Highwayman (Glen Campbell album) explained

Highwayman
Type:	Album
Artist:	Glen Campbell
Cover:	Glen Campbell Highwayman album cover.jpg
Released:	October 1979
Recorded:	1979
Genre:	Country
Label:	Capitol
Producer:	Glen Campbell, Tom Thacker
Prev Title:	Basic
Prev Year:	1978
Next Title:	Somethin' 'Bout You Baby I Like
Next Year:	1980

Highwayman is the thirty-fifth studio album by American singer/guitarist Glen Campbell, released in 1979 (see 1979 in music).

Track listing

Side 1:

1. "Highwayman" (Jimmy Webb) – 3:01
2. "Hound Dog Man" (Tommy Stuart) – 2:39
3. "I Was Just Thinking About You" (Micheal Smotherman) – 2:40
4. "Love Song" (Webb) – 3:15
5. "My Prayer" (Smotherman) – 2:37

Side 2:

1. "Tennessee Home" (Smotherman) – 3:10
2. "Don't Lose Me in the Confusion" (T.J. Kuenster) – 3:13
3. "Cajun Caper" (Smotherman) – 3:52
4. "Darlin' Darlinka" (Smotherman) – 3:16
5. "Fool Ya" (Smotherman) – 2:17

Personnel

• Glen Campbell – vocals, acoustic guitars, electric guitars, bass guitars
• Craig Fall – acoustic guitar, backing vocals
• Ed Greene – drums
• Carl Jackson – acoustic guitar, fiddle, banjo, backing vocals
• TJ Kuenster – keyboards, backing vocals
• Bill McCubbin – bass guitar, backing vocals
• Steve Turner – drums, backing vocals
• Doug Kershaw – fiddle solo on "Cajun Caper"
• Tom Kellock – piano on "Hound Dog Man"
• Jimmy Webb – piano on "Love Song"
• Micheal Smotherman, Dan Kuenster, Laura Turner, Steve Crossley, Kathy Smotherman, Jo Dell Smotherman, Darlene Groncki - additional backing vocals

Production

• Producer – Glen Campbell, Tom Thacker
• "Highwayman", "Hound Dog Man", "Love Song", "Darlin' Darlinka", "Fool Ya" recorded at Lagniappe, Sherman Oaks, California
• "I Was Just Thinkin About You", "Tennessee", "Don't Lose Me in the Confusion", "Cajun Caper" recorded at Broad Recording Studios, Honolulu, Hawaii
• "My Prayer" recorded at Capitol Records, Hollywood, California
• Arranged by Jimmy Webb, TJ Kuenster
• Strings conductor – Sid Sharp, Irving Geller

Charts

Singles – Billboard (United States)

Year	Single			Easy Listening
1979	"Hound Dog Man"	25	align="center"	-	align="center"	-
1979	"My Prayer"	66	align="center"	-	42

References

• Guo. David. January 4, 1980. Records . Pittsburgh Post-Gazette . 12 . December 31, 2009 .
• News: Davis . Doug . Sound Country . The Times News . Hendersonville, NC . 35 . November 8, 1979 . January 15, 2010.
• Coppage . Noel . February 1980 . Popular Discs and Tapes . Stereo Review . 44 . 5 . January 15, 2010 .
• November 10, 1979 . Billboard's Top Album Picks . Billboard . 91 . 45 . 76 . January 21, 2010 .