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Walkin' in the Sun (1990)

Where the lyrics of Walkin' in the Sun take you, and where it was really made.

Glen Campbell's return to Capitol Records came with this album, while its single was released through a different label that did not last long.

Key places

Sound Stage, Nashville (1990)

Recording site Sound Stage Studios — The album is listed as recorded at Sound Stage in Nashville, Tennessee, alongside Emerald Studios. Google Maps · Apple Maps

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Album story

Overview

• Walkin' in the Sun is the forty-sixth album by American singer and guitarist Glen Campbell
• Released in 1990; release date 17 April 1990
• Contains eleven tracks, including two duets: "You Will Not Lose" with Steve Wariner and "Woodcarver" with Lacy J. Dalton
• Includes the single "She's Gone, Gone, Gone", written by Harlan Howard
• "William Tell Overture" by Gioachino Rossini appears in an arrangement by Glen Campbell and Dennis McCarthy
• The track list mixes songs by outside writers such as Allen Toussaint, Jeff Barry, Larry Gatlin, and Rafe Van Hoy with songs credited to Keith Stegall

Background

• The album marked Campbell's return to Capitol Records
• The single itself was released through Universal Records instead of Capitol
• Universal Records was a short-lived label founded by Jimmy Bowen
• "She's Gone, Gone, Gone" was Campbell's last Top 10 hit on the country music charts
• The release therefore pairs a late country chart success with a change of label

Recording

• The studio is listed as Sound Stage and Emerald Studios in Nashville, Tennessee
• Sound Stage is located at 10 Music Circle South, Nashville
• The album was made in Nashville, the center of the country music industry

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 17 April 1990 as the forty-sixth album by Glen Campbell
• Campbell is an American singer and guitarist
• The album marked his return to Capitol Records
• Its single "She's Gone, Gone, Gone" was released through Universal Records instead
• Universal Records was a short-lived label founded by Jimmy Bowen

Records

• "She's Gone, Gone, Gone" (Harlan Howard) – 2:46
• "You Will Not Lose" (Allen Toussaint) – 2:37, duet with Steve Wariner
• "On a Good Night" (Jim Weatherly, Keith Stegall) – 3:23
• "If I Could Only Get My Hands on You Now" (Larry Gatlin) – 3:17
• "Walkin' in the Sun" (Jeff Barry) – 2:27
• "William Tell Overture" (Gioachino Rossini, arranged by Glen Campbell and Dennis McCarthy) – 2:44
• "Woodcarver" (Rusty Wolfe) – 3:21, duet with Lacy J. Dalton
• "Cheatin' Is" (Rafe Van Hoy) – 2:16
• "Tied to the Tracks" (J. Fred Knobloch, Gary Scruggs) – 2:40
• "Somebody's Leavin'" (Curly Putman, Rafe Van Hoy, Don Cook) – 2:04
• "Jesus on Your Mind" (Keith Stegall) – 2:39
• "She's Gone, Gone, Gone" was Campbell's last Top 10 hit on the country music charts
• The single is the album's main chart-related release

Sources: en.wikipedia.org

Trivia

• The album marked Campbell's return to Capitol Records after time away from that label
• Its single was released through Universal Records, a label founded by Jimmy Bowen that did not last long
• The track "Woodcarver" is a duet with Lacy J. Dalton
• "William Tell Overture" was arranged for this album by Glen Campbell and Dennis McCarthy

Sources: en.wikipedia.org

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