Still Within the Sound of My Voice (Jimmy Webb album) explained

Still Within the Sound of My Voice
Type:studio
Artist:Jimmy Webb
Cover:Still Within the Sound of My Voice Album Cover.jpg
Alt:Album cover image of Jimmy Webb on a bridge
Recorded:2012
Studio:
  • Sound Emporium (Nashville, Tennessee)
  • Loud Recording (Nashville, Tennessee)
Genre:Pop
Label:E1 Music
Producer:Fred Mollin
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Still Within the Sound of My Voice is the thirteenth album by American singer-songwriter Jimmy Webb, released on September 10, 2013.[1] The album features fourteen classic Jimmy Webb songs performed by Webb with guest appearances by friends, collaborators, admirers, and fellow recording artists Lyle Lovett, Carly Simon, The Jordanaires, Keith Urban, Rumer, David Crosby and Graham Nash, Joe Cocker, Marc Cohn, Justin Currie, America, Kris Kristofferson, Amy Grant, Brian Wilson and Art Garfunkel.[1]

Critical reception

In his review for Rolling Stone magazine, Anthony DeCurtis gave the album four out of five stars, calling it an "equally appealing follow-up to Webb's 2010 release Just Across the River."[2] DeCurtis goes on to write:DeCurtis notes that producer Fred Mollin's "atmospheric, country-tinged settings" provide the album with a consistency that unifies the diverse sounds of the featured artists and the selection of songs that span several decades.[2] The highlight of the album for DeCurtis is MacArthur Park, here given new life by Brian Wilson's "Beach Boys-style backing vocals, Molin's Americana touches and Webb's own craggy recitation"—all serving to capture the "timelessness" of this classic song.[2]

PopMatters music journalist Neil Kelly wrote, "The most praise goes to Webb himself, showing incredible vocal range for his age. His abilities to mesmerize are none diminished, and this benefits a few of the songs as some of his collaborators clearly are having a hard time keeping up."[3]

Personnel

Music
Production

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Leggett . Steve . Still Within the Sound of My Voice . AllMusic . August 31, 2013.
  2. News: DeCurtis . Anthony . Webb and Friends Revist a Great American Songbook . Rolling Stone . 68 . September 12, 2013 . 1191 . January 31, 2015.
  3. Web site: Jimmy Webb: Still Within the Sound of My Voice . Neil . Kelly . November 26, 2013 . January 31, 2015.

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