Flower of Love

Flower of Love is a compilation album by American country artist Lynn Anderson. It was released in November 1973 via Pickwick Records and was produced by Slim Williamson. It was her first compilation release for the Pickwick label and included songs Anderson had first recorded at Chart Records during her years at the label.

Flower of Love
Compilation album by
Lynn Anderson
ReleasedNovember 1973 (1973-11)
Genre
LabelPickwick
ProducerSlim Williamson
Lynn Anderson chronology
Top of the World
(1973)		 Flower of Love
(1973)		 It Makes You Happy
(1974)

Background, release and reception

Flower of Love featured songs Anderson originally released while recording for Chart Records in the 1960s. Most of the songs included on the compilation are cover versions of the originals by other artists. Examples of this include Connie Smith's "Once a Day," Tammy Wynette's "Stand by Your Man," Dottie West's "Paper Mansions" and Merle Haggard's "Okie from Muskogee." In the original recording sessions, these songs were produced by Slim Williamson, Anderson's longtime producer at Chart.[2] A total of ten tracks were included on the album. This included some tracks first written by her mother, Liz Anderson, such as "Lie a Little" and a "Penny for Your Thoughts."[1]

Flower of Love was released in November 1973 via Pickwick Records. It was her first release for the label.[2] Flower of Love was originally issued as a vinyl LP, containing five songs on each side of the record.[3] Like some of her previous compilations, the record did not reach any chart positions on Billboard upon its release. This included the Top Country Albums chart.[4] It was later reviewed by Greg Adams of Allmusic, who gave it 2.5 out of 5 stars. He found the package to be a "budget" release and found some cover versions to be "too close to the originals." "Because these songs are duplicated on earlier albums, Flower of Love is of limited value," he concluded.[1]

Track listing
Side one[2]
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Flower of Love"Leon Ashley2:15
2."A Million Shades of Blue"Gene Hood2:18
3."Games People Play"Joe South2:42
4."Lie a Little"Liz Anderson2:25
5."There Oughta Be a Law"Joe Gibson2:40
Side two[2]
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Okie from Muskogee"Merle Haggard2:35
2."Once a Day"Bill Anderson2:23
3."Stand by Your Man"
2:27
4."Paper Mansions"Ted Harris3:06
5."A Penny for Your Thoughts"Anderson2:30

Personnel

All credits are adapted from the liner notes of Flower of Love.[2]

Musical and technical personnel

  • Lynn Anderson – lead vocals
  • John Sturdivant, Jr. – liner notes
  • Slim Williamson – producer

Release history
Region Date Format Label Ref.
United States November 1973 Vinyl Pickwick Records [2][3]
Canada [5]
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References
  1. Adams, Greg. "Flower of Love: Lynn Anderson: Songs, Reviews, Credits". Allmusic. Retrieved 18 July 2020.
  2. Anderson, Lynn (November 1973). "Flower of Love (Album Information & Liner Notes)". Pickwick Records.
  3. "Lynn Anderson -- Flower of Love (1973, Vinyl)". Discogs. Retrieved 18 July 2020.
  4. Whitburn, Joel (1997). Joel Whitburn's Top Country Albums: 1967-1997. Record Research Inc. ISBN 0898201241.
  5. "Lynn Anderson -- Flower of Love (Canada)". Discogs. Retrieved 18 July 2020.
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