Ten Easy Pieces
| Ten Easy Pieces | ||||
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| Album cover image of Jimmy Webb sitting on a couch | ||||
| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | October 15, 1996 | |||
| Recorded | 1996 McClear Pathe Studios and Zoomar Studios in Toronto | |||
| Genre | Pop | |||
| Length | 43:58 | |||
| Label | Guardian Records | |||
| Producer | Fred Mollin | |||
| Jimmy Webb chronology | ||||
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Ten Easy Pieces is the ninth album by American singer-songwriter Jimmy Webb, released in October 1996 by Guardian Records. The album consists of new arrangements of some of Webb's most popular songs.[1]
Critical reception
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic | StarStarStarStarHalf star[1] |
| Uncut | StarStarStarStarFile:Star empty.svg[2] |
In his review for AllMusic, Bruce Eder called Ten Easy Pieces "the best and most accessible of all Webb's albums".[1] Eder continued:
His voice is more expressive than ever, and the performances are generally grittier, with more raw emotion than the better known hit versions display. The arrangements are generally very simple and straightforward, with Webb's piano the primary instrument, and several of the songs are performed in a deeply personal manner, more akin to home recording for Webb's own pleasure than to a commercial release—"Wichita Lineman", in particular, sounds here like the most personal and private of performances, filled with wrenching loneliness at which the Glen Campbell version only hints. The notes are very personal and revealing as well.[1]
The AllMusic website gave the album four and a half out of five stars.[1]
Track listing
[edit | edit source]All tracks are written by Jimmy Webb.
| No. | Title | Length |
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| 1. | "Galveston" | 4:49 |
| 2. | "Highwayman" | 4:30 |
| 3. | "Wichita Lineman" | 4:16 |
| 4. | "The Moon's a Harsh Mistress" | 3:53 |
| 5. | "By the Time I Get to Phoenix" | 3:54 |
| 6. | "If These Walls Could Speak" | 4:02 |
| 7. | "Didn't We" | 3:18 |
| 8. | "The Worst That Could Happen" | 3:41 |
| 9. | "All I Know" | 3:52 |
| 10. | "MacArthur Park" | 7:43 |
| Total length: | 43:58 | |
Personnel
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Charts
[edit | edit source]| Chart (1997) | Peak position |
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| Australian Albums (ARIA)[3] | 76 |
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