Wichita Lineman (album)

1968 studio album by Glen Campbell

Wichita Lineman

Studio album by

Glen Campbell

Released| November 4, 1968
Recorded| 1968
Studio| Capitol (Hollywood)
Genre| Folk, country
Length| 29:02
Label| Capitol
Producer| Al De Lory
Glen Campbell chronology
| That Christmas Feeling
(1968)  | Wichita Lineman
(1968)  | Galveston
(1969)

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Allmusic| [1]

Wichita Lineman is the eleventh album by American singer-guitarist Glen Campbell, released in 1968 by Capitol Records.[1]

## Track listing

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Side 1

1. "Wichita Lineman" (Jimmy Webb) – 3:08
2. "(Sittin' On) The Dock of the Bay" (Otis Redding, Steve Cropper) – 2:35
3. "If You Go Away" (Jacques Brel, Rod McKuen) – 2:07
4. "Ann" (Billy Edd Wheeler) – 1:56
5. "Words" (Barry Gibb, Robin Gibb, Maurice Gibb) – 2:50
6. "Fate of Man" (Glen Campbell) – 2:38

Side 2

1. "Dreams of the Everyday Housewife" (Chris Gantry) – 2:45
2. "The Straight Life" (Sonny Curtis) – 2:55
3. "Reason to Believe" (Tim Hardin) – 2:20
4. "You Better Sit Down Kids" (Sonny Bono) – 3:13
5. "That's Not Home" (Billy Graham) – 2:35

## Personnel

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Music

* Glen Campbell – vocals, acoustic guitar, electric guitars
* Carol Kaye – bass guitar
* Hal Blaine – drums
* Bob Felts – drums
* Al Casey – acoustic guitar
* Dennis McCarthy – piano
* Joe Osborn – bass guitar
* Jim Gordon – drums
* Ray Pohlman – bass guitar
* Jimmy Webb – organ on "Wichita Lineman"

Production

* Al De Lory – producer, arranger

## Charts

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Album – Billboard (United States)

Chart  | Entry date  | Peak position

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Billboard Country Albums  | 11/16/1968  | 1
Billboard Top LPs | 11/16/1968  | 1

Singles – Billboard (United States)

Year  | Single  | Hot Country Singles | Hot 100 | Easy Listening

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1968  | "Dreams of the Everyday Housewife"  | 3  | 32  | 6
1968  | "Wichita Lineman"  | 1  | 3  | 1

## Awards

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At the 11th Annual Grammy Awards held in 1969, Wichita Lineman won Best Engineered Recording (Non-Classical) for Hugh Davies & Joe Polito, engineers.[2]
In 2000, the single Wichita Lineman was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame.[3]

## References

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1. ^ a b Eder, Bruce. "Wichita Lineman". Allmusic. Retrieved November 2, 2012.
2. ^ "11th annual Grammy Awards - Best Engineered Recording (Non-Classical)". grammy.com. Retrieved 2023-10-16.
3. ^ Official Grammy website Archived July 7, 2015, at the Wayback Machine Grammy Hall of Fame Awards

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Studio albums|

* Big Bluegrass Special
* Too Late to Worry – Too Blue to Cry
* The Astounding 12-String Guitar of Glen Campbell
* The Big Bad Rock Guitar of Glen Campbell
* Burning Bridges
* Gentle on My Mind
* By the Time I Get to Phoenix
* Hey Little One
* A New Place in the Sun
* Bobbie Gentry and Glen Campbell
* That Christmas Feeling
* Wichita Lineman
* Galveston
* True Grit
* Try a Little Kindness
* Oh Happy Day
* Norwood
* The Glen Campbell Goodtime Album
* The Last Time I Saw Her
* Anne Murray / Glen Campbell
* The Artistry of Glen Campbell
* Glen Travis Campbell
* I Knew Jesus (Before He Was a Star)
* I Remember Hank Williams
* Houston (I'm Comin' to See You)
* Reunion: The Songs of Jimmy Webb
* Ernie Sings & Glen Picks
* Rhinestone Cowboy
* Bloodline
* Southern Nights
* Basic
* Highwayman
* Somethin' 'Bout You Baby I Like
* It's the World Gone Crazy
* Old Home Town
* Letter to Home
* No More Night
* It's Just a Matter of Time
* Still Within the Sound of My Voice
* Light Years
* Favorite Hymns
* Walkin' in the Sun
* Unconditional Love
* Show Me Your Way
* Rock-A-Doodle
* Wings of Victory
* Somebody Like That
* Home for the Holidays
* The Boy in Me
* Christmas with Glen Campbell
* A Glen Campbell Christmas
* My Hits and Love Songs
* Love Is the Answer: 24 Songs of Faith, Hope and Love
* Meet Glen Campbell
* Ghost on the Canvas
* See You There
* I'll Be Me
* Adiós

