Song DNA
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A poignant ballad about heartbreak and yearning, expressing the deep emotional pain of lost love.
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Moods: emotional, introspective, melancholy
Traditions: country
How this song sits on each sensory axis
A dynamic range of 6/10 means this song moves. Expect a real volume climb between quiet sections and the loudest part of the arrangement — enough that you may want to set the initial volume below where you'd normally land.
Sudden changes: mild. There are one or two transitions worth knowing about, though they're musically resolved rather than surprise-driven.
Texture: smooth.
Predictability is medium — conventional structure overall, with one or two moments that deviate from what you'd expect.
Vocal style: soft vocals.
Where this sits in Glen Campbell's catalog
We have 20 songs from Glen Campbell in the library. Of those, 13 are rated Safe, 7 Moderate, and 0 Intense. This song's dynamic range of 6/10 sits above the artist average of 5.3, making it the #1 most dynamic track of theirs in our library.
Other tracks from Gentle on My Mind
We have 13 songs from this album. Overall, the album leans safe in sensory profile.
- Gentle on My Mind — safe DR 5
- By the Time I Get to Phoenix — safe DR 5
- Try a Little Kindness — safe DR 5
- Dreams of the Everyday Housewife — safe DR 5
- Where's the Playground Susie — moderate DR 6
- Arkansas — safe DR 5
- If You Go Away — moderate DR 6
- Dream Baby — safe DR 5
- Sunflower — safe DR 5
- Less of Me — moderate DR 6
- Everything a Man Could Ever Need — safe DR 5
- I Will Always Love You — moderate DR 6
1967 context
Released in 1967. We have 289 songs from that year in our library, averaging a dynamic range of 6.2/10. This track is about average than the year average. Explore more from the 1960s.
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Why this rating
We rate this song Moderate because it falls between our Safe and Intense thresholds on at least one dimension. Moderate is the default for most well-produced music that has real arc but no surprise elements. Full rubric: methodology.
Rating last reviewed: 2026-04-17. Reviewed by the Music I Want editorial team against the documented methodology.
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