Cool I Never Promised You A Rose Garden New World Ideas. Joanne greenberg wrote i never promised you a rose garden to refute the simultaneously romanticized and stigmatized status of mental illness. It was first recorded by billy joe royal on his 1967 studio album billy joe royal featuring hush.
Gray's version became a minor hit in north america in 1969. Music video by lynn anderson performing (i never promised you a) rose garden (audio). I beg your pardon i never.web
