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Galveston (1969)

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

The cover shows a Texas beach, but the album was recorded in a Hollywood studio.

Key places

Recorded at Capitol Studios (1969)

Recording site Capitol Studios — Galveston was recorded at Capitol Studios in Hollywood. The album was released by Capitol Records in 1969. Google Maps · Apple Maps

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Cover photo at Galveston Beach (1969)

Album cover Galveston Beach — The front cover is a photograph of Galveston Beach in Galveston, Texas. The beach gives the album its name. Google Maps · Apple Maps

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Album story

Overview

• Galveston: twelfth studio album by American country music singer-songwriter Glen Campbell
• Released on 17 March 1969 by Capitol Records
• Reached number one on the Billboard Country Albums chart, a major hit for Campbell
• Producer, arranger and conductor: Al De Lory
• Front cover: photograph of Galveston Beach, Galveston, Texas
• Title track 'Galveston' by Jimmy Webb became the number one hit single on the Hot Country Singles and Easy Listening charts

Background

• Jimmy Webb also wrote the follow-up single 'Where's the Playground Susie'
• 'Where's the Playground Susie' peaked at number 28 on the Hot Country Singles chart and number 10 on the Easy Listening chart
• The album was built around a hit single, so the record and the title song were released together in one campaign

Recording

• Recording location: Capitol Studios, Hollywood
• Glen Campbell: vocals, acoustic and electric guitars
• Hal Blaine and Bob Felts: drums
• Al Casey: acoustic guitar
• Dennis McCarthy: piano
• Joe Osborn: bass guitar
• Tony Terran: trumpet

Cover

• Photograph of Galveston Beach in Galveston, Texas, which gives the album its name

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 on 17 March 1969 by Capitol Records
• The album became a major hit for Campbell and reached number one on the Billboard Country Albums chart

Reappraisal

• Allmusic reviewer Bruce Eder gave the album four and a half out of five stars
• Eder described the album as smooth, lively, sentimental and occasionally even exciting
• 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

Records

• Billboard Country Albums chart: number one
• 'Galveston' by Jimmy Webb: number one on the Hot Country Singles and Easy Listening charts
• 'Where's the Playground Susie': number 28 on the Hot Country Singles chart and number 10 on the Easy Listening chart

Sources: en.wikipedia.org

Trivia

• Jimmy Webb wrote both the number one title single and the follow-up single on this album
• The front cover photograph shows Galveston Beach, the place that gives the album its name
• The album is Campbell's twelfth studio album, released in March 1969
• The sessions were recorded at Capitol Studios in Hollywood, while the label was Capitol Records

Sources: en.wikipedia.org

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