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Rhinestone Cowboy (1975)

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

A concept album about an aging country singer uneasy about his past fame, recorded in Hollywood, peaked at number 17 on the Billboard 200.

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Recorded in Hollywood (1975)

Recording site The Music Grinder (Hollywood) — The album was recorded in Hollywood, California, and produced by Dennis Lambert and Brian Potter. The point uses city-center coordinates, so it marks the area rather than a building. Google Maps · Apple Maps

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Album story

Overview

• Rhinestone Cowboy: 28th studio album by American country musician Glen Campbell
• Released July 1975 by Capitol Records
• Concept album about an over-the-hill country musician uneasy about his past fame
• Hit singles include 'Rhinestone Cowboy' and 'Country Boy (You Got Your Feet in L.A.)'
• Re-issued on March 31, 2015

Background

• The concept centers on a country musician who is uneasy about his earlier fame
• Several songs were written by outside writers, including Larry Weiss, Randy Newman and Smokey Robinson
• Side one opens with 'Country Boy (You Got Your Feet in L.A.)'
• Side two opens with 'Rhinestone Cowboy'

Recording

• Recorded in Hollywood, California
• Produced by Dennis Lambert and Brian Potter
• Arranged and conducted by Thomas Sellers
• Engineer Joe Sidore; mastered at Mastering Lab, Hollywood
• Glen Campbell on vocals and acoustic guitar
• Dean Parks and Ben Benay on electric guitar; Michael Omartian on keyboards
• Ed Greene and Dave Kemper on drums

Cover

• Art and photography credited to Roy Kohara
• Embroidery credited to Helen Hamako Holden

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 July 1975 by Capitol Records
• Concept album about an over-the-hill country musician uneasy about his past fame
• Side one: 'Country Boy (You Got Your Feet in L.A.)', 'Comeback', 'Count on Me', 'I Miss You Tonight', 'My Girl'
• Side two: 'Rhinestone Cowboy', 'I'd Build a Bridge', 'Pencils for Sale', 'Marie', 'We're Over'
• Hit singles 'Rhinestone Cowboy' and 'Country Boy (You Got Your Feet in L.A.)' featured on the album
• Recorded in Hollywood, produced by Dennis Lambert and Brian Potter

Records

• Peaked at number 17 on the Billboard 200
• Re-issued on March 31, 2015

Sources: en.wikipedia.org

Trivia

• Side one opens with 'Country Boy (You Got Your Feet in L.A.)', credited to Dennis Lambert and Brian Potter
• Side two opens with 'Rhinestone Cowboy', written by Larry Weiss
• Side one also includes 'My Girl', written by Smokey Robinson and Ronald White
• Side two includes 'Marie', written by Randy Newman
• Dennis Lambert and Brian Potter are credited as writers of 'Comeback', 'Count on Me' and 'I Miss You Tonight'

Sources: en.wikipedia.org

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