Raised in Oklahoma and west Texas, Jimmy Webb launched a celebrated songwriting career while still in his teens, his "Up, Up And Away" topping the charts for The Fifth Dimension in 1967. During the Flower Power era, his lush, romantic pop songs – "MacArthur Park" for Richard Harris and "By The Time I Get To Phoenix" for Glen Campbell, to name a couple – represented everything creatively vital about a Tin Pan Alley that was fast being overshadowed by songwriting performers like Dylan and The Beatles.
In 1969 Webb embarked on a performance career noted for its studio innovation, large-scale ambition, and delicate song craft. While his 1970 debut, Words And Music, was tailored to the rock audience, Webb subsequently re-consolidated his orchestral gains, culminating in the back-to-back extravagance of Land's End (1974) and El Mirage (1977), the latter produced by George Martin. Webb consistently impressed critics though he sold few records. But his peers have always recognized his genius, bestowing prestigious songwriting awards as well as Grammys for music, lyrics, and orchestration (Webb remains the only artist to be awarded in all three categories).
The Moon's A Harsh Mistress: Jimmy Webb In The Seventies in an individually numbered limited edition of 2,500 copies.
Disc 1 (01:07:49)
01. Sleepin' In The Daytime 05:08
02. P.F. Sloan 04:10
03. Love Song 03:35
04. Careless Weed 03:15
05. Psalm One-Five-O 04:41
Music for an Unmade Movie (in three parts):
06. Songseller 04:23
07. Dorothy Chandler Blues 06:03
08. Jerusalem 05:27
09. Three Songs: (Let It Be Me, Never My Love, I Wanna Be Free) 02:17
10. Once Before I Die 04:30
11. Met Her On A Plane 03:04
12. All Night Show 03:04
13. All My Love's Laughter 04:11
14. Highpockets 05:25
15. Marionette 02:33
16. Laspitch 06:03
Disc 2 (01:18:10)
01. One Lady 03:32
02. If Ships Were Made To Sail 02:18
03. Pocketful Of Keys 04:03
04. See You Then 04:59
05. Galveston 04:10
06. Campo De Encino 04:52
07. Love Hurts 03:39
08. Simile 03:15
09. Hurt Me Well 04:14
10. Once In The Morning 03:07
11. Catharsis 03:30
12. Song Seller 03:30
13. When Can Brown Begin 04:16
14. Piano 04:02
15. Love Hurts (single version) 03:39
16. Ocean In His Eyes 04:30
17. Feet In The Sunshine 03:31
18. Cloudman 03:55
19. Lady Fits Her Blue Jeans 04:06
20. Just This One Time 05:02
Disc 3 (01:01:07)
01. Crying In My Sleep 04:17
02. It's A Sin 03:16
03. Alyce Blue Gown 05:02
04. Land's End-Asleep On The Wind 09:11
05. The Highwayman 03:51
06. If You See Me Getting Smaller I'm Leaving 03:53
07. Mixed-Up Guy 03:40
08. Christiaan No 03:07
09. Moment In A Shadow 03:39
10. Sugarbird 03:27
11. Where The Universes Are 03:35
12. P.F. Sloan 04:17
13. Dance To The Radio 03:07
14. The Moon Is A Harsh Mistress 03:06
15. Skylark (A Meditation) 03:39
Disc 4 - Outtakes & Demos (01:06:40)
01. No Good Indian 03:24
02. Jet Lag Rag 03:27
03. You Might As Well Smile 03:57
04. Whistletown 06:10
05. It Will Stand 04:36
06. Hot RodQueen 03:36
07. See That Girl 03:43
08. It Ain't Raining 02:29
09. Vagabond Queen 05:04
10. If This Was The Last Song 03:26
11. Saturday Suit 03:02
12. Cloudman 03:44
13. Fingerpaint Me 03:53
14. Mr. Shuck And Jive 03:30
15. Simile 03:31
16. Piano 04:08
17. Love Hurts 03:28
18. 'Words And Music' Radio Ad 01:02
19. 'And So On' Radio Ad 00:30
Disc 5 - Live At The Royal Albert Hall, 1973 (01:17:43)
01. Overture 04:21
02. Sleepin' In The Daytime 05:24
03. By The Time I Get To Phoenix 03:45
04. MacArthur Park 06:16
05. Wichita Lineman (Instrumental) 04:21
06. Didn't We 03:45
07. My Guitar Wants To Kill Your Mama 05:18
08. Pocketful Of Keys 04:26
09. When Can Brown Begin 03:45
10. Once In The Morning 03:34
11. Song For My Brother 04:00
12. Where's The Playground, Susie? 04:40
13. Jerusalem 07:11
14. Galveston 03:13
15. Whistletown 06:45
16. Piano 04:05
17. Wichita Lineman (Vocal) 02:54
