Jimmy Webb: Ten Easy Pieces
Barney Hoskyns, MOJO, September 1997
Unplugged versions of ten Webb staples, performed at the grand piano by The Man Himself. Vocal cameos by Shawn Colvin (Didnt We), Marc Cohn (If These Walls Could Speak) and Michael McDonald (Galveston).
Total word count of piece: 816
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