The Capitol Years 65/77 Explained

The Capitol Years 65/77
Type:compilation
Artist:Glen Campbell
Cover:Glen Campbell The Capitol Years 65-77 album cover.jpg
Released:February 22, 1999
Recorded:1965–1977
Genre:Country, country pop
Length:124:33
Label:Zonophone/Capitol EMI
Prev Title:The Glen Campbell Collection (1962–1989) Gentle on My Mind
Prev Year:1997
Next Title:Reunited with Jimmy Webb 1974–1988
Next Year:1999

The Capitol Years 65/77 is a compilation album by Glen Campbell, released in Europe only on February 22, 1999. The double CD set contains previously released, single and album tracks that Campbell recorded for Capitol Records between 1965 and 1977.

AllMusic reviewer Bruce Eder awarded the compilation 5-out-of-5 stars, and stated "There is no definitive Glen Campbell compilation, but this 130-minute, two-disc set from England comes very close to it."

Track listing

Disc 1:

  1. "The Universal Soldier" (Buffy Saint Marie) - 2:10
  2. "Guess I'm Dumb" (Brian Wilson, Russ Titelman) - 2:40
  3. "Less of Me" (Glen Campbell) - 2:36
  4. "Mary in the Morning" (Lendell, Cymbal) - 3:03
  5. "Gentle on My Mind" (John Hartford) - 2:57
  6. "By the Time I Get to Phoenix" (Jimmy Webb) - 2:43
  7. "They'll Never Take Her Love Away From Me" (Leon Payne) - 2:21
  8. "Hey Little One" (Dorsey Burnette, Barry De Vorzon) - 2:33
  9. "Just Another Man" (Campbell, Allison) - 2:11
  10. "It's Over" (Jimmie Rodgers) - 2:04
  11. "Without Her" (Harry Nilsson) - 2:16
  12. "Dreams of the Everyday Housewife" (Chris Gantry) - 2:34
  13. "Wichita Lineman" (Jimmy Webb) - 3:06
  14. "You're Young and You'll Forget" (Jerry Hubbard) - 2:19
  15. "Every Time I Itch I Wind Up Scratching You" (Campbell, Slate) - 1:53
  16. "Reason to Believe" (Tim Hardin) - 2:24
  17. "Galveston" (Jimmy Webb) - 2:40
  18. "Where's the Playground Susie" (Jimmy Webb) - 2:56
  19. "Got to Have Tenderness" (M. Torok, R. Redd) - 2:10
  20. "Mornin' Glory" (with Bobbie Gentry) - (Bobbie Gentry) - 2:53
  21. "True Grit" (Don Black, Elmer Bernstein) - 2:32
  22. "If This Is Love" (Campbell, Ezell) - 2:09
  23. "Try a Little Kindness" (Austin, Sapaugh) - 2:26
  24. "All I Have to Do Is Dream" (with Bobbie Gentry) (Bryant) - 2:33

Disc 2:

  1. "Honey Come Back" (Jimmy Webb) - 2:58
  2. "Folk Singer" (Daniels) - 2:45
  3. "Love Is Not a Game" (Goldstein, James) - 2:13
  4. "Everything a Man Could Ever Need" (Mac Davis) - 2:32
  5. "As Far as I'm Concerned" (Bobby Russell) - 2:40
  6. "It's Only Make Believe" (Conway Twitty, Jack Nance) - 2:27
  7. "Dream Sweet Dreams About Me" (Ragsdale) - 2:39
  8. "Just Another Piece of Paper" (Jimmy Webb) - 2:10
  9. "The Last Time I Saw Her" (Gordon Lightfoot) - 4:07
  10. "Don't It Make You Want to Go Home" (Joe South) - 2:32
  11. "London (I'm Comin' to See You)" (David Paich) - 3:21
  12. "You Might as Well Smile" (Jimmy Webb) - 3:31
  13. "About the Ocean" (Susan Webb) - 2:57
  14. "Adoration" (Jimmy Webb) - 3:12
  15. "Rhinestone Cowboy" (Larry Weiss) - 3:15
  16. "Country Boy (You Got Your Feet in L.A.)" (Dennis Lambert, Brian Potter) - 3:07
  17. "Marie" (Randy Newman) - 3:35
  18. "Comeback" (Lambert, Potter) - 3:24
  19. "Christiaan No" (Jimmy Webb) - 2:34
  20. "Southern Nights" (Allen Toussaint) - 2:58
  21. "Sunflower" (Neil Diamond) - 2:52
  22. "This Is Sarah's Song" (Jimmy Webb) - 2:35

Production