Hey Little One

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Hey, Little One
Glen Campbell Hey Little One album cover.jpg
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ReleasedMarch 1968
Recorded1968
Studio Capitol (Hollywood)
Genre Country, pop
Length29:26
Label Capitol
Producer Al De Lory
Glen Campbell chronology
By the Time I Get to Phoenix
(1967)
Hey, Little One
(1968)
A New Place in the Sun
(1968)
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Hey, Little One is the eighth album by American singer-guitarist Glen Campbell, released in 1968 by Capitol Records. The single "I Wanna Live" became Campbell's first number-one hit on the country charts. [1]

Contents

Track listing

Side 1

  1. "Hey, Little One" (Dorsey Burnette, Barry De Vorzon) – 2:32
  2. "Elusive Butterfly" (Bob Lind) – 2:17
  3. "That's All That Matters" (Hank Cochran) – 2:29
  4. "Break My Mind" (John D. Loudermilk) – 2:49
  5. "Take Me Back" (Teddy Randazzo) – 2:38
  6. "I Don't Believe You (She Acts Like We Never Have Met)" (Bob Dylan) – 2:39

Side 2

  1. "I Wanna Live" (John D. Loudermilk) – 2:42
  2. "It's Over" (Roy Orbison, Bill Dees) – 2:38
  3. "Turn Around and Look at Me" (Jerry Capehart, Glen Campbell) – 2:50
  4. "Woman, Woman" (Jim Glaser, Jimmy Payne) – 3:08
  5. "The Impossible Dream (The Quest)" (Joe Darion, Mitch Leigh) – 2:44

Personnel

Music

Production

Charts

AlbumBillboard (United States)

ChartEntry datePeak position
Billboard Country Albums03/30/19681
Billboard 200 4/6/196826

SinglesBillboard (United States)

YearSingle Hot Country Singles Hot 100 Easy Listening
1968"Hey, Little One"135420
1968"I Wanna Live"13618

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References

  1. 1 2 "Hey, Little One". Allmusic. Retrieved November 1, 2012.