The Best of Glen Campbell

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The Best of Glen Campbell

Greatest hits album by Glen Campbell
Released	October 1976
Genre	Country
Length	36:21
Label	Capitol
Producer	Al De Lory, Jimmy Bowen, Dennis Lambert, Brian Potter

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After Glen Campbell's Greatest Hits (1971), The Best of Glen Campbell was the second of official Capitol compilation albums by Glen Campbell and was released in 1976.^[1]

Track listing

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Side 1:

"Rhinestone Cowboy" (Larry Weiss) - 3:15
"Gentle On My Mind" (John Hartford) - 2:59
"Wichita Lineman" (Jimmy Webb) - 3:07
"Galveston" (Jimmy Webb) - 2:42
"Houston (I'm Comin' To See You)" (David Paich) - 3:21
"Country Boy (You Got Your Feet In L.A.)" (Dennis Lambert, Brian Potter) - 3:08

Side 2:

"By The Time I Get To Phoenix" (Jimmy Webb) - 2:45
"The Last Time I Saw Her" (Gordon Lightfoot) - 4:08
"Try A Little Kindness" (C. Sapaugh, B. Austin) - 2:27
"It's Only Make Believe" (Conway Twitty, Jack Nance) - 2:28
"I Knew Jesus (Before He Was A Star)" (N. Hefti, S. Styne) - 2:54
"The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress" (Jimmy Webb) - 3:07

Production

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Producers - Al De Lory, Jimmy Bowen, Dennis Lambert, Brian Potter
Art direction - Roy Kohara
Photography - Kenny Rogers

Charts

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Album - Billboard (United States)

Chart	Entry date	Peak position	No. of weeks
Billboard Country Albums	11/20/1976	11	24

References

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^ Staff, The Boot StaffThe Boot (22 January 2024). "55 Years Ago: Glen Campbell Gets First Gold Single With 'Wichita Lineman'". The Boot.

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Studio albums	Big Bluegrass Special Too Late to Worry – Too Blue to Cry The Astounding 12-String Guitar of Glen Campbell The Big Bad Rock Guitar of Glen Campbell Burning Bridges Gentle on My Mind By the Time I Get to Phoenix Hey Little One A New Place in the Sun Bobbie Gentry and Glen Campbell That Christmas Feeling Wichita Lineman Galveston True Grit Try a Little Kindness Oh Happy Day Norwood The Glen Campbell Goodtime Album The Last Time I Saw Her Anne Murray / Glen Campbell The Artistry of Glen Campbell Glen Travis Campbell I Knew Jesus (Before He Was a Star) I Remember Hank Williams Houston (I'm Comin' to See You) Reunion: The Songs of Jimmy Webb Ernie Sings & Glen Picks Rhinestone Cowboy Bloodline Southern Nights Basic Highwayman Somethin' 'Bout You Baby I Like It's the World Gone Crazy Old Home Town Letter to Home No More Night It's Just a Matter of Time Still Within the Sound of My Voice Light Years Favorite Hymns Walkin' in the Sun Unconditional Love Show Me Your Way Rock-A-Doodle Wings of Victory Somebody Like That Home for the Holidays The Boy in Me Christmas with Glen Campbell A Glen Campbell Christmas My Hits and Love Songs Meet Glen Campbell Ghost on the Canvas See You There I'll Be Me Adiós
Live albums	Glen Campbell Live Live in Japan Live at the Royal Festival Hall Glen Campbell Live Glen Campbell Live! His Greatest Hits Glen Campbell in Concert with the South Dakota Symphony Through the Years Live - Ultimate Collection Glen Campbell and Jimmy Webb: In Session
Compilations	The 12 String Guitar of Glen Campbell Glen Campbell Plays 12 String Guitar Portrait Country Soul Country Music Star No. 1 The Glen Campbell Album Limited Collector's Edition A Satisfied Mind Glen Campbell's Greatest Hits Gentle on My Mind The Good Time Songs of Glen Campbell I'll Paint You a Song Arkansas The Best of Glen Campbell Glen Campbell's Twenty Golden Greats The Great Hits of Glen Campbell The Glen Campbell Collection The Very Best of Glen Campbell Classics Collection Greatest Country Hits Best of the Early Years Merry Christmas All-Time Greatest Hits The Essential Glen Campbell Volume One The Essential Glen Campbell Volume Two The Essential Glen Campbell Volume Three Jesus and Me: The Collection Home at Last The Glen Campbell Collection (1962–1989) Gentle on My Mind The Capitol Years 65/77 Reunited with Jimmy Webb 1974–1988 Love Songs Glen Campbell Christmas Super Hits 20 Greatest Hits Rhinestone Cowboy/Bloodline The Lambert & Potter Sessions 1975–1976 All the Best The Legacy (1961–2002) Rhinestone Cowboy (New Studio Recordings) Glen Campbell Collection Rhinestone Cowboy Live, on the Air & in the Studio Sings the Best of Jimmy Webb 1967–1992 The Platinum Collection Classic Campbell Words and Music Greatest Hits
Singles	"Turn Around, Look at Me" "Too Late to Worry - Too Blue to Cry" "Long Black Limousine" "Guess I'm Dumb" "Universal Soldier" "Burning Bridges" "Gentle on My Mind" "By the Time I Get to Phoenix" "Hey Little One" "I Wanna Live" "Dreams of the Everyday Housewife" "Wichita Lineman" "Let It Be Me" (with Bobbie Gentry) "Galveston" "Where's the Playground Susie" "True Grit" "Try a Little Kindness" "Honey Come Back" "All I Have to Do Is Dream" (with Bobbie Gentry) "Oh Happy Day" "Everything a Man Could Ever Need" "It's Only Make Believe" "Dream Baby (How Long Must I Dream)" "The Last Time I Saw Her" "I Say a Little Prayer" "Oklahoma Sunday Morning" "Manhattan, Kansas" "Bonaparte's Retreat" "Rhinestone Cowboy" "Country Boy (You Got Your Feet in L.A.)" "Don't Pull Your Love/Then You Can Tell Me Goodbye" "Southern Nights" "Sunflower" "Somethin' 'Bout You Baby I Like" (with Rita Coolidge) "I Love How You Love Me" "Faithless Love" "A Lady Like You" "It's Just a Matter of Time" "The Hand That Rocks the Cradle" (with Steve Wariner) "Still Within the Sound of My Voice" "I Remember You" "I Have You" "She's Gone, Gone, Gone" "I'm Not Gonna Miss You"
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