(42) Deep Purple - Machine Head (1972)

"Machine Head" is the sixth studio album released by the English rock band Deep Purple. It was recorded through December 1971 in Montreux, Switzerland, and released in March 1972.
"Machine Head" is often cited as influential in the development of the heavy metal music genre. It is Deep Purple's most successful recording,
Led Zeppelin's fourth album, Black Sabbath's Paranoid, and Deep Purple's Machine Head have stood the test of time as the Holy Trinity of English hard rock and heavy metal, serving as the fundamental blueprints followed by virtually every heavy rock & roll band since the early '70s. And, though it is probably the least celebrated of the three, "Machine Head" contains the "mother of all guitar riffs" and one of the first learned by every beginning guitarist in "Smoke on the Water." Inspired by real-life events in Montreux, Switzerland, where Deep Purple were recording the album when the Montreux Casino was burned to the ground during a Frank Zappa concert, neither the song, nor its timeless riff, should need any further description. However, "Machine Head" was anything but a one-trick pony, introducing the bona fide classic opener "Highway Star," which epitomized all of Deep Purple's intensity and versatility while featuring perhaps the greatest soloing duel ever between guitarist Ritchie Blackmore and organist Jon Lord. Also in top form was singer Ian Gillan, who crooned and exploded with amazing power and range throughout to establish himself once and for all as one of the finest voices of his generation, bar none. Yes, the plodding shuffle of "Maybe I'm a Leo" shows some signs of age, but punchy singles "Pictures of Home" and "Never Before" remain as vital as ever, displaying Purple at their melodic best. And finally, the spectacular "Space Truckin'" drove Machine Head home with yet another tremendous Blackmore riff, providing a fitting conclusion to one of the essential hard rock albums of all time.

Track listing

1.  Highway Star  (Blackmore, Gillan, Glover, Lord)  - 6:05
2.  Maybe I'm a Leo  (Blackmore, Gillan, Glover, Lord)  -  4:51
3.  Pictures of Home  (Blackmore, Gillan, Glover, Lord)  - 5:03
4.  Never Before  (Blackmore, Gillan, Glover, Lord)  - 3:56
5.  Smoke on the Water  (Blackmore, Gillan, Glover, Lord)  - 5:40
6.  Lazy  (Blackmore, Gillan, Glover, Lord)  - 7:19
7.  Space Truckin'  (Blackmore, Gillan, Glover, Lord)  - 4:31

Released:  March 1972
Recorded:  Montreux, Switzerland
Genre:  Hard Rock, Heavy Metal
Length:  37:25
Label:  Purple Records/EMI
Producer:  Deep Purple

Personnel
Ritchie Blackmore – guitar
Ian Gillan – vocals, harmonica
Roger Glover – bass
Ian Paice – drums, percussion
Jon Lord – keyboards

(41) David Crosby & Graham Nash - Graham Nash/David Crosby (1972)

"Graham Nash/David Crosby" is the first album by the partnership of David Crosby and Graham Nash, released on Atlantic Records in 1972.
After the split of Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young in the summer of 1970, all four members would release solo albums over the course of the ensuing twelve months.
This self-titled release is one of if the most impressive side project to arise from CSN. Taken beyond face value, Graham Nash/David Crosby is a direct reflection, if not an extension, of the musical and personal relationship between its co-creators. Likewise, the results remain true, enhancing rather than detracting from the very individualistic styles of Crosby and Nash. The best elements of each are readily available here, punctuated at every turn by their complicated vocal arrangements and air-lock harmonies. In the wake of the enormous successes garnered by the albums "Crosby Stills & Nash", "Déjà Vu", and "Four Way Street", the principal members were essentially given carte blanche studio access to pursue solo projects as well. This release is the first in what would turn out to be a series of collaborative efforts between Crosby and Nash. Musically it continues in much the same vein as their respective debut solo releases, "If I Could Only Remember My Name" and "Songs for Beginners". Nash's contributions include "Girl to Be on My Mind," "Stranger's Room," and "Southbound Train" a twangy piece of Americana featuring a high and lonesome steel guitar solo from Jerry Garcia that likewise hearkens to the Grateful Dead's American Beauty, Elton John's "Tumbleweed Connection", or the Band's "Music From Big Pink". These tracks co-exist in stark contrast to Crosby's more cerebral and incisive contributions, such as "Whole Cloth," "Games," and "The Wall Song." The latter features some outstanding instrumental support from the Grateful Dead's Jerry Garcia (guitar), Phil Lesh (bass), and Billy Kreutzman (drums). The core band revolves around another set of all-stars: Russell Kunkel (drums), Leland Skylar (bass), Craig Doerge (keyboards), and Danny "Kootch" Kortchmar (guitar). This same band would more or less continue to back up Crosby and Nash's duo efforts throughout the remainder of the '70s. "Graham Nash/David Crosby" offers much of the same unique songwriting and personal style which informed their better contributions not only to the CSN-related efforts, but as far back as their offerings with the Hollies and the Byrds.

