Rose Garden ( Lynn Anderson song ) - wikipedia Rose Garden ( Lynn Anderson song ) `` Rose Garden '' Single by Lynn Anderson from the album Rose Garden B - side `` Nothing Between Us '' Released October 1970 Format 45 rpm, 12 '' 45 rpm Recorded 1970 Genre Country, country pop Length 2 : 55 Label Columbia Songwriter ( s ) Joe South Producer ( s ) Glenn Sutton Lynn Anderson singles chronology `` No Love at All '' ( 1970 ) `` Rose Garden '' ( 1970 ) `` You 're My Man '' ( 1971 ) `` No Love at All '' ( 1970 ) `` Rose Garden '' ( 1970 ) `` You 're My Man '' ( 1971 ) `` Rose Garden '' ( also known and covered as `` ( I Never Promised You A ) Rose Garden '' ) is a song written by Joe South, best known as recorded by country music singer Lynn Anderson, and first released by Billy Joe Royal in 1967. Her October 1970 release topped the U.S. Billboard country chart for five weeks, reached No. 3 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 pop chart, and hit number one on both Cash Box 's and Record World 's pop and country singles charts. The song was also a major pop hit internationally, topping the charts in Australia, Canada, New Zealand, Ireland, and Norway, and reaching the top three in the UK and South Africa. Anderson 's version of `` Rose Garden '' remains one of the most successful country crossover recordings of all - time. Contents 1 Lynn Anderson version 2 Cover Versions 3 Chart performance 4 k.d. lang and the Reclines version 5 Martina McBride version 5.1 Chart performance 6 Sampling 7 References 8 External links Lynn Anderson version The Lynn Anderson single was her third release for Columbia Records in 1970, after several years of recording for Chart Records. The single proved to be the first crossover record of her career. `` Rose Garden '' was originally an album cut by the song 's writer, Joe South, in 1969. Several other male vocalists recorded it on albums including Freddy Weller, Billy Joe Royal, and Dobie Gray and Third Avenue Blues Band, but it was never a hit until Anderson 's version. A recording by the girl group The Three Degrees, best known for their 1974 hit `` When Will I See You Again '', also pre-dated Lynn Anderson 's hit version. Anderson wanted to record the song but her producer ( and husband ) Glenn Sutton felt it was a `` man 's song '', in part because of the line `` I could promise you things like big diamond rings ''. According to Anderson, Sutton agreed to record the song as a potential album cut when there was time left during one of her scheduled recording sessions. After arranging a more up - tempo, light - hearted melody, Sutton and the studio musicians, which included a mandolin player, as well as a string section, were impressed with the results. Columbia Records ' executive Clive Davis was equally impressed and insisted the song be released as a single in both the country and pop markets. Shortly after its breakthrough on American Top 40 radio, the song became an international hit. A cover version released by Sandie Shaw in UK failed to chart, as Anderson 's version became a major success there. The song became Anderson 's signature tune and one of the biggest hits of the 1970s, in any genre of music. Anderson won a Grammy Award for Best Female Country Vocal Performance in 1971, and Joe South earned two Grammy nominations : `` Best Country Song '' and `` Song of the Year '' in the pop field. Anderson said, `` I believe that ' Rose Garden ' was released at just the right time. People were trying to recover from the Vietnam years. The message in the song -- that if you just take hold of life and go ahead, you can make something out of nothing -- people just took to that. '' After her Columbia heyday, Lynn Anderson recorded new performances of the song several times for post-1982 albums, including a bluegrass version that was featured in her 2004 comeback album The Bluegrass Sessions. This album earned Anderson her first Grammy nomination in over 30 years. Cover versions Following Anderson 's success with the song, dozens of artists recorded it as an album track. Kitty Wells, Loretta Lynn, Dottie West, Glen Campbell, Percy Faith, Carol Burnett, were among them. Chart performance Chart ( 1970 -- 71 ) Peak position Australia Austria ( Ö3 Austria Top 40 ) Belgium ( Ultratop 50 Flanders ) Canada Country Tracks ( RPM ) Canada Top Singles ( RPM ) Finland Germany ( Official German Charts ) Netherlands ( Single Top 100 ) New Zealand Norway ( VG - lista ) Switzerland ( Schweizer Hitparade ) UK Singles ( Official Charts Company ) US Adult Contemporary ( Billboard ) 5 US Billboard Hot 100 US Hot Country Songs ( Billboard ) K.d. Lang and the Reclines version Canadian country pop group k.d. lang and the Reclines covered the song for their 1987 album Angel with a Lariat. The single was Lang 's first release in the United States but failed to chart. Chart ( 1987 ) Peak position Canada Adult Contemporary ( RPM ) 7 Canada Country Tracks ( RPM ) 45 Martina McBride version `` ( I Never Promised You A ) Rose Garden '' Single by Martina McBride from the album Timeless Released August 1, 2005 Recorded 2005 Genre Country Length 3 : 15 Label RCA Nashville Songwriter ( s ) Joe South Producer ( s ) Martina McBride Martina McBride singles chronology `` God 's Will '' ( 2004 ) `` ( I Never Promised You A ) Rose Garden '' ( 2005 ) `` I Still Miss Someone '' ( 2006 ) `` God 's Will '' ( 2004 ) `` ( I Never Promised You A ) Rose Garden '' ( 2005 ) `` I Still Miss Someone '' ( 2006 ) In 2005, Martina McBride included the song on her album of covers, Timeless. This album featured classic country songs from over the years, including `` Rose Garden ''. The song was released as a single, peaking at 18 on the country singles charts. Chart performance Chart ( 2005 ) Peak position Brazil ( ABPD ) 83 US Hot Country Songs ( Billboard ) 18 US Billboard Hot 100 98 Sampling Canadian synthpop band Kon Kan sampled parts of the song and its lyrics in their 1989 single `` I Beg Your Pardon ''. The song peaked at # 15 on the Billboard Hot 100, # 3 in the Netherlands, # 8 in Germany, and # 5 in the UK Singles Chart. References Jump up ^ Lynn Anderson 's `` Rose Garden '' at Countrymusicclassics.com Jump up ^ Lynn Anderson 's `` Rose Garden '' at Countrymusicclassics.com Jump up ^ `` Austriancharts.at -- Lynn Anderson -- Rose Garden '' ( in German ). Ö3 Austria Top 40. Jump up ^ `` Ultratop.be -- Lynn Anderson -- Rose Garden '' ( in Dutch ). Ultratop 50. Jump up ^ `` Top RPM Country Tracks : Issue 3738. '' RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Jump up ^ `` Top RPM Singles : Issue 3760. '' RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Jump up ^ `` Offiziellecharts.de -- Lynn Anderson -- Rose Garden ''. GfK Entertainment Charts. Jump up ^ `` Dutchcharts.nl -- Lynn Anderson -- Rose Garden '' ( in Dutch ). Single Top 100. Jump up ^ `` Norwegiancharts.com -- Lynn Anderson -- Rose Garden ''. VG - lista. Jump up ^ `` Swisscharts.com -- Lynn Anderson -- Rose Garden ''. Swiss Singles Chart. Jump up ^ `` Official Singles Chart Top 100 ''. Official Charts Company. Jump up ^ `` Lynn Anderson -- Chart history '' Billboard Adult Contemporary for Lynn Anderson. Jump up ^ `` Lynn Anderson -- Chart history '' Billboard Hot 100 for Lynn Anderson. Jump up ^ `` Lynn Anderson -- Chart history '' Billboard Hot Country Songs for Lynn Anderson. Jump up ^ `` Top RPM Adult Contemporary : Issue 8800. '' RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Jump up ^ `` Top RPM Country Tracks : Issue 0797. '' RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Jump up ^ `` Brazil '' ( PDF ). ABPD. October 6, 2001. Retrieved April 1, 2014. Jump up ^ `` Martina McBride -- Chart history '' Billboard Hot Country Songs for Martina McBride. Jump up ^ `` Martina McBride -- Chart history '' Billboard Hot 100 for Martina McBride. External links Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics Preceded by `` Coal Miner 's Daughter '' by Loretta Lynn Billboard Hot Country Singles number - one single ( Lynn Anderson version ) December 26, 1970 -- January 23, 1971 Succeeded by `` Flesh and Blood '' by Johnny Cash Preceded by `` Old Bill Jones '' by Mercey Brothers RPM Country Tracks number - one single ( Lynn Anderson version ) January 16, 1971 Preceded by `` Flesh and Blood '' by Johnny Cash RPM Country Tracks number - one single ( Lynn Anderson version ) February 20, 1971 Succeeded by `` Sing High, Sing Low '' by Anne Murray Preceded by `` Knock Three Times '' by Dawn Australian Kent Music Report number - one single ( Lynn Anderson version ) April 5 -- 26, 1971 Succeeded by `` Me and Bobby McGee '' by Janis Joplin Preceded by `` What Is Life '' by George Harrison Swiss Music Charts number - one single ( Lynn Anderson version ) April 13 -- May 25, 1971 Succeeded by `` Brown Sugar '' by The Rolling Stones Preceded by `` My Sweet Lord '' / `` Is n't It a Pity '' by George Harrison Norwegian VG - lista number - one single ( Lynn Anderson version ) 15 / 1971 -- 28 / 1971 ( 14 weeks ) Succeeded by `` Chirpy Chirpy Cheep Cheep '' by Middle of the Road Lynn Anderson Studio albums Ride, Ride, Ride Songs That Made Country Girls Famous Rose Garden You 're My Man How Can I Unlove You Cry Listen to a Country Song Keep Me in Mind Top of the World Smile for Me What a Man My Man Is I 've Never Loved Anyone More All the King 's Horses Wrap Your Love All Around Your Man I Love What Love Is Doing to Me / He Ai n't You From the Inside Outlaw Is Just a State of Mind Even Cowgirls Get the Blues Back What She Does Best Cowboy 's Sweetheart The Bluegrass Sessions Holiday albums The Christmas Album Home for the Holidays Live albums Live at Billy Bob 's Texas Compilations The World of Lynn Anderson Greatest Hits 16 Biggest Hits Singles `` If I Kiss You '' `` Promises, Promises '' `` Big Girls Do n't Cry '' `` I 've Been Everywhere '' `` Rocky Top '' `` Rose Garden '' `` It Was n't God Who Made Honky Tonk Angels '' `` You 're My Man '' `` How Can I Unlove You '' `` Cry '' `` Listen to a Country Song '' `` Fool Me '' `` Keep Me in Mind '' `` Top of the World '' `` Talkin ' to the Wall '' `` What a Man My Man Is '' `` Paradise '' `` Wrap Your Love All Around Your Man '' `` I Love How You Love Me '' `` Sea of Heartbreak '' `` You 're Welcome to Tonight '' `` Under the Boardwalk '' Related articles Discography k.d. lang Studio albums with The Reclines A Truly Western Experience Angel with a Lariat Absolute Torch and Twang Solo Shadowland Ingénue All You Can Eat Invincible Summer Watershed with The Siss Boom Bang Sing It Loud Covers Drag Hymns of the 49th Parallel with Tony Bennett A Wonderful World Live and compilation albums Live by Request Reintarnation Recollection Singles `` Rose Garden '' `` Crying '' `` Full Moon Full of Love '' `` Three Days '' `` Luck in My Eyes '' `` Constant Craving '' `` Miss Chatelaine '' Related Discography Book Martina McBride singles The Time Has Come `` The Time Has Come '' `` That 's Me '' `` Cheap Whiskey '' The Way That I Am `` My Baby Loves Me '' `` Life # 9 '' `` Independence Day '' `` Heart Trouble '' `` Where I Used to Have a Heart '' Wild Angels `` Safe in the Arms of Love '' `` Wild Angels '' `` Phones Are Ringin ' All Over Town '' `` Swingin ' Doors '' `` Cry on the Shoulder of the Road '' Evolution `` A Broken Wing '' `` Valentine '' ( with Jim Brickman ) `` Happy Girl '' `` Wrong Again '' `` Whatever You Say '' Emotion `` I Love You '' `` Love 's the Only House '' `` There You Are '' `` It 's My Time '' Greatest Hits `` When God - Fearin ' Women Get the Blues '' `` Blessed '' `` Where Would You Be '' `` Concrete Angel '' Martina `` This One 's for the Girls '' `` In My Daughter 's Eyes '' `` How Far '' `` God 's Will '' Timeless `` ( I Never Promised You a ) Rose Garden '' `` I Still Miss Someone '' ( featuring Dolly Parton ) Waking Up Laughing `` Anyway '' `` How I Feel '' `` For These Times '' Shine `` Ride '' `` I Just Call You Mine '' `` Wrong Baby Wrong '' Eleven `` Teenage Daughters '' `` I 'm Gonna Love You Through It '' `` Marry Me '' ( featuring Pat Monahan ) Reckless `` Reckless '' `` Just Around the Corner '' Guest singles `` Still Holding On '' ( with Clint Black ) `` Practice Life '' ( with Andy Griggs ) `` Trip Around the Sun '' ( with Jimmy Buffett ) Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Rose_Garden_(Lynn_Anderson_song)&oldid=805966345 '' Categories : 1970 singles 1987 singles 2005 singles Andy Williams songs Billboard Hot Country Songs number - one singles Columbia Records singles 1970 songs Dobie Gray songs Dottie West songs Irish Singles Chart number - 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Question: who wrote the song i never promised you a rose garden
Answer: Joe South