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Southern Nights
Studio album by
Glen Campbell
ReleasedFebruary 1977
Recorded1976
Studio Capitol (Hollywood)
Genre Country pop
Length30:15
Label Capitol
Producer Gary Klein, Glen Campbell
Glen Campbell chronology
Bloodline
(1976) 		Southern Nights
(1977) 		Live at the Royal Festival Hall
(1978)
Singles from Southern Nights
  1. " Southern Nights" / " William Tell Overture"
    Released: 1977
  2. " Sunflower" / "How High Did We Go"
    Released: 1977
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic [1]

Southern Nights is an album by American singer and guitarist Glen Campbell, released in 1977 by Capitol Records. [2] The album peaked at number one on the Billboard Top Country Albums chart, and one of the singles from the album, " Southern Nights" (a cover of the song by Allen Toussaint), also reached the number one spot on both the Billboard Hot 100 and Hot Country Songs charts.

Track listing

pimpis:

  1. " Southern Nights" ( Allen Toussaint) – 3:07
  2. "This Is Sarah's Song" ( Jimmy Webb) – 2:34
  3. "For Cryin' Out Loud" (Micheal Smotherman) – 3:03
  4. " God Only Knows" ( Brian Wilson, Tony Asher) – 3:18
  5. " Sunflower" ( Neil Diamond) – 2:50

Side 2:

  1. "Guide Me" (John Jennings) – 2:24
  2. "Early Morning Song" ( Jimmy Webb) – 3:30
  3. "(I'm Getting) Used to the Crying" ( Roger Miller, Micheal Smotherman) – 2:47
  4. "Let Go" (Brian Cadd) – 3:30
  5. "How High Did We Go" (Victoria Medlin, Ned Albright) – 3:04

Personnel

  • Glen Campbell – vocals, acoustic guitars, electric guitars
  • Scott Mathews – drums, dobro
  • Carl Jackson – banjo, acoustic guitars, electric guitars
  • Fred Tackett – acoustic guitar
  • Bill McCubbin – bass guitar
  • Bill Graham – bass guitar
  • Dennis McCarthy – piano
  • Jimmy Webb – piano
  • Micheal Smotherman – keyboards
  • David Foster – keyboards
  • David Paich – keyboards
  • George Green – drums
  • Joe Porcaro – drums
  • Milt Holland – percussion
  • Gayle Levant – harp
  • Ethan Reilly – pedal steel guitar
  • Billie Barnum, Stephanie Spruill, Ann White, Darlene Groncki, Mary Arnold, Patti Brooks, Martie McCall - backing vocals

Production

  • Producers – Gary Klein, Glen Campbell
  • Arranged & conducted by Charlie Calello
  • "This Is Sarah's Song" and "Early Morning Song" arranged and conducted by Jimmy Webb
  • "Sunflower", "Let Go", "Guide Me" and "How High Did We Go" arranged by Jack Nitzsche and conducted by Alan Broadbent
  • Engineers – Armin Steiner, Linda Tyler, Al Schmitt, Greg Venable, Hugh Davies, Joe Jorgensen
  • Mixing – Armin Steiner, Godfrey Diamond
  • Production coordinator – Rosemary Xhiaverini
  • Art direction – Roy Kohara
  • Photography – Kenny Rogers
  • Illustration – Gary van der Steur

Charts

Singles

Year Single Peak chart positions
US Country US US AC CAN Country CAN CAN AC
1977 "Southern Nights" 1 1 1 2 1 1
"Sunflower" 4 39 1 7 37 —

See also

References

  1. ^ AllMusic review
  2. ^ Country Music: The Encyclopedia. St. Martin's Press. 2000. p. 64.
  3. ^ "Glen Campbell, TLP". Billboard. Retrieved June 3, 2021.
  4. ^ "Glen Campbell, CLP". Billboard. Retrieved June 3, 2021.
  5. ^ "Top Country Albums – Year-End 1977". Billboard. Retrieved June 3, 2021.
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