Audio CD review:
Glen Campbell - Capitol Years 65/77

Glen Campbell - Capitol Years 65/77

Band: Glen Campbell Title: Capitol Years 65/77 Rating: Release Date: 01 March, 1999 Media: Audio CD Tracks: 1: Universal Soldier 2: Guess I'm Dumb 3: Less Of Me 4: Mary In The Morning 5: Gentle On My Mind 6: By The Time I Get To Phoenix 7: They'll Never Take Her Love Away From Me 8: Hey Little One 9: Just Another Man 10: It's Over 11: Without Her 12: Dreams Of The Everyday Housewife 13: Wichita Lineman 14: You're Young And You'll Forget 15: Everytime I Itch I Wind Up Scratching You 16: Reason To Believe 17: Galveston 18: Where's The Playground Susie 19: Got To Have Tenderness 20: Mornin' Glory 21: True Grit 22: If This Is Love 23: Try A Little Kindness 24: All I Have To Do Is Dream - GLEN CAMPBELL & BOBBIE GENTRY 25: Honey Come Back 26: Folk Singer 27: Love Is Not A Game 28: Everything A Man Could Ever Need 29: As Far As I'm Concerned 30: It's Only Make Believe 31: Dream Sweet Dreams About Me 32: Just Another Piece Of Paper 33: Last Time I Saw Her 34: Don't It Make You Want To Go Home 35: London (I'm Coming To See You) 36: You Might As Well Smile 37: About The Ocean 38: Adoration 39: Rhinestone Cowboy 40: Country Boy 41: Marie 42: Comeback 43: Christiaan No 44: Southern Nights 45: Sunflower 46: This Is Sarah's Song

Customer Reviews All the essential hits and much more Most British compilations consist of some of his big hits and a selection of cover versions of famous songs. Glen's success was truly international, so there has been a steady stream of compilations of his music down the years in Britain, America and elsewhere. This one is different, as it contains a much higher proportion of original material. There are a few covers here, but they are included because they were big hits for Glen, or milestones in his career, or have otherwise become identified with him. All Glen's UK hits are included, together with any other songs that were important in his career. Among the classic songs to be found here are Gentle on my mind, By the time I get to Phoenix, Dreams of the everyday housewife, Wichita lineman, Reason to believe, Galveston, Where's the playground Susie, Try a little kindness, All I have to do is dream (with Bobbie Gentry), Honey come back, It's only make believe, Rhinestone cowboy, Country boy you got your feet in LA, Southern nights and Sunflower. Buffy Sainte-Marie wrote Universal Soldier, which became a UK hit for Donovan but provided Glen with his first American top 50 hit. Brian Wilson of the Beach boys wrote Guess I'm dumb, on which Glen was backed by the Honeys, an excellent female trio. True grit was the theme from the movie starring John Wayne, in which Glen also appeared. This is Sarah's song is a great way to end an outstanding compilation. If you just want the obvious big hits, a single CD will probably be all you need, but for those who want to explore further, this compilation provides that opportunity. Students of American pop and country charts will find plenty of songs in those charts that are not featured here but every track here deserves its place here and there are no serious omissions from a British perspective. As such, this is as good a Glen Campbell collection as you are likely to find anywhere. A truely gifted singer and songwriter. From the great classic's of "Wichita Lineman" and "Gentle on My Mind" to "True Grit", his voice is fantastic and you can here the emotion of which he sings. Glen Campbell has had some of the best songs written and sung in the last 40 years. These are songs of Glen in his early years up to the late 1970's with his more pop oriented songs that did very well on cross-over radio stations. Glen is a very gifted guitar player and I remember listening to my Dad's album of Glen Campbell when I was a kid. It is nice to rediscover the songs of the great Glen Campbell. Even Michael Stipe of R. E. M. said that the song "Wichita Lineman" "has to be the greatest song of the last 50 years". I almost have to agree with Michael Stipe. This collection is Highly Recommended!. . You can see a complete list of all Glen Campbell discography, or go back to the Glen Campbell tabs