Try a Little Kindness (song)
| "Try a Little Kindness" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
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| Single by Glen Campbell | ||||
| from the album Try a Little Kindness | ||||
| B-side | "Lonely My Lonely Friend" | |||
| Released | October 1969 | |||
| Recorded | March/April 1969 | |||
| Studio | ||||
| Genre | Country, easy listening | |||
| Length | 2:23 | |||
| Label | Capitol 2659 | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Curt Sapaugh Bobby Austin | |||
| Producer(s) | Al DeLory | |||
| Glen Campbell singles chronology | ||||
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"Try a Little Kindness" is a song written by Curt Sapaugh and Bobby Austin, first recorded by American country music singer Glen Campbell. The song was a hit on three different music charts: it peaked at number two for one week on the country charts,[1] went to number one for one week on the Hot Adult Contemporary chart, and peaked at number 23 on the Billboard Hot 100.[2]
Chart performance
| Chart (1969) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Australian Go-Set Chart | 10[3] |
| Canadian RPM Country Tracks | 1 |
| Canadian RPM Top Singles | 5 |
| Canadian RPM Adult Contemporary | 1 |
| New Zealand Singles Chart | 4 |
| U.K. Singles Chart | 45 |
| US Billboard Hot 100[4] | 23 |
| US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[5] | 2 |
| U.S. Billboard Easy Listening | 1 |
References
- ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944-2006, Second edition. Record Research. p. 66.
- ^ Whitburn, Joel (2002). Top Adult Contemporary: 1961-2001. Record Research. p. 44.
- ^ "Go-Set Australian charts - 3 January 1970". Poparchives.com.au. 1970-01-03. Retrieved 2016-10-02.
- ^ "Glen Campbell Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard.
- ^ "Glen Campbell Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.