Who was the original artist of the song covered in Glen Campbell's 1967 video?
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Glen Campbell videos American country music singer Glen Campbell released fifteen video albums and was featured in twenty-one music videos in his lifetime. His first two music videos, "By the Time I Get to Phoenix" and "Wichita Lineman", were directed by Gene Weed in 1967 and 1968 respectively. Campbell released his final music video, "I'm Not Gonna Miss You", in 2014 to coincide with the release of the documentary "".
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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"'s Canada Country Tracks, reached number two on "Billboard"'s 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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Blue Suede Shoes "Blue Suede Shoes" is a rock-and-roll standard written and first recorded by Carl Perkins in 1955. It is considered one of the first rockabilly (rock-and-roll) records, incorporating elements of blues, country and pop music of the time. Perkins' original version of the song was on the Cashbox Best Selling Singles list for 16 weeks and spent two weeks in the number two position. Elvis Presley performed his version of the song three different times on national television. It was also recorded by Buddy Holly and Eddie Cochran, among many others.
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Candles in the Rain Candles in the Rain is singer Melanie's third album, released in 1970. The album produced Melanie's first Top Ten single in North America, "Lay Down (Candles in the Rain)", which was inspired by the crowd's reaction to her performance at Woodstock. The cover of The Rolling Stones' 1967 song "Ruby Tuesday" reached the Top Ten in the United Kingdom.
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Buzz Campbell Buzz Campbell is an American guitarist, vocalist and songwriter. He plays anything that is close to Rockabilly music, Blues, Swing, Country & Rock & roll. Buzz Campbell is also a renown songwriter. He has played with numerous "rockabilly acts", including Lee Rocker, Slim Jim Phantom and Brian Setzer, all original members of the Stray Cats. Buzz Campbell and his group have also backed up and performed with such artists as Chuck Berry, Jerry Lee Lewis, Willie Nelson, Bo Diddley, Chris Isaak, and numerous others and has become a mainstay on the California rockabilly scene. He is now touring all over the American soil, in Canada and has a solid international reputation.
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Everything a Man Could Ever Need "Everything a Man Could Ever Need" is a song written by Mac Davis and recorded by American country music artist Glen Campbell. It was released in June 1970 as the first single from his album "Norwood". The song peaked at number 5 on the "Billboard" Hot Country Singles chart. It also reached number 1 on the "RPM" Country Tracks chart in Canada.
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There Is a Mountain "There Is a Mountain" is a song and single by British singer/songwriter Donovan, released in 1967. It charted in the USA (Billboard: No.11) and UK (No.8).
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Glen Campbell: I'll Be Me Glen Campbell: I'll Be Me is a 2014 American documentary film about country music singer Glen Campbell. Campbell and close friend Julian Raymond (the film's executive producer) won a Grammy Award and were nominated for the Academy Award for Best Original Song for writing the film's theme "I'm Not Gonna Miss You".
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Burning Bridges (Glen Campbell album) Burning Bridges is the fifth album by American singer-guitarist Glen Campbell, released in 1967 by Capitol Records.
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Limited Collector's Edition (Glen Campbell album) Limited Collector's Edition is a compilation of single and album tracks recorded by Glen Campbell between 1962 and 1970.
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Walk On By (song) "Walk On By" is a song composed by Burt Bacharach, with lyrics by Hal David. The song was originally recorded in 1964 by Dionne Warwick on her album, "Make Way for Dionne Warwick". Warwick's version peaked at number 6 on the US "Billboard" Hot 100 and was nominated for a 1965 Grammy Award for the Best Rhythm and Blues Recording. Isaac Hayes recorded the song five years later, in 1969, and reached number 30 on the Hot 100 chart and number 13 in the R&B charts with his version. "Walk On By" has since charted numerous times in various countries, with wildly different arrangements. The following entries discuss the chart versions of the song, in the order in which they appeared.
