Galveston is the twelfth studio album by American country music singer-songwriter Glen Campbell, released on March 17, 1969, by Capitol Records.[2] The album was a major hit for Campbell, reaching number one on the Billboard Country Albums chart, and generated the number one hit single on the Hot Country Singles and Easy Listening charts, "Galveston", written by Jimmy Webb, who also wrote the follow-up single, "Where's the Playground Susie", which peaked at number 28 on the Hot Country Singles chart and number 10 on the Easy Listening chart.[2] The front cover is a photograph of Galveston Beach, Galveston, Texas.[3]

Galveston
Studio album by
ReleasedMarch 17, 1969[1]
Recorded1969
StudioCapitol (Hollywood)
GenreCountry, pop
Length28:07
LabelCapitol
ProducerAl De Lory
Glen Campbell chronology
Wichita Lineman
(1968)
Galveston
(1969)
True Grit
(1969)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic [2]

Critical response

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In his review for Allmusic, Bruce Eder gave the album four and a half out of five stars, calling it "a smooth, lively, sentimental, and occasionally even exciting album."[2] Eder concluded that the album "shows off the romantic, the virtuoso, and the country sides of Campbell's persona about as well as any album he ever cut."[2]

Track listing

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Side 1
  1. "Galveston" (Jimmy Webb) – 2:39
  2. "Take My Hand for a While" (Buffy Sainte-Marie) – 2:41
  3. "If This Is Love" (Glen Campbell, Bill Ezell) – 2:08
  4. "Today" (Randy Sparks) – 2:29
  5. "Gotta Have Tenderness" (Ramona Redd, Mitch Torok) – 2:09
  6. "Friends" (Dick Bowman, Glen Campbell) – 2:31
Side 2
  1. "Where's the Playground Susie" (Jimmy Webb) – 2:55
  2. "Time" (Michael Merchant) – 2:42
  3. "Until It's Time for You to Go" (Buffy Sainte-Marie) – 3:02
  4. "Oh What a Woman" (Jerry Hubbard) – 2:39
  5. "Every Time I Itch I Wind Up Scratchin' You" (Glen Campbell, Jeremy Slate) – 1:51

Personnel

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Charts

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AlbumBillboard (United States)

Chart Entry date Peak position No. of weeks
Billboard Country Albums 04/05/1969 1(11) 26
Billboard 200 04/12/1969 2(1) 42

SinglesBillboard (United States)

Year Single Hot Country Singles Hot 100 Easy Listening
1969 "Galveston" 1 4 1
1969 "Where's the Playground Susie?" 28 26 10

References

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  1. ^ Betts, Stephen L. (15 March 2019). "Glen Campbell's 'Galveston' at 50: Inside the Album's Classic Title Track". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 1 March 2024.
  2. ^ a b c d e Eder, Bruce. "Galveston". Allmusic. Retrieved November 2, 2012.
  3. ^ "Musical Maps".