Wichita Lineman

"Wichita Lineman"
"Wichita Lineman"
Single by Glen Campbell
from the album Wichita Lineman
B-side	"Fate of Man"
Released	October 26, 1968 (week of)
Recorded	May 27, 1968; August 14, 1968;
Studio	Capitol Records; Hollywood, California;
Genre	Country pop; country rock;
Length	3:05
Label	Capitol 2302
Songwriter(s)	Jimmy Webb
Producer(s)	Al De Lory
Glen Campbell singles chronology
Audio
	"Wichita Lineman" on YouTube

"Wichita Lineman" is a 1968 song written by Jimmy Webb for American country music artist Glen Campbell,^[2] who recorded it backed by members of the Wrecking Crew.^[3] Widely covered by other artists, it has been called "the first existential country song."^[4]

^ Blake, Mark; DeMain, Bill; Elliott, Paul; Ewing, Jerry; Glass, Polly; Hughes, Rob; August 2016, Henry Yates05 (August 5, 2016). "The 25 best country rock songs of all time". Classic Rock Magazine. Retrieved April 29, 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
^ "Wichita Lineman". BBC. Retrieved August 7, 2018.
^ Hartman, Kent (2012). The Wrecking Crew. St. Martin's Griffin. pp. 261–263. ISBN 978-1-250-03046-7.
^ "Dylan Jones: If you ask me". Independent.co.uk. September 18, 2011. Retrieved June 1, 2018.