Track listing

01.  Southbound Train  (Nash)  - 3:54
02.  Whole Cloth  (Crosby)  - 4:35
03.  Blacknotes  (Nash)  - 0:58
04.  Stranger's Room  (Nash)  - 2:28
05.  Where Will I Be?  (Crosby)  - 3:23
06.  Page 43  (Crosby)  - 2:56
07.  Frozen Smiles  (Nash)  - 2:17
08.  Games  (Crosby)  - 2:59
09.  Girl to Be on My Mind  (Nash)  - 3:27
10.  The Wall Song  (Crosby)  - 4:37
11.  Immigration Man  (Nash)  - 3:02

Released:  April 5, 1972
Recorded at:  Wally Heider Studio III, Los Angeles, CA
Genre:  Soft Rock
Length:  35:26
Label:  Atlantic
Producer:  David Crosby, Graham Nash, Bill Halverson

Personnel
Graham Nash - guitar, harmonica, vocals
David Crosby - guitar, vocals
Jerry Garcia - pedal steel guitar
Chris Ethridge - bass
Johnny Barbata - drums
Danny Kortchmar - electric guitar
Craig Doerge - electric piano
Leland Sklar - bass
Russ Kunkel - drums
Dana Africa - flute
Phil Lesh - bass
Bill Kreutzmann - drums
Dave Mason - electric guitar
Greg Reeves - bass;
David Duke - french horns
Arthur Maebe - french horns
George Price - french horns

(40) Greenfield & Cook - Greenfield & Cook (1972)

Greenfield & Cook bestond uit Rink Groeneveld en Peter Kok uit Den Haag, beiden ex-Hurricanes en sinds 1967 als duo onder de naam Popshop. In 1969, gingen ze verder onder de naam Greenfield & Cook. In 1970 scoren zij met The End hun eerste tipparade-notering. Het komt van hun debuut album "Greenfield & Cook". De plaat wordt geproduceerd door Jaap Eggermont. De anderen singels van dit album zijn: ´Only Lies´ en ´Don´t Turn Me Loose´. Na in totaal zeven Top-40 noteringen gaan Greenfield & Cook in 1974 uit elkaar. Daarna beginnen beiden een solocarrière die nauwelijks succesvol te noemen is. Rink Groeneveld brengt in 1975 de single "He Loved You" uit. Verder produceert hij de single "Magic Mary" van de groep Holland.
Peter Kok wordt manager van Euson en verruilt in 1977 Apeldoorn voor Amerika. Als succes uitblijft vertrekt hij een jaar later naar Chili om eigenaar van een Chileense platenmaatschappij te worden.

