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It's the World Gone Crazy (1981)

Where the lyrics of It's the World Gone Crazy take you, and where it was really made.

The lead single was the title song of a 1980 movie, and that movie was the sequel to Every Which Way But Loose.

Key places

Britannia Studios recording credit (1981)

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Sound Labs in Hollywood (1981)

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Capitol Recording Studios in Los Angeles (1981)

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Album story

Overview

• Thirty-seventh album by American singer and guitarist Glen Campbell
• Released in 1981
• Ten tracks, five on each side
• Lead single "Any Which Way You Can"
• Title song of the 1980 movie Any Which Way You Can, the sequel to Every Which Way But Loose
• Two duets with Tanya Tucker: the opening track and the closing track
• Executive producer Charles Koppelman
• Producers Gary Klein for The Entertainment Company, and Snuff Garrett for the lead single

Background

• The lead single ties the album to the film sequel
• Side 1 opens with the Tanya Tucker duet "Why Don't We Just Sleep on It Tonight"
• Side 2 closes with the second Tanya Tucker duet, "Shoulder to Shoulder"

Recording

• Studios credited for recording: Britannia Studios, Sound Labs in Hollywood, and Capitol Recording Studios in Los Angeles
• Engineers John Arrias and Grover Helsley
• Strings arranged by Nick DeCaro and Steve Dorff, conductor Edward Karam, concertmaster Harry Bluestone
• Personnel includes David Foster and Larry Muhoberac on piano
• Tom Saviano plays saxophone on track 2

Cover

• Photography by Mike Rothwell

Sources: en.wikipedia.org

Tracklist

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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 1981 as Glen Campbell's 37th album
• The lead single "Any Which Way You Can" was tied to the 1980 film
• The Bulletin Journal of Cape Girardeau, Missouri ran a March 15, 1981 item titled "Campbell has new album"
• The album came out in the same year as the single's film tie-in period

Reappraisal

• This source records no critical reviews from media outlets
• No listener or user reviews are recorded here

Records

• This source gives no chart positions for the album
• Sales figures and certifications are not given in this source
• The track listing runs ten songs across two sides, with two duets by Tanya Tucker

Sources: en.wikipedia.org

Trivia

• "Why Don't We Just Sleep on It Tonight" was written by John Lewis Parker and Harry Shannon, and it is the opening duet with Tanya Tucker.
• "It's the World's Gone Crazy (Cotillion)" was written by Shel Silverstein and Waylon Jennings.
• Jay Dee Maness played steel guitar on track 8, "Any Which Way You Can".
• Tom Saviano played saxophone on track 2, "I Don't Want to Know Your Name".

Sources: en.wikipedia.org

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