Reunion: The Songs of Jimmy Webb is the 27th album

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 singer/guitarist

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 Glen Campbell

Glen Campbell

Glen Travis Campbell is an American country music singer, guitarist, television host and occasional actor. He is best known for a series of hits in the 1960s and 1970s, as well as for hosting a variety show called The Glen Campbell Goodtime Hour on CBS television.During his 50 years in show...

, released in 1974 (see 1974 in music

1974 in music

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Track listing

All tracks composed by Jimmy Webb; except where indicated

Side 1:

1. "Roll Me Easy" (Lowell George
   Lowell George
   Lowell Thomas George was an American singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and producer, who was the main guitarist and songwriter for the rock band Little Feat.- Early years :...
   
   ) - 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 tracks "By the Time I Get To Phoenix

By the Time I Get to Phoenix

"By the Time I Get to Phoenix" is the title of a song written by Jimmy Webb. Originally recorded by Johnny Rivers in 1965, it was made famous by American country music singer Glen Campbell, appearing as the opening track on the latter's 1967 album of the same name. Campbell's version reached #2 on...

" and "Wichita Lineman

Wichita Lineman

"Wichita Lineman" is a popular song written by Jimmy Webb in 1968, first recorded by Glen Campbell and widely covered by other artists. Campbell's version, which appeared on his 1968 album of the same name, reached #3 on the U.S. pop chart, remaining in the Top 100 for 15 weeks...

" were added, chronologically before the original track listing of the album.

Personnel

• Glen Campbell - vocals, acoustic guitar
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• 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"...
  
   - piano
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• Hal Blaine
  Hal Blaine
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   - drums
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• Jim Gordon
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   - drums
• Joe Osborn
  Joe Osborn
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   - bass guitar
• Dean Parks
  Dean Parks
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   - acoustic guitar
• Buddy Emmons
  Buddy Emmons
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   - steel guitar
• Larry Knechtel
  Larry Knechtel
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   - keyboards
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Production

• Producer - Jimmy Bowen
  Jimmy Bowen
  Jimmy Bowen is an American record producer and former pop music performer.Bowen was born in Santa Rita, New Mexico. He began as a teenage recording star in 1957 with "I'm Stickin' With You," originally the flip side of the hit record "Party Doll" by Buddy Knox, but ultimately a Top 20 recording...
  
   for Glenco Productions
• Engineer - John Guess
• Arranged by 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"...
  
  
• Strings conductor - Sid Sharp
• Art director - Roy Kohara
• Photography - Emerson-Loew

Charts

Album - Billboard

Billboard charts

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 (United States)

Chart	Entry date	Peak position	No. of weeks
Billboard Country Albums	12/14/1974	18	11
Billboard 200 Billboard 200 The Billboard 200 is a ranking of the 200 highest-selling music albums and EPs in the United States, published weekly by Billboard magazine. It is frequently used to convey the popularity of an artist or groups of artists...	11/16/1974	166	5

Singles - Billboard

Billboard charts

The Billboard charts tabulate the relative weekly popularity of songs or albums in the United States. The results are published in Billboard magazine...

 (United States)

Year	Single	Hot Country Singles Hot Country Songs Hot Country Songs is a chart published weekly by Billboard magazine in the United States.This 60-position chart lists the most popular country music songs, calculated weekly mostly by airplay and occasionally commercial sales...	Hot 100	Easy Listening Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks The Adult Contemporary chart is a weekly chart published in Billboard magazine that lists the most popular songs on adult contemporary and "lite-pop" radio stations in the United States...
1974	"It's a Sin When You Love Somebody"	16	-	39