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Released in July 1975, Glen Campbells Rhinestone Cowboy was the music legends first No. 1 hit on Billboards Country Albums chart, vaulting the already quite famous master guitarist and singer to household name superstar status. On March 30, ahead of Campbells 79th birthday on April 22, Capitol Nashville/UMe will release an expanded 40th Anniversary Edition of the classic, adding five rare and previously unreleased recordings to the remastered original album.
Many of Rhinestone Cowboys lyrical themes reflected Campbells own life at the time, both personally and professionally. The albums centerpiece title track and its second single, Country Boy (You Got Your Feet In L.A.) spoke to and through Campbell with messages of sacrifice and concession required to maintain a career in entertainments fast lane, which had brought him from Arkansas to Los Angeles in the 1960s.
Written by Larry Weiss, Rhinestone Cowboy became Campbells best-known, signature single, hitting No. 1 on Billboards Hot 100 and Country charts and going Gold in the U.S. upon its release. Nominated for two GRAMMY® Awards, the song took the Single of the Year honors at the ACM Awards, while the single and album won the years Peoples Choice Awards for Favorite Pop/Rock Single, Favorite Country Single and Favorite Country Album.
Rhinestone Cowboy (40th Anniversary Edition)s five bonus tracks include a previously unreleased track, Quits, recorded by Campbell in March 1975 during the albums studio sessions; the North American CD and digital release debut of Record Collectors Dream (the Rhinestone Cowboy singles B-side); the worldwide CD and digital debut of Coming Home (a studio version previously released only in Japan as a 1975 single); and remixes of Country Boy (You Got Your Feet In LA) and Rhinestone Cowboy (both previously released on Campbells Greatest Hits collection).
In a legendary music career spanning more than five decades, Glen Campbell has achieved chart-topping, platinum-selling pop and country success singing everyday tales of life, love, work, and heartache. Before his 2013 retirement from the studio and the stage, Campbell racked up 21 Top 40 hits, 27 Country Top 10 singles, six Top 20 albums, and nine No. 1 Country albums in the U.S.
Glen Campbell has been honored with six GRAMMY® Awards, including The Recording Academys Lifetime Achievement Award, and trophies for Male Vocalist Of The Year from both the Country Music Association (CMA) and the Academy Of Country Music (ACM). In addition to being inducted into the CMAs Hall Of Fame, Campbell has been awarded its top Entertainer Of The Year honors, and the ACM has honored him with its prestigious Pioneer Award. This year, Campbell is nominated for two GRAMMY® Awards and an Academy Award® for Best Original Song.
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