Southern Nights (Glen Campbell album)

Southern Nights
Studio album by Glen Campbell
Released	February 1977
Recorded	1976, Capitol Recording Studio, Hollywood, CA
Genre	Country pop
Label	Capitol
Producer	Gary Klein, Glen Campbell
Glen Campbell chronology
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Southern Nights is the thirty-second album by American singer/guitarist Glen Campbell, released in 1977 (see 1977 in music).

Track listing

Side 1:

1. "Southern Nights" (Allen Toussaint) - 3:07
2. "This Is Sarah's Song" (Jimmy Webb) - 2:34
3. "For Cryin' Out Loud" (Micheal Smotherman) - 3:03
4. "God Only Knows" (Brian Wilson, Tony Asher) - 3:18
5. "Sunflower" (Neil Diamond) - 2:50

Side 2:

1. "Guide Me" (John Jennings) - 2:24
2. "Early Morning Song" (Jimmy Webb) - 3:30
3. "(I'm Getting) Used to the Crying" (Roger Miller, Micheal Smotherman) - 2:47
4. "Let Go" (Brian Cadd) - 3:30
5. "How High Did We Go" (Victoria Medlin, Ned Albright) - 3:04

Personnel

• Glen Campbell - vocals, acoustic guitars, electric guitars
• Scott Mathews - drums, dobro
• Carl Jackson - banjo, acoustic guitars, electric guitars
• Fred Tackett - acoustic guitar
• Bill McCubbin - bass guitar
• Bill Graham - bass guitar
• Dennis McCarthy - piano
• Jimmy Webb - piano
• Micheal Smotherman - keyboards
• David Paich - keyboards
• George Green - drums
• Joe Porcaro - drums
• Milt Holland - percussion
• Gayle Levant - harp
• Ethan Reilly - pedal steel guitar
• Background vocals - Billie Barnum, Stephanie Spruill, Ann White, Darlene Groncki, Mary Arnold, Patti Brooks, Martie McCall

Production

• Producers - Gary Klein, Glen Campbell
• Arranged & conducted by Charlie Calello
• "This Is Sarah's Song" and "Early Morning Song" arranged and conducted by Jimmy Webb
• "Sunflower", "Let Go", "Guide Me" and "How High Did We Go" arranged by Jack Nitzsche and conducted by Alan Broadbent
• Engineers - Armin Steiner, Linda Tyler
• Production coordinator - Rosemary Xhiaverini
• Art direction - Roy Kohara
• Photography - Kenny Rogers
• Illustration - Gary van der Steur

Chart performance

Album

Chart (1977)	Peak position
U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums	1
U.S. Billboard 200	22
Canadian RPM Top Albums	4

Singles

Year	Single	Peak chart positions
		US Country	US	US AC	CAN Country	CAN	CAN AC
1977	"Southern Nights"	1	1	1	2	1	1
	"Sunflower"	4	39	1	7	37	—

Preceded by Luxury Liner by Emmylou Harris

Top Country Albums number-one album April 23-May 7, 1977

Succeeded by New Harvest – First Gathering by Dolly Parton