Letters (Jimmy Webb album)
Encyclopedia
Letters is the fourth album by American
songwriter
Jimmy Webb
, released in 1972.
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songwriter
Songwriter
A songwriter is an individual who writes both the lyrics and music to a song. Someone who solely writes lyrics may be called a lyricist, and someone who only writes music may be called a composer...
Jimmy Webb
Jimmy Webb
Jimmy Webb is an American songwriter, composer, and singer. He wrote numerous platinum selling classics, including "Up, Up and Away", "By the Time I Get to Phoenix", "Wichita Lineman", "Galveston", "The Worst That Could Happen", "All I Know", and "MacArthur Park"...
, released in 1972.
Track listing
All tracks composed by Jimmy Webb; except where indicated- "GalvestonGalveston (song)"Galveston" is the title of a song written by Jimmy Webb and popularized by American country music singer Glen Campbell. In 2003, this song ranked #8 in CMT's 100 Greatest Songs in Country Music. Glen Campbell's version of the song also made #4 on the Billboard Hot 100 and #1 on the country music...
" - "Campo de Encino"
- "Love HurtsLove Hurts"Love Hurts" is the name of a song, written and composed by Boudleaux Bryant. First recorded by The Everly Brothers in July 1960, the song is also well known from a 1975 international hit version by the rock band Nazareth and in the UK by a top 5 hit in 1975 by Jim Capaldi.The song was introduced...
" (Boudleaux Bryant) - "Simile"
- "Hurt Me Well"
- "Once in the Morning"
- "Catharsis"
- "Song Seller"
- "When Can Brown Begin"
- "Piano"
Personnel
- Jimmy Webb – vocals, keyboards, liner notes
- Fred TackettFred TackettFred Tackett, an American native of Arkansas, is an accomplished songwriter and multi-instrumentalist. Originally a session player on guitar, mandolin, and trumpet, he is best known for his longevity as a member of the band Little Feat....
– guitar - Skip Mosher – bass, saxophone, flute
- Ray Rich – drums
- Joni MitchellJoni MitchellJoni Mitchell, CC is a Canadian musician, singer songwriter, and painter. Mitchell began singing in small nightclubs in her native Saskatchewan and Western Canada and then busking in the streets and dives of Toronto...
– vocals - Susan Webb – vocals
- Larry Marks – producer
- Bob Fisher – mastering
- Richie Unterberger – liner notes
- Jugo Nagisa – liner notes