<P> `` Rose Garden '' ( also known and covered as `` ( I Never Promised You A ) Rose Garden '' ) is a song written by Joe South , best known as recorded by country music singer Lynn Anderson , and first released by Billy Joe Royal in 1967 . Her October 1970 release topped the U.S. Billboard country chart for five weeks , reached No. 3 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 pop chart , and hit number one on both Cash Box 's and Record World 's pop and country singles charts . The song was also a major pop hit internationally , topping the charts in Australia , Canada , New Zealand , Ireland , and Norway , and reaching the top three in the UK and South Africa . </P>
<P> `` Rose Garden '' ( also known and covered as `` ( I Never Promised You A ) Rose Garden '' ) is a song written by Joe South , best known as recorded by country music singer Lynn Anderson , and first released by Billy Joe Royal in 1967 . Her October 1970 release topped the U.S. Billboard country chart for five weeks , reached No. 3 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 pop chart , and hit number one on both Cash Box 's and Record World 's pop and country singles charts . The song was also a major pop hit internationally , topping the charts in Australia , Canada , New Zealand , Ireland , and Norway , and reaching the top three in the UK and South Africa . </P>
who sang i never promised a rose garden
who sang i never promised a rose garden
Lynn Anderson Billy Joe Royal
Lynn Anderson Billy Joe Royal