Galveston (album)

Galveston is the twelfth studio album by American country music singer-songwriter Glen Campbell, released in March 1969 by Capitol Records.^[1] The album was a major hit for Campbell, reaching number one on the Billboard Country Albums chart, and generated the number one hit single on the Hot Country Singles and Easy Listening charts, "Galveston", written by Jimmy Webb, who also wrote the follow-up single, "Where's the Playground Susie", which peaked at number 28 on the Hot Country Singles chart and number 10 on the Easy Listening chart.^[1] The front cover is a photograph of Galveston Beach, Galveston, Texas.^[2]

Galveston
Studio album by Glen Campbell
Released	March 1969
Recorded	1969
Studio	Capitol (Hollywood)
Genre	Country, pop
Length	28:07
Label	Capitol
Producer	Al De Lory
Glen Campbell chronology
Wichita Lineman (1968) Galveston (1969) True Grit (1969)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	^[1]

Critical response

In his review for Allmusic, Bruce Eder gave the album four and a half out of five stars, calling it "a smooth, lively, sentimental, and occasionally even exciting album."^[1] Eder concluded that the album "shows off the romantic, the virtuoso, and the country sides of Campbell's persona about as well as any album he ever cut."^[1]

Track listing

Side 1

1. "Galveston" (Jimmy Webb) – 2:39
2. "Take My Hand for a While" (Buffy Sainte-Marie) – 2:41
3. "If This Is Love" (Glen Campbell, Bill Ezell) – 2:08
4. "Today" (Randy Sparks) – 2:29
5. "Gotta Have Tenderness" (Ramona Redd, Mitch Torok) – 2:09
6. "Friends" (Dick Bowman, Glen Campbell) – 2:31

Side 2

1. "Where's the Playground Susie" (Jimmy Webb) – 2:55
2. "Time" (Michael Merchant) – 2:42
3. "Until It's Time for You to Go" (Buffy Sainte-Marie) – 3:02
4. "Oh What a Woman" (Jerry Hubbard) – 2:39
5. "Every Time I Itch I Wind Up Scratchin' You" (Glen Campbell, Jeremy Slate) – 1:51

Personnel

Music

• Glen Campbell – vocals, acoustic and electric guitars
• Hal Blaine – drums
• Al Casey – acoustic guitar
• Bob Felts – drums
• Dennis McCarthy – piano
• Joe Osborn – bass guitar
• Tony Terran – trumpet

Production

• Al De Lory – producer, arranger, conductor

Charts

Album – Billboard (United States)

Chart	Entry date	Peak position	No. of weeks
Billboard Country Albums	04/05/1969	1(11)	26
Billboard 200	04/12/1969	2(1)	42

Singles – Billboard (United States)

Year	Single	Hot Country Singles	Hot 100	Easy Listening
1969	"Galveston"	1	4	1
1969	"Where's the Playground Susie?"	28	26	10

References

1. Eder, Bruce. "Galveston". Allmusic. Retrieved November 2, 2012.
2. "Musical Maps".