Track listing

01.  Don't Turn Me Loose  - 2:12
02.  To Rob (What I Supposed to Do)  - 3:13
03.  Where - 3:37
04.  Darling, Darling  - 2:19
05.  Going Home  - 3:16
06.  Baby Don't Cry  - 2:42
07.  Only Lies  - 3:27
08.  All over the World  - 2:15
09.  It's Up to You (part One)  - 1:16
10.  It's Up to You (Part Two)  - 3:04
11.  Gone  - 2:25
12.  The End  - 3:45

Released:  1972
Label:  Polydor
Genre:  Pop
Lengte:  33:31
Producer:  Jaap Eggermont

Personnel
Rick Greenfield - Vocals, Guitar [Acoustic]
Peter Cook - Vocals, Guitar [Acoustic]
Piet Zonneveld - Accordion
Piet Hein Veening - Bass
Louis Debij - Drums
Guitar – Hans Hollestelle - Guitar
John Lagrand - Harmonica [Mouth Organ]
Frans Mijts - Horn [Flugel]
Freek Berrier - Piano
Frans Doolaard - Steel Guitar [Pedal]
Cees Schrama - Synthesizer

(39) The New Seekers - We'd Like To Teach The World To Sing (1972)

The New Seekers are a British-based pop group, formed in 1969 by Keith Potger after the break-up of his group, The New Seekers featuring Laurie Heath, Chris Barrington, Marty Kristian, Eve Graham and Sally Graham. Potger himself also performed and recorded with the group. After one single release, the line-up was reworked in 1970 to Eve Graham, Lyn Paul, Marty Kristian, Peter Doyle and Paul Layton
The idea was that The New Seekers would appeal to the same market as the original Seekers, but their music had rock as well as folk influences. They achieved worldwide success in the early 1970s. With a line-up of newly recorded tracks, the group released an album under the same name in the UK and Europe in March 1972. As well as featuring the single "I'd Like to Teach the World to Sing", which had reached #1 in the UK, it also featured their then current single, "Beg, Steal or Borrow". This latter single was their entry into the 1972 Eurovision Song Contest, where it gained second place as well as reaching #2 in the UK singles chart. As well as this, two other songs, which they had performed in the heats were included: "One by One" and "Songs of Praise".

Track listing

01.  Dance Dance Dance  (young)  - 2:04
02.  Georgie Girl/ Ticket to Ride  (Springfield, Dale, Lennon-McCartney)  - 2:58
03.  I'd Like to Teach the World to Sing  (Backer, Davis, Greenaway, Cook)  - 2:20
04.  Changes IV  (Stevens)  - 2:45
05.  One by One  (Leander, Sego)  - 3:06
06.  I Can Say You're Beautiful  (Doyle)  - 3:42
07.  Beg, Steal or Borrow  (Cole, Hall, Wolfe)  - 2:45
08.  The World I Wish for You  (Greenaway, Cook)  - 2:27
09.  Wanderer's Song  (Poulson)  - 2:42
10.  Just an Old Fashioned Love Song  (Williams)  - 2:41
11.  Songs of Praise  (Wood)  - 2:38
12.  Mystic Queen  (Kristian)  - 4:02

Released:  March 1972
Recorded at:  Morgan Studios & I.B.C. Studios, London
Genre:  Pop
Label:  Polydor
Length:  34:18
Producer:  David MacKay

Personnel
Lyn Paul - vocals
Peter Doyle - vocals
Paul Layton - vocals
Marty Kristian - vocals
Eve Graham - vocals

(38) Slade - Coz I Luv You (1972)

Slade are a rock band from Wolverhampton, who rose to prominence during the glam rock era of the early 1970s.
This album was a compilation of early Slade singles & album tracks released several times in Europe.
Slade may have never truly caught on with American audiences (often narrow-mindedly deemed "too British-sounding"), but the group became a sensation in their homeland with their anthemic brand of glam rock in the early '70s.
After several albums featuring few original compositions from the quartet came and went (1969's Beginnings, 1970's Play It Loud), the group began to write their own tunes, grew their hair long, and assumed the look of the then-burgeoning glam movement, joining the same cause championed by such fellow Brits as David Bowie and T. Rex. This new direction paid off in 1971 with the number 16 U.K. single "Get Down and Get With It," which soon touched off a string of classic singles and led to Slade becoming one of the most beloved party bands back home. Slade also utilized another gimmick, humorously misspelled song titles, as evidenced by such singles as "Coz I Luv You," "Look Wot You Dun," "Take Me Bak 'Ome," "Mama Weer All Crazee Now," "Gudbuy t'Jane," "Cum on Feel the Noize," "Skweeze Me, Pleeze Me," and "Merry Xmas Everybody".

