Didn't We (Richard Harris song)

"Didn't We?" is a 1968 song written by Jimmy Webb and first recorded by Richard Harris on his 1968 album written and arranged by Webb, A Tramp Shining.[1] In the UK it was released as the A-side of a 45 (RCA 1733) in August 1968 but failed to chart. It was also released on 45 in the US as the B-side of "MacArthur Park". Frank Sinatra covered the song on his 1969 album My Way in an arrangement by Don Costa, and it was also recorded by Matt Monro on his 1973 album For The Present, which was produced by George Martin.

The copyright to "Didn't We?" and three other Webb songs was bought by Jobete Music in 1974.[2]

"Didn't We?" was covered by Michael Feinstein on his 2003 tribute album to Webb, Only One Life: The Songs of Jimmy Webb. Webb himself performed the song at a tribute to Feinstein in 2005.[3]

Matthew Greenwald, reviewing the song for Allmusic.com, described it as one of Webb's most "enduring melodies", comparing it to Burt Bacharach's work of the mid 1960s.[1] Greenwald describes the lyrics to "Didn't We?" as "a heartfelt and bittersweet reflection on the end of a relationship during its final, claustrophobic hours."[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Greenwald, Matthew. "Didn't We?". Allmusic. Retrieved October 29, 2014.
  2. ↑ Nielsen Business Media, Inc. (16 November 1974). Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. pp. 24–. ISSN 0006-2510.
  3. ↑ Nielsen Business Media, Inc. (8 January 2005). Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. pp. 40–. ISSN 0006-2510.
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