Glen Campbell Albums Ranked

Glen Travis Campbell (April 22, 1936 – August 8, 2017) was an American guitarist, singer, songwriter, actor and television host. He was best known for a series of hit songs in the 1960s and 1970s, and for hosting The Glen Campbell Goodtime Hour on CBS television from 1969 until 1972. He released 64 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. In 1967, Campbell won four Grammys in the country and pop categories. For “Gentle on My Mind”, he received two awards in country and western; “By the Time I Get to Phoenix” did the same in pop. Three of his early hits later won Grammy Hall of Fame Awards (2000, 2004, 2008), while Campbell himself won the Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award in 2012. He owned trophies for Male Vocalist of the Year from both the Country Music Association (CMA) and the Academy of Country Music (ACM), and took the CMA’s top award as 1968 Entertainer of the Year. Campbell played a supporting role in the film True Grit (1969), which earned him a Golden Globe nomination for Most Promising Newcomer. He also sang the title song, which was nominated for an Academy Award. Here are all of Glen Campbell albums ranked.

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10. Reunion: The Songs Of Jimmy Webb 

“Unusually, the bonus tracks are two earlier hits written by Webb which are actually added to the beginning of the album. Perhaps even more strangely it actually works! The original opening cover of Lowell George’s “Roll Um Easy” now acts as a musical conduit between the early tracks and the rest of the album. Alternatively, just start at track four to get the full emotional impact.”

9. Live 

“Glen’s personality really shines though in his songs and audience interaction on this album. This album is highly recommended to Glen’s fans and especially to those who may not be. It is a classic live performance by Glen in his prime.”

8. The Astounding 12-String Guitar Of Glen Campbell 

“Glen Campbell participated in several 12-string exploitation albums in the 1960s, but this was the only one released under his name. The others (by The Folkswingers, Mr. 12-String, The IN Group, The Sidewalk Singers, and one electric one with The Bandits) were all in a very similar vein. Most of these albums cover the same songs, but this one has a few unique tracks that are pretty good.”

7. Rhinestone Cowboy 

“The coolest country song ever made. You can just visualize the dude on his horse, sun shining and wind blowing, stopping to open letters from complete strangers, dreaming of where his journeys will lead. The desert landscapes…why can’t all country be this good?”

6. Galveston 

“Ever since I was little, listening to this record on my grandmother’s stereo, I have been transported and mesmerized by this album every time I listen to it. The music and the lyrics express deep and haunting human emotions, most of which I had not yet experienced as a child, making me ponder things beyond my own little world. Its arrangements may be dated by today’s standards, but to me they are timeless and never disappoint anytime I’m in a nostalgic and introspective mood.”

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5. Adiós 

“The last goodbye from country singer Glen Campbell. Is funny cuz the reason of why I knew about him in the first place was because I was searching about people with the same surname as singer Tevin Campbell in Wikipedia which is kinda funny. Most of these are okay covers with no much to add, they are Inoffensive and heartwarming for the most part”

4. Wichita Lineman 

“Some surprisingly good songs on this Glen Campbell album, an excellent rendition of Tim Hardin’s ‘Reason To Believe’, the single worthy ‘Dreams Of An Everyday Housewife’, Jacques Brel’s ‘If You Go Away’, and Jimmy Webb’s masterpiece ‘Wichita Lineman’, the arrangement, the strings, their all his. There are some others that are not too bad, but not done better than the original, such as Otis Reddings ‘Sittin’ On The Dock Of The Bay’ (that’s a hard act to follow) and the Bee Gee’s ‘Words’ and some songs that are irritating, but overall enough tracks to want to play or single out and digitalize for mixed CD’s or playlists.”

3. Gentle On My Mind 

“The album accompanying that sweet breakthrough hit – I can’t get enough of that catchy guitar-picking and the way Glen sings out those words – comes all together to make that song the classic it is. The album is pretty much the typical Glen Campbell album. You get the big hit, some covers (obvious ones and a few interesting picks) and one or two original songs from Glen’s pen.”

2. By The Time I Get To Phoenix 

“This was Campbell’s second album as a mainstream country-pop crooner (after releasing a series of guitar albums); the title cut was his first pop hit. It received the Grammy for Album of the Year in 1969. In a genre in which many artists tended to sound like they were singing the same two or three songs over and over, this LP displays a rather surprising stylistic range, both in terms of the material and in terms of Campbell’s delivery.”

1. Ghost On The Canvas 

“This was Glen Campbell’s final studio album, as the man apparently suffered from Alzheimer’s disease.

Helped out by contributions from Jakob Dylan, Paul Westerberg, Brian Setzer, Chris Isaak and many more, Glen Campbell achieved an amazing tour de force on these sixteen songs that present beautiful country-infused pop soundscapes.”