''At Home with Lynn'' is a studio album by American

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artist

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. It was released in July 1969, on

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and was produced by Slim Williamson. It was Anderson's fifth studio recording in her music career and contained a total of 12 tracks. ''At Home with Lynn'' was one of three studio albums she issued in 1969 and it spawned two singles. The second single, " That's a No No," became a major hit on the American and Canadian country charts in 1969. The album itself would also reach peak positions.

Background and content

''At Home with Lynn'' was recorded in May 1969 at the RCA Victor Studio, located in

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. The album's sessions were produced by Slim Williamson, whom had been working with Anderson since the beginning of her music career in 1966. The album was a collection of 12 tracks. Two of the album's songs were written by her mother,

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. Her mother also wrote the album's

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. According to her mother, the album's cover photographs were taken at Lynn's home in various rooms (hence the album name). Although Liz Anderson wrote material, Lynn also covered songs that had previously been hits by other artists. Among these songs was

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' "Mr. Walker It's All Over,"

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's " Games People Play."

Release and reception

''At Home with Lynn'' was released in July 1969, becoming her fifth studio album and third issued in 1969. The album was issued as a

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, containing six songs on each side of the record. The album received mixed reception by reviewers. In 1969, ''Billboard'' magazine gave the album a positive response. "Lynn Anderson has made a name for herself in the country music field, and she maintains that place with this powerful package," writers commented. In later years,

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gave the album a less favorable review, only rating it 2.5 out of 5 possible stars. Despite mixed review, the album reached major positions on music publications. It spent a total of 17 weeks on the ''Billboard''

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before peaking at number 19 in October 1969. Two singles were originally included on the album. The first was "Where's the Playground, Bobby" (an answer song to

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"), which was released in May 1969. The single failed to chart. In July 1969, "That's a No No" was issued as the album's second single and became Anderson's biggest hit to date, reaching number two on the ''Billboard''

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chart. The song also reached the same position on the RPM Country Singles chart in Canada. In addition, the album also included two singles that would later be released as singles: "I'm Alright" and "

." However, these singles would be spawned from Anderson's 1970 album, ''I'm Alright''.

Track listing

Personnel

All credits are adapted from the

of ''At Home with Lynn''. Musical and technical personnel * Lynn Anderson – lead vocals * Liz Anderson – liner notes * Slim Williamson – producer

Chart performance

Release history

References

{{Authority control 1969 albums Albums produced by Slim Williamson Chart Records albums Lynn Anderson albums