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Can't You Hear the Song? "Can't You Hear the Song?" is a song written by Chris Arnold, David Martin, and Geoff Morrow and performed by Wayne Newton. It reached #3 on the U.S. adult contemporary chart and #48 on the "Billboard" Hot 100 in 1972. The song also reached #8 on the Canadian adult contemporary chart and #32 on the Canadian top singles chart. It was featured on his 1972 album, "Can't You Hear the Song?"
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Little Old Wine Drinker Me "Little Old Wine Drinker Me" is a song that was first released by Charlie Walker in 1966, on the album "Wine, Woman & Walker". The song became a hit when it was released by Robert Mitchum in early 1967, and by Dean Martin later the same year on his album "Welcome to My World".
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You Ain't Woman Enough (To Take My Man) "You Ain't Woman Enough (To Take My Man)" is a song written and originally recorded by American country artist Loretta Lynn. It was released as a single in May 1966 via Decca Records. The song has since been regarded as one of Lynn's signature songs.
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Words and Music (Glen Campbell album) Words and Music contains 10 songs from 1981's Glen Campbell Live and combines them with the only CD release thus far of the 1965 Country Shindig compilation album.
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Speedway (song) "Speedway" is a song first recorded by Elvis Presley as part of the soundtrack for his 1968 motion picture "Speedway".
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I Can't Let Go "I Can't Let Go" is a song co-written by Al Gorgoni and Chip Taylor, who also wrote "Wild Thing". "I Can't Let Go" was originally recorded by blue-eyed soul singer Evie Sands' on George Goldner's Blue Cat label, which was popular in New York City in 1965. The song became popular in 1966 for the group The Hollies, who charted at number two in the UK Singles Chart with their version. Linda Ronstadt covered the song in 1980 and had a number 31 hit on the US "Billboard" Hot 100 chart.
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This Is My Song (1967 song) "This Is My Song" is a song written by Charlie Chaplin in 1966, and performed by Petula Clark.
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Spirit in the Sky "Spirit in the Sky" is a song written and originally recorded by Norman Greenbaum and released in late 1969. The single became a gold record, selling two million copies from 1969 to 1970 and reached number three on the US "Billboard" Hot 100 chart (April 18, 1970), where it lasted for 15 weeks in the Top 100. "Billboard" ranked the record the No. 22 song of 1970. It also climbed to number one on the UK, Australian and Canadian charts in 1970. "Rolling Stone" ranked "Spirit in the Sky" No. 333 on its list of the 500 Greatest Songs of All Time. The song was featured on the 1969 album of the same name. Cover versions by Doctor and the Medics and Gareth Gates have also made the number 1 spot in the UK.
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Alone with You (Tevin Campbell song) "Alone With You" is a song by American singer Tevin Campbell. The hit song is Tevin's sixth single off his debut album "T.E.V.I.N." and second to reach number one on the R&B charts where it stayed for one week. The song didn't chart as well on the "Billboard" Hot 100 peaking at #72.
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I'll Come Runnin' "I'll Come Runnin" is a single by American country music artist Connie Smith. Released in February 1967, the song reached #10 on the "Billboard" Hot Country Singles chart. The single was later released on Smith's first compilation album "The Best of Connie Smith" (1967). "I'll Come Runnin'" was the first single written entirely by Smith herself.
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Cumberland Gap (folk song) "Cumberland Gap" is an Appalachian folk song that likely dates to the latter half of the 19th century and was first recorded in 1924. The song is typically played on banjo or fiddle, and well-known versions of the song include instrumental versions as well as versions with lyrics. A version of the song appeared in the 1934 book, "American Ballads and Folk Songs", by folk song collector John Lomax. Woody Guthrie recorded a version of the song at his Folkways sessions in the mid-1940s, and the song saw a resurgence in popularity with the rise of bluegrass and the American folk music revival in the 1950s. In 1957, the British musician Lonnie Donegan had a No. 1 UK hit with a skiffle version of "Cumberland Gap".