1974-88: Reunited With Jimmy Webb
Country-pop singer Glen Campbell dominated the country and Top 40 charts in the late '60s and early '70s thanks to plaintive Jimmy Webb-penned classics like "Galveston," "Wichita Lineman," and "By the Time I Get to Phoenix." Though none of these early Campbell chart-toppers are included in this 24-song collection of Campbell's covers of Webb compositions,Reunitedis an obscure minor masterpiece all the same. Campbell's soulful renditions of fine songs like "The Moon's a Harsh Mistress," "Highwayman," and "Lightning in a Bottle" not only remind us of Webb's timelessness as a songwriter, but also of Campbell's oft-overlooked gifts as a subtle song interpreter.--Bob Allen