Glen Campbell Readies His Final Album “Adiós”
Glen Campbell will release his final record called Adiós on June 9th. Recorded at Station West in Nashville, the album was produced by long time collaborator Carl Jackson, and will feature appearances by friends Willie Nelson and Vince Gill. It also includes a cover of Harry Nilsson’s iconic “Everybody’s Talkin'” that has been released ahead of the album (listen below), and other covers of classic songs.
Campbell was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s Disease in 2011, and subsequently announced a farewell tour for 2011 and 2012. After the tour is when Adiós was recorded to “[capture] what magic was left” according to Glen’s wife Kim. The album features songs that Campbell loved, but never had a chance to record in his career, including “She Thinks I Still Care” made famous by George Jones, and Roger Miller’s “Am I All Alone (Or Is It Only Me).”
Though songwriters for the album have yet to be revealed, it also appears the album will feature cover of the Jerry Reed penned “A Thing Called Love” recorded by Jimmy Dean and Johnny Cash, and Bob Dylan’s “Don’t Think Twice, It’s All Right” recorded by a dozen or so others.
Adiós also sees contributions by Campbell’s children Ashley, Shannon and Cal. Ashley Campbell is a banjo player and performer, who briefly was signed to Big Machine’s now defunct Dot imprint. She also played banjo on Glen Campbell’s farewell tour. Her brother Shannon is also a musician, and regularly plays in Ashley’s band. It’s Ashley’s great banjo picking that can be heard on “Everybody’s Talkin'” below.
Glen Campbell turns 81 in on April 22nd. Adiós is now available for pre-order.
Track List:
1. “Everybody’s Talkin’”
2. “Just Like Always”
3. “Funny (How Time Slips Away)” (feat. Willie Nelson)
4. “Arkansas Farmboy”
5. “Am I All Alone (Or Is It Only Me)” (intro by Roger Miller)
6. “Am I All Alone (Or Is It Only Me)” (feat. Vince Gill)
7. “It Won’t Bring Her Back”
8. “Don’t Think Twice, It’s All Right”
9. “She Thinks I Still Care”
10. “Postcard From Paris”
11. “A Thing Called Love”
12. “Adiós”
April 15, 2017 @ 10:55 am
Getting the box of tissues ready for this one
April 15, 2017 @ 11:11 am
So bittersweet. He did so much for country music. God bless him.
April 15, 2017 @ 12:54 pm
…and pop music. Member of the Wrecking Crew, touring member of the Beach Boys. I saw him play in Vegas during the ’70s at the height of the Rhinestone Cowboy era.
April 19, 2017 @ 2:09 pm
Were you at the show on Nov. 2, when he sang “Happy Birthday” to me?
April 15, 2017 @ 2:09 pm
His talent is so clear, especially in light of what we hear on the radio today. And great banjo picking.
April 15, 2017 @ 4:46 pm
I’m glad folks here don’t sell this man short, and point out that his abilities go well beyond the frequently narrowly-defined definitions of country, pop, rock, and folk, all of which he has done by the way, that and his many defining covers of Jimmy Webb’s songs, which also transcend mundane genre characterizations. And we should also not let it slip through the cracks that the TV show that he hosted from 1969 to 1972 did a lot to introduce the world to many up-and-coming artists during that time.
Incidentally, the title track of this album, “Adios”, is one of those Jimmy Webb songs that was done by one of the artists he had on his TV show, Linda Ronstadt (who recorded it on her 1989 album CRY LIKE A RAINSTORM).
The man clearly was and is one of the great talents of American music; and when he passes on, the world will be just that much lonelier (IMHO).
April 15, 2017 @ 5:30 pm
Ditto on Erik’s comments. Loved watching the old tv show. Great musician.
April 15, 2017 @ 6:00 pm
Criminy, Alzheimer’s is a real S.O.B.
April 15, 2017 @ 7:32 pm
SUCH a talented, warm-hearted musician.
April 15, 2017 @ 7:33 pm
AND don’t forget his role in 1969’s “True Grit”, with John Wayne…
April 15, 2017 @ 9:51 pm
Definitely, no one should forget that one. I don’t imagine it was easy for Glen, and not just because of Wayne, but also having the very tempestuous Henry Hathaway (one of Wayne’s favorites, after John Ford of course) in the director’s chair, and Robert Duvall as the chief baddie Ned Pepper.
April 16, 2017 @ 9:59 am
Beyond his tremendous vocal gifts and well -documented musical contributions in the studio and on tour , Glen introduced the world to Jimmy Webb’s writing and music . He continued to herald Webb’s music on nearly every album he recorded and every show he performed . Not only is that about as loyal a writer to artist relationship as you may ever find , it was a blessing to fans of GREAT writing as , in my opinion and most certainly legions of others , it doesn’t get any better than Jimmy Webb.
Glen has consistently kept his recording standards and recorded performances high and has never let a production get in the way of a great song or vocal delivery . I was a fan from the get-go and remain so today having been a singer , a writer and a guitarist myself throughout my life .
On one other personal note , upon listening to the album ” REUNION” , an early collaboration between Glen and Mr. Webb featuring ALL Jimmy Webb compositions ( 1971-ish ? ) and NO hits , I wrote a letter to Glen Campbell at Capitol records to express my gratitude and love of that record . Shortly thereafter , I received a signed 8×10 of Glen thanking me for my ‘ kind words’ which I keep to this day . I suppose it could have been a ‘ team’ of promo people who took care of these fan letters and such , but I prefer to go on believing it was , indeed , signed by Glen and he has been an enormous musical influence throughout my life . The bar was set high , thank God . And God bless Glen and Jimmy Webb.
I am looking forward , as I have always done , to this final new music from one of the absolute greats .
April 17, 2017 @ 4:05 am
Sadly , as we read this , Glen sits in a facility in Tennessee completely unaware of reality. He’s now in the final stage of Alzheimers. In that particular stage you end up in the fetal position like an infant. I watched my grandfather go through it. It’s the hardest on the family. Watch the documentary about Glens early battle with the disease , it’s called It’ll Be Me. Currently on Netflix.
Brilliant artist and musician all around, we will miss him.
April 17, 2017 @ 5:53 am
Glenn Campbell was my first country music hero.
When I was real real young, I listened to the greatest hits 8 track over and over.
Amazing how his music has stuck with me.
April 17, 2017 @ 7:07 am
I’m looking forward to hearing this. It will be sad but also uplifting as well.
If you’re looking for a good collection by Campbell, I would highly recommend The Definitive Collection. While it doesn’t have every release, it does cover most of his career at the height of his chart success. I believe the songs go from the mid-60s through 1981 (when he left Capital for Atlantic.) It even has his duets with artists like Bobbie Gentry, Anne Murray, and Tanya Tucker. I’ve really enjoyed this collection.
https://www.amazon.com/Definitive-Collection-Glen-Campbell/dp/B00FZ9IQ20/ref=sr_1_3?s=music&ie=UTF8&qid=1492437041&sr=1-3&keywords=glen+campbell
April 17, 2017 @ 10:27 pm
Ashley Campbell has a lot of potential. Any idea where her solo album she’s been recording is at Trigger with the mostly silent Dot implosion?
April 17, 2017 @ 11:50 pm
Yeah, I’m not sure. Her name wasn’t mentioned in the Dot autopsy, and I think maybe she was dropped before all that happened. Beautiful and talented woman. Perhaps the songwriting needs development, but someone should pick her up.