RICHARD HARRIS - MACARTHUR PARK (PARQUE MACARTHUR) 1968 | ABOUT TIME MUSIC

Remembering and celebrating Richard Harris on his birthday today. Richard was the first one to chart with Jimmy Webb's "MacArthur Park" hitting #2 on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart, making his first solo album (he previously sang on the Camelot soundtrack) a hit out of the gate. Both that and his second album, The Yard Went On Forever were all Jimmy Webb songs with Jimmy as producer. Already having had a successful acting career, Harris actually became best known in later years for his role as D

This week in 1968, the Richard Harris album "A Tramp Shining"-written, arranged and produced in total by Jimmy Webb-reached its peak of #4 on the Billboard Top Pop Albums chart. The centerpiece of the album was the smash hit "MacArthur Park", but the LP kicked off with the b side of that massive single, "Didn't We", which would also become a classic song. Richard Harris (actor) | Jimmy Webb