"Rising Above It All" is a song written by Jerry Foster and Bill Rice. It was recorded by American country music artist Lynn Anderson and released as a single in 1978 via Columbia Records, becoming a top 40 hit that year.
| "Rising Above It All" | ||||
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| Single by Lynn Anderson | ||||
| from the album From the Inside | ||||
| B-side | "My World Begins and Ends With You" | |||
| Released | April 1978 | |||
| Studio | Creative Workshop (Nashville, Tennessee) | |||
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| Length | 2:48 | |||
| Label | Columbia | |||
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| Producer(s) | Steve Gibson | |||
| Lynn Anderson singles chronology | ||||
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Background and release
edit"Rising Above It All" was recorded in January 1978 at the Creative Workshop, a studio located in Nashville, Tennessee. The session included nine additional tracks, all produced by Steve Gibson. Anderson had recently started working with Gibson after several years working with her first husband, Glenn Sutton.[1]
"Rising Above It All" was released as a single in April 1978 via Columbia Records.[2] The song spent nine weeks on the Billboard Hot Country Singles chart before only reaching number 44 in June 1978.[3] In Canada, the song became a top 40 hit single, climbing to number 21 on the RPM Country Songs chart that year.[4] The song was issued on Anderson's 1978 studio album of the From the Inside.[1]
Track listings
edit- 7" vinyl single[5]
- "Rising Above It All" – 2:48
- "My World Begins and Ends with You" – 2:30
Chart performance
edit| Chart (1978) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Canada Country Songs (RPM)[4] | 21 |
| US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[6] | 44 |
References
edit- ^ a b Anderson, Lynn (1978). "From the Inside (Album Info and Liner Notes)". Columbia Records.
- ^ Whitburn, Joel (2008). Hot Country Songs 1944 to 2008. Record Research, Inc. ISBN 978-0-89820-177-2.
- ^ ""Rising Above It All" chart history". Billboard. Retrieved 30 July 2020.
- ^ a b "Results under "Country Singles" for Lynn Anderson". RPM. Archived from the original on 21 October 2012. Retrieved 4 January 2011.
- ^ "Lynn Anderson -- "Rising Above It All" (1978, Vinyl)". Discogs. 1978. Retrieved 30 July 2020.
- ^ "Lynn Anderson Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved July 28, 2020.