Jim Webb Sings Jim Webb

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Jim Webb Sings Jim Webb is the debut album by American singer-songwriter Jimmy Webb, released in 1968 on Epic Records.

Background

The album consists of a set of early demo recordings, redubbed and reorchestrated by Epic Records without Webb's participation or consent.[1] None of Webb's hit songs from that period appear on the album, and the sound quality of the recording is inferior.[1] Webb later denounced the release in the strongest terms:

My most serious handicap when I first 'went artist' was a counterfeit 'Webb solo LP' called Jimmy Webb Sings Jimmy Webb, which was produced by a bunch of ruffians from some old demos of mine and tarted up to sound like "MacArthur Park". It was quite a piece of crap and was received with great anticipation and crushing disappointment at the radio level.[2]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]

Webb strongly disliked the album. In his review for Allmusic, Bruce Eder wrote that Epic was "looking for the same effect as those early Randy Newman albums on Warner Bros. with far less success, artistic or commercial".[1] Eder concluded that the album is of "purely historical interest".[1]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Jimmy Webb

No.TitleLength
1."You're So Young"2:58
2."Run Run Run"2:21
3."I Can Do It On My Own"2:48
4."I'll Be Back"2:23
5."I'm In Need"2:25
6."I Keep It Hid"2:27
7."Life Is Hard"2:06
8."Our Time Is Running Out"2:13
9."I Need You"2:01
10."Then"2:11

Personnel

Music
  • Jimmy Webb – vocals, piano
  • Elton "Skip" Mosher – vocals
  • Jim Stotler – vocals
  • Greg Waitman – vocals
Production
  • Hank Levine – orchestral arrangements, conductor
  • Jimmy Webb – arrangements (5,7,9)
  • Bob Breault – recording engineer
  • Sy Mitchell – recording engineer
  • Sid Maurer – cover painting[3]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e Eder, Bruce. "Jim Webb Sings Jim Webb". AllMusic. Retrieved October 24, 2012.
  2. ^ Torn, Luke. "Interview: Jimmy Webb". Uncut. Retrieved December 6, 2007.
  3. ^ "Jim Webb Sings Jim Webb". Discogs. Retrieved October 24, 2012.
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