Old Home Town

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Old Home Town
Studio album by
ReleasedSeptember 1982
Recorded1982
StudioFootprint Sound Studio, Sherman Oaks, California
GenreCountry,[1][2][3] pop[2][3]
LabelAtlantic
ProducerJerry Fuller
Glen Campbell chronology
Glen Campbell Live
(1981)
Old Home Town
(1982)
Letter to Home
(1984)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[4]

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.

Track listing[edit]

Side 1:

  1. "Old Home Town" (David Pomeranz) – 3:38
  2. "I Love How You Love Me" (Barry Mann, Larry Kolber) – 2:29
  3. "Hang On Baby (Ease My Mind)" (Joe Rainey, Dan Rogers) – 2:28
  4. "Blues (My Naughty Sweetie Gives To Me)" (Arthur N. Swanstone, Charles R. McCarron, Carey Morgan) – 2:30
  5. "A Few Good Men" (Joe Rainey) – 3:05

Side 2:

  1. "On the Wings of My Victory" (Bob Corbin) – 3:30
  2. "I Was Too Busy Loving You" (Jimmy Webb) – 3:08
  3. "Ruth" (Jud Strunk) – 2:57
  4. "A Woman's Touch" (Jerry Fuller) – 3:12
  5. "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[edit]

Album[edit]

Chart (1982) Peak
position
U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums 33

Singles[edit]

Year Single Peak positions
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]

  1. ^ van Dam, Hans (December 1982). "Van de Pick Up". Country Gazette: 40.
  2. ^ a b *Kirby, Kip (30 October 1982). "Nashville Scene". Billboard. p. 43. Retrieved 18 May 2010.
  3. ^ a b *Lindsay Planer. "Old Home Town". AllMusic. Retrieved 11 August 2009.
  4. ^ Allmusic review