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Meet Glen Campbell

Glen CampbellAudio CD
4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (93 customer reviews)

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Becoming a bonafide living legend isn’t as easy as Glen Campbell makes it look. First, you have to have a solid foundation of talent on which to build — like being one of the hottest guitar players in the world. Then you have to record songs that will stand the test of time — standards such as “By The Time I Get To Phoenix” and “Wichita Lineman.” And ... Read more in Amazon's Glen Campbell Store

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Product Details

  • Audio CD (August 19, 2008)
  • Original Release Date: 2008
  • Number of Discs: 1
  • Label: Capitol
  • ASIN: B001BOMBSS
  • Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Vinyl  |  MP3 Music
  • Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (93 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #36,565 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

1. Sing (Travis)
2. Walls (Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers)
3. Angel Dream (Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers)
4. Times Like These (Foo Fighters)
5. These Days (Jackson Browne)
6. Sadly Beautiful (The Replacements)
7. All I Want Is You (U2)
8. Jesus (Velvet Underground)
9. Good Riddance (Time Of Your Life) (Green Day)
10. Grow Old With Me (John Lennon)

Editorial Reviews

Meet Glen Campbell as if it were for the first time! Since 1962, Campbell has recorded and released 44 studio albums, and six live albums. He has also placed a total of 82 singles on the Billboard Country Chart, 9 of which peaked at #1 on either the Country Charts or the Adult Contemporary or Billboard Hot 100 charts. He has also lent his vocals to two soundtracks for motion pictures. This album features Glen sings the current classics by modern artists such as Travis, Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers, Foo Fighters, Jackson Browne, The Replacements, U2, Velvet Underground, Green Day and John Lennon.

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This is Glen Campbell at his very best. Ricky D. Tripp  |  25 reviewers made a similar statement
Glen's voice is strong and the song selection is wonderful. Will Daniels  |  22 reviewers made a similar statement
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49 of 50 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Voice Still Golden August 22, 2008
Format:Audio CD
I thought this guy was washed up years ago. Love all his old records, and have replaced most of them on CD. But more recent offerings passed me by, and I guess I wasn't aware that Campbell was still around. Amazon shoppers, do yourselves a favor and read at least a few of these reviews. There's little I can add; I agree that what makes this new album so effective is that the contemporary arrangements merely update Glen's sound a little bit, rather than attempt to reinvent him. He does not need reinventing, and if I were to guess the man's age by the sound of his voice, I'd wager that he was half his real age. This is a superb recording without a single dud. I could have done without one of the songs, but there is nothing wrong with Glen's version (this is so personal, I don't even feel the need to single it out by name). If you only know the Glen Campbell of the 60's and 70's, and you liked him, you won't be disappointed by his latest.
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43 of 47 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 stars Meeting Campbell on New CD August 20, 2008
Format:Audio CD
Prime Cuts: These Days, Grow Old with Me, Sing

With his last Billboard country entry being 15 years, Campbell has been sidelined as irrelevant and antiquated. At age 72, instead of rolling up his sleeves ashen by today's music's chillness, this cosmopolitan cowboy has decided to re-invent himself. "Meet Glen Campbell" is an attempt to re-introduce Glen Campbell to a new and younger audience; youngsters who knew nothing of Campbell's "Galveston" and "By the Time I Get to Phoenix." Just like what Johnny Cash did at the twilight of his career, Campbell has enlisted of a couple of rock thoroughbreds--Julian Raymond and Howard Willing--to helm an album of covers from Velvet Underground, U2, the Foo Fighters to Travis to Green Day to Jackson Browne to the Beatles. However, despite such an eclectic mélange of material, what makes "Meet Glen Campbell" such a compelling record is that it is bona fide Glen Campbell record. Without hearing the originals, one would even have thought these are all paean were tailored for this former CMA winner. Such ingenuity only testifies to the sublime interpretive skills of Campbell.

The CD gets to a auspicious start with a churchy arrangement of Travis' "Sing" augment with bell chimes building up to a glorious anthem professing to love's prowess. "Walls," as the title suggests, is a full-bodied string-laden pop number with a marching drum line over its infectious melody. Few songs today have such singalong melodies as this Tom Petty number. Country purists who may find the crowded arrangements of the first two cuts a little on the stuffy side will find relief in another Tom Petty composition "Angel Dream." "Angel Dream" has a simpler more acoustic backing with Campbell's vocals at the cynosure.
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26 of 28 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Campbell breathes life and soul into these songs August 5, 2008
Format:Vinyl|Amazon Verified Purchase
It is not surprising Glen Campbell is covering pop and rock songs.He has always been the most melodic and emotional of singers with a great tenor range. Every song on this album fits Mr. Campbell--he adds depth to these songs. His voice has the conviction and maturity that makes "Good Riddance" poignant ==="Grow Old with Me" is trully beautiful/believable/life inspiring. "Times Like These" ,"These Days", "Walls","Sadly Beautiful""Sing" all are different from the originals and have a new clarity due to Mr. Campbell's intonation and phrasing. It's great to hear Glen Campbell playing guitar on this album as he has always been a top notch player. The production on this album is wonderful--the arrangements for the songs do include some strings but they add to the songs and fit naturally. This is the first vinyl album I have purchased since the 80's and it sounds better to me then digital!
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16 of 17 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 stars Meeting Campbell on New CD August 20, 2008
Format:MP3 Music
Prime Cuts: These Days, Grow Old with Me, Sing

