Soon after his return to the United States, Campbell went to Al Coury's office at Capitol Records, where he was approached about "a great new song" – "Rhinestone Cowboy".
sˈuːn ˈæftɚ hɪz ɹᵻtˈɜːn tə ðə juːnˈaɪɾᵻd stˈeɪts, kˈæmbəl wɛnt tʊ ˈæl kˈɜːɹiz ˈɑːfɪs æt kˈæpɪɾəl ɹˈɛkɚdz, wˌɛɹ hiː wʌz ɐpɹˈoʊtʃt ɐbˈaʊt "ɐ ɡɹˈeɪt nˈuː sˈɔŋ"  "ɹˈaɪnstoʊn kˈaʊbɔɪ".