''Twilight of the Renegades'' is the tenth album by American singer-songwriter

Jimmy Webb Jimmy Layne Webb (born August 15, 1946) is an American songwriter, composer, and singer. He achieved success at an early age, winning the Grammy Award for Song of the Year at the age of 21. During his career, he established himself as one of Am ...

, released in August 2005 by

Sanctuary Records Sanctuary Records Group Limited was a record label based in the United Kingdom and is, as of 2013, a subsidiary of BMG Rights Management solely for reissues. Until June 2007, it was the largest independent record label in the UK and the largest ...

Production

''Twilight of the Renegades'' was recorded at Sunset Sound, Cherokee Recording, and Calliope Studios in Los Angeles, California, and Right Track, Sound on Sound, and Jimmy Webb Music in New York City.

Release

''Twilight of the Renegades'' was released in the United Kingdom in May 2005 before being released in the United States on August 16, 2005.

Critical response

In his review for AllMusic, William Ruhlmann gave the album a mixed review, welcoming the artist's "ambitious songwriting and arranging that characterized his classic work of the 1960s" while noting that "vocals remain the weak spot in the performing aspect of Webb's career". Ruhlmann continued: While acknowledging that Webb's singing has improved over the years, he "continues to listen to him to hear a composer's individual interpretation of his work, rather than for definitive renditions of the songs". The AllMusic website gave the album four out of five stars.

Track listing

Personnel

;Music * Jimmy Webb – vocals, piano, keyboards, tambourine, producer * Jeff Mironov – guitar * Ira Seigel – guitar * Dean Parks – guitar *

Beth Nielsen Chapman Beth Nielsen Chapman (born September 14, 1958) is an American singer and songwriter who has written hits for country and pop music performers. She was inducted into the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame in 2016. She is a two-time Grammy Award ...

– guitar, background vocals * Lisle Lette – guitar *

David Paich David Frank Paich (born June 25, 1954) is an American keyboardist, singer, and songwriter, best known as the co-founder, principal songwriter, keyboardist, and secondary vocalist of the rock band Toto (band), Toto since 1977. He wrote or co-wrot ...

– keyboards * Katherine LiVolsi Stern – violin * Elena Barere – violin * Vince Lionti – viola * Larry Campbell – mandolin * William Gallison – harmonica * Jim Hynes – flugelhorn, trumpet * Jeanne LeBlanc – cello * Wolfram Koessel – cello * Don Sanbeg – bass *

Lee Sklar Leland Bruce Sklar (born May 28, 1947) is an American bassist and session musician. He rose to prominence as a member of James Taylor's backing band, which coalesced into a group in its own right, The Section (band), The Section, which supported ...

– bass *

Jeff Porcaro Jeffrey Thomas Porcaro (April 1, 1954 – August 5, 1992) was an American drummer. He is best known for being the co-founder and drummer of the rock band Toto, but is also one of the most recorded session musicians in history, working on hundr ...

– drums * Paul Duskin – drums * Jay Dittamo – drums, percussion * Susan Webb – background vocals ;Production * Fred Mollin – producer * Matthew McCauley – producer, synthesizer, string arrangements * Chris Irwin – engineer, percussion, producer * Kerry Cunningham – engineer, overdub engineer, shaker, programming, mastering, producer * Mark Mandelbaum – engineer * Kristopher Lewis – overdub engineer, assistant engineer * Mark Linett – overdub engineer * Jason Stasium – overdub engineer * Bill Schnee – mixing * Rob Mathes – string arrangements * Mary Tiegreen – art direction * Jill Dell'Abate – music contractor

References

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