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''Suspending Disbelief'' is the eighth album by American singer-songwriter Jimmy Webb, released in September 1993 by
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Production

''Suspending Disbelief'' was recorded in February and March 1993 at The Site and Skywalker Ranch in Marin County, California, Russian Hill Recording in San Francisco, and Johnny Yuma Recording in Los Angeles. The album was mixed at Record One in Los Angeles.


Critical reception

In his review for AllMusic, William Ruhlmann wrote that ''Suspending Belief'' contains Webb's "most straightforward, plainspoken writing yet" and that the songwriter "seems better able to perform his music now than at any time in the past." Ruhlmann continued: The AllMusic website gave the album four out of five stars.
Glen Campbell Glen Travis Campbell (April 22, 1936 – August 8, 2017) was an American country musician and actor. He was best known for a series of hit songs in the 1960s and 1970s, and for hosting ''The Glen Campbell Goodtime Hour'' on CBS television from ...
would record four tracks on this album for his final album, '' Adios''.


Track listing


Personnel

;Music * Jimmy Webb – vocals, piano, electric piano, synthesizer, arranger, conductor * Linda Ronstadt – vocals, backing vocals * Skywalker Symphony Orchestra – orchestra * Steve Lukather – electric guitar * Dean Parks – guitar * Ben Keith – steel guitar * Mario Guarneri – piccolo trumpet, trumpet * Leland Sklar – bass * Russ Kunkel – drums, percussion * Valerie Carter – backing vocals * David Crosby – backing vocals * Leah Kunkel – backing vocals * Craig Fuller – backing vocals * JD Souther – backing vocals * Don Henley – backing vocals ;Production * Linda Ronstadt – producer * George Massenburg – producer, engineer, mixing * Bob Conlon – engineer * David Gleeson – engineer * Chris Haynes – engineer * Nathaniel Kunkel – engineer * Rail Jon Rogut – engineer * Kevin Scott – engineer * Craig Silvey – engineer * Squeak Stone – engineer * Bob Fisher – mastering * Greg Sudmeir – coordination * Ivy Skoff – production coordination * Kosh Art – direction, design * Richie Unterberger – liner notes * Robbie Buchanan – programming, synthesizer programming * Robert Blakeman – photography


References

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