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1975 studio album by Glen Campbell
Rhinestone Cowboy is the 28th studio album by American
country music musician
Glen Campbell , released in July 1975 by
Capitol Records . It is a concept album based on the idea of an over-the-hill country musician who is uneasy about his previous fame.
[1] The album was recorded in
Hollywood , and produced by
Dennis Lambert and
Brian Potter . Featuring the hit singles such as "
Rhinestone Cowboy " and "
Country Boy (You Got Your Feet in L.A.) ", the album peaked at number 17 on the
Billboard 200 .
The album was re-issued on March 31, 2015. It contains a previously unreleased track, "Quits". It also contained the Japan-only track "Coming Home" and the B-side "Record Collectors Dream".
Professional ratings Review scores Source Rating
AllMusic
[2]
Track listing
Side one
"
Country Boy (You Got Your Feet in L.A.) " (Dennis Lambert, Brian Potter) – 3:08
"Comeback" (Lambert, Potter) – 3:23
"Count on Me" (Lambert, Potter) – 3:12
"I Miss You Tonight" (Lambert, Potter) – 3:07
"
My Girl " (
Smokey Robinson ,
Ronald White ) – 3:14
Side two
"
Rhinestone Cowboy " (
Larry Weiss ) – 3:15
"I'd Build a Bridge" (Mike Settle) – 3:43
"Pencils for Sale" (Johnny Cunningham) – 3:42
"Marie" (
Randy Newman ) – 3:34
"
We're Over " (
Barry Mann ,
Cynthia Weil ) – 2:59
2015 bonus tracks
"Record Collector's Dream" (Bill C. Graham)
"Coming Home" (
Bill Backer ,
Billy Davis , Rod McBrien) produced by Billy Davis; arranged by Dennis McCarthy
"Quits" (
Danny O'Keefe )
"Country Boy (You Got Your Feet in L.A.)" remixed by Howard Willing
"Rhinestone Cowboy" remixed by Howard Willing and Julian Raymond
Personnel
Glen Campbell – vocals, acoustic guitar
Dean Parks – electric guitar
Ben Benay – electric guitar
Fred Tackett – acoustic guitar
Scott Edwards – bass guitar
Michael Omartian – keyboards
Dennis Lambert – keyboards, percussion
Ed Greene – drums
Dave Kemper – drums
Brian Potter – percussion
Gary Coleman – percussion
Paul Hubinon,
Chuck Findley ,
Don Menza ,
Jerome Richardson ,
Tom Scott ,
George Bohanon , Lew McCreary, Dalton Smith - horns
Sid Sharp and the Boogie Symphony - strings
Ginger Baker, Julia Tillman Waters, Maxine Willard Waters - backing vocals
Production
Producers – Dennis Lambert, Brian Potter
Arranged and conducted by Thomas Sellers
Engineer – Joe Sidore
Mastered at Mastering Lab, Hollywood, CA
Production assistant – Marsha Lewis
Art/Photography – Roy Kohara
Embroidery – Helen Hamako Holden
Charts
Album –
Billboard (United States)
Chart
Entry date
Peak position
No. of weeks
Billboard Country Albums
August 16, 1975
1
33
Billboard 200
August 9, 1975
17
30
Singles –
Billboard (United States)
References
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