Galveston (song)

"Galveston"
vinyl label
One of US reissues
Single by Glen Campbell
from the album Galveston
B-side"How Come Every Time I Itch I Wind Up Scratchin' You"
ReleasedFebruary 24, 1969
RecordedNovember 27, 1968 and January 9, 1969
Capitol Studios, Hollywood, California
Genre
Length2:39
LabelCapitol 2428
Songwriter(s)Jimmy Webb
Producer(s)Al De Lory
Glen Campbell singles chronology
"Wichita Lineman"
(1968)
"Galveston"
(1969)
"Where's the Playground Susie"
(1969)

"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 of the song 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]

  1. ^ 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"...
  2. ^ "Soft Rock Music Songs". AllMusic.
  3. ^ Hartman, Kent (2012). The Wrecking Crew. St. Martin’s Griffin. pp. 261–263. ISBN 978-1-250-03046-7.
  4. ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944-2006, Second edition. Record Research. p. 66.
  5. ^ Whitburn, Joel (2002). Top Adult Contemporary: 1961-2001. Record Research. p. 43.
  6. ^ "Gold & Platinum". RIAA. Archived from the original on 2012-05-24. Retrieved 2016-10-02.