A Tramp Shining

A Tramp Shining
Studio album by
ReleasedMay 1968
RecordedDecember 1967 –
January 1968
GenreOrchestral pop
Length31:37
LabelDunhill
Legacy
ProducerJimmy Webb
Richard Harris chronology
Camelot Soundtrack
(1967)
A Tramp Shining
(1968)
The Yard Went On Forever
(1968)
Singles from A Tramp Shining
  1. "MacArthur Park"
    Released: April 1968
  2. "Didn't We"
    Released: August 1968

A Tramp Shining is the debut album of Richard Harris, released in 1968 by Dunhill Records. The album was written, arranged, and produced by singer-songwriter Jimmy Webb. Although Harris sang several numbers on the soundtrack album to the film musical Camelot the previous year, A Tramp Shining was Harris' first solo album. "MacArthur Park" was one of the biggest singles of that year, reaching number 2 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in the United States. The album as a whole was also highly successful and was nominated for a Grammy Award for Album of the Year in 1969.[1]

  1. ^ Eder, Bruce. "A Tramp Shining". AllMusic. Retrieved 13 November 2012.