With his last Billboard country entry being 15 years, Campbell has been sidelined as irrelevant and antiquated. At age 72, instead of rolling up his sleeves ashen by today's music's chillness, this cosmopolitan cowboy has decided to re-invent himself. "Meet Glen Campbell" is an attempt to re-introduce Glen Campbell to a new and younger audience; youngsters who knew nothing of Campbell's "Galveston" and "By the Time I Get to Phoenix." Just like what Johnny Cash did at the twilight of his career, Campbell has enlisted of a couple of rock thoroughbreds--Julian Raymond and Howard Willing--to helm an album of covers from Velvet Underground, U2, the Foo Fighters to Travis to Green Day to Jackson Browne to the Beatles. However, despite such an eclectic mélange of material, what makes "Meet Glen Campbell" such a compelling record is that it is bona fide Glen Campbell record. Without hearing the originals, one would even have thought these are all paean were tailored for this former CMA winner. Such ingenuity only testifies to the sublime interpretive skills of Campbell.

The CD gets to a auspicious start with a churchy arrangement of Travis' "Sing" augment with bell chimes building up to a glorious anthem professing to love's prowess. "Walls," as the title suggests, is a full-bodied string-laden pop number with a marching drum line over its infectious melody. Few songs today have such singalong melodies as this Tom Petty number. Country purists who may find the crowded arrangements of the first two cuts a little on the stuffy side will find relief in another Tom Petty composition "Angel Dream." "Angel Dream" has a simpler more acoustic backing with Campbell's vocals at the cynosure.
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Most Recent Customer Reviews
5.0 out of 5 stars One of his Best
I really like the song selections. Glen Campbell has always had excellent taste in songs. To me, the two top songs on the album are "THESE DAYS" and " GROW OLD WITH... Read more
Published 3 months ago by Keith Pittman
5.0 out of 5 stars Meet Glen Campbell
I didn't expect this album to be Mr. Campbell's Best, as I have been a Fan since childhood but was I ever Surprised! I have not been able to put this album away! Read more
Published 9 months ago by Sharon L. Wall
5.0 out of 5 stars From 2008 Glen Campbell Interprets 10 Songs.
Looking at several reviews already submitted it's clear this album has split opinons, with some feeling Glen is a "has been" and others, myself included, who enjoy the way he has... Read more
Published 9 months ago by J. Thompson
5.0 out of 5 stars Really Good
I bought this when it came out and still occasionally listen to it. That is what a good release is about. I had always liked some of his old songs but now they were on one C.D. Read more
Published 9 months ago by S. Cooper
5.0 out of 5 stars Collector's item for any Glen Campbell fan!!
I've been a fan of Glen Campbell's music since the 1960's, so when the "Meet Glen Campbell" record came out in 2008, I didn't buy it because "I already knew Glen Campbell!! Read more
Published 12 months ago by J. Peterson
5.0 out of 5 stars A moving piece for grownups
I am in the process of listening to this CD for about the 7th time. Then I will put it away and bring out next year. Read more
Published 13 months ago by meltheobscure
5.0 out of 5 stars Glen Campbell, Meet Glen Campbell
Great music performed by a legendary artist! The voice is as strong as ever. This album flows well and is a comfortable listen.
Published 16 months ago by Steve-I
4.0 out of 5 stars Well, this has an oblique reference to Glen Campbell's work
I saw various reviews which tend to suggest that Glen Campbell didn't start recording his own music until 1965, and that he started as a session musician. Read more
Published 16 months ago by Son of Flintstone
5.0 out of 5 stars Excellence Mastered!
From Tom Petty's "Walls", recorded with most of his kids playing and singing with him, Glen nails another album of excellence mastered. Read more
Published 18 months ago by stratocasterman
5.0 out of 5 stars Wonderful Covers
A wonderful Glen Campbell album that does justice to all the covers he picked. A must have for any true, die-hard fan. Beautiful from beginning to end.
Published 20 months ago by Glenn F Loudenslager
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FANTASTIC CD!!!
Could not agree more. Folks who have a vision of Glen Campbell as the host of a cheesy TV show are going to be introduced to the super talent behind "Wichita Lineman", "Galveston" and all those great late sixties hits. Make no mistake, though, Glen Campbell is a pop singer... Read more
Aug 14, 2008 by kerouac's ghost |  See all 3 posts
2008/2009 remixes of some of glen campbells classics. Be the first to reply
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