Disco de Glen Campbell: “20 Greatest Hits”

If memory serves me correctly, only about 7 of the 20 tracks on this "20 Greatest Hits" collection were actually hits for Campbell either on the pop, country or easy listening charts. If you're looking for a really good hits collection by Campbell, I recommend (with reservations) "The Very Best of Glen Campbell" on Capitol or "The Glen Campbell Collection" on Razor and Tie. The Capitol disc is a great compilation but was remastered long before the Razor and Tie collection. The R&T disc sounds better and, being a two-disc set (and that's the only way to get a comprehensive collection of Campbell's hits) offers a much wider selection of material. Still, Campbell is a very versatile performer and turns in fine performances on all the tracks included on "20 Greatest" whether or not they were among his "hits".

There are many greatest hits compilations for Glen Campbell and this newest one is one of the best. It includes all the essential hits -"Galveston," "By the Time I Get to Phoenix," "Gentle On My Mind," "Rhinestone Cowboy," "Southern Nights," and "Wichita Lineman." And it also includes some interesting choices for other hits. Three instrumental pieces are included as well as some not-so-big hits that are cause for question of the title of this album. For example, instead of including "Let It Be Me," or "All I Have To Do is Dream," with Bobbie Gentry, "Scarborough Fair/Canticle" is included. It's nice, although, that different 'greatest hits' are included. I suppose, however, that any more than this and a second CD would have to be added (like "The Glen Campbell Collection"), but it would be nicer if this package included EVERYTHING.

Silky-smooth vocals and tender guitars are the hallmark of this, the Magnum Opus of Glen Campbell's catalog. Played against a back-drop of modern rock-n-country drivel, we all are reminded why we chose Glen to write the soundtrack of our lives in the first place. Five stars for the helmet-haired minstrel from Arkansas.

All I can say is wonderful! I love this man's voice and style in the late 60s and it still stands up as good work now.

I love the instrumentals on this CD. Classical Gas is done live but doesn't suffer from this live performance, in my opinion. King of the Road and Mr. Tambourine Man are also instrumentals and I think these are done wonderfully. Scarborough Fair is a duet and is great. Of course there are "By the Time I Get to Phoenix", "Wichita Lineman", "Rhinestone Cowboy", "I'm So Lonesome I Could Die", and "Galveston" which are all classics. If you like Glenn Campbell, this CD shows his talents playing the guitar and, of course, his singing talents. I highly recommend this CD.