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By the Time I Get to Phoenix
"
By the Time I Get to Phoenix
" is a song written by
Jimmy Webb
. Originally recorded by
Johnny Rivers
in 1965, it was covered by American
country music
singer
Glen Campbell
on his
album of the same name
. Released on
Capitol Records
in 1967, Campbell's version topped
RPM
Canada Country Tracks, reached number two on
Billboard
Hot Country Singles
chart, and won two awards at the
10th Annual Grammys
.
Broadcast Music, Inc.
(BMI) named it the third most performed song from 1940 to 1990. The song was ranked number 20 on BMI's Top 100 Songs of the Century.
Frank Sinatra
called it "the greatest
torch song
ever written."
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