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Track Listings

Disc: 1

1. Didn't We

2. Paper Chase

3. Name Of My Sorrow

4. Lovers Such As I

5. In The Final Hours

6. MacArthur Park

7. Dancing Girl

8. If You Must Leave My Life

9. A Tramp Shining

10. The Yard Went On Forever

11. Watermark

12. Interim

13. Gayla

14. The Hymns From The Grand Terrace

15. The Hive

16. Lucky Me

17. That's The Way It Was

18. One Of The Nicer Things

Product Details

Audio CD (February 24, 1998)
Number of Discs: 1
Format: Import
Label: Raven [Australia]
ASIN: B000003IX5
Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars See all reviews (51 customer reviews)
Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #109,209 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)
- #196 in Music > Pop > Oldies > Baroque Pop
- #1440 in Music > Broadway & Vocalists > Musicals
- #1544 in Music > Pop > Oldies > Traditional Pop

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Beautifully written and performed, an absolute treasure.

By stanley008@aol.com on April 19, 1999

Format: Audio CD

I don't know what to even compare these songs to, they are that unlike anything else. This release contains both Albums; "A Tramp Shining" and "The Yard Went On Forever". For me the songs from "The Yard Went On Forever" are the best. These aren't just pop ballads, they are touching and poetic works of art.
The mixing of the incredible lyrics of Jimmy Webb and the distinctive and emotion filled voice of Richard Harris and the lush and almost "Camelot" feel to the orchestration make for one of the most pleasurable listening experiences I've ever had. The "Yard Went On Forever" portion of this CD has long been unavailable, and it's great to have another lost treasure from the late 1960s return. "MacArthur Park" is but the tip of the iceberg in this set of songs. If you liked the experience of that song than you will love this CD set. It will become one of your favorites.

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The Historic Webb /Harris Sessions Get A 2nd Hearing

By Gavin B. on April 29, 2005

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It's shameful that both "A Tramp Shining" (1968) & "The Yard Went On Forever"(1969) have both been out of issue for so many years in America. "The Web Sessions 1968-69" contain the entire content of collaborations between arranger/composer Jimmy Webb and Irish born singer Richard Harris in the late sixties. Often critically maligned, the sessions deserve a second hearing. Both albums are complex and enigmatic musical statements that have never been fully appreciated, on their own terms, as musical acheivements.

A venerable reissue label in New Zealand, Raven Records, has remedied the situation by reissuing both albums on a single CD, at a very reasonable price. The title is the "Webb Sessions 1968-69" by Richard Harris. Both "A Tramp Shining and "The Yard Went On Forever" are presented in their exact sequence as the original vinyl issues.

"A Tramp Shining" (1968) became a surprise international best seller (#2 in the USA) on the strength of songs like; "MacArthur Park", "Lovers Such As I", "Didn't We", and the title track, "A Tramp Shining". With the exception of "MacArthur Park", all of the songs fall within the reach of conventional songwriting.

The unconventional structure and impressionistic lyrics of "MacArthur Park" were a precursor to the content of the second collaboration, "The Yard Went On Forever" which was recorded the following year.

I've always thought the second Webb/Harris collaboration "The Yard Went On Forever" was better of the two. It can be argued that Webb over-reached with his bold, experimental approach,and doomed the album to commercial failure. It certainly wasn't the kind of album that Webb's fans expected from him.

Many of the song structures are amorphous with abrupt changes in both tempo and melody.Read more ›

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THE STORY BEHIND THE WEBB SESSIONS!

By A Customer on May 30, 2002

Format: Audio CD

The scene is Lake Tahoe and the year is 1968 and Richard Harris has put out an LP, the title is "AND THE YARD WENT ON FOREVER". The front cover had Harris sitting on a couch in a large yard, and a picture of Harris on the back with a red bandana and cowboy hat on... and the songs were Jimmy Webb's and all of us working in the casino's at the Lake, knew the story of how those mind bending haunting song's were written and why.
Jimmy was head-over-heels in love with a chorus-line girl in Las Vegas. He dated her, wooed her, but she didnt respond to his heart-felt love. Jimmy was in agony and if you caught a glimpse of him in those days you could see it on his face. He had a broken heart when he found out that the love of his life was just plain not interested. You can hear and feel his agony in the album. The reference to the mother of his love,'she rode the couch as a coach an nine', refering to the watchful eyes of the mother when he went to visit. This is not an urban legend and I cannot remember just how far they went, but McCarther's Park would suggest they might have had wedding plans. I can still feel the deep meaningfulness of every song and I'm so happy to be reunited with the Webb Sessions. Jim faded out for a few years then came back to do some specials and score's for TV and Movies. I would rate this a 10 if they went that far...
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Out of Nowhere - staggering brilliance

By J. Brown on May 27, 2005

Format: Audio CD

So it's the 60's with the Beach Boys, the English Invasion and the advent of hard rock. And then Jimmy Webb, some unknown kid, out of nowhere, writes profoundly different music, complete with orchestration that remains some of the most romantic and passionate music about lost love that has ever been penned. Miracle of miracles, some producer or record company exec. took a huge gamble and allowed it to be put to vinyl and released. It would have never happened later on. Secondly, somebody talked the late Richard Harris into using his considerable, but unique, musical talent on this album, the initial debut of a kid genius nobody had ever heard of. Richard gambled also.

Now it's almost 40 years after Jimmy Webb first wrote the music and as I listen to the double album, I'm once again overwhelmed by the passion and beauty of the Webb/Harris Sessions.

Once in a lifetime, Staggering Brilliance!

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Fantastic Music!

By A Customer on September 22, 1999

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Outstanding set of two complete albums and a rare single from a terrific actor, and very good singer, Richard Harris. "MacArthur Park" is still fantastic after all these years, and the rest of the songs are all excellent as well. Jimmy Webb is a great songwriter, and Richard Harris does a fine job of interpreting those songs. Bravo!

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