Jimmy Webb to Celebrate His 80th Birthday With Career-Spanning ‘Found Songs’ Album: ‘I’m Always 18 on the Inside’
The legendary songwriter ("MacArthur Park," "Wichita Lineman") is prepping Yours For the Taking: The Found Songs of Jimmy Webb .
At 80 years old, singer-songwriter Jimmy Webb is celebrating his birthday by releasing an album titled "Yours For the Taking: The Found Songs of Jimmy Webb" on October 23 via Sun Records. This collection includes previously overlooked and neglected tracks penned during Webb's illustrious career, which spanned the writing of Billboard Hot 100 top 10 hits such as "MacArthur Park," "Wichita Lineman," "Galveston" and "Up, Up and Away."
The album, produced by Webb's longtime collaborator Fred Mollin, features a variety of guest singers including Michael McDonald, Marc Cohn, Amy Grant, and Justin Currie. Webb is determined to share these songs, as he feels they were all hits in his time but were overlooked by the public. Among the tracks, "Winter Clothes" originally intended for Frank Sinatra, is presented in both an original demo version and a polished new recording featuring Graham Nash.
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