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Ghost On The Canvas

Glen Campbell

Ghost On The Canvas

The final album from the country singer - who was diagnosed with Alzheimer's this year - includes covers of Green Day and Tom Petty songs

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7.3

Label
Surfdog
UK Release date
29/08/2011
US Release date
30/08/2011
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  1. 9.0 |   BBC

    Ghost on the Canvas is the real deal, musical and emotionally true and sometimes devastating, on a par with Cash’s performance on Hurt
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  2. 8.0 |   Uncut

    The obvious sincerity of Campbell's performance overcomes any qualms about what could have been an exploitative concept. Print edition only

  3. 8.0 |   Q

    Glen Campbell's command of truth-telling songs with empathic weight is undisputed. Print edition only

  4. 8.0 |   Evening Standard

    He's going out on an elegiac high, with a beautifully crafted, stately but emotionally charged "musical biography"
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  5. 8.0 |   Daily Telegraph

    The title track has the spacious, yearning quality of Wichita Lineman, and sounds like Campbell’s last classic. Superb
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  6. 8.0 |   Blurt

    Campbell is at the top of his game even at closing time. If there's no more to come then this is as good a spot as any to ring down the curtain
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  7. 8.0 |   PopMatters

    Despite the crass marketing and sappy motif, this record deserves our attention
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  8. 7.0 |   Consequence Of Sound

    Campbell has a deft ear for pop music, and this album is a perfect example of that
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  9. 7.0 |   Slant Magazine

    It's not a perfect album, but it's honest and ambitious, and it allows Campbell to end his career both on his own terms and on a real high note
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  10. 7.0 |   Rolling Stone

    Campbell's soaring tenor has gone a bit shaky with age, but the years have added an edge to his singing. Dude's definitely not going out softly
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  11. 6.7 |   A.V. Club

    As a cap on that career, Ghost On The Canvas is an inconsistent but moving summation
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  12. 6.5 |   Pitchfork

    A surprisingly upbeat retirement album, one that never stoops to self-pity and very modestly reminds you of past triumphs
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  13. 6.0 |   Mojo

    His farewell tour looms; bring a hanky. Print edition only

  14. 6.0 |   The Independent

    There's a profound valedictory tone about it
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