Greatest Hits (Glen Campbell album)

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Greatest Hits
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ReleasedFebruary 10, 2009
Genre Country
Label Capitol
Producer Al De Lory, Elmer Bernstein, Dennis Lambert, Brian Potter, Gary Klein, Glen Campbell
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Greatest Hits contains remixes of Glen Campbell's biggest hits. The songs are remixed using purely the original recordings, bringing out other nuances in the arrangements. The last two tracks on this compilation, "Times Like These" and "These Days", were pulled off Campbell's recent studio album Meet Glen Campbell .

Contents

Track listing

  1. "Rhinestone Cowboy" (Larry Weiss) - 3:29
  2. "Wichita Lineman" (Jimmy Webb) - 3:10
  3. "Southern Nights" (Allen Toussaint) - 2:59
  4. "By The Time I Get To Phoenix" (Jimmy Webb) - 2:51
  5. "Galveston" (Jimmy Webb) - 2:47
  6. "Try A Little Kindness" (Curt Sapaugh, Bobby Austin) - 2:27
  7. "Gentle On My Mind" (John Hartford) - 2:56
  8. "I Wanna Live" (John D. Loudermilk) - 2:47
  9. "Country Boy (You Got Your Feet in L.A.)" (Dennis Lambert, Brian Potter) - 3:06
  10. "True Grit" (Don Black, Elmer Bernstein) - 2:31
  11. "Honey Come Back" (Jimmy Webb) - 3:01
  12. "It's Only Make Believe" (Conway Twitty, Jack Nance) -2:25
  13. "Dreams of the Everyday Housewife" (Chris Gantry) - 2:33
  14. "Hey Little One" (Dorsey Burnette, Barry De Vorzon) - 2:34
  15. "Times Like These" (David Grohl, Taylor Hawkins, Nate Mendel, Chris Shiflett) - 3:27
  16. "These Days" (Jackson Browne) - 3:28

Production

Chart performance

Chart (2010)Peak
position
U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums63

Certifications

Certifications for Greatest Hits
RegionCertification Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI) [2] Gold100,000Double-dagger-14-plain.png

Double-dagger-14-plain.png Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

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  2. "British album certifications – Glen Campbell – Greatest Hits". British Phonographic Industry . Retrieved April 12, 2023.