Webb tried singing, and his characterization of his album, “Jim Webb Sings Jim Webb Tunes”, is that it was produced “by a bunch of ruffians from some old demos of mine and tarted up to sound like ‘MacArthur Park’. It was quite a piece of crap and was received with great anticipation and crushing disappointment at the radio level.” Out of respect for Webb and the Canteen, I won’t post anything from that disk.
The very first record the young Jimmy Webb had purchased was “Turn Around, Look at Me”, recorded by Glen Campbell in 1961. Webb received a wonderful tribute when his earliest favorite singer recorded the song he had written for Johnny Rivers.
Glen Campbell: “By the Time I Get to Phoenix”
Lamh Foistenach Abu!