Glen Campbell's Twenty Golden Greats is a country music compilation album of twenty previously released songs spanning the years 1967 to 1975.[1] It is the second in the E.M.I. 'T.V. Concept' series of 20 track definitive albums.[2] It was released in 1976, and was Glen Campbell's biggest selling album in the UK, reaching the top of the UK Albums Chart and staying on the chart for 27 weeks. After Campbells death in August 2017, the album once again was on the UK Albums Chart peaking at 54.
Twenty Golden Greats | ||||
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Greatest hits album by | ||||
Released | 1976 | |||
Genre | Country | |||
Label | EMI | |||
Producer | Al De Lory Jimmy Bowen Dennis Lambert Brian Potter | |||
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Track listing
editSide 1:
- "Rhinestone Cowboy" (Larry Weiss)
- "Both Sides Now" (Joni Mitchell)
- "By the Time I Get to Phoenix" (Jimmy Webb)
- "Gentle on My Mind" (John Hartford)
- "Too Many Mornings" (Place)
- "Wichita Lineman" (Jimmy Webb)
- "One Last Time" (D. & D. Addrisi)
- "Don't Pull Your Love/Then You Can Tell Me Goodbye" (Dennis Lambert, Brian Potter, John D. Loudermilk)
- "Reason to Believe" (Tim Hardin)
- "It's Only Make Believe" (Conway Twitty, Jack Nance)
Side 2:
- "Honey Come Back" (Jimmy Webb)
- "Give Me Back That Old Familiar Feeling" (Billy C. Graham)
- "Galveston" (Jimmy Webb)
- "Dreams of the Everyday Housewife" (Chris Gantry)
- "The Last Thing on My Mind" (Paxton)
- "Where's the Playground Susie" (Jimmy Webb)
- "Try a Little Kindness" (Sapaugh, Austin)
- "Country Boy (You Got Your Feet In L.A.) (Dennis Lambert, Brian Potter)
- "All I Have to Do Is Dream" (Boudleaux Bryant) with Bobbie Gentry
- "Amazing Grace" (John Newton)
- Track listing source:[3]
Charts
editChart | Entry date | Peak position | No. of weeks |
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UK Albums Chart | November 20, 1976 | 1 | 6[a] |
UK Albums Chart | August 17, 2017 | 54 | 1 |
Source:[4][5] |
References
edit- ^ The album was on the charts for a total of 27 weeks, with 6 of those weeks at number 1
- ^ Mackenzie, Compton; Stone, Christopher (1976). "Glen Campbell's Twenty Golden Greats". The Gramophone. Vol. 54, no. 643–648. General Gramophone Publications. p. 1194.
- ^ Musicbox (December 17, 1976). "Glen's Golden Great". Chronicle Herald. p. 20.
- ^ "Twenty Golden Greats - Glen Campbell | Album". AllMusic.
- ^ "Glen Campbell". Official Charts.
- ^ "Glen Campbell's Twenty Golden Greats". Official Charts. August 17, 2017.