Maybe you know Glen Campbell as the guy who would fill in for Brian Wilson on Beach Boys tours in the mid-’60s. Or as the guy who played with everyone from Frank Sinatra to the Monkees. Or as the guy with the totally awesome mugshot. But around the MAGNET office, we just like to think of the legendary singer/songwriter as the guy who can make a red jumpsuit and a skinny microphone look hot. On the heels of August’s hit-or-miss Meet Glen Campbell (featuring the man covering songs by the likes of the Replacements, Green Day and the Velvet Underground) comes Greatest Hits, a 16-track collection due February 10. You’re probably saying to yourself, “But wait, Glen Campbell already has more greatest-hits albums than he had hits, so why should I care about this one?” To tell you the truth, we’re not really sure, but we’ll do anything for a chance to run a photo of Campbell in his red jumpsuit. (You know, because he makes it look hot.)
In 2003, MAGNET’s Bob Mehr visited Campbell at his Arizona home, where the music legend talked about his impressive career and his impending retirement (guess he changed his mind about that one). Read it here.
“By The Time I Get To Phoenix” from Greatest Hits:
