Galveston is the twelfth studio album by American
country music singer-songwriter
Glen Campbell, released on March 17, 1969, by
Capitol Records.[2] The album was a major hit for Campbell, reaching number one on the Billboard Country Albums chart, and generated the number one hit single on the Hot Country Singles and Easy Listening charts, "
Galveston", written by
Jimmy Webb, who also wrote the follow-up single, "
Where's the Playground Susie", which peaked at number 28 on the Hot Country Singles chart and number 10 on the Easy Listening chart.[2]
The front cover is a photograph of
Galveston Beach,
Galveston, Texas.[3]
Critical response
In his review for Allmusic, Bruce Eder gave the album four and a half out of five stars, calling it "a smooth, lively, sentimental, and occasionally even exciting album."[2] Eder concluded that the album "shows off the romantic, the virtuoso, and the country sides of Campbell's persona about as well as any album he ever cut."[2]
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