| "Galveston" | ||||
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| Single by Glen Campbell | ||||
| from the album Galveston | ||||
| B-side | "How Come Every Time I Itch I Wind Up Scratchin' You" | |||
| Released | February 24, 1969 | |||
| Recorded | November 27, 1968 and January 9, 1969 Capitol Studios, Hollywood, California | |||
| Genre | ||||
| Length | 2:39 | |||
| Label | Capitol 2428 | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Jimmy Webb | |||
| Producer(s) | Al De Lory | |||
| Glen Campbell singles chronology | ||||
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"Galveston" is a song written by Jimmy Webb and popularized by American country music singer Glen Campbell who recorded it with the instrumental backing of members of The Wrecking Crew.[3] In 2003, this song ranked number 8 in CMT's 100 Greatest Songs in Country Music. Campbell's version, produced by Al De Lory, also went to number 1 on the country music charts.[4] On other charts, "Galveston" went to number 4 on the Billboard Hot 100 and number one on the "Easy Listening" charts.[5] It was certified gold by the RIAA in October 1969.[6]
- ^ Breihan, Tom (August 6, 2019). "The Number Ones: Glen Campbell's "Rhinestone Cowboy"". Stereogum. Retrieved June 26, 2023.
...a series of lush, considered, heartsick country-pop singles that Campbell recorded with his Wrecking Crew comrades...1969's "Galveston"...
- ^ "Soft Rock Music Songs". AllMusic.
- ^ Hartman, Kent (2012). The Wrecking Crew. St. Martin’s Griffin. pp. 261–263. ISBN 978-1-250-03046-7.
- ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944-2006, Second edition. Record Research. p. 66.
- ^ Whitburn, Joel (2002). Top Adult Contemporary: 1961-2001. Record Research. p. 43.
- ^ "Gold & Platinum". RIAA. Archived from the original on 2012-05-24. Retrieved 2016-10-02.