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Burning Bridges (1967)

Where the lyrics of Burning Bridges take you, and where it was really made.

Glen Campbell's fifth studio album, released in 1967, did not chart on the Billboard album chart in the United States.

Key places

Capitol Studios, Hollywood (1967)

Recording site Capitol Studios — Glen Campbell recorded the album at Capitol Studios in Hollywood, so this point marks that studio building. Google Maps · Apple Maps

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Album story

Overview

• Burning Bridges: fifth studio album by American singer-guitarist Glen Campbell
• Released in 1967 by Capitol Records, in March 1967 according to the release date
• Eleven tracks in total: six on Side 1 and five on Side 2
• Track lengths run from 2:04 (Faith) to 2:35 (Less of Me)
• Title track Burning Bridges, written by Walter Scott, opens Side 1 at 2:28
• Only Less of Me is credited to Campbell as writer; the other songs are credited to outside songwriters

Background

• Glen Campbell is an American singer and guitarist
• This album is his fifth studio release
• Leon Russell is credited as arranger
• Writer credits include Waylon Jennings, Don Bowman, Buck Owens, Eddy Arnold and Leon Payne

Recording

• Recorded at Capitol Studios in Hollywood
• Glen Campbell sings and plays acoustic guitar
• Hal Blaine plays drums, and Roy Caton is also credited on drums
• Al Casey and Dennis Budimir play acoustic guitar
• Pete Jolly and Larry Knechtel play piano
• The bass part is uncredited in the source
• Producers: Al De Lory, Steve Douglas and Nick Venet

Cover

• Cover photography credited to Ed Simpson and Capitol Photo Studio

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

• Released in 1967 on Capitol Records, the fifth studio album by Glen Campbell
• Eleven tracks: six on Side 1 and five on Side 2
• Side 1 opens with Burning Bridges by Walter Scott, 2:28
• Just to Satisfy You by Waylon Jennings and Don Bowman, 2:25
• Summer, Winter, Spring and Fall by Roy Drusky and Julie McAlpine, 2:29
• I'll Hold You in My Heart by Eddy Arnold, Hall Horton and Tommy Dilbeck, 2:25
• As Far As I'm Concerned by Dale Parker, 2:13
• Less of Me by Glen Campbell, 2:35
• Side 2 opens with You've Still Got a Place in My Heart by Leon Payne, 2:28
• Too Late to Worry, Too Blue to Cry by Al Dexter, 2:30
• Old Memories Never Die by Clyde Pitts and Carl Belew, 2:16
• Faith by Joe Johnson and Dick Glasser, 2:04
• Together Again by Buck Owens, 2:17

Records

• The album did not chart on the Billboard album chart in the United States

Sources: en.wikipedia.org

Trivia

• Leon Russell is credited as the arranger on the album.
• Al De Lory, Steve Douglas and Nick Venet all share the producer credit.
• Hal Blaine plays drums, and the source also lists Roy Caton on drums.
• The cover photography is credited to Ed Simpson and Capitol Photo Studio.
• The album did not chart on the Billboard album chart in the United States.

Sources: en.wikipedia.org

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