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Reunion:
The Songs of Jimmy Webb
Studio album by
ReleasedOctober 1974
Recorded1974
StudioHollywood Sound Recorders, Hollywood, California
GenreFolk
LabelCapitol
ProducerJimmy Bowen
Glen Campbell chronology
Houston
(1974)
Reunion:
The Songs of Jimmy Webb

(1974)
Live in Japan
(1975)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
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Rolling Stone link

Reunion: The Songs of Jimmy Webb is the twenty-seventh album by American singer and guitarist Glen Campbell, released in 1974.[1]

Track listing

All songs were written by Jimmy Webb, except where indicated.

Side 1:

  1. "Roll Me Easy" (Lowell George) – 2:38
  2. "Just This One Time" – 3:42
  3. "You Might as Well Smile" – 3:31
  4. "Wishing Now" – 3:12
  5. "About the Ocean" (Susan Webb) – 2:57

Side 2:

  1. "Ocean in His Eyes" – 3:25
  2. "The Moon's a Harsh Mistress" – 3:04
  3. "I Keep It Hid" – 3:24
  4. "Adoration" – 3:14
  5. "It's a Sin" – 2:24

Note: On the Capitol CD reissue from 2001 of this album, the 'bonus' tracks "By the Time I Get To Phoenix" and "Wichita Lineman" were added, chronologically before the original track listing of the album.

Personnel

Music
Production
  • Jimmy Bowen – producer
  • Jimmy Webb – arranger
  • John Guess – engineer
  • Sid Sharp – strings conductor
  • Roy Kohara – art director
  • Emerson-Loew – photography

Charts

AlbumBillboard (United States)

Chart Entry date Peak position No. of weeks
Billboard Country Albums December 14, 1974 18 11
Billboard 200 November 16, 1974 166 5

SinglesBillboard (United States)

Year Single Hot Country Singles Hot 100 Easy Listening
1974 "It's a Sin When You Love Somebody" 16 - 39[2]

References

  1. ^ Thomas Erlewine, Stephen. "Reunion: The Songs of Jimmy Webb". AllMusic. Retrieved September 30, 2013.
  2. ^ "Billboard's Top Album Picks". Billboard. 86 (44): 54. November 2, 1974. Retrieved January 21, 2010.