Meet Glen Campbell
Meet Glen Campbell | ||||
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Studio album by Glen Campbell | ||||
Released | 19 August 2008 | |||
Recorded | March – April 2008 at the Record Company Studios, Sunset Sound and Henson Studios, Hollywood, CA | |||
Genre | Country | |||
Label | Capitol | |||
Producer | Julian Raymond, Howard Willing | |||
Glen Campbell chronology | ||||
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Meet Glen Campbell is the sixtieth album by American singer/guitarist Glen Campbell, released in 2008. The album consisted of country covers of rock songs by Travis, Tom Petty, The Replacements, Jackson Browne, U2, The Velvet Underground, John Lennon, Green Day, and Foo Fighters. In 2012, Capitol Records reissued it with five bonus tracks, including live versions from the 2008 AOL Sessions of "Wichita Lineman", "Rhinestone Cowboy", and "All I Want Is You"), and new 2008 remixes of the tracks "Gentle on My Mind" and "Galveston".
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New York Daily News | link |
Sacramento Bee | link |
Santa Barbara Independent | link |
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Track listing
Side one
- "Sing" (Francis Healy) – 3:45
- "Walls" (Tom Petty) – 3:31
- "Angel Dream" (Petty) – 2:29
- "Times Like These" (Dave Grohl, Taylor Hawkins, Nate Mendel, Chris Shiflett) – 3:28
- "These Days" (Jackson Browne) – 3:29
Side two
- "Sadly Beautiful" (Paul Westerberg) – 3:20
- "All I Want Is You" (Adam Clayton, David Evans, Paul Hewson, Larry Mullen, Jr.) – 4:15
- "Jesus" (Lou Reed) – 3:10
- "Good Riddance (Time of Your Life)" (Billie Joe Armstrong, Frank Wright, Mike Dirnt) – 2:35
- "Grow Old with Me" (John Lennon) – 3:40
The limited edition vinyl edition, released August 5, includes a 2008 remix of "Galveston" (Jimmy Webb) as a bonus track. The Wal-Mart-only CD included 2008 remixes for "Gentle on My Mind", "By the Time I Get to Phoenix", "Wichita Lineman", "Galveston", and "Rhinestone Cowboy". In January 2012, Capitol reissued the album. Bonus tracks were the remixes of "Gentle on My Mind" and "Galveston" and three songs from a 2008 AOL Sessions concert: "Wichita Lineman", "Rhinestone Cowboy" and "All I Want Is You".
Personnel
- Glen Campbell – vocals, electric guitar
- Jason Falkner – electric guitar
- Wendy Melvoin – electric guitar
- George Doering – acoustic guitar, banjo, mandolin
- Chris Chaney – bass guitar
- Roger Joseph Manning Jr. – keyboards
- Vinnie Colaiuta – drums
- Luis Conte – percussion
- Marty Rifkin – pedal steel
- Rick Nielsen – guitar
- Todd Youth – guitar
- Kim Bullard – keyboards
- Backing vocals – Robin Zander, Debby Campbell, Cal Campbell, Dillon Campbell, Ashley Campbell, Shannon Campbell
Production
- Produced by Julian Raymond, Howard Willing
- Mixed by Howard Willing, Julian Raymond
- Recorded by Howard Willing
- All songs arranged by Julian Raymond
- Strings and horns arranged and conducted by Bennett Salvay
- Mastered by Brian Gardner at Bernie Grundman Mastering
- Mastered for vinyl by Ron McMaster at Capitol Mastering
- A&R executive – Rick Camino
- Art direction – Tom Recchion
- Art and design – Chris Kro
- Photography – Steve Silvas, Dax Kimbrough
Charts
Chart (2008) | Peak position |
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US Billboard 200 | 155 |
US Billboard Country Albums | 27 |
New Zealand Albums Chart | 26 |
UK Albums Chart | 54 |
Meet Glen Campbell debuted at No. 155 on the Billboard 200 chart dated September 6, 2008. Its debut UK chart position was No. 54.[1] By August 2011, the album had sold 24,000 copies, according to Nielsen Soundscan.[2]
References
- ^ "The Official UK Albums Chart for the week ending 6 September 2008". ChartsPlus (367). Milton Keynes: IQ Ware Ltd: 5–8.
- ^ Gundersen, Edna (August 26, 2011). "For Glen Campbell, the past is a present". USA Today. Retrieved August 26, 2011.
