Rhinestone Cowboy (album)

Rhinestone Cowboy is the 30th album by American singer/guitarist Glen Campbell, released in 1975.

Rhinestone Cowboy
Studio album by
ReleasedJuly 1975
Recorded1975
StudioSound Labs, Hollywood, California
GenreCountry
LabelCapitol
ProducerDennis Lambert, Brian Potter
Glen Campbell chronology
Ernie Sings & Glen Picks
(1975)
Rhinestone Cowboy
(1975)
Bloodline
(1976)

A 40th Anniversary re-issue was released on March 31, 2015, in North America on CD & 180g LP. The CD contains a previously unreleased track, "Quits", which has been in the vaults at Capitol since it was recorded. It also contained the Japanese only track "Coming Home" and the B-side "Record Collectors Dream".

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]

Track listing

Side one

  1. "Country Boy (You Got Your Feet in L.A.)" (Dennis Lambert, Brian Potter) – 3:08
  2. "Comeback" (Lambert, Potter) – 3:23
  3. "Count on Me" (Lambert, Potter) – 3:12
  4. "I Miss You Tonight" (Lambert, Potter) – 3:07
  5. "My Girl" (Smokey Robinson, Ronald White) – 3:14

Side two

  1. "Rhinestone Cowboy" (Larry Weiss) – 3:15
  2. "I'd Build a Bridge" (Mike Settle) – 3:43
  3. "Pencils for Sale" (Johnny Cunningham) – 3:42
  4. "Marie" (Randy Newman) – 3:34
  5. "We're Over" (Barry Mann, Cynthia Weil) – 2:59

2015 bonus tracks

  1. "Record Collector's Dream" (Bill C. Graham)
  2. "Coming Home" (Bill Backer, Billy Davis, Rod McBrien) produced by Billy Davis; arranged by Dennis McCarthy
  3. "Quits" (Danny O'Keefe)
  4. "Country Boy (You Got Your Feet in L.A." remixed by Howard Willing
  5. "Rhinestone Cowboy" remixed by Howard Willing and Julian Raymond

Personnel

Production

  • Producers – Dennis Lambert, Brian Potter
  • Arranged and conducted by Thomas Sellers
  • Engineer – Joe Sidore
  • Mastered at Mastering Lab, Hollywood, CA
  • Production assistant – Marsha Lewis
  • Art/Photography – Roy Kohara
  • Embroidery – Helen Hamako Holden

Charts

AlbumBillboard (United States)

Chart Entry date Peak position No. of weeks
Billboard Country Albums August 16, 1975 1(3) 33
Billboard 200 August 9, 1975 17 30

SinglesBillboard (United States)

Year Single Hot Country Singles Hot 100 Easy Listening
1975 "Rhinestone Cowboy" 1 1 1
1975 "Country Boy (You Got Your Feet in LA)" 3 11 1

References

  • Phang, Sunny (January 3, 1976). "Pick of the Records". New Straits Times. p. 21. Retrieved January 14, 2010.
  • David Cantwell. "Not Fade Away – Reissue Review from Issue No. 41 Sept–Oct 2002: Rhinestone Cowboy / Bloodline: The Lambert & Potter Sessions, 1975–1976 (Raven)". No Depression. Archived from the original on October 8, 2011. Retrieved August 11, 2009.
  • Stephen Thomas Erlewine. "Rhinestone Cowboy/Bloodline". AllMusic. Retrieved August 11, 2009.
  • Stephen Thomas Erlewine. "Rhinestone Cowboy". AllMusic. Retrieved December 26, 2009.
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