Tuesday 2 July 2019

Glen Campbell - 1969 - Galveston FLAC


Universal Soldier/Where's The Playground Susie/True Grit/Galveston



Glen Travis Campbell (April 22, 1936 – August 8, 2017) was an American singer, guitarist, songwriter, television host, and actor. He was best known for a series of hit songs in the 1960s and 1970s, and for hosting a music and comedy variety show called The Glen Campbell Goodtime Hour on CBS television, from January 1969 until June 1972. He released over 70 albums in a career that spanned five decades, selling over 45 million records worldwide, including twelve gold albums, four platinum albums, and one double-platinum album.

"Universal Soldier" is a song written and recorded by Canadian singer-songwriter Buffy Sainte-Marie.It was rerecorded by Glen Campbell in 1965 and reached #45 in the US #16 in Australia.

"Where's the Playground Susie" is a song written by Jimmy Webb and recorded by American country music singer Glen Campbell. It was released in April 1969 as the second single from the album Galveston. The song peaked at # 26 on the Hot 100, #28 on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles chart, and # 8 on the Canadian RPM Top Singles chart.It made #12 on the Australian charts and #9 in New Zealand.

"True Grit" is a song written by Don Black and Elmer Bernstein, and recorded by American country music artist Glen Campbell. It was released in July 1969 as the first single from his album True Grit. The song peaked at # 9 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles chart. It also reached # 1 on the RPM Country Tracks chart in Canada.

"Galveston" is a song written by Jimmy Webb and popularized by American country music singer Glen Campbell who recorded it with the instrumental backing of members of The Wrecking Crew. In 2003, this song ranked # 8 in CMT's 100 Greatest Songs in Country Music. Campbell's version of the song also went to # 1 on the country music charts. On other charts, "Galveston" went to # 4 on the Billboard Hot 100 and number one on the "Easy Listening" charts. It was certified gold by the RIAA in October 1969. It made #5 on the Australian charts and #3 in New Zealand.

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