JIMMY WEBB RELEASES STAR-STUDDED ALBUM IN JUNE
May 13, 2010 by Your Way To Music
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Just Across The River, the new album from multiple Grammy award-winner Jimmy Webb, one of the most celebrated composers and songwriters in American music history, is set for release June 28 through E1 Music / RSK Entertainment. The album features interpretations of the classic songs that made him a vital cultural icon including By The Time I Get To Phoenix, Wichita Lineman,Galveston, The Highwayman, Oklahoma Nights and more. The album features guest appearances from Webb’s friends, fans and recording partners including Jackson Browne, Glen Campbell, Vince Gill, Billy Joel, Mark Knopfler, Michael McDonald, Willie Nelson, Linda Ronstadt, J.D. Souther and Lucinda Williams.
Just Across The River came together at the behest of producer and longtime Webb collaborator Fred Mollin, who wished to honor Webb’s storied career and his celebrated contributions to the Americana roots tradition (Webb is a native son of Oklahoma). Says Mollin of the album: This record is a homecoming for Jimmy. His songs are true classics and they could provide the soundtrack to your life.
Webb adds: From the very first song, first take, first note this record seemed blessed. I hope everyone else feels what we did as we listened to the first rough mixes. And then as each piece fell into place, a fully realized, conceptual work of art emerged.
Just Across The River was recorded primarily live over the course of two days at Sound Emporium in Nashville, TN. Joining Webb live in the studio were John Hobbs (piano, Wurlitzer, organ), Bryan Sutton (acoustic guitars, banjo, mandolin), John Willis (acoustic guitars, electric guitars, banjo), Larry Paxton (bass), Greg Morrow and Eddie Bayers (drums), Stuart Duncan (fiddle, mandolin), Jeff Taylor (accordion), Pat Buchanan (electric guitars) and Paul Franklin (steel guitar, dobro). Mark Knopfler provided lead electric guitar on By The Time I Get To Phoenix, Johnny A. contributed electric guitar on Galveston and Jerry Douglas added dobro on Wichita Lineman.
He has been blessed with the emotions and artistic talent of the great lyricists —Frank Sinatra
When I was starting out as a songwriter, I looked to Jimmy Webb as one of the most innovative and musically proficient songwriters of our generation —Billy Joel
The only artist to ever receive Grammy awards for music, lyrics and orchestration, Jimmy Webb wrote five top ten hits within a 20-month period in the 1960s, which propelled him from humble beginnings in Oklahoma to international fame. Webb is a member of the National Academy of Popular Music Songwriter’s Hall of Fame, the Nashville Songwriter’s Hall of Fame, and, according to BMI, his By The Time I Get To Phoenix, has been the third most performed song in the last 50 years, with Up, Up and Away on the same list in the top thirty. Webb has provided classics for Glen Campbell (By The Time I Get To Phoenix, Wichita Lineman and Galveston), Richard Harris (MacArthur Park), the Fifth Dimension (Up, Up and Away, This Is Your Life), Art Garfunkel (All I Know), Linda Ronstadt (Easy For You To Say) and Joe Cocker (The Moon’s A Harsh Mistress). Webb’s songs continue to grace a multitude of major recording artists’ albums, from Tony Bennett and Rosemary Clooney, to Urge Overkill, Reba McEntire, Celtic Woman and James Taylor.
FULL TRACK LISTING
1. Oklahoma Nights featuring Vince Gill
2. Wichita Lineman featuring Billy Joel
3. If You See Me Getting Smaller featuring Willie Nelson
4. Galveston featuring Lucinda Williams
5. P.F. Sloan featuring Jackson Browne
6. By The Time I Get To Phoenix featuring Glen Campbell
7. Cowboy Hall Of Fame
8. Where Words End featuring Michael McDonald
9. Highwayman featuring Mark Knopfler
10. I Was Too Busy Loving You featuring J.D. Souther
11. It Won’t Bring Her Back
12. Do What You Gotta Do
13. All I Know featuring Linda Ronstadt
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BRIAN WILSON ANCHORS NEW CD ‘WHAT LOVE CAN DO’
July 7, 2009 by Your Way To Music
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429 Records is announcing the release of a one-of-a-kind collection of songs by some of the music world’s most creative songwriters. Titled “WHAT LOVE CAN DO,” it’s a project put together by legendary producer Phil Ramone that brings together celebrated musicians such as Brian Wilson, Kris Kristofferson, Kenny Loggins, Burt Bacharach and many others each of whom have gone back into the studio to recreate one of their all-time hits as well as a brand new song. It’s a unique idea where artists, under the creative genius of Phil Ramone, record a fresh take on a timeless classic while also offering an up-to-date example of their artistry. Brian Wilson’s remake of “God Only Knows” sparkles next to his all new song and album title track “What Love Can Do” (the first single from the project going to radio) as an example. WHAT LOVE CAN DO will be released on 429 Records on August 4.
WHAT LOVE CAN DO is more than just a nostalgic look back for the artist and the listener but it’s a heartfelt message from each artist involved that their music is more vibrant and evocative than ever. The lineup of artists
participating in the project is truly stellar representing the pop, rock, folk
and jazz genres.
1 “God Only Knows” Brian Wilson
2 “Un Baile Del Corazon” Stephen Bishop
3 “Your Goodbye” Richard Marx
4 “A Love Song” Kenny Loggins
5 “Sunday Morning Coming Down” Kris Kristofferson
6 “I Still Remember” Burt Bacharach, John Pagano
7 “Rainbow Connection” Paul Williams, Willie Nelson
8 “Hold On To The Nights” Richard Marx
9 “The Wonder” Kris Kristofferson
10 “I’ll Remember Your Name” Kenny Loggins
11 “New Music From An Old Friend” Paul Williams, Jane Monheit
12 “Save It For A Rainy Day” Stephen Bishop, Eric Clapton
13 “Alfie” Burt Bacharach, Peabo Bryson
14 “How About Now” Kenny Loggins
15 “What Love Can Do” Brian Wilson
429 Records is a unit of the Savoy Label Group (SLG). SLG is the North
American unit of CME (Columbia Music Entertainment), the oldest music company in Japan. The Savoy Label Group has evolved into a leading independent company consistently outperforming competitors in key music categories as monitored by Billboard Magazine. SLG is lead by Steve Vining and CME is headed by Chairman Strauss Zelnick, founder of Zelnick Media which owns interests in and manages an array of media companies.
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