Basic (Glen Campbell album)

Infobox Album |
Name = Basic
Type = Album
Artist = Glen Campbell


Released = October, 1978
Recorded = 1978, Lagniappe, Sherman Oaks, California
Genre = Country
Length = 33:34
Label = Capitol
Producer = Glen Campbell
Thom Thacker
Reviews =
* Allmusic Rating|4.5|5 [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:gnfpxqygldde link]
Last album = "Live at the Royal Festival Hall"
(1977)
This album = "Basic"
(1978)
Next album = "Highwayman"
(1979)

"Basic" is the 33th album by American singer/guitarist Glen Campbell, released in 1978 (see 1978 in music).

Track listing

Side 1:

#"(You've Got To) Sing It Nice And Loud For Me Sonny" (Michael Smotherman/Mark Durham) - 2:45
#"Stranger In The Mirror" (Micheal Smotherman) - 3:44
#"Can You Fool" (Micheal Smotherman) - 3:08
#"I See Love " (Micheal Smotherman) - 2:13
#"(When I Feel Like) I Got No Love In Me" (Micheal Smotherman) - 3:24

Side 2:
#"Love Takes You Higher" (Micheal Smotherman) - 2:39
#"Never Tell Me No Lies" (Micheal Smotherman) - 2:18
#"I'm Gonna Love You" (Micheal Smotherman) - 3:22
#"California" (Micheal Smotherman) - 3:31
#"Let's All Sing A Song About It" (Michael Smotherman/Billy Burnette) - 3:14
#"Grafhaidh Me Thu" (Micheal Smotherman) - 2:36

Personnel

*Glen Campbell - acoustic guitars, electric guitars, bagpipes
*Craig Fall - acoustic guitars, electric guitars
*Bill McCubbin - bass guitar
*Steve Turner - drums
*Ed Greene - drums
*Micheal Smotherman - keyboards
*Carl Jackson - acoustic guitars, electric guitars, banjo
*Ethan Reilly - steel guitar
*TJ Kuenster - piano
*Fred Tackett - acoustic guitar
*Lee Ritenour - guitar solo on track 7

* Background vocals - Fred Tackett, Ed Greene, Carl Jackson, Micheal Smotherman, TJ Kuenster, Bill McCubbin, Steve Turner, Craig Fall, Dan Kuenster, David Turner, Laura Turner, Jo Dell Smotherman, Kathy Smotherman, Steve Crossley (who also adds acoustic guitar)
*String Quintet - Sid Sharp, Jim Getzoff, David Schwartz, Linn Subotnick, Armand Kaproff.

Production

*Producers - Glen Campbell, Tom Thacker
*Recording Engineer - Chuck Mellone
*Mastered - Wally Traugott, Capitol studios
*String arrangements - TJ Kuenster, Larry Muhoberac
*Photography - Norman Seef

Charts

Album - Billboard (United States)

Singles - Billboard (United States)