Outlaw Is Just a State of Mind is the name of a studio album, released by Lynn Anderson

Lynn Anderson

Lynn Rene Anderson is an American country music singer and equestrian known for a string of hits throughout the 1970s and early 1980s, most notably her Grammy Award-winning, worldwide mega-hit, " Rose Garden." Helped by her regular exposure on national television, Anderson was one of the most...

 in 1979.

This was one of Lynn Anderson's last albums with Columbia, her label for the previous decade. It spawned three successful Top 40 hits for Anderson on country radio. The first single released in early 1979 titled "Isn't It Always Love" reached No. 10 on the country singles charts, making this Anderson's first Top 10 hit in five years (she hadn't reached the Top 10 since 1974 with her No. 1 single, "What a Man My Man Is

What a Man My Man Is

"What a Man My Man Is" is the name of a number-one U.S. country music hit by Lynn Anderson, from 1974.This was Anderson's last number-one country hit, staying at the top for one week and spending a total of nine weeks on the chart. It was also her last pop entry on the Hot 100, reaching number 93...

"). The second single, "I Love How You Love Me", was a successful Top 20 country hit at No. 18. The third and final single released from the album, titled "Sea of Heartbreak" (a remake of the Don Gibson

Don Gibson

Donald Eugene "Don" Gibson was an American songwriter and country musician. A Country Music Hall of Fame inductee, Gibson penned such country standards as "Sweet Dreams" and "I Can't Stop Loving You", and enjoyed a string of country hits from 1957 into the early 1970s.-Biography:Don Gibson was...

 hit), reached No. 33 and was the album's least successful single. The album was a relative commercial success, reaching No. 29 on the "Top Country Albums" chart in 1979.

Outlaw Is Just a State of Mind is sometimes called Anderson's comeback album since it spawned her first Top 10 hit in a long time. Although the Outlaw theme was very popular at the time, none of the album's music reflected the Outlaw country

Outlaw country

Outlaw country is a subgenre of country music, most popular during the late 1960s and the 1970s , sometimes referred to as the outlaw movement or simply outlaw music...

 theme. The album's cover was one of the few things that reflected an Outlaw theme in the album, featuring Anderson wearing a fur coat, while holding a silver-colored gun. Instead, the songs sounded more Country-pop

Country pop

Country pop, with roots in both the countrypolitan sound and in soft rock, is a subgenre of country music that first emerged in the 1970s. Although the term first referred to country music songs and artists that crossed over to Top 40 radio, country pop acts are now more likely to cross over to...

, a version of country music that was also was very popular at the time, giving country songs a more pop-edged sound it, by adding orchestral instruments and over-produced sound. Anderson's singles, especially "Isn't It Always Love", reflected this theme.

Track listing

1. "Isn't It Always Love" - 2:55
2. "I Love How You Love Me" - 3:14
3. "Child With You Tonight" - 2:44
4. "This Night Won't Last Forever" - 4:14
5. "I Am Alone" - 3:41
6. "Go To Hell" - 3:09
7. "Say You Will" - 3:05
8. "Outlaw Is Just a State of Mind" - 4:49
9. "Come as You Are" - 3:12
10. "Come Running" - 2:14
11. "Sea of Heartbreak" - 3:31