Try a Little Kindness

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Try a Little Kindness
Glen Campbell Try a Little Kindness album cover.jpg
Studio album by
ReleasedJanuary 1970
Recorded1969
Studio
Genre Country, folk
Label Capitol [1]
Producer Al De Lory
Glen Campbell chronology
Glen Campbell Live
(1969)
Try a Little Kindness
(1970)
Oh Happy Day
(1970)
Singles from Try a Little Kindness
  1. "Try a Little Kindness"
    Released: October 1969
  2. "Honey Come Back"
    Released: January 1970
Professional ratings
Review scores
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Try a Little Kindness is the thirteenth album by American singer/guitarist Glen Campbell, released in 1970. [3] [4] The title track was one of Campbell's favorite songs. [5]

Contents

The album peaked at No. 28 on the UK Albums Chart. [6]

Track listing

Side one

  1. "Try a Little Kindness" (Curt Sapaugh, Bobby Austin) – 2:23
  2. "Both Sides Now" (Joni Mitchell) – 3:44
  3. "For My Woman's Love" (Ben Peters) – 3:07
  4. "Country Girl" (Craig Smith) – 2:51
  5. "All the Way" (Jimmy Van Heusen, Sammy Cahn) – 3:10
  6. "Where Do You Go" (Ed Penney, John Domurad) – 2:45

Side two

  1. "Honey Come Back" (Jimmy Webb) – 3:00
  2. "Folk Singer" (C. E. Daniels) – 2:45
  3. "Love Is Not a Game" (Jerry Goldstein) – 2:10
  4. "Once More with Feeling" (Shirley Nelson) – 3:16
  5. "And the World Keeps Spinning" (Ron Green, Ron Price) – 2:37
  6. "Home Again" (Larry Rintye, Jesse Hodges) – 2:48

Personnel

Production

Charts

AlbumBillboard (United States)

ChartEntry datePeak positionNo. of weeks
Billboard Country AlbumsJuly 2, 1970418
Billboard 200 197012 [7] ?

Singles – Billboard (United States)

YearSingle Hot Country Singles Hot 100 Easy Listening
1970"Try a Little Kindness"2 [8] 231
1970"Honey Come Back"2194

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References

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  2. "Try a Little Kindness - Glen Campbell | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic" via www.allmusic.com.
  3. 1 2 The Rolling Stone Album Guide. Random House. 1992. p. 107.
  4. McMullen, Marion (January 26, 2020). "The times they were a-changin'". Liverpool Echo: 25.
  5. Adams, Cameron (August 10, 2017). "GREAT VOICE, GREAT HEART". Herald Sun: 15.
  6. "try a little kindness | full Official Chart History | Official Charts Company". www.officialcharts.com.
  7. "Billboard 200 Chart". Billboard.
  8. "Glen Campbell's Top 40 Biggest Billboard Hits: From 'Rhinestone Cowboy' to 'Wichita Lineman' & Beyond". Billboard.