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A Glen Campbell Christmas (1999)

Where the lyrics of A Glen Campbell Christmas take you, and where it was really made.

Glen Campbell's Christmas album was the debut release on TNN's new Classic Sessions label, and it went on to win a Dove Award the following year.

Key places

Recorded in Nashville (1999)

Recording site Nashville — The album was recorded in 1998 at Twin Creek Studio and Money Pit Studio in Nashville, Tennessee. The pin marks the city center, not the exact studio building. Google Maps · Apple Maps

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Album story

Overview

• A Glen Campbell Christmas: the fifty-sixth album by American singer and guitarist Glen Campbell
• Originally released in 1998 on the TNN Classic Sessions label
• Repackaged and released in 1999 on the Unison/TNN label
• Eleven tracks, all traditional Christmas songs, about 31 minutes 51 seconds in total
• Executive producers: Martin Clayton, Brian Hughes, Paul Corbin
• Producers: Barry Beckett and Eddie Bayers

Background

• Released as a holiday set for the TNN label's Classic Sessions imprint
• Billboard covered the release in a November 1998 article headlined "TNN Debuts Label with Christmas Set from Glen Campbell"
• The album was issued in the same period as Campbell's other holiday work on the label

Recording

• Recorded in 1998 at Twin Creek Studio and Money Pit Studio in Nashville, Tennessee
• Eddie Bayers on percussion, Dennis Burnside on keyboards, Michael Rhodes on bass guitar, Brent Rowan on electric guitar
• Background vocals by the Belmont University Choir, directed by Tim Sharp
• Dennis Burnside also arranged the album
• Pete Green engineered it, with David Boyer as second engineer

Cover

• Photography by Jim Hagans
• Art direction by Biz Woodie, design by Alter Ego Design
• Liner notes by Michael Gray

Sources: en.wikipedia.org

Tracklist

Sources: musicbrainz.org

Artist

Formation

• Born April 22, 1936 in Billstown, Arkansas; began as a session guitarist in Los Angeles from 1960.
• Joined the studio group later known as The Wrecking Crew and played on recordings by many major artists.

Career

• Began a solo career in 1961; breakthrough hits included "Gentle on My Mind", "By the Time I Get to Phoenix", and "Wichita Lineman" in 1967–1968.
• Hosted The Glen Campbell Goodtime Hour on CBS from 1969 to 1972.
• Released 64 albums across five decades and sold over 45 million records worldwide.
• Hit "Rhinestone Cowboy" and "Southern Nights" in the mid-1970s were both US number one songs.
• Won four Grammys in 1967 and received a Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award in 2012.

Personal and final years

• Diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease in 2011; retired in 2013 after recording his final song.
• Died August 8, 2017 in Nashville, Tennessee, at age 81.

Sources: en.wikipedia.org

Reception

At release

• Billboard reported the release in a November 1998 article, headlined as the TNN label's debut with a Glen Campbell Christmas set
• The Beaver County Times ran a December 1998 piece titled "Glen Campbell Delivers a Homey Holiday Special"
• The set was built entirely on traditional carols, including "Silent Night", "O Holy Night" and "Joy to the World"

Records

• Won a Dove Award for Best Country Album in 1999
• Nominated for a Grammy for Best Southern, Country or Bluegrass Gospel Album
• Released on two labels within about a year, TNN Classic Sessions in 1998 and Unison/TNN in 1999

Sources: en.wikipedia.org

Trivia

• The Belmont University Choir, directed by Tim Sharp, provided the background vocals.
• The album is made up of eleven traditional Christmas songs, from "The First Noel" to "Joy to the World".
• The 1999 repackaging moved the album to the Unison/TNN label.
• Billboard's coverage tied the album to the launch of the TNN label.
• The album was also nominated for a Grammy for Best Southern, Country or Bluegrass Gospel Album.

Sources: en.wikipedia.org

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