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Just Across the River | 
| Artist: Jimmy Webb
Label: E1 Music
Category: Music
List Price: $17.98
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Rating:  17 reviews
Sales Rank: 168
Media: Audio CD
Discs: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 5.6 x 4.9 x 0.4
UPC: 099923206828
EAN: 0099923206828
ASIN: B003H093SK
Release Date: June 29, 2010
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| Tracks:
| • | Oklahoma Nights (Vince Gill) | | • | Wichita Lineman (Billy Joel) | | • | If You See Me Getting Smaller (Willie Nelson) | | • | Galveston (Lucinda Williams) | | • | Do What You Gotta Do | | • | Cowboy Hall Of Fame | | • | P.F. Sloan (Jackson Browne) | | • | Highwayman (Mark Knopfler) | | • | By The Time I Get To Phoenix (Glen Campbell) | | • | I Was Too Busy Loving You (J.D. Souther) | | • | Where Words End (Michael McDonald) | | • | It Won t Bring Her Back | | • | All I Know (Linda Ronstadt) |
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Product Description
The critical acclaim composer Jimmy Webb has received during his more than forty years of success is as remarkable as the accomplishments they honor: Webb is the only artist to ever receive Grammy awards for music, lyrics, and orchestration; he is a member of the National Academy of Popular Music Songwriter s Hall of Fame and the Nashville Songwriter s Hall of Fame; and, according to BMI, his By The Time I Get To Phoenix, (sung on the new album in duet with Glen Campbell---the first time the two have ever recorded together) has been the third most performed song in the last fifty years. Webb s Wichita Lineman (performed here with Billy Joel and Jerry Douglas) has been listed in the Top Fifty of MOJO Magazine s worldwide survey of the best one hundred singles of all time, and was singled out in the Oct/Nov 2001 issue of Blender as The Greatest Song Ever.
Webb was known initially for the instant classics he provided for such artists as Campbell, Richard Harris ( MacArthur Park, Didn t We ), the Fifth Dimension ( Up, Up and Away, This Is Your Life ), and Johnny Maestro s Brooklyn Bridge ( Worst That Could Happen. ) Jimmy also topped the Country charts when Waylon Jennings, Willie Nelson, Johnny Cash, and Kris Kristofferson hit #1 with The Highwayman, a ballad which won him yet another Grammy for Best Country Song of the Year, and a CMA Award for Single Of The Year. On Just Across The River, Jimmy shares the mike with Mark Knopfler on this tune. Linda Ronstadt, who has recorded a multitude of Webb songs throughout her recording career, included four of his efforts on her double platinum album, Cry Like A Rainstorm, Howl Like the Wind. She s on board here for a heartwarming, intimate closing duet on All I Know, the Webb standard made famous by Art Garfunkel. And that s just the beginning. As a performer Jimmy has released numerous critically-acclaimed albums over the years, earning distinguished reviews in all of the major publications, and unqualified praise following his appearances in concert halls and top cabaret venues. But he has never attempted a project like Just Across The River, where his singing AND songwriting is celebrated by the collaborations of his peers, like Jackson Browne and Willie Nelson, as well as artists who have revered his music for years, like Lucinda Williams, Michael McDonald, and Vince Gill. There has never been a songwriter like Jimmy Webb. And there has never been an album of his songs like Just Across The River.
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 The Great American Songwriter June 29, 2010
Constant Listener (New Jersey)
44 out of 44 found this review helpful
People talk about the Great American Songbook of Cole Porter, Jerome Kern, Irving Berlin, etc. There is a second Great American Songbook, populated by the likes of Paul Simon, Joni Mitchell, Carole King, Burt Bacharach, and so on---writers who came of age in 60s and 70s, and whose work resonates deeply to this day.
Jimmy Webb is at the top of that list. He has made many great records of his own (Ten Easy Pieces and Land's End in particular) but never achieved status as a performer to equal his immortality as a songwriter, even though he tours regularly. This album goes a long way in re-connecting Jimmy with some of his greatest songs, and the connectors are a group of amazing voices. Some of the guests are artists who have sung his songs and had huge hits with them, like Glen Campbell and Linda Ronstadt and Willie Nelson. Others have loved and been influenced by Jimmy's work, like Jackson Browne and Lucinda Williams. And Billy Joel. His version of Wichita Lineman is a revelation! Everyone on the record obviously loves Jimmy and sings at their best. They inspire Jimmy to do his best singing ever. I feel like all of the versions of these songs are fresh and compare favorably with the original hits.
The production is great. Really transparent and supportive of the songs and the singers. The supporting musicians are some of Nashville's best, like Jerry Douglas. The whole album hangs together like albums used to do. It feels a little bit country, a little bit classic singer-songwriter pop, and never goes too far over the top and sentimental. These songs work best with a subtle touch.
If you've been into the James Taylor/Carole King album and tour, there's no way you won't love this record. Jimmy Webb's music comes from the same timeless place.
Thank you, Amazon! June 29, 2010
the fly (San Diego, CA USA)
10 out of 12 found this review helpful
Thanks to Amazon - Not only for the low price for this collection, but also for putting Jimmy Webb on the front page of their latest "New Releases" e-mail. Jimmy has been writing incredible songs for over 40 years and it's about time he made the front page! He certainly deserves to be applauded as one of the greatest songwriters of his time. The care taken with these tracks is worthy of his composing skills.
Up there with 10 Easy Pieces and El Mirage July 7, 2010
M. Mulligan
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
Say what you want about rehashing old songs again and again; when the final product sounds as inspired as this, I have zero problem investing in it. Webb sounds as proud of every word as they day they came together as a song, and I can hear "Jimmy, I'd be HONORED" oozing from each guest artist. I couldn't be more pleased with the outcome, and bet everyone involved feels the same. Great stuff.
Silk for the soul June 29, 2010
She Who Reads
8 out of 10 found this review helpful
All you need to know is that this music is as smooth as a Sunday morning drinking coffee, reading the paper, and playing footsies with your lover. If you want music to just mellow you out, here you go.
Excellent companion to Ten Easy Pieces July 22, 2010
Rushmore (CHICAGO, IL United States)
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
I am just a total sucker for Jimmy Webb's music. (Well, the old stuff is classic and awesome - most of the newer stuff is just OK.) I was so excited to see this new collection. Ten Easy Pieces is easily in my personal top ten. This could have been just a remake or reissue, but it has a very different sound. Webb has countrified his tunes and matched up with a cast of superstars. The results are marvelous.
I have already played this CD many times. When I first got it, the CD was in constant rotation for the first few days of a driving trip - perfect music for that. At least once a week, it is exactly the kind of music I want to hear.
I think Jimmy Webb has a fine voice and mixes beautifully with his singing partners. There is not a dud in this bunch of songs. Highly recommended.
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