Light Years (Glen Campbell album)

Light Years

Studio album by Glen Campbell

Released

August 1988

Recorded

1988,
Soundstage Studios,
Nashville, TN

Jimmy Bowen
Glen Campbell

Glen Campbell chronology

Still Within the Sound of My Voice
(1987)

Light Years
(1988)

Favorite Hymns
(1989)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	^[1]

Light Years is the 44th album by American singer-guitarist Glen Campbell, released in 1988 by MCA. The album features eight songs written by Jimmy Webb, including the singles "Light Years" and "More Than Enough".^[1]

Track listing

All songs were written by Jimmy Webb, except where indicated.

Side 1

"Lightning in a Bottle" – 4:03
"If These Walls Could Speak" – 2:58
"More Than Enough" – 2:53
"Brand New Eyes" – 2:29
"Show Me the Way to Go" (Jeff Tweel) – 2:57

Side 2

"Light Years" – 3:47
"Heart of the Matter" (Micheal Smotherman) – 3:01
"Almost Alright Again" – 3:27
"Saturday Night" – 2:32
"Our Movie" – 3:33

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Personnel

Music

Glen Campbell – vocals, acoustic guitar, electric guitar, harmony vocals
T.J. Kuenster – piano, synthesizer
Mike Lawler – synthesizer
Billy Joe Walker – acoustic guitar
Reggie Young – electric guitar
David Hungate – bass
Russ Kunkel – drums, percussion
Sandy Campbell Brink – harmony vocals
Gail Davies – harmony vocals

Production

Jimmy Bowen – producer
Glen Campbell – producer
Russ Martin – engineer
Marty Williams – engineer
Mark J. Coddington – engineer
Chuck Ainlay – engineer
Willie Pevear – recording at Soundstage Studios, Nashville, TN
Simon Levy – art direction
Peter Nash – photography
Jackson Design – design

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Chart performance

Album

Chart (1988)	Peak position
U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums	58

Singles

Year	Single	Peak positions
Year	Single	US Country
1988	"Light Years"	35
1989	"More Than Enough"	47

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References

Citations

^ ^a ^b "Light Years". Allmusic. Retrieved October 31, 2012.

Bibliography

Lewis, Jim (12 October 1988). "Campbell Shaves and Career Grows". The Bryan Times: 1. Retrieved 2010-01-01.
Tarbox, James M. (18 November 1988). "Records". The Spokesman- Review: 57. Retrieved 2010-01-01.
Rowe, Norman (25 December 1988). "Campbell Releases New Disc". Richmond Times: G–11. Retrieved 2010-01-01.
"Glen Campbell Light Years". Country Song Roundup: 34. August 1988.

v t e Glen Campbell

Studio albums	Big Bluegrass Special Too Late to Worry, Too Blue to Cry The Astounding 12-String Guitar of Glen Campbell The Big Bad Rock Guitar of Glen Campbell Burning Bridges Gentle on My Mind By the Time I Get to Phoenix Hey Little One A New Place in the Sun Bobbie Gentry & Glen Campbell That Christmas Feeling Wichita Lineman Galveston True Grit Try a Little Kindness Oh Happy Day Norwood The Glen Campbell Goodtime Album The Last Time I Saw Her Anne Murray / Glen Campbell The Artistry of Glen Campbell Glen Travis Campbell I Knew Jesus (Before He Was a Star) I Remember Hank Williams Houston (I'm Comin' to See You) Reunion: The Songs of Jimmy Webb Ernie Sings & Glen Picks Rhinestone Cowboy Bloodline Southern Nights Basic Highwayman Somethin' 'Bout You Baby I Like It's the World Gone Crazy Old Home Town Letter to Home No More Night It's Just a Matter of Time Still Within the Sound of My Voice Light Years Favorite Hymns Walkin' in the Sun Unconditional Love Show Me Your Way Rock-A-Doodle Wings of Victory Somebody Like That Home for the Holidays The Boy in Me Christmas with Glen Campbell A Glen Campbell Christmas My Hits and Love Songs Love Is the Answer: 24 Songs of Faith, Hope and Love Meet Glen Campbell Ghost on the Canvas Glen Campbell and Jimmy Webb: In Session See You There

Live albums	Glen Campbell Live Live in Japan Live at the Royal Festival Hall Glen Campbell Live Glen Campbell Live! His Greatest Hits Glen Campbell in Concert with the South Dakota Symphony

