Who wrote Try a Little Kindness

Q: Did Glen Campbell write any songs?

29. Trust in God and Do the Right” [from the gospel album No More Night, August 14, 1985; Campbell said in a vintage Entertainment Tonight interview that he wrote the song, although the vinyl label lists no writer and credits Campbell as arranger only.

Q: When did Glen Campbell write try a little kindness?

Glen Campbells Try a Little Kindness Try a Little Kindness” was first recorded by country singer Glen Campbell in 1969. With the amazing skills of Curt Sapaugh and Bobby Austin, they were able to write a song that means something good.

"Try a Little Kindness"

Single by Glen Campbell

from the album Try a Little Kindness

B-side

"Lonely My Lonely Friend"

Released

October 1969

Recorded

March/April 1969
Capitol Studios, Hollywood, California, and United . Recording Studio, Hollywood, California

Genre

Country, easy listening

Length

2:23

Label

Capitol 2659

Songwriter(s)

Curt Sapaugh
Bobby Austin

Producer(s)

Al DeLory

Glen Campbell singles chronology

"True Grit"
(1969)

"Try a Little Kindness"
(1969)

"Honey Come Back"
(1970)

"Try a Little Kindness" is a song written by Curt Sapaugh and Bobby Austin, first recorded by American country music singer Glen Campbell. The song was a hit on three different music charts: it peaked at number two for one week on the country charts.[1] "Try a Little Kindness" went to number one for one week on the Hot Adult Contemporary chart as well as peaking at number 23 on the Billboard Hot 100.[2]

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Chart performance[edit]
Other notable recordings[edit]
References[edit]
Track listing[edit]
Side one[edit]
Side two[edit]
Personnel[edit]
Production[edit]
Charts[edit]
References[edit]
Did Glen Campbell write any songs?
When did Glen Campbell write try a little kindness?
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Chart performance[edit]

Chart (1969)	Peak position
Australian Go-Set Chart	10[3]
Canadian RPM Country Tracks	1
Canadian RPM Top Singles	5
Canadian RPM Adult Contemporary	1
New Zealand Singles Chart	4
U.K. Singles Chart	45
US Billboard Hot 100[4]	23
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[5]	2
U.S. Billboard Easy Listening	1

Other notable recordings[edit]

1969: The Wilburn Brothers – album: Little Johnny From Down the Street
1969: Wanda Jackson – album: Country
1970: Jack Greene – album: Lord is That Me
1970: Ginette Reno – album: Beautiful Second Hand Man
1970: Lynn Anderson – album: I'm Alright
1971: Kitty Wells – album: Pledging My Love
1971: The Oak Ridge Boys – album: "Talk About the Good Times"
1972: Frances Yip (葉麗儀) – album: Frances Yip Golden Hits
1996: The Whites – album: Give A Little Back
2006: Bobby Osborne & the Rocky Top X-Press – album: Try a Little Kindness

References[edit]

^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944-2006, Second edition. Record Research. p. 66.
^ Whitburn, Joel (2002). Top Adult Contemporary: 1961-2001. Record Research. p. 44.
^ "Go-Set Australian charts - 3 January 1970". Poparchives.com.au. 1970-01-03. Retrieved 2016-10-02.
^ "Glen Campbell Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard.
^ "Glen Campbell Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.

Try a Little Kindness

Studio album by

Glen Campbell

Released

January 1970

Recorded

1969

Studio

United (Hollywood)
Capitol (Hollywood)

Genre

Country, folk

Label

Capitol[1]

Producer

Al De Lory

Glen Campbell chronology

Glen Campbell Live
(1969)

Try a Little Kindness
(1970)

Oh Happy Day
(1970)

Singles from Try a Little Kindness

"Try a Little Kindness"
Released: October 1969
"Honey Come Back"
Released: January 1970

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[2]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music	[1]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide	[3]

Try a Little Kindness is the thirteenth album by American singer/guitarist Glen Campbell, released in 1970.[3][4] The title track was one of Campbell's favorite songs.[5]

The album peaked at No. 28 on the UK Albums Chart.[6]

Track listing[edit]

Side one[edit]

"Try a Little Kindness" (Curt Sapaugh, Bobby Austin) – 2:23
"Both Sides Now" (Joni Mitchell) – 3:44
"For My Woman's Love" (Ben Peters) – 3:07
"Country Girl" (Craig Smith) – 2:51
"All the Way" (Jimmy Van Heusen, Sammy Cahn) – 3:10
"Where Do You Go" (Ed Penney, John Domurad) – 2:45

Side two[edit]

"Honey Come Back" (Jimmy Webb) – 3:00
"Folk Singer" (C. E. Daniels) – 2:45
"Love Is Not a Game" (Jerry Goldstein) – 2:10
"Once More with Feeling" (Shirley Nelson) – 3:16
"And the World Keeps Spinning" (Ron Green, Ron Price) – 2:37
"Home Again" (Larry Rintye, Jesse Hodges) – 2:48

Personnel[edit]

Glen Campbell – vocals, acoustic guitar
Al Casey – acoustic guitar
Joe Osborn – bass
Carol Kaye – bass
Hal Blaine – drums
Bob Felts – percussion

Production[edit]

Producer – Al De Lory
Arranged by Al De Lory, Marty Paich
Conductor – Al De Lory
Engineers – Joe Polito, Pete Abbot

Charts[edit]

Album – Billboard (United States)

Chart	Entry date	Peak position	No. of weeks
Billboard Country Albums	July 2, 1970	4	18
Billboard 200	1970	12[7]	?

Singles – Billboard (United States)

Year	Single	Hot Country Singles	Hot 100	Easy Listening
1970	"Try a Little Kindness"	2[8]	23	1
1970	"Honey Come Back"	2	19	4

References[edit]

^ a b Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Vol. 2. MUZE. p. 150.
^ "Try a Little Kindness - Glen Campbell | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic" – via www.allmusic.com.
^ a b The Rolling Stone Album Guide. Random House. 1992. p. 107.
^ McMullen, Marion (January 26, 2020). "The times they were a-changin'". Liverpool Echo: 25.
^ Adams, Cameron (August 10, 2017). "GREAT VOICE, GREAT HEART". Herald Sun: 15.
^ "try a little kindness | full Official Chart History | Official Charts Company". www.officialcharts.com.
^ "Billboard 200 Chart". Billboard.
^ "Glen Campbell's Top 40 Biggest Billboard Hits: From 'Rhinestone Cowboy' to 'Wichita Lineman' & Beyond". Billboard.

Did Glen Campbell write any songs?

29. “Trust in God and Do the Right” [from the gospel album No More Night, August 14, 1985; Campbell said in a vintage Entertainment Tonight interview that he wrote the song, although the vinyl label lists no writer and credits Campbell as arranger only.

When did Glen Campbell write try a little kindness?

Glen Campbell's “Try a Little Kindness “Try a Little Kindness” was first recorded by country singer Glen Campbell in 1969. With the amazing skills of Curt Sapaugh and Bobby Austin, they were able to write a song that means something good.