Southern Nights (Glen Campbell album)

Southern Nights

Studio album by Glen Campbell

Released

February 1977

Recorded

1976, Capitol Recording Studio, Hollywood, CA

Gary Klein, Glen Campbell

Glen Campbell chronology

Bloodline
(1976)

Southern Nights
(1977)

Live at the Royal Festival Hall
(1978)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	^[1]

Southern Nights is the thirty-second album by American singer/guitarist Glen Campbell, released in 1977 (see 1977 in music).

Track listing

Side 1:

"Southern Nights" (Allen Toussaint) - 3:07
"This Is Sarah's Song" (Jimmy Webb) - 2:34
"For Cryin' Out Loud" (Micheal Smotherman) - 3:03
"God Only Knows" (Brian Wilson, Tony Asher) - 3:18
"Sunflower" (Neil Diamond) - 2:50

Side 2:

"Guide Me" (John Jennings) - 2:24
"Early Morning Song" (Jimmy Webb) - 3:30
"(I'm Getting) Used to the Crying" (Roger Miller, Micheal Smotherman) - 2:47
"Let Go" (Brian Cadd) - 3:30
"How High Did We Go" (Victoria Medlin, Ned Albright) - 3:04

Personnel

Glen Campbell - vocals, acoustic guitars, electric guitars
Scott Mathews - drums, dobro
Carl Jackson - banjo, acoustic guitars, electric guitars
Fred Tackett - acoustic guitar
Bill McCubbin - bass guitar
Bill Graham - bass guitar
Dennis McCarthy - piano
Jimmy Webb - piano
Micheal Smotherman - keyboards
David Paich - keyboards
George Green - drums
Joe Porcaro - drums
Milt Holland - percussion
Gayle Levant - harp
Ethan Reilly - pedal steel guitar
Background vocals - Billie Barnum, Stephanie Spruill, Ann White, Darlene Groncki, Mary Arnold, Patti Brooks, Martie McCall

Production

Producers - Gary Klein, Glen Campbell
Arranged & conducted by Charlie Calello
"This Is Sarah's Song" and "Early Morning Song" arranged and conducted by Jimmy Webb
"Sunflower", "Let Go", "Guide Me" and "How High Did We Go" arranged by Jack Nitzsche and conducted by Alan Broadbent
Engineers - Armin Steiner, Linda Tyler
Production coordinator - Rosemary Xhiaverini
Art direction - Roy Kohara
Photography - Kenny Rogers
Illustration - Gary van der Steur

Chart performance

Album

Chart (1977)	Peak position
U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums	1
U.S. Billboard 200	22
Canadian RPM Top Albums	4

Singles

Year	Single	Peak chart positions
Year	Single	US Country	US	US AC	CAN Country	CAN	CAN AC
1977	"Southern Nights"	1	1	1	2	1	1
1977	"Sunflower"	4	39	1	7	37	—

Preceded by Luxury Liner by Emmylou Harris	Top Country Albums number-one album April 23-May 7, 1977	Succeeded by New Harvest – First Gathering by Dolly Parton

References

Tozier, Rich (1 April 1977). "Campbell, Parton Cut Top-Notch Crossover Albums". Bangor Daily News. p. 13. Retrieved 14 January 2010.
Kresh, Paul (1977). "Popular Discs and Tapes". Stereo Review. 38.

↑ Allmusic review

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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