further top ten hits followed after its success, which accounted for the release. The album included hits recorded between 1970 and 1972 in sessions produced by Glenn Sutton. At the time, Anderson and Sutton were also married. A total of eleven tracks were included on the package. The album opens with "Rose Garden," followed by the number one hits "

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" and "

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." Additional top ten hits Anderson had for Columbia are also included such as "

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" and "

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." Four additional album cuts are included on the album, such as "Nothing Between Us." The song was composed by Anderson and featured on her 1970 studio album, ''

.''

Release and reception

''Lynn Anderson's Greatest Hits'' was originally released in August 1972 via Columbia Records. It was Anderson's eighth compilation released in her career and only her second to be issued through Columbia. The album was issued as a

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, containing six songs on side one and five songs on side two of the record. The album spent a total of 29 weeks on the ''

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chart before reaching number three in January 1973. In addition, the record also spent 14 weeks on the

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and reached number 129 in December 1972. Three decades following its release, ''Lynn Anderson's Greatest Hits'' was certified gold in sales from the

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for selling over 500,000 copies in the United States. It was one of only two albums by Anderson officially certified from the RIAA. The album also received positive reception from critics and publications. Following its release, ''Billboard'' magazine gave the record a positive response. Writers praised the album's variety of material that ranged from country to pop stylings. "Set serves as a fine introduction to the artist as a well as a collection for her fans," they concluded. In later years, Mark A. Humphrey of

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gave the package 4.5 out of 5 stars. He called the album "big pipes, big production, and big hits" in his review.

Track listing

Personnel

All credits are adapted from the

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of ''Lynn Anderson's Greatest Hits''. Musical and technical personnel * Lynn Anderson – lead vocals * Lou Bradley – engineering * Charlie Bragg – engineering * Cam Mullins – arrangement * Glenn Sutton – producer

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Certifications

Release history

References

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