Wichita Lineman
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"Wichita Lineman" is a classic country-pop song written by Jimmy Webb and made famous by Glen Campbell, celebrated for its evocative lyrics and lush orchestral arrangement.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| “Wichita Lineman” | 1 |
Statements (54)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
single
ⓘ
song ⓘ |
| albumArtist | Glen Campbell NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithArtist | Glen Campbell NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithSongwriter | Jimmy Webb NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| bSide | Fate of Man NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| chartPositionCanadaRPMCountryTracks | 1 ⓘ |
| chartPositionUKSinglesChart | 7 ⓘ |
| chartPositionUSBillboardHot100 | 3 ⓘ |
| chartPositionUSCountryChart | 1 ⓘ |
| composer | Jimmy Webb NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| decade | 1960s ⓘ |
| describedByCriticsAs |
classic American song
ⓘ
existential country song ⓘ |
| firstReleaseYear | 1968 ⓘ |
| genre |
country
ⓘ
country pop ⓘ pop ⓘ |
| hasCoverVersionBy |
James Taylor
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Johnny Cash NERFINISHED ⓘ R.E.M. NERFINISHED ⓘ Sergio Mendes NERFINISHED ⓘ Tom Jones NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasInstrumentation |
bass guitar
ⓘ
drums ⓘ electric guitar ⓘ orchestra ⓘ orchestral arrangements ⓘ organ ⓘ strings ⓘ |
| includedInAlbum | Wichita Lineman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| length | 3:05 ⓘ |
| lyricist | Jimmy Webb NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | first person ⓘ |
| notableFor |
evocative lyrics
ⓘ
fusion of country and pop ⓘ lush orchestral arrangement ⓘ |
| orchestralArranger | Al De Lory NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originallyPerformedBy | Glen Campbell NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| performer | Glen Campbell NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| producer | Al De Lory NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| protagonistOccupation | telephone lineman ⓘ |
| recordLabel | Capitol Records ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 1968-10 ⓘ |
| setting |
American Midwest
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
rural Kansas ⓘ |
| side | A-side ⓘ |
| theme |
loneliness
ⓘ
working life ⓘ yearning ⓘ |
| vocalist | Glen Campbell NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| writer | Jimmy Webb NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
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