Reunion: Songs of Jimmy Webb [Extra tracks, Original recording remastered]

Glen Campbell | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (October 9, 2001)
• Original Release Date: 1974
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Extra tracks, Original recording remastered
• Label: EMI Special Products
• ASIN: B00005Q3A0
• Also Available in: Vinyl  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (13 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #9,436 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)
  • #58 in Music > Country > Classic Country > Nashville Sound

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25 of 25 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Oldies but goodies, January 9, 2002

By 

Robert Gee (Japan) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Reunion: Songs of Jimmy Webb (Audio CD)

Like the other reviewers, I had the incredibly good fortune to stumble upon this LP back in the 70's. I was no Glen Campbell fan but repected Webb as a songwriter (and later as an arranger) but would never, ever regard Jimmy as a 'singer'. I only new one song "the moon's a harsh mistress" which immediately blew me away when I heard it at my uni's coffee shop one folkie concert night.
Anyway, the LP was only 2nd hand so I payed my 3 bucks or whatever and took it home to play. For my money I received years of joy from the combination of brilliant songwriting and masterful interpreting that were lovingly produced in an almost flawless sequence. You sing, cry, smile wryly at the accuracy of the emotions expressed - even after hearing it a hundred times. Neither Campbell or Webb has done anything better than this - sadly - but then again, how could they. This is a fluke combination that somehow jelled to create a piece of art that I would take with me onto any deserted island. Do not hesitate to acquire this gem.

12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Five stars, but do try to find the Australian version, December 10, 2001

By A Customer

This review is from: Reunion: Songs of Jimmy Webb (Audio CD)

This is an excellent album, and good news that it is now available in the US, but there is an earlier version released in Australia called Reunited.

For both versions, the sound has been remastered, and the full album is there. The difference is in the bonus tracks selection. While this US version features two of Campbell's & Webb's classic collaborations (Phoenix & Wichita), they are relatively easy to find. The Australian version, on the other hand, compiles 90% of Glen's subsequent coverage of Jimmy's songs, and some of these are very rare on CD. It's at least double the length of the US CD, but of course costs a bit more as an import.

I'm still giving this a 5-star for the strength of the original Reunion album and the remastered sound.

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Simply stated: Brilliant! Buy it!, October 24, 2004

By 

Brad Averill (Eugene, Oregon United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Reunion: Songs of Jimmy Webb (Audio CD)

This recording is so good I won't waste your time on a lengthy review. Buy it and listen. This is pop music at its most emotionally moving best. Glen's singing is flawless. The arrangements are delicious. The songs are moving. Thirty years after its original release and my first listen to this album, I can't stop the tears that well up from the emotion of the lyrics. Get over whatever prejudices you might have about Glen Campbell or Jimmy Webb or pop music in general. You deny yourself one of the greatest musical treats offered up in the last half of the twentieth century if you do not get this album and listen to it until it captures you as it has captured me.