By the Time I Get to Phoenix is the seventh album by American singer-guitarist Glen Campbell, released in November 1967 by Capitol Records.
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| Released | November 1967 | |||
| Recorded | 1967 | |||
| Studio | Capitol, Hollywood | |||
| Genre | Country, folk | |||
| Length | 26:31 | |||
| Label | Capitol/EMI | |||
| Producer | Al De Lory, Nick Venet | |||
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| Review scores | |
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| Allmusic |   [1] |
In March 1969 the album won the Grammy for Album of the Year (for 1968), the first country album to do so. In February 1968 the album's lead single "By the Time I Get to Phoenix", released October 1967, won Grammys for both Best Vocal Performance, Male and Best Contemporary Male Solo Vocal Performance (for 1967).[2] In 2004 "By the Time I Get to Phoenix" was inducted in the Grammy Hall of Fame.[3][4]
Track listing
edit| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "By the Time I Get to Phoenix" | Jimmy Webb | 2:42 |
| 2. | "Homeward Bound" | Paul Simon | 2:37 |
| 3. | "Tomorrow Never Comes" | Ernest Tubb, Johnny Bond | 2:27 |
| 4. | "Cold December (In Your Heart)" | Alex Hassilev | 2:27 |
| 5. | "My Baby's Gone" | Hazel Houser | 2:50 |
| 6. | "Back in the Race" | Glen Campbell, Vic Dana | 1:56 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Hey Little One" | Dorsey Burnette, Barry De Vorzon | 2:30 |
| 2. | "Bad Seed" | Bill Anderson | 2:18 |
| 3. | "I'll Be Lucky Someday" | Lee Martin, Dick McBride, Bob Wills | 2:24 |
| 4. | "You're Young and You'll Forget" | Jerry Reed | 2:15 |
| 5. | "Love Is a Lonesome River" | Glen Campbell, Kella Christian | 2:05 |
| Total length: | 26:31 | ||
Personnel
edit- Music
- Glen Campbell – vocals, acoustic guitar
- James Burton – acoustic guitar, electric guitars
- Joe Osborn – bass guitar
- Jim Gordon – drums
- Production
- Al De Lory – producer, arranger, conductor
- Nick Venet – producer ("Tomorrow Never Comes")
- Mort Garson – arranger ("Cold December" and "Bad Seed")
- Leon Russell – arranger ("My Baby's Gone")
- Jimmie Haskell – arranger ("Tomorrow Never Comes")
- Ed Simpson, Capitol Photo Studio – photography
Charts
editAlbum – Billboard (United States)
| Entry date | Chart | Peak position |
|---|---|---|
| 12/30/1967 | Billboard Country Albums | 1 |
| Billboard Top LPs | 15 |
Singles – Billboard (United States)
| Year | Single | Hot 100 | Hot Country Singles |
Easy Listening |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 | "By the Time I Get to Phoenix" | 26 | 2 | 12 |
| 1968 | "Hey Little One" | 54 | 13 | 20 |
References
edit- ^ Allmusic review
- ^ Official Grammy website
- ^ Official Grammy website Archived June 26, 2015, at the Wayback Machine Grammy Hall of Fame Awards
- ^ Basham, David (February 28, 2002). "Got Charts? Expect 'O Brother' Sales Boost After Unexpected Win". MTV. Archived from the original on November 11, 2012. Retrieved November 1, 2012.