Basic (Glen Campbell album)

Basic
Studio album by Glen Campbell
Released	October, 1978
Recorded	1978, Lagniappe, Sherman Oaks, California
Genre	R&B
Length	33:34
Label	Capitol
Producer	Glen Campbell Thom Thacker
Glen Campbell chronology
Live at the Royal Festival Hall (1977) Basic (1978) Highwayman (1979)

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Basic is the 34th album by American singer/guitarist Glen Campbell, released in 1978 (see 1978 in music).

Track listing

All tracks composed by Michael Smotherman; except where indicated
Side 1:

1. "(You've Got To) Sing It Nice And Loud For Me Sonny" (Smotherman, Mark Durham) - 2:45
2. "Stranger In The Mirror" - 3:44
3. "Can You Fool" - 3:08
4. "I See Love" - 2:13
5. "(When I Feel Like) I Got No Love In Me" - 3:24

Side 2:

1. "Love Takes You Higher" - 2:39
2. "Never Tell Me No Lies" - 2:18
3. "I'm Gonna Love You" - 3:22
4. "California" - 3:31
5. "Let's All Sing A Song About It" (Smotherman, Billy Burnette) - 3:14
6. "Grafhaidh Me Thu" - 2:36

Personnel

• Glen Campbell - acoustic guitars, electric guitars, bagpipes
• Craig Fall - acoustic guitars, electric guitars
• Bill McCubbin - bass guitar
• Steve Turner - drums
• Ed Greene - drums
• Micheal Smotherman - keyboards
• Carl Jackson - acoustic guitars, electric guitars, banjo
• Ethan Reilly - steel guitar
• TJ Kuenster - piano
• Fred Tackett - acoustic guitar
• Lee Ritenour - guitar solo on "Never Tell Me No Lies"
• Background vocals - Fred Tackett, Ed Greene, Carl Jackson, Micheal Smotherman, TJ Kuenster, Bill McCubbin, Steve Turner, Craig Fall, Dan Kuenster, David Turner, Laura Turner, Jo Dell Smotherman, Kathy Smotherman, Steve Crossley (who also adds acoustic guitar)
• String Quintet - Sid Sharp, Jim Getzoff, David Schwartz, Linn Subotnick, Armand Kaproff.

Production

• Producers - Glen Campbell, Tom Thacker
• Recording Engineer - Chuck Mellone
• Mastered - Wally Traugott, Capitol studios
• String arrangements - TJ Kuenster, Larry Muhoberac
• Photography - Norman Seef

Charts

Album - Billboard (United States)

Chart	Entry date	Peak position	No. of weeks
Billboard Country Albums	12/09/1978	17	15
Billboard 200	12/16/1978	164	5

Singles - Billboard (United States)

Year	Single	Hot Country Singles	Hot 100	Easy Listening
1978	"Can You Fool"	16	38	7
1979	"I'm Gonna Love You"	13	-	38
1979	"California"	45	-	-

References

• Welles, Robin (7 January 1979). "Records". Reading Eagle: 92. http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=TvUhAAAAIBAJ&sjid=JqEFAAAAIBAJ&pg=6367,3621904&dq=glen-campbell&hl=en. Retrieved 2 January 2010. 
• Reilly, Peter (1979). "Popular Discs and Tapes". Stereo Review 42: 96. http://books.google.com/books?id=ypRUAAAAMAAJ&q=%22glen+campbell%22+basic&dq=%22glen+campbell%22+basic&hl=nl&cd=4. Retrieved 15 January 2010.