Listen and Love
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Shattered
words/music by Jimmy Webb • arranged/performed by Doug Howell© Universal – Polygram International Pub Inc. Favorite version: Linda Ronstadt, Cry Like a Rainstorm, Howl Like the Wind, 1989 Notes Even though I love Ronstadt’s version of this, I’ve always thought…
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Skywriter
words/music by Jimmy Webb • arranged/performed by Doug Howell© Universal – Polygram International Pub Inc. Favorite version: Jimmy Webb, Twilight Of The Renegades, 2005 Notes A friend helped me discover this song, for I had somehow missed it when it…
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Wooden Planes
(aka “A Song for My Brother”) words/music by Jimmy Webb • arranged/performed by Doug Howell© Universal – Polygram International Pub Inc. Favorite version: B. J. Thomas, Billy Joe Thomas, 1972 Notes Speaking of flyin’ games, here’s another. Again we’re chasing…
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When Can Brown Begin
words/music by Jimmy Webb • arranged/performed by Doug Howell© Universal – Polygram International Pub Inc. Favorite version: Jimmy Webb, Letters, 1972 Notes If after the first six songs you’re still unsure whether Jimmy is a dreamer or not, this one…
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If Ships Were Made To Sail
words/music by Jimmy Webb • arranged/performed by Doug Howell© Universal – Polygram International Pub Inc. Favorite version: Jimmy Webb, And So: On, 1971 Notes Oh, the images in this song! This one is right up there with Joni’s “River” in…
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Love Hurts
words/music by Boudleaux Bryant • arranged/performed by Doug Howell© House of Bryant Publications Favorite version: Jimmy Webb, Letters, 1972 Notes Jimmy didn’t write this song, but I “discovered” it on his Letters album. And the way he sings it, he…
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How Quickly
words/music by Jimmy Webb • arranged/performed by Doug Howell© Universal – Polygram International Pub Inc. Reviews Well, with ‘How Quickly’, you have once again given it a lovely, subtle and sensitively written arrangement and vocal to match, and added the…
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Shine It on Me
(aka “You Might As Well Smile”) words/music by Jimmy Webb • arranged/performed by Doug Howell© Universal – Polygram International Pub Inc. Favorite version: Art Garfunkel, Watermark, 1978 Notes These next three songs are so resolute and positive and indefatigable that…
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Lightning in a Bottle
words/music by Jimmy Webb • arranged/performed by Doug Howell© Universal – Polygram International Pub Inc. Favorite version: Jennifer Warnes, soundtrack from Winter People, 1989 Notes Like the previous song, it starts out rather ordinary—”all I have to do is”—and then…
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Another Lullaby
words/music by Jimmy Webb • arranged/performed by Doug Howell© Universal – Polygram International Pub Inc. Favorite version: Art Garfunkel, Angel Clare, 1973 close your eyesmy pretty childthough the night is darkand the wind is wildI will stand beside your bedtonight…
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Asleep on the Wind
words/music by Jimmy Webb • arranged/performed by Doug Howell© Universal – Polygram International Pub Inc. Favorite version: Jimmy Webb, Land’s End, 1974 love is a glass of wineit‘s balanced on the siderail of a shipacross the sea at midnight comeit…
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Sanctus (Holy, Holy)
Sheet music available! Vocal-Piano-Guitar holy, holyholy, holyGod of power and might holy, holyholy, holyGod of power and might heaven and earth are full of your gloryhosanna in the highestall heaven and earth are full of your gloryhosannahosannahosanna in the highest…
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Have I Ever Heard This Sound?
have I ever heard this sound before?the first song of a bird in springhas never caused my heart to sing beforebut suddenly it calls to me, freeing meto sing of things I’ve ever been afraid to speakhave I ever heard this sound…
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Jesus Never Fails
words and music by Doug Howell© Bud John Songs (orig Lexicon Music, Inc.) • Used by permission Sheet music available! in G • in Ab Jesus never failsJesus never failsI’ve got a friendwho won’t ever forsake meJesus never fails Jesus…
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Everything to You
words & music by Doug Howell • © 2023 Creative Measures LLC I want to be everything to youI wanna be your sunriseyour sunset toolet me be the oneoh, it’s just gotta be meI’m only living to fulfill your every…
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Changes in the Air
words & music by Doug Howell • © 2022 Creative Measures LLC walking out your front doorI heard it slam behind meI got the strangest feelingthat nothing was the way it used to be“Come down from your tree,” you said,but…
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Is It True?
words & music by Doug Howell • © 2022 Creative Measures LLC is it true, Lordyou could make a blind man seeif it’s true, Lordcan you do something for memy heart is sickmy soul is lostI’ve gained the worldat too…
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So Many Ways (2022)
words & music by Doug Howell • © 1974 Trinity Sound Corp, assigned to Creative Measures LLC today I watched the morning suncome up redcome up warm as it blushedto kiss my cheekthe birds singing love songsin my headin my…
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One Too Many Times
words & music by Doug Howell • © 2022 Creative Measures LLC I’ve heard you say I love youone too many timesto keep believingit’s still truewith no supporting signshow many times I’ve cried outfor a word, a smile, a kissI…
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Brown Eyes
words & music by Doug Howell • © 2022 Creative Measures LLC just a summer nightwe were warming up the bandI was on the stageyou were in the standsbut you met me eye to eyeyou on that 10-speed bike of…