Live albums|

* Glen Campbell Live
* Live in Japan
* Live at the Royal Festival Hall
* Glen Campbell Live
* Glen Campbell Live! His Greatest Hits
* Glen Campbell in Concert with the South Dakota Symphony
* Through the Years Live - Ultimate Collection
* Glen Campbell and Jimmy Webb: In Session

Compilations|

* Country Shindig
* The 12 String Guitar of Glen Campbell
* Glen Campbell Plays 12 String Guitar
* Portrait
* Country Soul
* Country Music Star No. 1
* The Glen Campbell Album
* Limited Collector's Edition
* A Satisfied Mind
* Glen Campbell's Greatest Hits
* Gentle on My Mind
* The Good Time Songs of Glen Campbell
* I'll Paint You a Song
* Arkansas
* The Best of Glen Campbell
* Glen Campbell's Twenty Golden Greats
* The Great Hits of Glen Campbell
* The Glen Campbell Collection
* The Very Best of Glen Campbell
* Classics Collection
* Greatest Country Hits
* Best of the Early Years
* Merry Christmas
* All-Time Greatest Hits
* The Essential Glen Campbell Volume One
* The Essential Glen Campbell Volume Two
* The Essential Glen Campbell Volume Three
* Jesus and Me: The Collection
* Home at Last
* The Glen Campbell Collection (1962–1989) Gentle on My Mind
* The Capitol Years 65/77
* Reunited with Jimmy Webb 1974–1988
* Love Songs
* Glen Campbell Christmas
* Super Hits
* 20 Greatest Hits
* Rhinestone Cowboy/Bloodline The Lambert & Potter Sessions 1975–1976
* Southern Nights/Basic
* All the Best
* The Legacy (1961–2002)
* Rhinestone Cowboy (New Studio Recordings)
* Glen Campbell Collection
* Rhinestone Cowboy Live, on the Air & in the Studio
* Sings the Best of Jimmy Webb 1967–1992
* The Platinum Collection
* Classic Campbell
* Words and Music
* Greatest Hits

Singles|

* "Turn Around, Look at Me"
* "Too Late to Worry - Too Blue to Cry"
* "Long Black Limousine"
* "Guess I'm Dumb"
* "Universal Soldier"
* "Burning Bridges"
* "Gentle on My Mind"
* "By the Time I Get to Phoenix"
* "Hey Little One"
* "I Wanna Live"
* "Dreams of the Everyday Housewife"
* "Wichita Lineman"
* "Let It Be Me" (with Bobbie Gentry)
* "Galveston"
* "Where's the Playground Susie"
* "True Grit"
* "Try a Little Kindness"
* "Honey Come Back"
* "All I Have to Do Is Dream" (with Bobbie Gentry)
* "Oh Happy Day"
* "Everything a Man Could Ever Need"
* "It's Only Make Believe"
* "Dream Baby (How Long Must I Dream)"
* "The Last Time I Saw Her"
* "I Say a Little Prayer"
* "Oklahoma Sunday Morning"
* "Manhattan, Kansas"
* "Bonaparte's Retreat"
* "Rhinestone Cowboy"
* "Country Boy (You Got Your Feet in L.A.)"
* "Don't Pull Your Love/Then You Can Tell Me Goodbye"
* "Southern Nights"
* "Sunflower"
* "Somethin' 'Bout You Baby I Like" (with Rita Coolidge)
* "I Love How You Love Me"
* "Faithless Love"
* "A Lady Like You"
* "It's Just a Matter of Time"
* "The Hand That Rocks the Cradle" (with Steve Wariner)
* "Still Within the Sound of My Voice"
* "I Remember You"
* "I Have You"
* "She's Gone, Gone, Gone"
* "I'm Not Gonna Miss You"

Related articles|

* Discography
* Collaborative discography
* Videos
* Goodbye Tour
* The Wrecking Crew
* The Beach Boys
* Glen Campbell: I'll Be Me
* soundtrack
* The Glen Campbell Goodtime Hour
* Ashley Campbell

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