Track listing

01.  Coz I Luv You  (Neville Holder & Jim Lea)  - 3:23
02.  Dapple Rose  (Jim Lea & Don Powell)  - 3:25
03.  My Life Is Natural  (Neville Holder)  - 3:12
04.  Angelina  (Innes)  - 2:45
05.  Candidate  (Jim Lea & Don Powell)  - 2:50
06.  Sweet Box  (Jim Lea & Don Powell)  - 3:20
07.  Look Wot You Dun  (Neville Holder, Jim Lea & Don Powell)  - 2:56
08.  Could I  (Griffin & Royer)  - 2:45
09.  Raven  (Neville Holder, Jim Lea & Don Powell)  - 2:30
10.  Gospel According To Rasputin  (Dave Hill & Neville Holder)  - 4:20
11.  The Shape Of Things To Come  (Mann & Weil)  - 2:15
12.  Get Down And Get With It  (Bobby Marchan)  - 3:45

Release:  1972
Label:  Polydor
Genre:  Hard Rock, Glam Rock
Length:  37:26
Producer:  Chas Chandler

Personnel
Noddy Holder - lead vocals, rhythm guitar
Dave Hill - lead guitar
Jim Lea - bass guitar, piano
Don Powell - drums

(37) Creedence Clearwater Revival - Mardi Gras (1972)

"Mardi Gras" is the seventh and final studio album by American band Creedence Clearwater Revival, released in 1972. The group broke up after this album was released.
Pared down to a trio, Creedence Clearwater Revival had to find a new way of doing business, since already their sound had changed, so they split creative duties evenly. It wasn't just that each member wrote songs they produced them, too. Doug Clifford and Stu Cook claim John Fogerty needed time to creatively recharge, while Fogerty says he simply bowed to the duo's relentless pressure for equal time. Both arguments make sense, but either way, the end result was the same: "Mardi Gras" was a mess. Not a disaster, which it was dismissed as upon its release, since there are a couple of bright moments. Typically, Fogerty is reliable, with the solid rocker "Sweet Hitch-Hiker," the country ramble "Lookin' for a Reason," a good cover of Ricky Nelson's "Hello Mary Lou," and the pretty good ballad "Someday Never Comes." These don't match the brilliance of previous CCR records, but they sparkle next to Clifford and Cook's efforts. That implies that their contributions are terrible, which they're usually not they're just pedestrian. Only "Sail Away" is difficult to listen to, due to Cook's flat, overemphasized vocals, but he makes up for it with the solid rocker "Door to Door" and the Fogerty soundalike "Take It Like a Friend." Clifford fares a little better since his voice is warmer and he wisely channels it into amiable country-rock, yet these are pretty average songs by two guys beginning to find their own songwriting voice. If Clifford and Cook had started their own band (which they did after this album) it would be easier to be charitable, but when held up against Creedence's other work, "Mardi Gras" withers. It's an unpretty end to a great band.

Track listing

01.  Lookin' for a Reason  (John Fogerty)  - 3:28
02.  Take It Like a Friend  (Stu Cook)  - 3:00
03.  Need Someone to Hold  (Cook, Doug Clifford)  - 3:00
04.  Tearin' Up the Country  (Clifford)  - 2:14
05.  Someday Never Comes  (Fogerty)  - 4:01
06.  What Are You Gonna Do?  (Clifford)  - 2:53
07.  Sail Away  (Cook)  - 2:29
08.  Hello Mary Lou  (Gene Pitney, Cayet Mangiaracina)  - 2:14
09.  Door to Door  (Cook)  - 2:09
10.  Sweet Hitch-Hiker  (Fogerty)  - 2:59

