But it's doubtful anyone would call King Harvest's medley of the two songs the most definitive interpretation, or Stevie Wonder's "By the Time I Get to Phoenix" as memorable as Hayes' take on the tune, or R.E.M.'s "Wichita Lineman" a match for the Campbell recording. True, "Wichita Lineman" and "By the Time I Get I to Phoenix" are represented here in different versions. ![]() Among the absentees are Campbell's "Wichita Lineman" and "By the Time I Get to Phoenix," Isaac Hayes' "By the Time I Get to Phoenix," and the 5th Dimension's "Paper Cup" and "Carpet Man," though presumably anyone serious about listening to Jimmy Webb songs already has, or knows, where to get those recordings. As far as the biggest Webb-written hits, several of them are indeed here: Richard Harris' "MacArthur Park," Glen Campbell's "Galveston," the 5th Dimension's "Up, Up and Away," the Brooklyn Bridge's "Worst That Could Happen," and Art Garfunkel's "All I Know." At the same time, however, some of the biggest Webb-penned smashes are missing, at least in the versions that made it the biggest. While this two-CD, 46-song compilation of Webb interpretations is highly worthwhile for fans of the songwriter, it falls somewhere between being a collection of the best-known Webb covers, and a more esoteric anthology of obscurities. ![]() Jimmy Webb's songs have been covered by so many artists, and so many of his songs have been covered in multiple versions, that no compilation of Webb covers could please everyone.
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