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Jimmy Webb
Archive & Live (At the Albert Hall 1972)
Genres: Folk, Pop, Rock

Track Listings (37) - Disc #1
1. P.F. Sloan
2. Love Song
3. Three Songs: (Let It Be Me, Never My Love & I Wanna Be Free)
4. Met Her On A Plane
5. All My Love's Laughter
6. One Lady
7. If Ships Were Made To Sail
8. Galveston
9. Once In The Morning
10. When Can Brown Begin
11. Piano
12. Highwayman
13. Christiaan No
14. Where The Universes Are
15. Moon?S A Harsh Mistress
16. Feet In The Sunshine
17. Lady Fits Her Blue Jeans
18. Just This One Time
19. Crying In My Sleep
20. Land's End/Asleep At The Wheel
21. Overture (Live)
22. Sleepin? In The Daytime (Live)
23. By The Time I Get To Phoenix (Live)
24. Macarthur Park (Live)
25. Wichita Lineman (Instrumental) (Live)
26. Didn?T We (Live)
27. My Guitar Wants To Kill Your Mama (Live)
28. Pocketfull Of Keys (Live)
29. When Can Brown Begin (Live)
30. Once In The Morning (Live)
31. Song For My Brother (Live)
32. Where?S The Playground, Susie? (Live)
33. Jerusalem (Live)
34. Galveston (Live)
35. Whistletown (Live)
36. Piano (Live)
37. Wichita Lineman (Vocal)

CD Details

All Artists: Jimmy Webb
Title: Archive & Live (At the Albert Hall 1972)
Members Wishing: 2
Total Copies: 0
Label: Rhino/Wea UK
Original Release Date: 1/1/2005
Re-Release Date: 7/25/2005
Album Type: Import
Genres: Folk, Pop, Rock
Styles: Singer-Songwriters, Soft Rock
Number of Discs: 2
SwapaCD Credits: 2
UPC: 081227316525

Synopsis

Album Details

Jimmy Webb is that rarity in rock music, a professional songwriter who achieved stardom in that capacity. "Archive" is an excellent 20-track overview of Webb's criminally overlooked career as a performer from 1970 to 1977, his most productive period. While he is best remembered as the composer of hits for others, this collection offers proof that he was equally adept at interpreting his own songs, often times bringing more emotion to them. Disc two consists of Webb?s outstanding 1972 live perfomance at the Albert Hall, previously only available as part of the (deleted) US box set "The Moon Is A Harsh Mistress."

CD Reviews

Worth it for "Live at the Albert Hall" alone

R. Kyle | USA | 06/04/2006

(4 out of 5 stars)

"This is a two-part set. "Archive" has been available on CD since the mid-90's and is a reasonably well-done collection of Webb's notable work. "Live at the Albert Hall" as an addition is an amazing concert.

Most of Webb's repertoire for this concert is standard fare. The commentary between songs is great. Webb's description of writing "Didn't We" and flunking out of music school is hilarious.

And he does do some out of the way tunes you won't encounter elsewhere. Webb does "Pocket Full of Keys" which appeared on "Sunshower", which was a 70's collaboration between himself and Thelma Houston and as part of a Boston Pops concert featuring Glen Campbell doing Webb songs.

The big surprise (or shock to some) is Webb doing a Frank Zappa song, "My Guitar Wants to Kill Your Mama." It's twisted and well done."