By the Time I Get to Phoenix (album)
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| By the Time I Get to Phoenix | ||||
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| Studio album by Glen Campbell | ||||
| Released | November, 1967 | |||
| Recorded | 1967, Capitol Recording Studio, Hollywood, CA | |||
| Genre | Folk | |||
| Label | Capitol | |||
| Producer | Al De Lory, Nick Venet | |||
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By the Time I Get to Phoenix is the seventh album by American singer/guitarist Glen Campbell, released in 1967 (see 1967 in music).
Contents |
[edit] Track listing
Side 1:
- "By the Time I Get to Phoenix" (Jimmy Webb) - 2:42
- "Homeward Bound" (Paul Simon) - 2:37
- "Tomorrow Never Comes" (Ernest Tubb, Johnny Bond) -2:27
- "Cold December (In Your Heart" (Alex Hassilev) - 2:27
- "My Baby's Gone" (Hazel Houser) - 2:50
- "Back in the Race" (Glen Campbell, Vic Dana) - 1:56
Side 2:
- "Hey Little One" (Dorsey Burnette, Barry De Vorzon) - 2:30
- "Bad Seed" ([[Bill Anderson] (singer)|Bill Anderson]) - 2:18
- "I'll Be Lucky Someday" (Lee Martin, Dick McBride, Bob Wills) - 2:24
- "You're Young and You'll Forget" (Jerry Reed) - 2:15
- "Love is a Lonesome River" (Glen Campbell, Kella Christian) - 2:05
[edit] Personnel
- Glen Campbell - vocals, acoustic guitar
- James Burton - acoustic guitars and electric guitars
- Joe Osborn - bass guitar
- Jim Gordon - drums
[edit] Production
- Producer - Al De Lory
- "Tomorrow Never Comes" produced by Nick Venet
- Arranged by Al De Lory
- "Cold December" and " Bad Seed" arranged by Mort Garson
- "My Baby's Gone" arranged by Leon Russell
- "Tomorrow Never Comes" arranged by Jimmie Haskell
- Photography - Ed Simpson/Capitol Photo Studio
- Orchestra conducted by Al De Lory
[edit] Charts
Album - Billboard (United States)
| Chart | Entry date | Peak position | No. of weeks |
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| Billboard Country Albums | 12/30/1967 | 1(4) | 64 |
| Billboard 200 | 12/30/1967 | 15 | 80 |
Singles - Billboard (United States)
| Year | Single | Hot Country Singles | Hot 100 | Easy Listening |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 | "By the Time I Get to Phoenix" | 2 | 26 | 12 |
| 1968 | "Hey Little One" | 13 | 54 | 20 |
[edit] Awards
The album By the Time I Get to Phoenix won the 1968 Grammy for Album of the Year, the first county album to do so. In 1967 the song "By the Time I Get to Phoenix" won two Grammys in the categories Best Vocal Performance, Male and Best Contemporary Male Solo Vocal Performance.[2] In 2004 "By the Time I Get to Phoenix" was inducted in the Grammy Hall of Fame.[3]
[edit] References
- Basham, David (February 28 2002). "Got Charts? Expect 'O Brother' Sales Boost After Unexpected Win". MTV. http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1452682/20020228/stanley_ralph.jhtml. Retrieved 7 January 2010.
- ^ Allmusic review
- ^ Official Grammy website
- ^ Official Grammy website Grammy Hall of Fame Awards
| Preceded by There Goes My Everything by Jack Greene |
Top Country Albums number-one album of the year 1968 |
Succeeded by Wichita Lineman by Glen Campbell |
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