Glen Campbell - Essential [EMI]

This British reissue of a 1987 Glen Campbell compilation would be a welcome addition to anybody's car CD library, being chock-full of just the hits, and sequenced in an innovative order that lends itself to movement. All the big ones are here -- "Wichita Lineman," "Galveston," "Gentle on My Mind," "By the Time I Get to Phoenix," "Dreams of the Everyday Housewife," "Where's the Playground Susie," "Rhinestone Cowboy," and his fabled readings of "Both Sides Now," "Reason to Believe," "It's Only Make Believe," and "Try a Little Kindness." Sure, Campbell is a smoking guitar picker, but as a singer he is devastating. Read More