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"Worst That Could Happen" is a song with lyrics and music written by singer-songwriter Jimmy Webb. Originally recorded by the 5th Dimension on their 1967 album of nearly all-Jimmy Webb songs, The Magic Garden, "Worst That Could Happen" was later recorded by the Brooklyn Bridge and reached the Billboard Hot 100's top 40, at #38 on January 4, 1969, peaking at #3 on February 1-8, 1969.
That year, the string of successful Webb songs continued with the 5th Dimension's "Paper Cup" and "Carpet Man" reaching the Top 40, Glen Campbell's "Wichita Lineman" selling over a million copies, and Johnny Maestro & the Brooklyn Bridge scoring a gold record with "Worst That Could Happen", a song originally recorded by the 5th Dimension.
Although the original Magic Garden album was released in mono in both the US (SCM-91001) and UK (LBL 83098), the reissue as The Worst That Could Happen was only released in stereo (SCS-92001). [3] The album, retitled The Worst That Could Happen. The front cover is an image originally used on the back cover of The Magic Garden.
Jimmy Webb: live performance "Snow-Covered Christmas" 1995: Zumpano: Look What the Rookie Did "Rosecrans Boulevard" Sub Pop 1996: Jimmy Webb: Ten Easy Pieces "Galveston" "Highwayman" "Wichita Lineman" "The Moon's a Harsh Mistress" "By the Time I Get to Phoenix" "If These Walls Could Speak" "Didn't We" "Worst That Could Happen" "All I Know ...
Worst That Could Happen; Y. The Yard Went on Forever (song) This page was last edited on 18 January 2018, at 19:29 (UTC). Text is ... Songs written by Jimmy Webb.
By 1970, Webb had achieved a measure of fame as a songwriter. From 1967 to 1970, his songs had given him two dozen entries on the Billboard Hot 100, among them several Top Ten hits, including "MacArthur Park" by Richard Harris, "Worst That Could Happen" by the Brooklyn Bridge, "Wichita Lineman" by Glen Campbell, "Galveston" by Glen Campbell and "Up, Up and Away" by the 5th Dimension.
Their first release, a version of the Jimmy Webb song "Worst That Could Happen" (previously recorded by The 5th Dimension), reached No. 3 on the Billboard pop chart. [6] It sold over one and a quarter million copies, and was awarded a gold disc by the R.I.A.A. [ 7 ] The follow-up, "Welcome Me Love", and its flip side, "Blessed is the Rain ...
Ten Easy Pieces is the ninth album by American singer-songwriter Jimmy Webb, released in October 1996 by Guardian Records. The album consists of new arrangements of some of Webb's most popular songs. The album consists of new arrangements of some of Webb's most popular songs.