1974-88: Reunited With Jimmy Webb

Glen Campbell, Jimmy Webb | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (November 30, 2001)
• Original Release Date: October 26, 1999
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Raven [Australia]
• ASIN: B00002067F
• Average Customer Review: 4.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (29 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #302,070 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)
  • #33 in Music > Indie Music > Country > Contemporary Country

Track Listings

1. Roll Me Easy

2. Just This One Time

3. You Might as Well Smile

4. Wishing Now

5. About the Ocean

6. Ocean in His Eyes

7. The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress

8. I Keep It Hid

9. Adoration

10. It's a Sin (When You Love Somebody)

11. Christiaan No [*]

12. Early Morning Song [*]

13. Highwayman [*]

14. Love Song [*]

15. In Cars [*]

16. Still Within the Sound of My Voice [*]

17. For Sure, For Certain, Forever, For Always [*]

18. Lightning in a Bottle [*]

19. If These Walls Could Speak [*]

20. More Than Enough [*]

See all 24 tracks on this disc

Editorial Reviews

Amazon.com

Country-pop singer Glen Campbell dominated the country and Top 40 charts in the late '60s and early '70s thanks to plaintive Jimmy Webb-penned classics like "Galveston," "Wichita Lineman," and "By the Time I Get to Phoenix." Though none of these early Campbell chart-toppers are included in this 24-song collection of Campbell's covers of Webb compositions, Reunited is an obscure minor masterpiece all the same. Campbell's soulful renditions of fine songs like "The Moon's a Harsh Mistress," "Highwayman," and "Lightning in a Bottle" not only remind us of Webb's timelessness as a songwriter, but also of Campbell's oft-overlooked gifts as a subtle song interpreter. --Bob Allen

Product Description

Reissue of the country/ pop singer's 1974 collaboration album 'Reunion' with singer/ songwriter great Jimmy Webb between 1974 & 1988. Over 78 minutes long, this edition contains all 10 of the cuts that first appeared on the record, plus 14 rare bonus tracks from later sessions, 'Christiaan No', 'Early Morning Song', 'Highwayman', 'Love Song', 'In Cars', 'Still Within The Sound O f My Voice', 'For Sure, For Certain, Forever, For Always', ' Lightning In A Bottle', 'If These Walls Could Speak', 'More Than Enough', 'Brand New Eyes', 'Light Years', 'Almost Alright Again' and 'Our Movie'. 24 tracks total. 1999 release.

Customer Reviews

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14 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great Easy Listening Tunes, November 27, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: 1974-88: Reunited With Jimmy Webb (Audio CD)

This Reunion of two superstars is long overdue in CD form. Every one of the 24 songs is enjoyable. My own favorite is The Moon is a Harsh Mistress. I'm not a big country music fan, but this album should appeal to a wide range of listeners. I've been a Jimmy Webb fan since his work with the 5th Dimension and Richard Harris. His writing is the best, and Glen Campbell's voice has never sounded better. I ordered the CD based on the pre-release mention on the VH-1 special on Glen Campbell and have played it daily since it arrived. It's a real pleasure to hear this great work.

9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars heart rending, July 1, 2004

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R. T. Shepherd (Chas, South Carolina USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: 1974-88: Reunited With Jimmy Webb (Audio CD)

Well, I feel compelled to tell you that "The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress," "I Keep it Hid," and "Brand New Eyes," are among the most heart rending songs I've had the pleasure of hearing. Some of the songs on this collection are just what one might expect -fine examples of American song writing, nothing more. But every now and again as the songs unfurl, an astounding piece of music raises the hair on the back of the neck. A splended excursion in songcraft.

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Webb's melancholic muse shimmers, February 28, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: 1974-88: Reunited With Jimmy Webb (Audio CD)

When we bemoan the awful disco of the 1970s, we forget the creatuve force of writers like Jimmy Webb. His "Reunion" album with Glen Campbell (in fine voice--light years from his insufferable "Rhinestone Cowboy" days)--features excellent imagery-laden lyrics with heart-tugging melodies and gorgeous string arrangements that never seem smarmy. "Wishing Now," "It Must Be a Sin," and "I Keep It Hid" are worth the whole price of admission. Even though some of the added material features non-Webb arrangements that pale in comparison (though Campbell meets the challenge of "Highwayman"), the whole thing reminds you of a time when genuine emotion still pervaded popular music. Some lovely stuff here.