Glen Campbell - Wichita Lineman (1968)
Jimmy Webb
from:
"Wichita Lineman" (LP)
"Wichita Lineman" / "Fate of Man" (Single)
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Personnel:
Glen Campbell: Vocals / Baritone Guitar Solo
The Wrecking Crew:
Al De Lory: Piano
Al Casey: Guitar
James Burton: Guitar
Carol Kaye: Guitar / Bass (the descending six-note intro)
Don Bagley: Bass
Jim Gordon: Drums
Orchestral Arrangements by Al De Lory
Produced by Al De Lory
Recorded:
@ The Capitol Records Studios
in Hollywood, California USA
on May 27, 1968 and August 14, 1968
Released:
in October of 1968
Capitol Records
In 2010, Rolling Stone magazine's list of the "500 Greatest Songs of All Time" ranked "Wichita Lineman" at #195.
It has been referred to as "the first existential country song".
British music journalist Stuart Maconie called it "the greatest pop song ever composed".
The BBC referred to it as "one of those rare songs that seems somehow to exist in a world of its own – not just timeless but ultimately outside of modern music".
In 2020, "Wichita Lineman" was selected by the Library of Congress for preservation in the National Recording Registry for being "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant".