''Back'' is a 1983 studio album by country music singer
Lynn Anderson
Lynn René 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 internationally. She also charted five number one ...
.
Background, recording and content
Lynn Anderson had a series of number one and top ten singles during the 1970s. These singles included "
You're My Man", "
How Can I Unlove You", "
Keep Me in Mind" and her most successful "
Rose Garden
A rose garden or rosarium is a garden or park, often open to the public, used to present and grow various types of garden roses, and sometimes rose species. Designs vary tremendously and roses may be displayed alongside other plants or grouped ...
". As the decade progressed, Anderson's chart run began to wane and she eventually left
in 1981.
With the help of Chuck Robinson, Anderson signed a recording contract with Permian Records (with distribution from
MCA Records
MCA Records was an American record label owned by MCA Inc. established in 1972, though MCA had released recordings under that name in the UK from the 1960s. The label achieved success in the 1970s through the 1980s, often by acquiring other ...
). Anderson went into record her first album with the label in January 1983 alongside producer Michael Clark. The sessions were held at the
Quadrafonic Sound studio in
Nashville, Tennessee
Nashville, often known as Music City, is the capital and List of municipalities in Tennessee, most populous city in the U.S. state of Tennessee. It is the county seat, seat of Davidson County, Tennessee, Davidson County in Middle Tennessee, locat ...
.
Track listing
# "You Can't Lose What You Never Had"
# "Love Comes Around Again"
# "
What I Learned from Loving You"
# "Your Kisses Lied"
# "At This Moment"
# "Fool for Love"
# "Heartbreak Kid"
# "This Time the Heartbreak Wins"
# "Mr. Sundown"
# "
You're Welcome to Tonight" (with
Gary Morris
Gary Gwyn Morris (born December 7, 1948) is an American singer and stage actor who charted a string of hits on the country music charts throughout the 1980s.
Morris is known for the 1983 ballad " The Wind Beneath My Wings", although his cred ...
)
Personnel
*Background Vocals:
Lynn Anderson
Lynn René 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 internationally. She also charted five number one ...
, Stephen Brantley, Bruce Dees, Marsha Wood
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Bass guitar
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: Larry Paxton
*
Drums
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: Clyde Brooks
*Duet Vocals:
Gary Morris
Gary Gwyn Morris (born December 7, 1948) is an American singer and stage actor who charted a string of hits on the country music charts throughout the 1980s.
Morris is known for the 1983 ballad " The Wind Beneath My Wings", although his cred ...
on "You're Welcome to Tonight"
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Guitar
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: Mark Casstevens, Michael Clark, Bruce Dees, Doyle Grisham,
Dann Huff
Dann Lee Huff (born November 15, 1960) is an American record producer, studio guitarist, and songwriter. For his work as a producer in the country music genre, he has won several awards, including the ''Musician of the Year'' award in 2001, 2004 ...
, Dan Roth, Michael Spriggs,
Chip Young
Chip Young (born Jerry Marvin Stembridge, May 19, 1938 – December 20, 2014) was an American session guitarist, and later record producer who worked primarily out of Nashville, Tennessee.
Biography
Chip Young was born Jerry Marvin Stembridge in ...
*
Harmonica
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:
Terry McMillan
Terry McMillan (born October 18, 1951) is an American novelist known for her vivid portrayals of African American women's lives, relationships, and journeys of self-discovery. Her best-selling works, including ''Waiting to Exhale'' and ''How S ...
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Keyboards: Mitch Humphries, Buddy Skipper
*Lead Vocals: Lynn Anderson
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Steel Guitar
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: Sonny Garrish, Weldon Myrick
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Synthesizer
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: Michael Clark
Chart performance
References
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1983 albums
Lynn Anderson albums