Basic (Glen Campbell album)

Basic

Studio album by Glen Campbell

Released

October 1978

Recorded

1978, Lagniappe, Sherman Oaks, California

Genre

Country pop

Length

33:34

Label

Capitol

Producer

Glen Campbell, Thom Thacker

Glen Campbell chronology

Live at the Royal Festival Hall
(1977)

Basic
(1978)

Highwayman
(1979)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	link

Basic is the thirty-fourth album by American singer/guitarist Glen Campbell, released in 1978 (see 1978 in music).

Track listing

All tracks composed by Micheal Smotherman; except where indicated
Side 1:

"(You've Got To) Sing It Nice and Loud for Me Sonny" (Michael Smotherman, Mark Durham) - 2:45
"Stranger in the Mirror" - 3:44
"Can You Fool" - 3:08
"I See Love" - 2:13
"(When I Feel Like) I Got No Love in Me" - 3:24

Side 2:

"Love Takes You Higher" - 2:39
"Never Tell Me No Lies" - 2:18
"I'm Gonna Love You" (Smotherman) - 3:22
"California" - 3:31
"Let's All Sing a Song About It" (Smotherman, Billy Burnette) - 3:14
"Grafhaidh Me Thu" - 2:36

Personnel

Glen Campbell - acoustic guitars, electric guitars, bagpipes
Craig Fall - acoustic guitars, electric guitars
Bill McCubbin - bass guitar
Steve Turner - drums
Ed Greene - drums
Micheal Smotherman - keyboards
Carl Jackson - acoustic guitars, electric guitars, banjo
Ethan Reilly - steel guitar
TJ Kuenster - piano
Fred Tackett - acoustic guitar
Lee Ritenour - guitar solo on "Never Tell Me No Lies"
Background vocals - Fred Tackett, Ed Greene, Carl Jackson, Micheal Smotherman, TJ Kuenster, Bill McCubbin, Steve Turner, Craig Fall, Dan Kuenster, David Turner, Laura Turner, Jo Dell Smotherman, Kathy Smotherman, Steve Crossley (who also adds acoustic guitar)
String Quintet - Sid Sharp, Jim Getzoff, David Schwartz, Linn Subotnick, Armand Kaproff.

Production

Producers - Glen Campbell, Tom Thacker
Recording Engineer - Chuck Mellone
Mastered - Wally Traugott, Capitol studios
String arrangements - TJ Kuenster, Larry Muhoberac
Photography - Norman Seef

Charts

Album - Billboard (United States)

Chart	Entry date	Peak position	No. of weeks
Billboard Country Albums	12/09/1978	17	15
Billboard 200	12/16/1978	164	5

Singles - Billboard (United States)

Year	Single	Hot Country Singles	Hot 100	Easy Listening
1978	"Can You Fool"	16	38	7
1979	"I'm Gonna Love You"	13	-	38
1979	"California"	45	-	-

References

Welles, Robin (7 January 1979). "Records". Reading Eagle: 92. Retrieved 2 January 2010.
Reilly, Peter (1979). "Popular Discs and Tapes". Stereo Review. 42: 96. Retrieved 15 January 2010.

Glen Campbell

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 & 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 Love Is the Answer: 24 Songs of Faith, Hope and Love Meet Glen Campbell Ghost on the Canvas Glen Campbell and Jimmy Webb: In Session See You There

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 British Live Performance Series

Compilations	Country Shindig 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 All I Have to Do Is Dream The Very Best of Glen Campbell Presents His Hits in Concert 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 Southern Nights/Basic 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" "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" "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"

Related articles	Discography Collaborative discography Videos The Beach Boys Glen Campbell: I'll Be Me The Glen Campbell Goodtime Hour Ashley Campbell

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