Rhinestone Cowboy

"Rhinestone Cowboy"
Cover image from Glen Campbell's hit single recording "Rhinestone Cowboy"
Single by Glen Campbell
from the album Rhinestone Cowboy
B-side"Lovelight"
ReleasedMay 26, 1975
RecordedFebruary 24–March 19, 1975
StudioSound Labs, Hollywood, California
Genre
Length3:15
LabelCapitol
Songwriter(s)Larry Weiss[2]
Producer(s)Dennis Lambert, Brian Potter
Glen Campbell singles chronology
"It's a Sin When You Love Somebody"
(1975)
"Rhinestone Cowboy"
(1975)
"Country Boy (You Got Your Feet in L.A.)"
(1975)
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.

  1. ^ Breihan, Tom (August 6, 2019). "The Number Ones: Glen Campbell's "Rhinestone Cowboy"". Stereogum. Retrieved June 26, 2023. "Rhinestone Cowboy" didn't really sound like a country song. Instead, it was a grand, symphonic pop stomper...
  2. ^ Rhinestone Cowboy by Glen Campbell - Track Info | AllMusic, retrieved 2022-11-16