''Southern Nights'' is the thirty-second album by American singer/guitarist
Glen Campbell, released in 1977 (see
1977 in music
This is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 1977. This year was the peak of vinyl sales in the United States, with sales declining year on year since then.
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Specific locations
* 1977 in British music
*1977 in N ...
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Track listing
Side 1:
# "
Southern Nights" (
Allen Toussaint
Allen Richard Toussaint (; January 14, 1938 – November 10, 2015) was an American musician, songwriter, arranger and record producer. He was an influential figure in New Orleans rhythm and blues from the 1950s to the end of the century, descri ...
) – 3:07
# "This Is Sarah's Song" (
Jimmy Webb) – 2:34
# "For Cryin' Out Loud" (Micheal Smotherman) – 3:03
# "
God Only Knows" (
Brian Wilson
Brian Douglas Wilson (born June 20, 1942) is an American musician, singer, songwriter, and record producer who co-founded the Beach Boys. Often called a genius for his novel approaches to pop composition, extraordinary musical aptitude, and m ...
,
Tony Asher) – 3:18
# "
Sunflower
The common sunflower (''Helianthus annuus'') is a large annual forb of the genus ''Helianthus'' grown as a crop for its edible oily seeds. Apart from cooking oil production, it is also used as livestock forage (as a meal or a silage plant), as ...
" (
Neil Diamond
Neil Leslie Diamond (born January 24, 1941) is an American singer-songwriter. He has sold more than 130 million records worldwide, making him one of the best-selling musicians of all time. He has had ten No. 1 singles on the Hot 100 and Adul ...
) – 2:50
Side 2:
# "Guide Me" (John Jennings) – 2:24
# "Early Morning Song" (
Jimmy Webb) – 3:30
# "(I'm Getting) Used to the Crying" (
Roger Miller
Roger Dean Miller Sr. (January 2, 1936 – October 25, 1992) was an American singer-songwriter, widely known for his honky-tonk-influenced novelty songs and his chart-topping Country music, country and pop hits "King of the Road (song), Ki ...
, Micheal Smotherman) – 2:47
# "Let Go" (Brian Cadd) – 3:30
# "How High Did We Go" (Victoria Medlin, Ned Albright) – 3:04
Personnel
*Glen Campbell – vocals, acoustic guitars, electric guitars
*
Scott Mathews
Scott Mathews (born July 25, 1955) is an American music producer, composer, performer, and entrepreneur. He has appeared as a musician, songwriter or producer on recordings with sales of more than 40 million units which earned more than 20 gol ...
– drums, dobro
*
Carl Jackson – banjo, acoustic guitars, electric guitars
*
Fred Tackett
Fred Tackett (born August 30, 1945) is an American songwriter and multi-instrumentalist. Originally a session player on guitar, mandolin, and trumpet, he is best known as a member of the band Little Feat.
In addition to his work with Little F ...
– acoustic guitar
*Bill McCubbin – bass guitar
*Bill Graham – bass guitar
*Dennis McCarthy – piano
*
Jimmy Webb – piano
*Micheal Smotherman – keyboards
*
David Foster – keyboards
*
David Paich
David Frank Paich (born June 25, 1954) is an American musician, best known as the co-founder, principal songwriter, keyboardist and singer of the rock band Toto since 1977. He wrote or co-wrote much of Toto's original material, including the ba ...
– keyboards
*George Green – drums
*
Joe Porcaro
Joseph Thomas Porcaro (April 29, 1930 – July 6, 2020) was an American jazz drummer.
Biography
Personal life
The Porcaro family is, on the paternal side, originally from San Luca, an Aspromonte village in the province of Reggio Calabria. Joe ...
– drums
*
Milt Holland – percussion
*Gayle Levant – harp
*Ethan Reilly – pedal steel guitar
*Billie Barnum, Stephanie Spruill, Ann White, Darlene Groncki, Mary Arnold,
Patti Brooks
Pattie Brooks (sometimes credited as Patti Brooks and Patty Brooks) is an American singer most frequently associated with the disco era. She was born in Fort Riley, Kansas to a military family. Her first break came in 1968 when she auditioned f ...
, Martie McCall - backing vocals
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,
Al Schmitt, Greg Venable, Hugh Davies, Joe Jorgensen
*Mixing – Armin Steiner,
Godfrey Diamond
*Production coordinator – Rosemary Xhiaverini
*Art direction – Roy Kohara
*Photography –
Kenny Rogers
*Illustration – Gary van der Steur
Charts
Weekly charts
Year-end charts
Singles
References
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Glen Campbell albums
1977 albums
Albums conducted by Jimmy Webb
Albums arranged by Jimmy Webb
Albums arranged by Jack Nitzsche
Albums produced by Gary Klein (producer)
Capitol Records albums
Albums recorded at Capitol Studios