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Released
  
1968

The Yard Went On Forever (1968)
  
My Boy (1971)

Release date
  
1968

Label
  
Dunhill Records

Recorded
  
1968

Artist
  
Richard Harris

Producer
  
Jimmy Webb

Genre
  
Pop music

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Pop music albums
  
A Tramp Shining, Jim Webb Sings Jim Webb, And So: On, Sunshower, El Mirage

The yard went on forever richard harris


The Yard Went On Forever is the second album by Richard Harris, released in 1968 by Dunhill Records (DS-50042). The album was written, arranged, and produced by Jimmy Webb.

Contents

The yard went on forever


Reception

A review of the album in Billboard said "Webb's material is treated with class and finesse" by Harris. Album track "Lucky Me" was described in the magazine as "a shimmering gem."

In his review on Allmusic, Bruce Eder praised the project, writing that "the lyrics are dazzling in their cascading imagery, the music is richer and more vividly conceived and recorded, and the entire album works magnificently."

Track listing

All songs were written by Jimmy Webb.

Side one
  1. "The Yard Went On Forever" – 5:43
  2. "Watermark" – 4:27
  3. "Interim" – 3:07
  4. "Gayla" – 3:19
Side two
  1. "The Hymns From The Grand Terrace" – 9:07
  2. "The Hive" – 3:59
  3. "Lucky Me" – 2:56
  4. "That's The Way It Was" – 3:00

Personnel

  • Jimmy Webb – arranger, producer, piano
  • Joe Osborn – bass
  • Armen Steiner – engineer
  • William F. Willams – engineer
  • Skip Mosher – flute
  • Art Maebe – French horn
  • David Duke – French horn
  • George Price – French horn
  • Bill Henshaw – French horn
  • Mike Deasy – guitar
  • Fred Tackett – guitar
  • Lance Wakely – guitar
  • Larry Knechtel – harpsichord, organ, keyboards
  • Hal Blaine – percussion
  • Sid Sharp – strings
  • Gary Coleman – timpani
  • Milt Holland – timpani
  • Frank Rossalino – trombone
  • Lou Blackburn – trombone
  • Bud Brisbois – trumpet
  • Fred Tackett – trumpet
  • Jules Chaikin – trumpet
  • Songs

    1The Yard Went on Forever5:46
    2Watermark4:27
    3Interim3:06

    References

    The Yard Went On Forever Wikipedia


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