Covers
"By the Time I Get to Phoenix" was named the third most performed song from 1940 to 1990 by Broadcast Music, Inc. (BMI) on September 14, 1990. Cover versions include those by Ray Price, Gary Puckett and the Union Gap, Reba McEntire, Thelma Houston, Dorothy Ashby, Frankie Laine, Chet Atkins, The Lettermen, Herbie Mann, Lorrie Morgan, Dean Martin, Wanda Jackson, Jack Jones, Stevie Wonder, John Walker, Engelbert Humperdinck, William Bell, Georgie Fame, Isaac Hayes, The Ventures, Marty Wilde, Solomon Burke, Santo & Johnny, Tony Mottola, Burl Ives, Ray Conniff, Gary McFarland, Ralna English, 101 Strings Orchestra, Johnny Mathis, Chris Westfall, Frank Sinatra, Gladys Knight, Denny McLain, Dave Dudley, Bobby Goldsboro, Vic Damone, Erma Franklin, Billy Stewart, Wayne McGhie and The Sounds of Joy, and Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds. Isaac Hayes' version of the song runs for 18 minutes and 40 seconds, consisting in large part of a detailed backstory about the events that transpired, before the actual roadtrip took place. Brídín Brennan, sister of singer Enya, sampled the song for her second single on her Eyes of Innocence album. Hayes and Dionne Warwick released the song as a live medley with "I Say a Little Prayer" in 1977. The single reached number #65 on the R&B singles chart.
| Preceded by "Tell Me Not to Go" by Myrna Lorrie |
RPM Country Tracks number-one single (Glen Campbell version) January 27 – February 10, 1968 |
Succeeded by "Here Comes Heaven" by Eddy Arnold |
| Preceded by "Where Do We Go from Here" by Hank Smith |
RPM Country Tracks number-one single (Anne Murray and Glen Campbell version) December 4, 1971 |
Succeeded by "Lead Me On" by Loretta Lynn and Conway Twitty |
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Famous quotes containing the word covers:
“And mimic desolation covers all.”
—Thomas Gray (1716–1771)
“It is an evil world. The fires of hatred and violence burn fiercely. Evil is powerful, the devil covers a darkened earth with his black wings. And soon the end of the world is expected. But mankind does not repent, the church struggles, and the preachers and poets warn and lament in vain.”
—Johan Huizinga (1872–1945)
“Boys finding for the first time their loins filled with heart’s
blood
Widowed farmers whose hands float under light covers to find
themselves
Arisen at sunrise”
—James Dickey (b. 1923)