By the Time I Get to Phoenix is the seventh studio album by American singer-guitarist Glen Campbell, released in November 1967 by Capitol Records.
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).Official Grammy website In 2004, "By the Time I Get to Phoenix" was inducted in the Grammy Hall of Fame.Official Grammy website Grammy Hall of Fame Awards
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Personnel Music Glen Campbell – vocals, acoustic guitar James Burton – acoustic guitar, electric guitars Joe Osborn – bass guitar Jim Gordon – drums Bud Shank – flute
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 Album – Billboard (United States) Entry dateChartPeak position12/30/1967Billboard Country Albums1Billboard Top LPs15
Singles – Billboard (United States) YearSingleHot 100Hot CountrySinglesEasyListening1967"By the Time I Get to Phoenix"262121968"Hey Little One"541320
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