Listen to a Country Song
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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. 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.
. "Fool Me" was written by Joe South
, 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.
, "It Don't Do No Good to Be a Good Girl" and "There's A Party Goin' On", a hit for Jody Miller
that was written by Anderson's husband Glenn Sutton
and Miller's producer Billy Sherrill
that Anderson had wanted for a single release of her own.
Country music
Country music is a popular American musical style that began in the rural Southern United States in the 1920s. It takes its roots from Western cowboy and folk music...
singer, Lynn Anderson
Lynn Anderson
Lynn Rene Anderson is an American country music singer and equestrian known for a string of hits throughout the 1970s and early 1980s, most notably her Grammy Award-winning, worldwide mega-hit, " Rose Garden." Helped by her regular exposure on national television, Anderson was one of the most...
, 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 MessinaLoggins and Messina
Loggins and Messina are an American rock-pop duo consisting of Kenny Loggins and Jim Messina who achieved their success in the early to mid 1970s...
. "Fool Me" was written by Joe South
Joe South
Joe South is a multi-talented American singer-songwriter and guitarist.-Career:...
, 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, How Can I Unlove You. Among the other songs on the album was a cover of a chart single by Anderson's mother Liz AndersonLiz Anderson
Liz Anderson was anAmerican country music singer/songwriter who was one of a wave of a new generation of female vocalists in the genre during the 1960's to write and record her own songs on a regular basis. Writing in The New York Times Bill Friskics-Warren noted, "Like her contemporary Loretta...
, "It Don't Do No Good to Be a Good Girl" and "There's A Party Goin' On", a hit for Jody Miller
Jody Miller
Jody Brooks is an American country music singer. Born as Myrna Joy Miller, she was born in Phoenix, Arizona and raised in Oklahoma.-Career:...
that was written by Anderson's husband Glenn Sutton
Glenn Sutton
Glenn Sutton was a country music songwriter and producer. Born Royce Glenn Sutton in Hodge, Louisiana, he was one of two chief architects of the countrypolitan sound .Sutton wrote or co-wrote many of Tammy Wynette's early hits including, "You're Good Girl's Gonna Go Bad",...
and Miller's producer Billy Sherrill
Billy Sherrill
Billy Sherrill is a record producer and arranger who is most famous for his association with a number of country artists, most notably Tammy Wynette...
that Anderson had wanted for a single release of her own.
Track listing
- "Listen to a Country Song" (Alan Garth, Jim Messina)
- "Reason to BelieveReason to Believe"Reason to Believe" is a song written and first recorded by American folk singer Tim Hardin in 1965, which has since been recorded by a number of other artists, the most known of which is by Rod Stewart in 1971 and 1993...
" (Tim HardinTim HardinJames Timothy "Tim" Hardin was an American folk musician and composer. He wrote the Top 40 hits "If I Were a Carpenter", covered by, among others, Joan Baez, Bobby Darin, Johnny Cash, Ramblin' Jack Elliot, and Robert Plant, and "Reason to Believe", covered by many, including Rod Stewart, as well...
) - "There's a Party Goin' OnThere's a Party Goin' On"There's a Party Goin' On" is a single by American country music artist Jody Miller. Released in May 1972, it was the third single from her album There's a Party Goin' On. The song peaked at number 4 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles chart. It also reached number 1 on the RPM Country Tracks...
" (Glenn SuttonGlenn SuttonGlenn Sutton was a country music songwriter and producer. Born Royce Glenn Sutton in Hodge, Louisiana, he was one of two chief architects of the countrypolitan sound .Sutton wrote or co-wrote many of Tammy Wynette's early hits including, "You're Good Girl's Gonna Go Bad",...
, Billy SherrillBilly SherrillBilly Sherrill is a record producer and arranger who is most famous for his association with a number of country artists, most notably Tammy Wynette...
) - "Everybody's Reaching Out for Someone" (Dickey LeeDickey LeeRoyden Dickey Lipscomb , known professionally as Dickey Lee , is an American pop/country singer and songwriter, best known for the 1960s teenage tragedy songs "Patches" and "Laurie ."-Career:Lee made his first recordings in his hometown of Memphis for Tampa...
, Allen ReynoldsAllen ReynoldsAllen Reynolds is an American record producer and songwriter who works primarily in the country music field.Reynolds was born in North Little Rock, Arkansas and started writing songs during his college years...
) - "If You Can't Be Your Woman" (G. Stovart, R. Sprague)
- "Just Keep it Up" (G. Blackwell)
- "Fool MeFool 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:...
" (Joe SouthJoe SouthJoe South is a multi-talented American singer-songwriter and guitarist.-Career:...
) - "Take Me to Your World" (Glenn Sutton, Billy SherrillBilly SherrillBilly Sherrill is a record producer and arranger who is most famous for his association with a number of country artists, most notably Tammy Wynette...
) - "You're Everything" (Glenn Sutton, Billy Sherrill)
- "It Don't Do No Good to Be a Good Girl" (Liz AndersonLiz AndersonLiz Anderson was anAmerican country music singer/songwriter who was one of a wave of a new generation of female vocalists in the genre during the 1960's to write and record her own songs on a regular basis. Writing in The New York Times Bill Friskics-Warren noted, "Like her contemporary Loretta...
) - "That's What Loving You Has Meant to Me" (Glenn SuttonGlenn SuttonGlenn Sutton was a country music songwriter and producer. Born Royce Glenn Sutton in Hodge, Louisiana, he was one of two chief architects of the countrypolitan sound .Sutton wrote or co-wrote many of Tammy Wynette's early hits including, "You're Good Girl's Gonna Go Bad",...
)