And So: On

With his record company pressing for a quick follow-up release to Words and Music, Webb did not have time to write an entire album of new material. Only four of the songs carry a 1971 copyright date: "Met Her on a Plane", "Laspitch", "One Lady", and "If Ships Were Made to Sail". The rest of the songs date back as far as 1967's "Marionette". Ed Ames recorded "All My Love's Laughter" in 1968, and Thelma Houston recorded "Pocketful of Keys" in 1969. "Highpockets" and "Laspitch" were originally intended for a proposed Broadway musical.^[1]

Several songs from the album were covered by other artists, including "See You Then" by Roberta Flack in 1971, "Met Her on a Plane" by Ian Matthews in 1972, "If Ships Were Made to Sail" by Scott Walker in 1973, and "Marionette" by Art Garfunkel in 1978.^[1]

In his review for Allmusic, William Ruhlmann called And So: On an album of "different moods that didn't quite hang together" due to the widely varying ages of the songs. He also criticized that while Webb is an adequate singer, most of the songs were not written for his voice's limitations, resulting in unpleasant straining as he attempts to hit notes outside his range.^[1]

Music

• Jimmy Webb – vocals, keyboards
• Larry Coryell – guitar
• Freddy Tackett – guitar
• Tom Scott – alto saxophone
• Francie Lauridsen – flute, recorder
• Lance Allworth – harmonica
• Skip Mosher – electric bass, tenor saxophone
• Ray Rich – percussion, drums
• Terry Brown – vocals
• The Good Sisters – vocals

Production

• Jimmy Webb – arrangements
• Sid Sharp – conductor
• Terry Brown – engineer
• Brian Ingoldsby – engineer
• Ed Thrasher – art direction
• Barry Feinstein – cover photography^[2]