Center Sound Records Partners with New Day Christian Dist. To Introduce The Gospel Market to the Iconic Voice of Lynn Anderson

Center Sound Records is proud to announce the partnership with New Day Christian Distributors and Daywind Records as they continue to promote Grammy, ACM, CMA and Billboard award winning artist Lynn Anderson’s final recording Bridges.
 
“Mary and I have seen such an overwhelming response from the entertainment community since her passing,” says Craig Brandwynne, Vice President of Center Sound Records. “Lynn was a lady of faith and held no reservations when it came to telling us about her baptism in the Rio Grande and her church services with her partner Mentor Williams in Taos, NM. We are blessed to introduce this legendary voice to the Christian and Gospel market.  This project opened up a whole new world of possibilities for Lynn and we are excited for these new audiences to hear the iconic voice that country fans have treasured for years.”
 
“New Day Christian Distributors and Daywind Records are honored to release Lynn Anderson’sGet Up Joseph to Southern Gospel radio and handle distribution on this project,” says Ed Leonard, Vice - President of New Day Christian Distributors and Daywind Records.  “This is a historic release.  To our knowledge, no song by Lynn has ever been released to this format.   Fans will get an opportunity to hear her wonderful voice alongside the exuberant group The Oak Ridge Boys.”
 
When The Oak Ridge Boys heard of Lynn’s passing, Duane Allen wrote the following statement: “It was a pleasure to record with Lynn.  I remember the first time we saw her at the Utah State Fair.  We were playing the small stage and we finished early enough to see her on the main stage.  She owned Utah that night.  She didn't stop until she won everybody's hearts including mine. She sang her way to heaven.”

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Lynn spoke with Billboard in June saying, "I’ve been so blessed in my life that things have kind of seemed to fall in place for me. I just have to keep on the right path, and not jaunt off to the left or the right…asking the Lord to keep me in the right direction."

Lynn passed from a heart attack on July 30th at the age of 67 and was revered around the globe for her numerous accomplishments in the entertainment and equestrian community. Lynn and Center Sound Records were actively promoting her latest album Bridges when she passed and had just launched her country single.

Bridges, featuring collaborations with The Oak Ridge Boys and The Martins, marked the return of Bil VornDick to the co-producer’s chair on Lynn’s project. The partnership previously received a Grammy nomination for her 2005 releaseBluegrass Sessions. Co-produced by Bruce Dees, Bridges tackles topics of salvation, redemption, forgiveness, faith, love and acceptance in this twelve song selection. This project took on a uniquely special connection as it developed into a family affair. Lynn stated in the initial announcement about the album: “We selected my mother Liz Anderson’s song My Guardian Angel, which is published by my father Casey, for the album and my other half Mentor Williams rewrote one of his top hits Drift Away so that we could impact a whole new audience with this gospel version.  Even my daughter Lisa Sutton became involved with Bridges designing the packaging and promotional materials.” 
 
About Lynn Anderson

Ms. Anderson was truly a trailblazer on the country music scene and her voice is recognized across Tennessee as the vocalist behind one of the iconic state songs Rocky Top.  She's charted three #1 and 15 Top-20 albums, as well as 12 #1, 18 Top-10, and over 50 Top-40 singles throughout her career. As one of the first to be launched via television, Lynn's featured performances on The Lawrence Welk Show served as the only country music on network television at the time. Billboard would recognized her as “Artist of the Decade” for 1970-1980.  In addition, she was the first female country singer to headline and sell out Madison Square Garden in 1974. Her signature single, (I Never Promised You A) Rose Garden in addition to other top hits like Ride, Ride, Ride (written by her mother the late Liz Anderson), Cry, Top of the World andSomeday Soon, spring boarded Lynn into a career with over 30 million albums sold worldwide. Ms. Anderson was awarded numerous accolades from the music community. In 1967, she captured her first Academy of Country Music Award for "Female Vocalist of the Year." She would gain a second win in that category in 1970.  The Country Music Association would bestow the same honor in 1971 for "Female Vocalist of the Year." Ms. Anderson would win a Grammy in 1971 as well for "Best Country Vocal Performance, Female." In 1974, she won "Favorite Female Country Artist" at the American Music Awards and the following year she was honored with "Favorite Country Artist" at the People's Choice Awards.
 
To stay updated Lynn’s final recording visit www.lynnandersonshow.com or Facebook/officiallynnanderson.