Track Listing

1. Rhinestone Cowboy
2. Galveston
3. Wichita Lineman
4. By the Time I Get to Phoenix
5. Gentle on My Mind
6. Southern Nights
7. Country Boy (You Got Your Feet in LA)
8. Dreams of an Everyday Housewife
9. It's Only Make Believe
10. I Wanna Live
11. Try a Little Kindness
12. Sunflower
13. Dream Baby (How Long Must I Dream)
14. Honey Come Back to Me
15. Let It Be Me (w/Bobby Gentry)
16. True Grit
17. Houston (I'm Comin' to See You)
18. Don't Pull Your Love/Then You Can Tell Me Goodbye
19. Highwayman
20. I'm Gonna Love You
21. Where's the Playground Susie
22. All I Have to Do Is Dream (w/Bobby Gentry)
23. Hey Little One
24. The Last Time I Saw Her
25. Everything a Man Could Need

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #67055 in Music
• Released on: 2003-01-28
• Number of discs: 1

Amazon.com
In 1967 Glen Campbell broke through to become a household name following his hit version of Jimmy Webb's "By the Time I Get to Phoenix." With follow-up hits "I Wanna Live" and "Wichita Lineman" paving the way for his enormously successful CBS variety show The Glen Campbell Goodtime Hour, Campbell rode a trail of hit singles well into the 1970s. This hits collection reflects his wide-ranging repertoire and flair for mixing old and new. Though his spin on John Hartford's "Gentle on My Mind" barely broke the Top 30 in 1967, it gained immortality as the Goodtime Hour theme song. With the now-classic "Rhinestone Cowboy" and "Southern Nights," Campbell's ability to create chart-topping country singles that resonated with non-country fans was years ahead of its time. Tackling songs forever associated with others (the Everly Brothers' "Let It Be Me" and "All I Have to do Is Dream" and Conway Twitty's "It's Only Make Believe") can be risky, but Campbell's strong, passionate interpretations put them across. --Rich Kienzle

Customer Reviews

This album is a pop music purist's dream.
Folks, I agree that this CD doesn't "sound" like a CD. Yet it offers a priceless stroll down the lane we all remember as AM radio.

These are original tracks that were recorded and mixed down for play on AM radio during the 1960s. In those days, FM was an expensive luxury for many listeners. AM ruled as a pop music medium. We all listened to Glenn Campbell. He crossed over from Country to the pop charts on a few occasions and was heard on every radio and jukebox in the nation.

Songs like "It's Only Make Believe", "Wichita Lineman", "Dreams Of The Everyday Housewife" (a beautiful waltz), "Try A Little Kindness", "Where's The Playground Susie", "All I Have To Do Is Dream" and many others round out this excellent collection of Glenn Campbell's glory days. The original innocence of these songs shines through as it did many years ago. This disc offers warmth, fidelity and stereo sound that the radios of the day lacked.

If you're looking for a decent Glenn Campbell collection that hsn't been redone, remixed, remastered nor ruined, this is the CD for you. We are very pleased with this album.

I hope it helps.

Pretty Good Collection
I wouldn't consider myself a fan of country music, and am probably not the best person to review this album because I'm not familiar enough with the genre to do it justice. That having been said, some of the biggest cross-over hits of the 60s and 70s are on this CD. Even if you only listen to the first seven tracks, Campbell's biggest hits, you'll have had your money's worth. It's great hearing these songs again, especially the under-rated "Rhinestone Cowboy." I might guess that if someone were more familiar with Campbell's career they might point out this CD is very skimpy on his music from the 80s and 90s. But if you're looking for the songs that made him famous, they're here.

Poor Sound Quality
I was anxious to get this album so asa to have most of Glen's music on one cd.Plus the fact that it is supposed to be remastered really hooked me. What a disappointment! The sound is terrible! How can it be worse than his GH CD from 1987.I bought Wichita Lineman Remastered from the same label "Capitol" and it sounded great. One reviewer called it thin and tinny but I would add and even worse is muffled. What a blunder. I'm out 20 bucks.