Light Years (Glen Campbell album)

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Light Years
Glen Campbell Light Years album cover.jpg
Studio album by
ReleasedAugust 1988
Recorded1988,
Soundstage Studios,
Nashville, TN
Genre Country
Label MCA
Producer Jimmy Bowen
Glen Campbell
Glen Campbell chronology
Still Within the Sound of My Voice
(1987)
Light Years
(1988)
Favorite Hymns
(1989)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
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Light Years is the forty-fourth album by American singer-guitarist Glen Campbell, released in 1988 by MCA. The album features eight songs written by Jimmy Webb, including the singles "Light Years" and "More Than Enough". [1]

Contents

Track listing

All songs were written by Jimmy Webb, except where indicated.

Side 1
  1. "Lightning in a Bottle" – 4:03
  2. "If These Walls Could Speak" – 2:58
  3. "More Than Enough" – 2:53
  4. "Brand New Eyes" – 2:29
  5. "Show Me the Way to Go" (Jeff Tweel) – 2:57
Side 2
  1. "Light Years" – 3:47
  2. "Heart of the Matter" (Michael Smotherman) – 3:01
  3. "Almost Alright Again" – 3:27
  4. "Saturday Night" – 2:32
  5. "Our Movie" – 3:33

Personnel

Music
Production

Chart performance

Album

Chart (1988)Peak
position
U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums58

Singles

YearSinglePeak positions
US Country
1988"Light Years"35
1989"More Than Enough"47

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References

Citations
  1. 1 2 "Light Years". Allmusic. Retrieved October 31, 2012.
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