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"Rose Garden"
Single by Lynn Anderson
from the album Rose Garden
B-side
"Nothing Between Us"
Released
October 1970
Format
45 rpm, 12" 45 rpm
Recorded
1970
Genre
Country, country pop
Length
2:55
Label
Columbia
Songwriter(s)
Joe South
Producer(s)
Glenn Sutton
Lynn Anderson singles chronology
"No Love at All"
(1970) "Rose Garden"
(1970) "You're My Man"
(1971)
"No Love at All"
(1970) "Rose Garden"
(1970) "You're My Man"
(1971)
"Rose Garden" (also known and covered as "(I Never Promised You A) Rose Garden") is a song written by Joe South, best known as recorded by country music singer Lynn Anderson, and first released by Billy Joe Royal in 1967. Anderson's October 1970 release topped the U.S. Billboard country chart for five weeks, reached No. 3 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 pop chart, and hit number one on both Cash Box's and Record World's pop and country singles charts. The song was also a major pop hit internationally, topping the charts in Australia, Canada, New Zealand, Ireland, and Norway, and reaching the top three in the UK and South Africa.
Anderson's version of "Rose Garden" remains one of the most successful country crossover recordings of all-time.[1]
Contents
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1 Lynn Anderson version
1.1 Critical reception
2 Chart performance
2.1 Weekly charts
2.2 Year-end charts
3 Cover versions
3.1 k.d. lang and the Reclines version
3.2 Martina McBride version
4 Sampling
5 References
6 External links
Lynn Anderson version[edit]
The Lynn Anderson single was her third release for Columbia Records in 1970, after several years of recording for Chart Records. The single proved to be the first crossover record of her career.
"Rose Garden" was originally an album cut by the song's writer, Joe South, in 1969. Several other male vocalists recorded it on albums including Freddy Weller, Billy Joe Royal, and Dobie Gray and Third Avenue Blues Band, but it was never a hit until Anderson's version. A recording by the girl group The Three Degrees, best known for their 1974 hit "When Will I See You Again", also pre-dated Lynn Anderson's hit version.
Anderson wanted to record the song but her producer (and husband) Glenn Sutton felt it was a "man's song", in part because of the line "I could promise you things like big diamond rings". According to Anderson, Sutton agreed to record the song as a potential album cut when there was time left during one of her scheduled recording sessions. After arranging a more up-tempo, light-hearted melody, Sutton and the studio musicians, which included a mandolin player, as well as a string section, were impressed with the results. Columbia Records' executive Clive Davis was equally impressed and insisted the song be released as a single in both the country and pop markets. Shortly after its breakthrough on American Top 40 radio, the song became an international hit. A cover version released by Sandie Shaw in UK failed to chart, as Anderson's version became a major success there. The song became Anderson's signature tune and one of the biggest hits of the 1970s, in any genre of music.[citation needed] Anderson won a Grammy Award for Best Female Country Vocal Performance in 1971, and Joe South earned two Grammy nominations: "Best Country Song" and "Song of the Year" in the pop field.
Anderson said, "I believe that 'Rose Garden' was released at just the right time. People were trying to recover from the Vietnam years. The message in the song—that if you just take hold of life and go ahead, you can make something out of nothing—people just took to that."[2]
After her Columbia heyday, Lynn Anderson recorded new performances of the song several times for post-1982 albums, including a bluegrass version that was featured in her 2004 comeback album The Bluegrass Sessions. This album earned Anderson her first Grammy nomination in over 30 years.
Critical reception[edit]
David Cantwell and Bill Friskics-Warren included Anderson's 1970 recording in their 2003 book Heartaches by the Number: Country Music's 500 Greatest Singles, highlighting its arrangement: "The opening strings, lots of them, ominous an unforgettable, snap your head back like a slap in the face," Cantwell wrote, also noting "the most pinched, manic pedal-steel guitar you've ever heard."[3]
Chart performance[edit]
Weekly charts[edit]
Chart (1970–71)
Peak
position
Australia 1
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[4] 4
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[5] 1
Canada Country Tracks (RPM)[6] 1
Canada Top Singles (RPM)[7] 1
Finland 1
Germany (Official German Charts)[8] 1
Ireland (IRMA)[9] 1
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[10] 2
New Zealand 1
Norway (VG-lista)[11] 1
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[12] 1
UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[13] 3
US Adult Contemporary (Billboard)[14] 5
US Billboard Hot 100[15] 3
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[16] 1
US Cash Box Top 100[17] 1
Year-end charts[edit]
Chart (1971)
Rank
Australia [18] 9
Canada RPM Top Singles[19] 18
Netherlands [20] 14
Switzerland [21] 3
UK 15
US Billboard Hot 100[22] 41
US Adult Contemporary (Billboard)[23] 39
US Cash Box [24] 6
Cover versions[edit]
Following Anderson's success with the song, many artists recorded it as an album track including Kitty Wells, Loretta Lynn, Dottie West, Glen Campbell, Percy Faith, and Carol Burnett.
k.d. lang and the Reclines version[edit]
Canadian country pop group k.d. lang and the Reclines covered the song for their 1987 album Angel with a Lariat. The single was Lang's first release in the United States but failed to chart.