Released:  April 11, 1972
Genre:  Roots Rock, Country Rock, Swamp Rock, Southern Rock
Length:  28:04
Label:  Fantasy
Producer:  Doug Clifford, Stu Cook, John Fogerty

Personnel
Doug Clifford - drums, vocals
Stu Cook - bass, rhythm guitar, lead guitar, piano, vocals
John Fogerty - lead guitar, rhythm guitar, keyboards, vocals

(36) Manassas - Manassas (1972)

Manassas was an American rock band, formed by Stephen Stills in 1971.
"Manassas" is their 1972 debut double album.
Rock, folk, blues, country, Latin, and bluegrass have all been styles touched on in Stephen Stills' career, and the skilled, energetic musicians he had gathered in Manassas played them all on this album. What could have been a disorganized mess in other hands, though, here all gelled together and formed a cohesive musical statement. The songs are thematically grouped: part one (side one on the original vinyl release) is titled "The Raven," and is a composite of rock and Latin sounds that the group would often perform in full live. "The Wilderness" mainly centers on country and bluegrass (Chris Hillman's and Al Perkins' talents coming to the forefront), with the track "So Begins the Task" later covered by Stills' old flame Judy Collins. Part three, "Consider" is largely folk and folk-rock. "Johnny's Garden," reportedly for the caretaker at Stills' English manor house and not for John Lennon as is often thought, is a particular highlight. Two other notables from the "Consider" section are "It Doesn't Matter" (later redone with different lyrics by the song's uncredited co-writer Rick Roberts on the first Firefall album) and "Move Around," which features some of the first synthesizer used in a rock context. The closing section, titled "Rock & Roll Is Here to Stay," is a rock and blues set with one of the landmarks of Manassas' short life, the epic "The Treasure." A sort of Zen-like meditation on love and "oneness," enlivened by the band's most inspired recorded playing it evolves into a bluesy groove washed in Stills' fierce electric slide playing. The delineation lines of the four themed song groupings aren't cut in stone, though, and one of the strengths of the album is that there is a lot of overlap in styles throughout.

Track listing

The Raven
1.  Song of Love  (Stephen Stills)  - 3:28
2.  Medley  - 3:34
     (a) Rock & Roll Crazies  (Stephen Stills, Dallas Taylor)
     (b) Cuban Bluegrass  (Stephen Stills, Joe Lala)
3.  Jet Set (Sigh)  (Stephen Stills)  - 4:25
4.  Anyway  (Stephen Stills)  - 3:21
5.  Both of Us (Bound to Lose)  (Stephen Stills, Chris Hillman)  - 3:00

The Wilderness
1.  Fallen Eagle  (Stephen Stills)  - 2:03
2.  Jesus Gave Love Away for Free  (Stephen Stills)  - 2:59
3.  Colorado  (Stephen Stills)  - 2:50
4.  So Begins the Task  (Stephen Stills)  - 3:57
5.  Hide It So Deep  (Stephen Stills)  - 2:44
6.  Don't Look at My Shadow  (Stephen Stills)  - 2:30

Consider
1.  It Doesn't Matter  (Chris Hillman, Rick Roberts, Stephen Stills)  - 2:30
2.  Johnny's Garden  (Stephen Stills)  - 2:45
3.  Bound to Fall  (Mike Brewer, Tom Mastin)  - 1:53
4.  How Far  (Stephen Stills)  - 2:49
5.  Move Around  (Stephen Stills)  - 4:15
6.  The Love Gangster  (Stephen Stills, Bill Wyman)  - 2:51

Rock & Roll is Here to Stay
1.  What to Do  (Stephen Stills)  - 4:44
2.  Right Now  (Stephen Stills)  - 2:58
3.  The Treasure (Take One)  (Stephen Stills)  - 8:03
4.  Blues Man  (Stephen Stills) (In tribute: Jimi Hendrix, Al Wilson, Duane Allman)  - 4:04

