This week in 1978, the Donna Summer recording of the classic Jimmy Webb composition “MacArthur Park” entered the Billboard Hot 100. Today we’ll share a live version by Donna of the hit that was destined to become the first recording of a Jimmy Webb song to reach #1 on Billboard, with an inventive reworking of the song produced by Giorgio Moroder. The 45 of the Richard Harris recording is often referred to as the first hit to run over 7 minutes (7.20 in fact). The Donna Summer single contained a
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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
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