{"id":567,"date":"2026-02-15T10:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-02-15T15:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.songfacts.com\/articles\/?p=567"},"modified":"2026-02-15T08:59:05","modified_gmt":"2026-02-15T13:59:05","slug":"how-glen-campbell-landed-a-track-that-frank-sinatra-once-called-the-greatest-torch-song-ever-written","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.songfacts.com\/articles\/how-glen-campbell-landed-a-track-that-frank-sinatra-once-called-the-greatest-torch-song-ever-written\/","title":{"rendered":"How Glen Campbell Landed a Track That Frank Sinatra Once Called the \u201cGreatest Torch Song Ever Written\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Glen Campbell was one of the most highly regarded studio musicians of all time. As a member of The Wrecking Crew in the 1960s, Campbell played guitar or bass on thousands of songs and albums. So many that there’s no definite number. After a brief stint as a touring member of The Beach Boys in early 1966, Campbell set out on a solo career. Glen Campbell<\/a> would soon become a household name in the late 1960s and throughout the 1970s.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

One of Campbell’s earliest hits, “By The Time I Get To Phoenix”, was labeled the “greatest torch song ever written” by one of the biggest stars of the 20th century, Frank Sinatra. But what exactly is a “torch song,” and how did Campbell come about recording the song?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Writing of \u201cBy The Time I Get To Phoenix\u201d and How Glen Campbell Received the Song<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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