"Rhinestone Cowboy" | ||||
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Single by Glen Campbell | ||||
from the album Rhinestone Cowboy | ||||
B-side | "Lovelight" | |||
Released | May 26, 1975 | |||
Recorded | February 24–March 19, 1975 | |||
Studio | Sound Labs, Hollywood, California | |||
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Length | 3:15 | |||
Label | Capitol | |||
Songwriter(s) | Larry Weiss[2] | |||
Producer(s) | Dennis Lambert, Brian Potter | |||
Glen Campbell singles chronology | ||||
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Music video | ||||
"Rhinestone Cowboy" on YouTube |
"Rhinestone Cowboy" is a song written and recorded by Larry Weiss in 1974, then popularized the next year by American country music singer Glen Campbell. When released on May 26, 1975, as the lead single and title track from his album Rhinestone Cowboy, it enjoyed huge popularity with both country and pop audiences.
"Rhinestone Cowboy" didn't really sound like a country song. Instead, it was a grand, symphonic pop stomper...