Lynn Anderson – “(I Never Promised You A) Rose Garden”

In addition to topping the U.S. country chart, in late 1970 country singer Lynn Anderson scored a Number 3 Billboard Hot 100 pop chart hit with “(I Never Promised You A) Rose Garden”. The following year the song, written by Joe South, also hit No. 3 in the United Kingdom and became one of the […]

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Vicky Leandros – “Après Toi” and “Come What May”

And now for something completely different… In 1972 Vicky Leandros had a European hit with “Après Toi” (After You), and I went on my first overseas trip from New Zealand, to the French Pacific colony of New Caledonia. All the time we were in Nouméa, its capital, we heard the song “Après Toi” again and […]

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