The discography of American country singer-songwriter Liz Anderson consists of 12 studio albums and 23 singles. Her early songwriting produced hits for Merle Haggard that brought a recording contract from RCA Victor Records in 1964. Her first charting single was 1966's "Go Now Pay Later," which reached number 23 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles chart.[1] The same year, Anderson collaborated with Bobby Bare and Norma Jean on the duet "The Game of Triangles." The song reached the top five of the Billboard country chart.[2] In 1967, she had her biggest solo hit with "Mama Spank," which also reached the country top five.[3] Anderson was also releasing studio albums for RCA. This included her third release, Liz Anderson Sings (1967), which peaked at number 20 on the Billboard Top Country Albums chart.[4] Anderson's fourth studio effort, Cookin' Up Hits, reached number 18 on the same chart.[5]
| Liz Anderson discography | |
|---|---|
 Liz Anderson, 1971 | |
| Studio albums | 12 |
| Singles | 23 |
Anderson continued having top 40 hit singles on the Billboard country chart through 1968. This included "Tiny Tears" and "Mother, May I." The latter was a duet with her daughter, Lynn Anderson.[6] Anderson recorded several more unsuccessful albums before the release of 1970's Husband Hunting. The album reached number 36 on the country albums survey, her final charting album release.[7] The title track reached number 26 on the Billboard country songs chart, her final top 40 hit.[8] Shortly after its release, she switched to Epic Records and recorded several singles, most notably a country version of "I'll Never Fall in Love Again."[6] Her 1973 Epic release, "Time to Love Again," was her final charting single, reaching number 72 on the country chart.[9] Anderson continued sporadically releasing new studio albums. This included two records of children's music. Her final studio effort was issued in 2004.[10]
Albums
editStudio albums
edit| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions |
|---|---|---|
| US Country [11][12] | ||
| (My Friends Are Gonna Be) Strangers |
|
— |
| The Game of Triangles (with Bobby Bare and Norma Jean) |
|
18 |
| Liz Anderson Sings |
|
20 |
| Cookin' Up Hits |
|
18 |
| Liz Anderson Sings Her Favorites |
|
16 |
| Like a Merry-Go Round |
|
22 |
| Country Style |
|
— |
| If the Creek Don't Rise |
|
— |
| Husband Hunting |
|
36 |
| My Last Rose |
|
— |
| Christmas Songs for Kids of All Ages[a] (with Casey Anderson) |
|
— |
| The Fairy Grandmother Sings Children's Songs for National Holidays |
|
— |
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | ||
Singles
edit| Title | Year | Peak chart positions |
Album | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US Country [14][15] |
CAN Country [16] | |||
| "Go Now Pay Later" | 1966 | 23 | — | (My Friends Are Gonna Be) Strangers |
| "So Much for Me, So Much for You" | 45 | — | Liz Anderson Sings | |
| "The Game of Triangles" (with Bobby Bare and Norma Jean) |
5 | — | The Game of Triangles | |
| "Wife of the Party" | 22 | — | ||
| "Mama Spank" | 1967 | 5 | — | Liz Anderson Sings |
| "Tiny Tears" | 24 | — | Cookin' Up Hits | |
| "Thanks a Lot for Tryin' Anyway" | 40 | — | Liz Anderson Sings Her Favorites | |
| "Mother, May I" (with Lynn Anderson) |
1968 | 21 | 16 | — |
| "Like a Merry-Go Round" | 43 | — | Like a Merry-Go Round | |
| "Me, Me, Me, Me, Me" | 65 | — | ||
| "Love Is Ending" | 51 | — | ||
| "Free"[17] | 1969 | — | — | Country Style |
| "Excedrin Headache No. 99"[17] | — | — | If the Creek Don't Rise | |
| "If the Creek Don't Rise"[17] | — | — | ||
| "Husband Hunting" | 1970 | 26 | — | Husband Hunting |
| "All Day Sucker" | 64 | — | — | |
| "When I'm Not Lookin'" | 75 | — | — | |
| "It Don't Do No Good to Be a Good Girl" | 1971 | 69 | — | — |
| "I'll Never Fall in Love Again" | 1972 | 56 | — | — |
| "Astrology" | 67 | — | — | |
| "Time to Love Again" | 1973 | 72 | — | — |
| "After You"[17] | 1978 | — | — | — |
| "Christopher the Christmas Seal"[17] | 1988 | — | — | Christmas Songs for Kids of All Ages |
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | ||||
Notes
editReferences
edit- ^ ""Go Now Pay Later" chart history". Billboard. Retrieved 1 August 2020.
- ^ ""The Game of Triangles" chart history". Billboard. Retrieved 1 August 2020.
- ^ ""Mama Spank" chart history". Billboard. Retrieved 1 August 2020.
- ^ "Liz Anderson Sings chart history". Billboard. Retrieved 1 August 2020.
- ^ "Cookin' Up Hits chart history". Billboard. Retrieved 1 August 2020.
- ^ a b "Liz Anderson: Biography & History". Allmusic. Retrieved 1 August 2020.
- ^ "Husband Hunting chart history". Billboard. Retrieved 1 August 2020.
- ^ ""Husband Hunting" [single] chart history". Billboard. Retrieved 1 August 2020.
- ^ ""Time to Love Again" chart history". Billboard. Retrieved 1 August 2020.
- ^ "Liz Anderson: Album Discography". Allmusic. Retrieved 1 August 2020.
- ^ "Bobby Bare chart history". Billboard. Retrieved 1 August 2020.
- ^ "Liz Anderson chart history". Billboard. Retrieved 1 August 2020.
- ^ "The Fairy Grandmother Sings Children's Christmas Songs: Liz Anderson: Songs, Reviews, Credits". Allmusic. Retrieved 1 August 2020.
- ^ "Liz Anderson chart history (Country Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved 1 August 2020.
- ^ "Bobby Bare chart history (Singles)". Billboard. Retrieved 1 August 2020.
- ^ "Results under "Country Singles" for Lynn Anderson". RPM. Archived from the original on 21 October 2012. Retrieved 4 January 2011.
- ^ a b c d e Whitburn, Joel (2008). Hot Country Songs 1944 to 2008. Record Research, Inc. ISBN 978-0-89820-177-2.