Galveston
1969 · Capitol 2428 · Los Angeles, California
- Artist
- Glen Campbell
- Title
- Galveston
- Release
- Galveston / Every Time I Itch I Wind Up Scratchin' You
- Year
- 1969
- Label
- Capitol # 2428
- Format
- 7" · Single
- Language
- English
- Country
- Los Angeles, California, USA
- Songwriter
- Jim Webb
- Genre
- Country · Nashville Sound · Country Pop
- Primary theme
- Home Front Perspective / Soldier's Perspective
Annotation
Galveston (Campbell, Glen) (Capitol Records # 2428) Soldier dreaming of home, and his sweetheart. Does not mention Vietnam. #1 Billboard country single, # 4 Billboard Hot 100 "Galveston, oh, Galveston Before I watch your sea birds...at Galveston"
Annotation by Justin A. Brummer
Lyrics
English: Galveston, oh, Galveston / I still hear your sea winds blowing / I still see her dark eyes glowing / She was twenty one, when I left Galveston... / I watch the cannons flashing / I clean my gun, and dream of Galveston / I still see her standing by the water / Standing there looking out to sea / And is she waiting there for me / On the beach where we used to run? / Galveston, I am so afraid of dying / Before I dry the tears she's crying / Before I watch your sea birds...at Galveston
Notes
Capitol 2428 (45-70488), red and yellow swirl label; "Galveston" (Jim Webb), Ja-Ma Music Co., ASCAP, 2:35; produced, arranged and conducted by Al De Lory; "Mfd. by Capitol Records, Inc., a subsidiary of Capitol Industries, Inc." [From the record sleeve and labels]
About the artist
American country singer, born 22 April 1936 near Delight, Arkansas ('Galveston'); died 8 August 2017 in Nashville, Tennessee. [Source: Wikipedia]