Adios

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Myers, Justin (March 9, 2018). "C2C Festival: The biggest country and Americana albums of the past year". Official Charts Company . Retrieved March 9, 2018. Copsey, Rob (August 11, 2017). "Farewell, Glen Campbell: The country music star's final record Adios reaches a new peak on this week's Official Album Chart". Official Charts Company. His biggest run of hits (“Gentle on My Mind,”“By the Time I Get to Phoenix,”“Wichita Lineman,”“Galveston,”“Rhinestone Cowboy,” a signature song that became his theme in many ways, and “Southern Nights,” just to name a handful) put him in the pop elite of the ’60s and ’70s, erasing the line between pop and country and helping pave the way for generations of others.

Campbell guest-starred on The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour. Later he hosted a series of his own, The Glen Campbell Goodtime Hour. Betts, Stephen L. (May 3, 2017). "Hear Glen Campbell's Heartbreaking Farewell Song 'Adios' ". Rolling Stone. Wenner Media. Caulfield, Keith (June 23, 2017). "Billboard 200 Chart Moves: Glen Campbell Debuts in Top 40 With Final Album, 'Adios' ". Billboard. British album certifications – Take That – The Platinum Collection". British Phonographic Industry.Adiós” is just one of several vocal performances, recorded in 2012, that find Campbell using his withered voice to extract deep emotion out of this well-chosen material. Sung by a struggling Campbell, songs like “Funny How Time Slips Away,”“Arkansas Farmboy” and “Am I All Alone (Or Is It Only Me)” assume a newfound gravitas. “Have I lost your love, or have I lost my mind?” he sings on the latter, transforming the previously unreleased Roger Miller song into a devastating personal exploration of dementia.

Years later, Campbell returned to recording and appearing on television. In the 1990s, people were again interested in his music and career. Personal problems, though, seemed to get as much attention as his career, for example, when Campbell was arrested for drunk driving. His music is still popular with fans, and is part of popular culture. Martin, Michel (June 10, 2017). "With Help From Friends And Family, Glen Campbell Says 'Adiós' ". NPR.org. ARIA Chart Watch #434". auspOp. August 19, 2017. Archived from the original on August 19, 2017 . Retrieved August 19, 2017.It was 12 years, and of course the friendship continued solidly after that. They were 12 of the best years of my life, and we never did a show that he didn’t feature me. He treated me as well as anybody could ever be treated.” I’m reminded of The Wind, Warren Zevon’s 2003 swan song that was recorded after his diagnosis of terminal lung cancer. Like that album, Adios is not a definitive representation of the artist by any stretch of the imagination, but it’s still an admirable piece of work and shows Campbell in fine voice, singing his heart out despite the disease that eats away at his memory. After being diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease, Campbell embarked on a 2011–2012 Farewell Tour. After finishing the tour, he entered the studio in Nashville to record a final album. According to his wife, Kim Campbell, he wanted to preserve "what magic was left," in what would be his final recordings. [3]

The album debuted at No. 40 on Billboard 200 with 14,000 units, nearly all of which were from traditional album sales. This is Campbell's 16th top 40 album on the chart. It also debuted at No. 7 on Top Country Albums, his 19th top 10 album on this chart. [8] The album has sold 72,800 copies in the US as of January 2018. [9]Pollak, Michael (August 8, 2017). "Glen Campbell, Whose Hit Songs Bridged Country and Pop, Dies at 81". The New York Times . Retrieved August 8, 2017.

But I'm so excited about it because I know he would be excited to share new music with his fans," she says.

‘A very strong family’

He has released more than 70 albums, selling 50 million copies. He helped bring country music to the masses as one of the genre’s first crossover stars. He has earned 21 Top 40 hits, including two # 1’s; 27 Top 10 Country singles, six Top 20 albums and nine #1 country albums. To think you’re standing there with a guy who’s got Alzheimer’s, and he’s having to read the lyrics line by line,” added the producer. “He had to do it that way, and there were some things that were difficult to get. But still there was this incredible tone and ability to sing.” ‘Songs Glen loved to sing’ There was just so much love in the room between me and Glen and Kim, so much time, so many memories, so much water under the bridge that I truly believe there were things I could get out of Glen that nobody else could get. There’s this kinship there, and I hope it shows on the record, because it was felt in the room.”