Covers
Altogether it has been recorded by over 300 different artists, and Campbell's version remains the best known in the United States.
The actor Leonard Nimoy also covered the song for his second album Two Sides of Leonard Nimoy. As per the commentaries on the very back album of the very second album, "the kind of song that Nimoy personally loves to sing."
Elvis Presley also recorded the song at American Sound Studios in Memphis in January 1969, and the song featured on the award winning album From Elvis in Memphis.
More recently, it was recorded by Lucinda Williams and this version was featured over the closing credits in the 2006 comedy movie Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby.
R.E.M. performs a cover of this song on Sounds Eclectic: The Covers Project, a covers album released by alternative radio KCRW with the participation of 15 different artists.
Claude François translated the lyrics into French and recorded it as Si Douce A Mon Souvenir
In 1984, Brazilian singer-songwriter Roberto Carlos translated the lyrics into Portuguese (with Erasmo Carlos) and recorded it as Caminhoneiro ("Trucker" in Portuguese), played over 3.000 times on the Brazilian airwaves in just one day.
Trini Lopez included "Gentle on My Mind" on his Reprise Records album Welcome to Trini Country (Reprise R-6300)
Johnny Cash covered the song in his last years, released posthumously his Unearthed Recordings.
Benny Hill also covered the song in one of his skits.
Crooked Fingers recorded a cover of the song for their 2010 cover album Reservoir Songs Volume Two
The Tallest Man on Earth covered this song live, starting during his Spring 2011 tour that began at Coachella 2011
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