Audio CD review:
Glen Campbell - All the Best

Glen Campbell - All the Best

Band: Glen Campbell Title: All the Best Rating: Release Date: 28 January, 2003 Media: Audio CD Tracks: 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

Editoral Review " 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. 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. 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 .. You can see a complete list of all Glen Campbell discography, or go back to the Glen Campbell tabs