Tuesday, January 1, 2019

Glen Campbell





































Artist:  Glen Campbell
Birth Name:  Glen Travis Campbell
Born:  April 22, 1936.  Delight, Arkansas, USA.
Genre:  Country, Country Pop, Urban Cowboy, Folk, Pop, Rock
Occupations:  Musician, Songwriter, Actor
Instruments:  Vocals, Guitar, Banjo, Bass, Bagpipes

Glen Campbell is an American Country Music Singer.  He is best known for a series of Hits in the 1960s and 1970s, as well as for Hosting a Variety Show  Called  The Glen Campbell Goodtime Hour on CBS TV.  He has released more than 70 albums and sold 45 million records and accumulated 12 RIAA Gold Albums, 4 Platinum Albums and 1 Double-Platinum Album.  Campbell's Hits include "Rhinestone Cowboy" (Larry Weiss) "Gentle On My Mind" (John Hartford), "By The Time I Get To Phoenix" ( Jimmy Webb), "Wichita Lineman" and "Galveston", and "Southern Nights" (Allen Toussaint).  He got four Grammys in both Country and Pop in 1967, Male Vocalist Of The Year from both the Country Music Association (CMA) and in Academy Of Country Music (ACM) and took the CMA's Top Award as 1968 Entertainer Of The Year.  In 2005, he was inducted into the Country Music Hall Of Fame.














Title:  Sings For The King  (2018)
Genre:  Country, Country Pop, Urban Cowboy, Folk, Pop, Rock
Label:   UMG Recordings
Rating:  ****

Format:  CD:

Tracks:

 1.  We Call On Him (Duet with Elvis Presley) (2:30)
 2.  Easy Come, Easy Go  (2:17)
 3.  Any Old Time  (2:41)
 4.  Anyone Can Play  (2:38)
 5.  I Got Love  (2:01)
 6.  I'll Never Know  (2:02)
 7.  All I Needed Was The Rain  (2:31)
 8.  How Can You Lose What You Never Had  (2:35)
 9.  Spinout  (2:28)
10. Magic Fire  (2:11)
11. I'll Be Back  (2:01)
12. Love On The Rocks  (2:06)
13. Stay Away Joe  (1:52)
14. Cross My Heart And Hope To Die  (2:08)
15. Clambake  (2:07)
16. There Is So Much World To See  (2:49)
17. Do The Clam  (2:28)
18. Restless  (2:32)




















Format:  LP:  180 Gram Heavyweight Vinyl

Tracks:

Side A:

 1.  We Call On Him  (2:30)
 2.  Easy Come, Easy Go  (2:17)
 3.  Any Old Time  (2:41)
 4.  Anyone Can Play  (2:38)
 5.  I Got Love  (2:01)
 6.  I'll Never Know  (2:02)
 7.  All I Needed Was The Rain  (2:31)
 8.  How Can You Lose What You Never Had  (2:35)
 9.  Spinout  (2:28)

Side B:

 1.  Magic Fire  (2:11)
 2.  I'll Be Back  (2:01)
 3.  Love On The Rocks  (2:06)
 4.  Stay Away Joe  (1:52)
 5.  Cross My Heart And Hope To Die  (2:08)
 6.  Clambake  (2:07)
 7.  There Is So Much World To See  (2:49)
 8.  Do The Clam  (2:28)
 9.  Restless  (2:32)

Personnel:

Glen Campbell:  Vocals, Guitar
Catherine Marx:  Keyboards
Kevin Grantt:  Bass

Others:  Unknown

Sings For The King is the great lost album by Glen Campbell, released on November 16, 2018 by UMG Recordings, featuring songs Glen recorded for Elvis Presley between 1965-1967, includes the incredible Glen and Elvis duet "We Call On Him".



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