Compilations	Country Shindig The 12 String Guitar of Glen Campbell Glen Campbell Plays 12 String Guitar Portrait Country Soul Country Music Star No. 1 The Glen Campbell Album Limited Collector's Edition A Satisfied Mind Glen Campbell's Greatest Hits Gentle on My Mind The Good Time Songs of Glen Campbell I'll Paint You a Song Arkansas The Best of Glen Campbell Glen Campbell's Twenty Golden Greats The Great Hits of Glen Campbell The Glen Campbell Collection All I Have to Do Is Dream The Very Best of Glen Campbell Presents His Hits in Concert Classics Collection Greatest Country Hits Best of the Early Years Merry Christmas All-Time Greatest Hits The Essential Glen Campbell Volume One The Essential Glen Campbell Volume Two The Essential Glen Campbell Volume Three Jesus and Me: The Collection Home at Last The Glen Campbell Collection (1962-1989) Gentle on My Mind The Capitol Years 65/77 Reunited with Jimmy Webb 1974-1988 Love Songs Glen Campbell Christmas Super Hits 20 Greatest Hits Rhinestone Cowboy/Bloodline The Lambert & Potter Sessions 1975-1976 Southern Nights/Basic All the Best The Legacy (1961-2002) Rhinestone Cowboy (New Studio Recordings) Glen Campbell Collection Rhinestone Cowboy Live, on the Air & in the Studio Sings the Best of Jimmy Webb 1967-1992 The Platinum Collection Classic Campbell Words and Music Greatest Hits

Singles	"Turn Around, Look at Me" "Too Late to Worry, Too Blue to Cry" "Long Black Limousine" "Universal Soldier" "Gentle on My Mind" "By the Time I Get to Phoenix" "Hey Little One" "I Wanna Live" "Dreams of the Everyday Housewife" "Wichita Lineman" "Let It Be Me" "Galveston" "Where's the Playground Susie" "True Grit" "Try a Little Kindness" "Honey Come Back" "All I Have to Do Is Dream" "Oh Happy Day" "Everything a Man Could Ever Need" "It's Only Make Believe" "Dream Baby (How Long Must I Dream)" "The Last Time I Saw Her" "I Say a Little Prayer" "Oklahoma Sunday Morning" "Manhattan, Kansas" "Bonaparte's Retreat" "Rhinestone Cowboy" "Country Boy (You Got Your Feet in L.A.)" "Don't Pull Your Love" "Then You Can Tell Me Goodbye" "Southern Nights" "Sunflower" "I Love How You Love Me" "Faithless Love" "A Lady Like You" "It's Just a Matter of Time" "The Hand That Rocks the Cradle" "Still Within the Sound of My Voice" "I Remember You" "I Have You" "She's Gone, Gone, Gone"

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v t e Jimmy Webb

Original albums	Jim Webb Sings Jim Webb (1968) Words and Music (1970) And So: On (1971) Letters (1972) Land's End (1974) El Mirage (1977) Angel Heart (1982) Suspending Disbelief (1993) Ten Easy Pieces (1996) Twilight of the Renegades (2005) Live and at Large (2007) Just Across the River (2010)

Collaborative albums	Up, Up, and Away (1966) The Magic Garden (1967) Rewind (1967) A Tramp Shining (1968) The Yard Went On Forever (1968) Sunshower (1969) The Supremes Produced and Arranged by Jimmy Webb (1972) Reunion: The Songs of Jimmy Webb (1974) Earthbound (1975) Live at the Royal Festival Hall (1977) Watermark (1977) Breakwater Cat (1980) The Last Unicorn (1982) The Animals' Christmas (1986) Light Years (1988) Cry Like a Rainstorm, Howl Like the Wind (1989) Only One Life: The Songs of Jimmy Webb (2003) This Kind of Love (2008) Cottonwood Farm (2009) Glen Campbell and Jimmy Webb: In Session (2012)

Compilation albums	Tribute to Burt Bacharach and Jim Webb (1972) And Someone Left the Cake Out in the Rain... (1998) Archive (1994) Reunited with Jimmy Webb 1974–1988 (1999) Tunesmith: The Songs of Jimmy Webb (2003) The Moon's a Harsh Mistress: Jimmy Webb in the Seventies (2004) Archive & Live (2005)

Songs	"All I Know" "By the Time I Get to Phoenix" "Galveston" "Highwayman" "Honey Come Back" "MacArthur Park" "Still Within the Sound of My Voice" "The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress" "Up, Up and Away" "Where's the Playground Susie" "Wichita Lineman" "The Worst That Could Happen"

Related articles	Jimmy Webb discography

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