Old Home Town is the thirty-ninth album by American singer/guitarist Glen Campbell, released in 1982 (see 1982 in music). It was his first album released on Atlantic Records after twenty years with Capitol Records.
| Old Home Town | ||||
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| Released | September 1982 | |||
| Recorded | 1982 | |||
| Studio | Footprint Sound Studio, Sherman Oaks, California | |||
| Genre | Country,[1][2][3] pop[2][3] | |||
| Label | Atlantic | |||
| Producer | Jerry Fuller | |||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |    [4] |
Track listing
editSide 1:
- "Old Home Town" (David Pomeranz) – 3:38
- "I Love How You Love Me" (Barry Mann, Larry Kolber) – 2:29
- "Hang On Baby (Ease My Mind)" (Joe Rainey, Dan Rogers) – 2:28
- "Blues (My Naughty Sweetie Gives To Me)" (Arthur N. Swanstone, Charles R. McCarron, Carey Morgan) – 2:30
- "A Few Good Men" (Joe Rainey) – 3:05
Side 2:
- "On the Wings of My Victory" (Bob Corbin) – 3:30
- "I Was Too Busy Loving You" (Jimmy Webb) – 3:08
- "Ruth" (Jud Strunk) – 2:57
- "A Woman's Touch" (Jerry Fuller) – 3:12
- "Mull of Kintyre" (Paul McCartney, Denny Laine) – 4:18
Personnel
edit- Glen Campbell – vocals, acoustic guitar, bagpipes
- Kim Darigan – bass guitar, background vocals
- Craig Fall – acoustic guitars and electric guitars, background vocals
- Steve Hardin – keyboards, harmonica, background vocals
- Carl Jackson – acoustic guitar, fiddle, banjo, background vocals
- TJ Kuenster – keyboards, synthesizer, background vocals
- Steve Turner – drums, background vocals
- Larry Muhoberac – keyboards, background vocals
- Additional backing vocals – Chris Brosius, Jerry Fuller, Annette Fuller, Joey Scarbury, Joe Benzet, Terry Klein
Production
edit- Producer – Jerry Fuller
- Engineer – Marc Piscitelle
- Recording - Marc Piscitelle, Linda Corbin
- String Arrangements – Larry Muhoberac
- Art Direction – Bob Defrin
Chart performance
editAlbum
edit| Chart (1982) | Peak position |
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| U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums | 33 |
Singles
edit| Year | Single | Peak positions | |
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| US Country | US AC | ||
| 1982 | "Old Home Town" | 44 | — |
| "I Love How You Love Me" | 17 | 35 | |
| 1983 | "On the Wings of My Victory" | 85 | — |
References
edit- ^ van Dam, Hans (December 1982). "Van de Pick Up". Country Gazette: 40.
- ^ a b *Kirby, Kip (30 October 1982). "Nashville Scene". Billboard. p. 43. Retrieved 18 May 2010.
- ^ a b *Lindsay Planer. "Old Home Town". AllMusic. Retrieved 11 August 2009.
- ^ Allmusic review
- Reeves, Garland (22 May 1982). "It'll Be a New Glen Campbell". Birmingham News. pp. 123:B5.
- "Glen Campbell Show Begins in September". Ocale Star-Banner. 24 July 1982. p. 22. Retrieved 18 May 2011.
- "Top Album Picks – Country". Billboard. 16 October 1982. p. 82. Retrieved 18 May 2010.
- Coppage, Noel (1983). "Popular Discs and Tapes". Stereo Review. 48. Retrieved 18 May 2010.
- "Reviews". Fanfare. 7 (2): 410. 1983. Retrieved 18 May 2010.