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"Southern Nights" is a song written and performed by American musician Allen Toussaint, from his 1975 album, Southern Nights, and later recorded by American country music singer Glen Campbell. It was the first single released from Campbell's 1977 album, Southern Nights, and reached No. 1 on three separate US charts.
Southern Nights is an album by American singer and guitarist Glen Campbell, released in 1977 by Capitol Records. [2] The album peaked at number one on the Billboard Top Country Albums chart, and one of the singles from the album, "Southern Nights" (a cover of the song by Allen Toussaint), also reached the number one spot on both the Billboard Hot 100 and Hot Country Songs charts.
"Southern Nights", which would become Toussaint's signature song, was written as a tribute to evenings spent with his Creole family in his native Louisiana. [5] [7] [8] It was brought to the attention of Glen Campbell by Campbell-collaborator Jimmy Webb.
Glen Travis Campbell (April 22, 1936 – August 8, 2017) was an American country singer, guitarist, songwriter, and actor. He was best known for a series of hit songs in the 1960s and 1970s, and for hosting The Glen Campbell Goodtime Hour on CBS television from 1969 until 1972. [2]
The compilation album The Very Best of Glen Campbell can be regarded as the CD release of the 1976 album ... (Allen Toussaint) - 3:07 "Country Boy (You Got Your ...
Glen Campbell, the country singer known for hits such as 'Rhinestone Cowboy' and 'Country Boy,' has died at 81.
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Southern Nights (Glen Campbell album), a 1977 album by Glen Campbell "Southern Nights" (song), a single from this album; Southern Nights (Allen Toussaint album), a 1975 album by Allen Toussaint; Southern Nights, a 1953 West German musical film