Chart (1987)
Peak
position
Canada Adult Contemporary (RPM)[25] 7
Canada Country Tracks (RPM)[26] 45
Martina McBride version[edit]
"(I Never Promised You A) Rose Garden"
Single by Martina McBride
from the album Timeless
Released
August 1, 2005
Recorded
2005
Genre
Country
Length
3:15
Label
RCA Nashville
Songwriter(s)
Joe South
Producer(s)
Martina McBride
Martina McBride singles chronology
"God's Will"
(2004) "(I Never Promised You A) Rose Garden"
(2005) "I Still Miss Someone"
(2006)
"God's Will"
(2004) "(I Never Promised You A) Rose Garden"
(2005) "I Still Miss Someone"
(2006)
In 2005, Martina McBride included the song on her album of covers, Timeless. This album featured classic country songs from over the years, including "Rose Garden". The song was released as a single, peaking at 18 on the country singles chart in the US.
Chart (2005)
Peak
position
Brazil (ABPD)[27] 83
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[28] 18
US Billboard Hot 100[29] 98
Sampling[edit]
Canadian synthpop duo Kon Kan sampled parts of the song and its lyrics in their 1988 single "I Beg Your Pardon". In 2010, Canadian hip hop artist Shad sampled a recording of "Rose Garden" by The Three Degrees.[30]
References[edit]
Jump up ^ Lynn Anderson's "Rose Garden" at Countrymusicclassics.com Archived 2007-08-14 at the Wayback Machine.
Jump up ^ Lynn Anderson's "Rose Garden" at Countrymusicclassics.com Archived 2007-08-14 at the Wayback Machine.
Jump up ^ Cantwell, David; Friskics-Warren, Bill (2003). Heartaches by the Number: Country Music's 500 Greatest Singles. Nashville, Tennessee: Vanderbilt University Press/Country Music Foundation Press. p. 49. ISBN 0-8265-1424-3.
Jump up ^ "Austriancharts.at – Lynn Anderson – Rose Garden" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40.
Jump up ^ "Ultratop.be – Lynn Anderson – Rose Garden" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50.
Jump up ^ "Top RPM Country Tracks: Issue 3738." RPM. Library and Archives Canada.
Jump up ^ "Top RPM Singles: Issue 3760." RPM. Library and Archives Canada.
Jump up ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Lynn Anderson – Rose Garden". GfK Entertainment Charts.
Jump up ^ "The Irish Charts – Search Results – Rose Garden". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved March 4, 2018.
Jump up ^ "Dutchcharts.nl – Lynn Anderson – Rose Garden" (in Dutch). Single Top 100.
Jump up ^ "Norwegiancharts.com – Lynn Anderson – Rose Garden". VG-lista.
Jump up ^ "Swisscharts.com – Lynn Anderson – Rose Garden". Swiss Singles Chart.
Jump up ^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company.
Jump up ^ "Lynn Anderson Chart History (Adult Contemporary)". Billboard.
Jump up ^ "Lynn Anderson Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard.
Jump up ^ "Lynn Anderson Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.
Jump up ^ Cash Box Top 100 Singles, February 6, 1973
Jump up ^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (doc)|format= requires |url= (help). Australian Chart Book, St Ives, N.S.W. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
Jump up ^ "Item Display - RPM - Library and Archives Canada". collectionscanada.gc.ca.
Jump up ^ "Jaaroverzichten – Single 1971" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Hung Medien. Retrieved March 5, 2018.
Jump up ^ Swiss Year-End Charts, 1971
Jump up ^ Musicoutfitters.com
Jump up ^ Billboard, December 25, 1971.
Jump up ^ Cash Box Year-End Charts: Top 100 Pop Singles, December 25, 1971
Jump up ^ "Top RPM Adult Contemporary: Issue 8800." RPM. Library and Archives Canada.
Jump up ^ "Top RPM Country Tracks: Issue 0797." RPM. Library and Archives Canada.
Jump up ^ "Brazil" (PDF). ABPD. October 6, 2001. Retrieved April 1, 2014.
Jump up ^ "Martina McBride Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.
Jump up ^ "Martina McBride Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard.
Jump up ^ whosampled.com https://www.whosampled.com/sample/107971/Shad-Lisa-Lobsinger-Rose-Garden-The-Three-Degrees-Rose-Garden/. Retrieved 4 March 2018. Missing or empty |title= (help)
External links[edit]
Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics
Preceded by
"Coal Miner's Daughter" by Loretta Lynn Billboard Hot Country Singles number-one single
(Lynn Anderson version)
December 26, 1970 – January 23, 1971 Succeeded by
"Flesh and Blood" by Johnny Cash
Preceded by
"Old Bill Jones" by Mercey Brothers RPM Country Tracks number-one single
(Lynn Anderson version)
January 16, 1971
Preceded by
"Flesh and Blood" by Johnny Cash RPM Country Tracks number-one single
(Lynn Anderson version)
February 20, 1971 Succeeded by
"Sing High, Sing Low" by Anne Murray
Preceded by
"Knock Three Times" by Dawn Australian Kent Music Report number-one single
(Lynn Anderson version)
April 5–26, 1971 Succeeded by
"Me and Bobby McGee" by Janis Joplin
Preceded by
"What Is Life" by George Harrison Swiss Music Charts number-one single
(Lynn Anderson version)
April 13 – May 25, 1971 Succeeded by
"Brown Sugar" by The Rolling Stones
Preceded by
"My Sweet Lord"/"Isn't It a Pity" by George Harrison Norwegian VG-lista number-one single
(Lynn Anderson version)
15/1971 – 28/1971 (14 weeks) Succeeded by
"Chirpy Chirpy Cheep Cheep" by Middle of the Road
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Keep Me in Mind
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I've Never Loved Anyone More
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"Keep Me in Mind"
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"Paradise"
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"Still Holding On" (with Clint Black)
"Practice Life" (with Andy Griggs)
"Trip Around the Sun" (with Jimmy Buffett)
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