| "MacArthur Park" | ||||
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&sq=Envato&lang=en&file=File:MacAruthurParkSingle.jpg) US single picture sleeve (also used for the West German release) | ||||
| Single by Richard Harris | ||||
| from the album A Tramp Shining | ||||
| B-side | "Didn't We?" | |||
| Released | April 1968 | |||
| Recorded | December 21, 1967 | |||
| Studio | Sound Recorders, Hollywood | |||
| Genre | Pop | |||
| Length | 7:21 | |||
| Label | Dunhill | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Jimmy Webb | |||
| Producer(s) | Jimmy Webb | |||
| Richard Harris singles chronology | ||||
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"MacArthur Park" is a song written by American singer-songwriter Jimmy Webb that was recorded first in 1967 by Irish actor and singer Richard Harris. Harris's version peaked at number two on the Billboard Hot 100 chart and number four on the UK Singles Chart. "MacArthur Park" was subsequently covered by numerous artists, including a 1970 Grammy-winning version by country singer Waylon Jennings and a number one Billboard Hot 100 disco version by Donna Summer in 1978.[1] Webb won the 1969 Grammy Award for Best Arrangement Accompanying Vocalist(s) for the Harris version.[2]
- ^ Boucher, Geoff. "'MacArthur Park' Jimmy Webb | 1968" Archived 2014-10-20 at the Wayback Machine Los Angeles Times, June 10, 2007. Retrieved June 1, 2015
- ^ http://www.awardsandshows.com/features/grammy-awards-1969-243.html . Retrieved 28 July 2023