1969 soundtrack album by Glen Campbell and Elmer Bernstein
True Grit is the soundtrack album by Glen Campbell and Elmer Bernstein for the film True Grit starring John Wayne . Campbell performs on only two of the album's tracks, the first and last while the remaining eight tracks are taken from music composed by Bernstein for the film.
The soundtrack entered Billboard's Album charts August 1969, reaching a peak position of #77 and remaining on the chart for twelve weeks.[ 1]
Track listing
Side 1
"True Grit " (Don Black , Elmer Bernstein) – 2:32 (vocal – Glen Campbell)
"Rooster" (Elmer Bernstein) – 2:04
"Mattie and Little Blackie" (Elmer Bernstein) – 2:20
"A Dastardly Deed" (Elmer Bernstein) – 3:00
"Papa's Things" (Elmer Bernstein) – 2:58
Side 2
"True Grit" (Elmer Bernstein) – 2:58
"Chen Lee and The General" (Elmer Bernstein) – 2:55
"Big Trail" (Elmer Bernstein) – 3:15
"Cogburn Country" (Elmer Bernstein) – 2:02
"True Grit" (Don Black, Elmer Bernstein) – 2:00 (vocal – Glen Campbell)
Personnel
Glen Campbell – vocals (tracks 1 and 10), electric guitar (track 1)
Jim Gordon – drums (track 1)
Max Bennett – bass guitar (track 1)
Gene Estes – percussion (track 1)
Neil LeVang – acoustic Guitar (track 1)
Dennis McCarthy – piano (track 1)
Production
Producer – Neely Plumb
Engineers – Jack Hunt, Don Henderson
Soundtrack music by Elmer Bernstein
Instrumental selections arranged by Artie Butler
Glen Campbell's vocals produced, arranged and conducted by Al De Lory
Charts
Album chart positions
Single chart positions
References
^ The Billboard Albums , 6th edn. Joel Whitburn. 2006. Record Research Inc. p. 1264. ISBN 0-89820-166-7 .
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