Released:  April 12, 1972
Recorded:  Criteria Sound Studios, Miami, Florida
Genre:  Country Rock
Length:  70:07
Label:  Atlantic Records
Producer:  Stephen Stills, Chris Hillman, Dallas Taylor

Personnel
Stephen Stills - vocals, guitar, bottleneck guitar, piano, organ, electric piano, clavinette
Chris Hillman - vocals, guitar, mandolin
Al Perkins - pedal steel guitar, guitar, vocals
Calvin "Fuzzy" Samuel - bass
Paul Harris - organ, tack piano, piano, organ, electric piano, clavinette
Dallas Taylor - drums
Joe Lala - percussion, vocals
Sydney George - harmonica
Jerry Aiello - piano, organ, electric piano, clavinette
Bill Wyman - bass
Roger Bush - acoustic bass
Byron Berline - fiddle
Jerry Garcia - pedal steel guitar

(35) Ike & Tina Turner - Workin´ Together (1971)

Released early in 1971, a few months after "Come Together", their first album for Liberty Records, "Workin' Together" was the first genuine hit album Ike & Tina had in years. After all, their classic '60s sides were just that sides of a single, not an album. Even though it doesn't boast the sustained vision of such contemporaries as, say, Marvin Gaye and Al Green, "Workin' Together" feels like a proper album, where many of the buried album tracks are as strong as the singles. Like its predecessor, it relies a bit too much on contemporary covers, which isn't bad when it's the perennial "Proud Mary," since it deftly reinterprets the original, but readings of the Beatles' "Get Back" and "Let It Be," while not bad, are a little bit too pedestrian. Fortunately, they're entirely listenable and they're the only slow moments, outweighed by songs that crackle with style and passion. Nowhere is this truer than on the opening title track, a mid-tempo groover (written by Eki Renrut, Ike's brilliant inverted alias) powered by a soulful chorus and a guitar line that plays like a mutated version of Dylan's "I Want You" riff. Then, there's the terrific Stax/Volt stomper "(Long As I Can) Get You When I Want You," possibly the highlight on the record. Though they cut a couple of classics over the next few years, most notably "Nutbush City Limits," the duo never topped this, possibly the best proper album they ever cut.

Track listing

01.  Workin' Together  (Eki Renrut)  - 3:32
02.  (As Long as I Can) Get You When I Want You  (George Jackson, Raymond Moore)  - 2:22
03.  Get Back  (Lennon, McCartney)  - 3:03
04.  The Way You Love Me  (Ike Turner)  - 2:38
05.  You Can Have It  (Eki Renrut)  - 3:28
06.  Game of Love  (Eki Renrut)  - 2:45
07.  Funkier Than a Mosquito's Tweeter  (Aillene Bullock)  - 2:34
08.  Ooh Poo Pah Doo  (Jessie Hill)  - 3:35
09.  Proud Mary  (John Fogerty)  - 4:56
10.  Goodbye, So Long  (Eki Renrut)  - 1:55
11.  Let It Be  (Lennon, McCartney)  - 3:09

Release:  1971
Label:  Liberty
Genre:  Soul, Funk
Length:  33:52
Producer:  Ike Turner
Engineer:  Brent Maher

Personnel
Tina Turner - Lead Vocal
Ike Turner - Lead Vocal
The Ikettes - Background Vocals
Ike Turner & The Kings of Rhythm - All Instrumentation

(34) Soft Machine - Fourth (1971)

