By the Time I Get to Phoenix Tracklist
By the Time I Get to Phoenix is the sophomore album from alternative hip-hop group, Injury Reserve. It was released on September 15, 2021.
It follows their self-titled debut, released in 2019, and represents their first full-length project since the passing of founding member and emcee Stepa J. Groggs on June 29, 2020, as . On August 10, 2021, the group announced the album with a special message on their Twitter account:
Accompanied by an official music video, the album’s lead single “Knees” was released on August 11, 2021. Another single, “Superman That” was released on September 1, 2021.
The album title is inspired by the song “By The Time I Get To Phoenix,” written by Jimmy Webb and popularized by Glen Campbell, which band member Stepa J. Groggs loved in the version by Isaac Hayes. The members of Injury Reserve originate from the city of Phoenix, Arizona, and moved back there from LA at the time of this album’s production, according to their interview with Anthony Fantano.
“By the Time I Get to Phoenix” Q&A
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Why is it named "By the Time I Get to Phoenix"?
Upon the album’s announcement, a press release was published to the groups' website revealing that “[…] one of the last phone conversations [they] had with Groggs was over his love for the repurposing of Isaac Hayes' By the Time I Get to Phoenix to title the album.”
Album Credits
Album Credits
