Greatest Hits

by Glen Campbell

Overview

Sometimes it seems like not a year passes without a new Glen Campbell hits collection, and the simply titled Greatest Hits -- a title that has been used in some iteration at least ten times since 1971, probably more -- is the 2009 installment in this plan. The impetus for this Greatest Hits is the growth in digital releases (the collection issued both on CD and digitally), as well as the desire to capitalize on his fine 2008 comeback, Meet Glen Campbell, represented here by readings of the Foo Fighters' "Times Like These" and Jackson Browne's "These Days," which nicely cap a collection of basics, 14 songs that appear on pretty much any other Campbell collection released in the past four decades or so. As an introduction, it's clean and lean, offering all of the big hits ("Rhinestone Cowboy," "Wichita Lineman," "By the Time I Get to Phoenix," etc.), which will appeal to new listeners perhaps hooked by Meet Glen Campbell -- and conversely, old fans may be enticed by the two new cuts. However, this is nothing more than basics: there are compilations that are more comprehensive and interesting out there for those who are interested -- but for those who just want the hits, this has them. [Greatest Hits was included as a bonus disc in the two-CD edition of Campbell's final album, Adios, released in 2017.] ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine

Product Details

Release Date:	02/10/2009
Label:	Capitol
UPC:	5099926893129

Tracks

1. Rhinestone Cowboy
2. Wichita Lineman
3. Southern Nights
4. By the Time I Get to Phoenix
5. Galveston
6. Try a Little Kindness
7. Gentle on My Mind
8. I Wanna Live
9. Country Boy (You Got Your Feet in L.A.)
10. True Grit
11. Honey, Come Back
12. It's Only Make Believe
13. Dreams of the Everyday Housewife
14. Hey Little One
15. Times Like These
16. These Days

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Glen Campbell   Primary Artist

Technical Credits

Chris Shiflett   Composer
Jack Nance   Composer
Jimmy Webb   Composer
Jackson Browne   Composer
Larry Weiss   Composer
Don Black   Composer
Elmer Bernstein   Composer,Audio Production,Original Recording Producer
Dave Grohl   Composer
Dorsey Burnette   Composer
John D. Loudermilk   Composer
John Hartford   Composer
Howard Willing   Mixing,Producer,Audio Production
Brian Gardner   Mastering
Nate Mendel   Composer
Julian Raymond   Mixing,Producer,Audio Production
Rafael Serrano   Mixing Assistant
Al DeLory   Arranger,Audio Production,Original Recording Producer
Tom Recchion   Art Direction
Brian Potter   Composer,Audio Production,Original Recording Producer
Glen Campbell   Audio Production,Original Recording Producer
Conway Twitty   Composer
Dennis Lambert   Composer,Audio Production,Original Recording Producer
Allen Toussaint   Composer
Gary Klein   Audio Production,Original Recording Producer
Curt Sapaugh   Composer
Christopher Shiflett   Composer
Greg Ross   Design
Sam Nelson   Project Supervisor
Matt D'Amico   Project Supervisor
John Harford   Composer
Taylor Hawkins   Composer
Bobby Austin   Composer
Chris Gantry   Composer
Robert K. Oermann   Liner Notes
Barry De Vorzon   Composer