"Fourth" is a 1971 studio album by the Canterbury band Soft Machine. The album is also titled Four or 4 in the USA; the numeral "4" is the title as shown on the cover in all countries, but a written-out title appears on the spine and label. This was the group's first all-instrumental album,
The Soft Machine's collective skill is hyper-complex and refined, as they are extremely literate in all fields of musical study. Fourth is the band's free purging of all of that knowledge, woven into noisy, smoky structures of sound. Their arcane rhythms have a stop-and-go mentality of their own that sounds incredibly fresh even though it is sonically steeped in soft and warm tones. Obviously there is a lot of skillful playing going on, as the mix of free jazz, straight-ahead jazz, and Gong-like psychedelia coalesces into a skronky plateau. Robert Wyatt's drumming is impeccable -- so perfect that it at times becomes an unnoticeable map upon which the band takes their instinctive direction. Mike Ratledge's keys are warm throughout, maintaining an earthy quality that keeps its eye on the space between the ground and the heavens that the Soft Machine attempt to inhabit. Elton Dean's saxophone work screams out the most inventive cadence, and since it's hardly rhythmic, it takes front and center, spitting out a crazy language. Certainly the band is the preface to a good portion of Chicago's post-rock output, as they undoubtedly give a nod to Miles Davis' Bitches Brew experiments, which were going on in the U.S. at the same time.

Track listing

1.  Teeth  (Mike Ratledge)  - 9:15
2.  Kings and Queens  (Hugh Hopper)  - 5:02
3.  Fletcher's Blemish  (Elton Dean)  - 4:35
4.  Virtually Part 1  (Hopper)  - 5:16
5.  Virtually Part 2  (Hopper)  - 7:09
6.  Virtually Part 3  (Hopper)  - 4:33
7.  Virtually Part 4  (Hopper)  - 3:23

Released:  February 28, 1971
Recorded at:  Olympic Studios, London
Genre:  Jazz Fusion
Length:  39:13
Label:  CBS
Producer:  Soft Machine

Personnel
Hugh Hopper – bass guitar
Mike Ratledge – (Lowrey) organ, (Wurlitzer) piano
Robert Wyatt – drums
Elton Dean – alto saxophone, saxello
Roy Babbington – double bass
Mark Charig – cornet
Nick Evans – trombone
Jimmy Hastings – alto flute, bass clarinet
Alan Skidmore – tenor saxophone

(33) Lynn Anderson - Rose Garden (1971)

"Rose Garden" was an album released in 1971 by country singer Lynn Anderson. The album was the same name as the single she released in late 1970. The song went on to top the country charts, where it stayed at the #1 position for five weeks
Lynn Anderson was one of the most popular female country singers of the early '70s, helped by her regular exposure on national television. Anderson was born in Grand Forks, ND, and grew up in Sacramento, CA; her mother, Liz, was a professional songwriter best-known for penning Merle Haggard's early hits "(All My Friends Are Gonna Be) Strangers" and "The Fugitive" (the latter with her husband, Carey). Naturally, Lynn picked up music too, and performed as a singer and guitarist during her teen years.
In 1970, Anderson moved to Nashville with her husband, writer/producer Glenn Sutton, and signed with Columbia. She quickly scored the biggest hit of her career with the Joe South-penned "Rose Garden," which topped the country charts and went all the way to number three on the pop side. It won her a Grammy for Best Female Country Vocal, and proved a hit in 15 countries.

Track listing

01.  (I Never Promised You A) Rose Garden  (Joe South)  - 2:53
02.  For the Good Times  (Kris Kristofferson)  - 3:25
03.  Another Lonely Night  (Larry Butler)  - 2:05
04.  I Don't Wanna Play House  (Billy Sherrill, Glenn Sutton)  - 2:28
05.  Snowbird  (Gene MacLellan)  - 2:05
06.  Your Sweet Love Lifted Me  (George Richey, Glenn Sutton)  - 2:42
07.  Sunday Morning Coming Down  (Kris Kristofferson)  - 3:49
08.  I Still Belong to You  (Bill Rice, Jerry Foster)  - 2:44
09.  I Wish I Was a Little Boy Again  (Glenn Sutton, Darrell Edwards)  - 2:07
10.  It's Only Make Believe  (Conway Twitty, Jack Nance)  - 2:15
11.  Nothing Between Us  (Lynn Anderson)  - 2:45

Released:  1971
Recorded at:  Columbia Recording Studio, Nashville, TN
Genre:  Country
Label:  Columbia
Length:  29:11
Producer:  Glenn Sutton, Clive Davis

Personnel
Lynn Anderson - Lead Vocals