It's the World Gone Crazy

It's the World Gone Crazy is the thirty-seventh album by American singer/guitarist Glen Campbell, released in 1981 (see 1981 in music). The lead single, "Any Which Way You Can", was the title song to the 1980 movie Any Which Way You Can, the sequel to Every Which Way But Loose.

It's the World Gone Crazy
Studio album by
ReleasedJanuary 1981
Recorded1980
StudioSound Labs Inc., Hollywood
GenreCountry
LabelCapitol
ProducerGary Klein, Snuff Garrett
Glen Campbell chronology
Somethin' 'Bout You Baby I Like
(1980)
It's the World Gone Crazy
(1981)
Glen Campbell Live
(1981)

Track listing

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Side 1:

  1. "Why Don't We Just Sleep on It Tonight" (duet with Tanya Tucker) (John Lewis Parker, Harry Shannon) – 3:05
  2. "I Don't Want to Know Your Name" (Micheal Smotherman) – 4:02
  3. "In Cars" (Jimmy Webb) – 3:05
  4. "It's the World's Gone Crazy (Cotillion)" (Shel Silverstein, Waylon Jennings) – 2:38
  5. "Rollin'" (Joe Rainey, Jack Tempchin) – 3:30

Side 2:

  1. "Nothing Quite Like Love" (Micheal Smotherman) – 3:57
  2. "A Daisy a Day" (Jud Strunk) – 3:40
  3. "Any Which Way You Can" (Milton Brown, Steve Dorff, Snuff Garrett) – 3:14
  4. "It's Your World" (Joe Rainey) – 3:46
  5. "Shoulder to Shoulder" (duet with Tanya Tucker) (Henry Gaffney) – 3:25

Personnel

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Production

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  • Executive Producer – Charles Koppelman
  • Producers – Gary Klein for The Entertainment Company, Snuff Garrett ("Any Which Way You Can")
  • Strings – Nick DeCaro, Steve Dorff
  • Conductor – Edward Karam
  • Concertmaster – Harry Bluestone
  • Engineers – John Arrias, Grover Helsley
  • Photography – Mike Rothwell

Chart performance

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Album

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Chart (1981) Peak
position
U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums 49
U.S. Billboard 200 178

Singles

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Year Single Peak chart positions
US Country US US AC CAN Country
1980 "Any Which Way You Can" 10 10
1981 "I Don't Want to Know Your Name" 54 65 45
"Why Don't We Just Sleep on It Tonight" (with Tanya Tucker) 85

References

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  • "Campbell has new album". The Bulletin Journal. Cape Girardeau, MO. March 15, 1981. p. 22. Retrieved January 15, 2010.