Glen Campbell Reunited With Jimmy Webb CD

This compilation contains the complete 1970 REUNION album plus bonus tracks selected from Glenn Campbell 70's/80's solo albums.

Reunion With Jimmy Webb is an Australian import that pairs Campbell's complete 1974 album of Jimmy Webb compositions, Reunion, with 14 songs from later albums, all of which were also written by Webb. Webb was the songwriter behind some of Campbell's biggest hits, including "Galveston" and "Witchita Lineman," so their collaboration on Reunion would seem to have been a commercially promising move. As it turned out, the album wasn't a big seller, although it did spawn the Top 40 country single "It's a Sin (When You Love Somebody)." The liner notes suggest that Reunion may be Campbell's finest hour, and although that overstates its excellence, it is a very good, consistent album that sits somewhere between Elton John and John Denver in the country music spectrum. The additional tracks, some of which were recorded as late as 1988, are generally less good, sometimes much less. ~ Greg Adams

Includes liner notes by John Dowler.

All tracks have been digitally remastered.

Personnel includes: Glen Campbell (vocals, guitar); Jimmy Webb (arranger, piano).

Producers: Jimmy Bowen, Glenn Campbell, Gary Klein, Tom Thacker, Dennis Lambert, Brian Potter.

Personnel: Jimmy Webb (piano).

Arranger: Jimmy Webb .Q (2/00, p.98) - 3 stars out of 5 - "...this retrospective adds another 14 chronological sequenced collaborations, albeit with just 2 featuring Webb arrangements....they had their moments: the strings of 'The Moon's A Harsh Mistress'...and the darker than dark 'Highwayman'."
No Depression (5-6/00, p.108) - "...A landmark of American popular song, compositions of rare beauty standing testament to a uniquely perfect pairing of a singer's voice with a songwriter's vision..."
Mojo (Publisher) (6/00, p.127) - "...A beautifully executed, deeply felt collection of songs....Webb's gorgeous arrangements and piano playing give the record his mark..."