"(I Never Promised You A) Rose Garden" was the title of a song written by Joe South, that is best known as recorded by country singer Lynn Anderson. Her late 1970 release topped the U.S. country chart, reached number three on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 pop chart and remained the biggest selling recording by a female country artist until 1997.
In 1971, Anderson hit number three in the United Kingdom with the song, making it one of the most success...
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"(I Never Promised You A) Rose Garden" was the title of a song written by Joe South, that is best known as recorded by country singer Lynn Anderson. Her late 1970 release topped the U.S. country chart, reached number three on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 pop chart and remained the biggest selling recording by a female country artist until 1997.
In 1971, Anderson hit number three in the United Kingdom with the song, making it one of the most successful country crossover hits ever in Europe. Around the same time as Anderson's release, the song was also released by British singer Sandie Shaw, most famous for her hits in the 1960s. Her version failed to make the UK chart. In the song, initially recorded by South himself, the narrator explains to his/her lover that though their relationship is not perfect, they should be grateful for the good and accept the bad along with it (as the chorus of the song repeats, "I beg your pardon; I never promised you a rose garden"). South originally...
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