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- Big Bluegrass Special
- Too Late to Worry – Too Blue to Cry
- The Astounding 12-String Guitar of Glen Campbell
- The Big Bad Rock Guitar of Glen Campbell
- Burning Bridges
- Gentle on My Mind
- By the Time I Get to Phoenix
- Hey Little One
- A New Place in the Sun
- Bobbie Gentry and Glen Campbell
- That Christmas Feeling
- Wichita Lineman
- Galveston
- True Grit
- Try a Little Kindness
- Oh Happy Day
- Norwood
- The Glen Campbell Goodtime Album
- The Last Time I Saw Her
- Anne Murray / Glen Campbell
- The Artistry of Glen Campbell
- Glen Travis Campbell
- I Knew Jesus (Before He Was a Star)
- I Remember Hank Williams
- Houston (I'm Comin' to See You)
- Reunion: The Songs of Jimmy Webb
- Ernie Sings & Glen Picks
- Rhinestone Cowboy
- Bloodline
- Southern Nights
- Basic
- Highwayman
- Somethin' 'Bout You Baby I Like
- It's the World Gone Crazy
- Old Home Town
- Letter to Home
- No More Night
- It's Just a Matter of Time
- Still Within the Sound of My Voice
- Light Years
- Favorite Hymns
- Walkin' in the Sun
- Unconditional Love
- Show Me Your Way
- Rock-A-Doodle
- Wings of Victory
- Somebody Like That
- Home for the Holidays
- The Boy in Me
- Christmas with Glen Campbell
- A Glen Campbell Christmas
- My Hits and Love Songs
- Love Is the Answer: 24 Songs of Faith, Hope and Love
- Meet Glen Campbell
- Ghost on the Canvas
- See You There
- I'll Be Me
- Adiós
- Glen Campbell Live
- Live in Japan
- Live at the Royal Festival Hall
- Glen Campbell Live
- Glen Campbell Live! His Greatest Hits
- Glen Campbell in Concert with the South Dakota Symphony
- Through the Years Live - Ultimate Collection
- Glen Campbell and Jimmy Webb: In Session
- Country Shindig
- The 12 String Guitar of Glen Campbell
- Glen Campbell Plays 12 String Guitar
- Portrait
- Country Soul
- Country Music Star No. 1
- The Glen Campbell Album
- Limited Collector's Edition
- A Satisfied Mind
- Glen Campbell's Greatest Hits
- Gentle on My Mind
- The Good Time Songs of Glen Campbell
- I'll Paint You a Song
- Arkansas
- The Best of Glen Campbell
- Glen Campbell's Twenty Golden Greats
- The Great Hits of Glen Campbell
- The Glen Campbell Collection
- The Very Best of Glen Campbell
- Classics Collection
- Greatest Country Hits
- Best of the Early Years
- Merry Christmas
- All-Time Greatest Hits
- The Essential Glen Campbell Volume One
- The Essential Glen Campbell Volume Two
- The Essential Glen Campbell Volume Three
- Jesus and Me: The Collection
- Home at Last
- The Glen Campbell Collection (1962–1989) Gentle on My Mind
- The Capitol Years 65/77
- Reunited with Jimmy Webb 1974–1988
- Love Songs
- Glen Campbell Christmas
- Super Hits
- 20 Greatest Hits
- Rhinestone Cowboy/Bloodline The Lambert & Potter Sessions 1975–1976
- Southern Nights/Basic
- All the Best
- The Legacy (1961–2002)
- Rhinestone Cowboy (New Studio Recordings)
- Glen Campbell Collection
- Rhinestone Cowboy Live, on the Air & in the Studio
- Sings the Best of Jimmy Webb 1967–1992
- The Platinum Collection
- Classic Campbell
- Words and Music
- Greatest Hits
- "Turn Around, Look at Me"
- "Too Late to Worry - Too Blue to Cry"
- "Long Black Limousine"
- "Guess I'm Dumb"
- "Universal Soldier"
- "Burning Bridges"
- "Gentle on My Mind"
- "By the Time I Get to Phoenix"
- "Hey Little One"
- "I Wanna Live"
- "Dreams of the Everyday Housewife"
- "Wichita Lineman"
- "Let It Be Me" (with Bobbie Gentry)
- "Galveston"
- "Where's the Playground Susie"
- "True Grit"
- "Try a Little Kindness"
- "Honey Come Back"
- "All I Have to Do Is Dream" (with Bobbie Gentry)
- "Oh Happy Day"
- "Everything a Man Could Ever Need"
- "It's Only Make Believe"
- "Dream Baby (How Long Must I Dream)"
- "The Last Time I Saw Her"
- "I Say a Little Prayer"
- "Oklahoma Sunday Morning"
- "Manhattan, Kansas"
- "Bonaparte's Retreat"
- "Rhinestone Cowboy"
- "Country Boy (You Got Your Feet in L.A.)"
- "Don't Pull Your Love/Then You Can Tell Me Goodbye"
- "Southern Nights"
- "Sunflower"
- "Somethin' 'Bout You Baby I Like" (with Rita Coolidge)
- "I Love How You Love Me"
- "Faithless Love"
- "A Lady Like You"
- "It's Just a Matter of Time"
- "The Hand That Rocks the Cradle" (with Steve Wariner)
- "Still Within the Sound of My Voice"
- "I Remember You"
- "I Have You"
- "She's Gone, Gone, Gone"
- "I'm Not Gonna Miss You"
- Discography
- Collaborative discography
- Videos
- Goodbye Tour
- The Wrecking Crew
- The Beach Boys
- Glen Campbell: I'll Be Me
- soundtrack
- The Glen Campbell Goodtime Hour
- Ashley Campbell