- Meet Glen Campbell
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Meet Glen Campbell Studio album by Glen Campbell Released August 19, 2008 Recorded March-April 2008, The Record Company Studios, Sunset Sound and Henson Studios, Hollywood, CA Genre Country Label Capitol Producer Julian Raymond, Howard Willing Professional reviews The reviews parameter has been deprecated. Please move reviews into the “Reception” section of the article. See Moving reviews into article space.
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Glen Campbell chronology Love Is the Answer: 24 Songs of Faith, Hope and Love
(2004)Meet Glen Campbell
(2008)Ghost on the Canvas
(2011)Meet Glen Campbell is the 60th album by American singer/guitarist Glen Campbell, released in 2008 (see 2008 in music).
Contents
Track listing
- Side 1
- "Sing" (Francis Healy) – 3:45
- "Walls" (Tom Petty) – 3:31
- "Angel Dream" (Tom Petty) – 2:29
- "Times Like These" (Dave Grohl, Taylor Hawkins, Nate Mendel, Chris Shiflett) – 3:28
- "These Days" (Jackson Browne) – 3:29
- Side 2
- "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 Pritchard) – 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" (John Hartford), "By The Time I Get to Phoenix" (Jimmy Webb), "Wichita Lineman" (Jimmy Webb), "Galveston" (Jimmy Webb), and "Rhinestone Cowboy" (Larry Weiss)
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
- Producers – 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 & Design – Chris Kro
- Photography – Steve Silvas, Dax Kimbrough
Charts
Chart Entry date Peak position No. of weeks Billboard 200 09-06-2008 155 1 Billboard Country Albums 09-06-2008 27 7 New Zealand Albums Chart 09-08-2008 26 1 U.K. Albums Chart 09-06-2008 54 2 Meet Glen Campbell debuted at #155 on the Billboard 200 chart dated September 6, 2008. Its debut UK chart position was #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 (Milton Keynes: IQ Ware Ltd) (367): 5–8.
- ^ Gundersen, Edna (2011-08-26). "For Glen Campbell, the past is a present". USA Today. Gannett. http://www.usatoday.com/life/music/news/2011-08-24-glen-campbell-alzheimers_n.htm. Retrieved 2011-08-26.
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- 2008 albums
- Capitol Records albums
- English-language albums
- Covers albums
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