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Unconditional Love (1991)
Where the lyrics of Unconditional Love take you, and where it was really made.
The title track reached No. 27 on the Hot Country Singles chart, yet the album itself never charted in the US.
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Recording at Sound Stage Studio, Nashville (1991)
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Album story
Overview
- Unconditional Love: the 47th album by American singer and guitarist Glen Campbell
- Released in 1991, with a release date of 7 January 1991
- Ten tracks in the track listing
- The title track "Unconditional Love" was the first single
- "Living in a House Full of Love" was the second single
- The title track reached No. 27 on the Hot Country Singles chart
- The album itself did not chart in the US
Background
- Glen Campbell, American singer and guitarist, made this record as his 47th album
- Dolly Parton wrote the closing track "Light of a Clear Blue Morning"
- Willie Nelson wrote "Healing Hands of Time"
- Carl Jackson wrote "I'm Gone This Time" and also plays electric guitar on the album
- "Somebody's Doin' Me Right" was also recorded by Keith Whitley and released posthumously as a single in 1992 from his album Kentucky Bluebird
Recording
- Recorded at Sound Stage Studio in Nashville, Tennessee
- Producers: Jimmy Bowen and Jerry Crutchfield
- Engineers: John Guess and Marty Williams
- Song selection by Ray Pillow
- Overdubs by Bob Bullock, Mark Coddington, Tim Kish and Tom Perry
- Remix engineers: Tom Perry and David Boyer
- CD master tape prepared by Glenn Meadows at Masterfonics
- Session players include Larry Byrom, Brent Rowan, Reggie Young, Michael Rhodes, Paul Franklin, Larry Knechtel, Dave Innis, Hargus "Pig" Robbins, Rob Hajacos and James Stroud
- Background vocals by Wayland Patton, Curtis Young, John Cowan, Dennis Wilson, Louis Nunley, Donna McElroy and Carol Chase
Sources: en.wikipedia.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 1991 as Glen Campbell's 47th album
- Entertainment Weekly published an article titled "Unconditional Love – Glen Campbell" on 5 April 1991, listed among the external links
Records
- Title track "Unconditional Love": No. 27 on the Hot Country Singles chart
- Album: did not chart in the US
- Album: charted briefly in New Zealand, peaking at No. 48
- "Living in a House Full of Love": the second single
- Keith Whitley's version of "Somebody's Doin' Me Right" was released posthumously as a single in 1992 from Kentucky Bluebird
- Billboard's singles chart is the only chart listed on the album's chart section
Sources: en.wikipedia.org
Trivia
- "Somebody's Doin' Me Right" was recorded by Keith Whitley and released posthumously as a single in 1992 from Kentucky Bluebird.
- Dolly Parton wrote "Light of a Clear Blue Morning," which closes the album.
- "Unconditional Love" is the longest track on the album at 3:18.
- Willie Nelson wrote "Healing Hands of Time."
- Carl Jackson wrote "I'm Gone This Time" and plays electric guitar on the album.
Sources: en.wikipedia.org
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