1970 Jimmy Webb – Words And Music

Words And Music is the second album by American singer-songwriter Jimmy Webb, released in 1970 by Reprise Records. This was the first album authorized by the artist. In contrast to the full orchestral productions of many of Webb’s 1960s hit songs, Words and Music presents the artist in a less elaborate framework. The album was recorded largely alone with guitarist Fred Tackett, who also overdubbed bass, percussion, and trumpet. Traces of Webb’s earlier style can still be heard, notably in the horn chart for “Sleepin’ in the Daytime” which echoed that of Harris’ “MacArthur Park” and in the “elongated song structures, employing multiple tempos.”