The first Top 10 for the 5th Dimension, and the tune that put Jimmy Webb on the map as a songwriter. Johnny Rivers had recorded Webb's "By The Time I Get To Phoenix" in 1965, but only as an album track. Rivers co-produced this single, and the group's early records were released on his Soul City label. A very pronounced Wrecking Crew presence here. Somehow this always shows up in TV news stories about ballooning. Every high school chorus and glee club has performed it as well. Look for a Seinfeld poofy pirate shirt in the video!
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