Country and pop legend Glen Campbell passed back in 2017 and now his art will be celebrated with an album of posthumously created duets.
Titled Glen Campbell Duets – Ghost On The Canvas Sessions the album features the likes of Eric Clapton, Elton John, Brian Wilson, Eric Church, Sting, and Dolly Parton. The album will be released via Surfdog Records on April 19, 2024.
As Louder Than Sound notes, the project revisits Campbell’s 2011 album Ghost On The Canvas, which was recorded following his diagnosis of Alzheimer’s disease. Intended to be Campbell’s final recording, the album included a world tour, a documentary and an accompanying soundtrack, plus two more collections of songs, 2013’s See You There and 2017’s Adiós.
Ghost On The Canvas originally featured songs co-written by Campbell and producer Julian Raymond alongside a series of covers, including songs by Jellyfish’s Roger Joseph Manning Jr., The Replacements’ Paul Westerberg, Guided by Voices’ Robert Pollard – whose “Hold On Hope” has been augmented by Eric Church – and Jakob Dylan, whose “Nothing But The Whole Wide World” now features contributions from Eric Clapton.
“I’ve always admired Glen Campbell’s guitar playing and loved his singing,” says Clapton. “I was moved recently when one of his final performances, during his illness, came on TV. When I was asked to sing and play with Glen on the song Jakob Dylan wrote, it all just felt right, and I am happy to be part of it.”
Glen Campbell Duets – Ghost On The Canvas Sessions Tracklist:
- There’s No Me… Without You (with Carole King)
- Ghost On The Canvas (with Sting)
- Hold On Hope (with Eric Church)
- The Long Walk Home (with Hope Sandoval)
- Nothing But The Whole Wide World (with Eric Clapton)
- In My Arms (with Brian Setzer)
- A Better Place (with Dolly Parton)
- Strong (with Brian Wilson)
- A Thousand Lifetimes (with Linda Perry)
- It’s Your Amazing Grace (with Daryl Hall & Dave Stewart)
- Any Trouble (with X)
- I’m Not Gonna Miss You (with Elton John)
