Old Home Town Explained

Old Home Town
Type:	Album
Artist:	Glen Campbell
Cover:	Glen Campbell Old Home Town album cover.jpg
Released:	September 1982
Recorded:	1982
Studio:	Footprint Sound Studio, Sherman Oaks, California
Genre:	Country,^[1] ^[2] ^[3] pop
Label:	Atlantic
Producer:	Jerry Fuller
Prev Title:	Glen Campbell Live
Prev Year:	1981
Next Title:	Letter to Home
Next Year:	1984

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

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

• 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

• Producer – Jerry Fuller
• Engineer – Marc Piscitelle
• Recording - Marc Piscitelle, Linda Corbin
• String Arrangements – Larry Muhoberac
• Art Direction – Bob Defrin

Chart performance

Singles

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

• News: Reeves . Garland . It'll Be a New Glen Campbell . Birmingham News . 123:B5 . 22 May 1982 .
• News: Glen Campbell Show Begins in September . Ocale Star-Banner . 22 . 24 July 1982 . 18 May 2011.
• Top Album Picks – Country . Billboard . 82 . 16 October 1982 . 18 May 2010.
• Coppage . Noel . 1983 . Popular Discs and Tapes . Stereo Review . 48 . 18 May 2010 .
• 1983 . Reviews . Fanfare . 7 . 2 . 410 . 18 May 2010 .

Notes and References

1. van Dam . Hans . Van de Pick Up . Country Gazette . 40 . December 1982.
2. • Kirby . Kip . Nashville Scene . Billboard . 43 . 30 October 1982 . 18 May 2010.
3. • Web site: Lindsay Planer . [{{AllMusic|class=album|id=r91861|pure_url=yes}} Old Home Town ]. AllMusic . 11 August 2009.