El Mirage is fifth solo album by singer-songwriter Jimmy Webb, released by Atlantic in 1977. It was the first album for which Webb handed production and arrangement duties on to another person: George Martin. It is also notable for containing "The Highwayman", a song that later provided both the name and first hit for The Highwaymen, a country supergroup comprising Johnny Cash, Waylon Jennings, Kris Kristofferson and Willie Nelson. Jennings also recorded the track "If You See Me Getting Smaller" for his "'Ol Waylon" lp (1977). Jimmy Webb (born August 15, 1946 in Elk City, Oklahoma) is an idiosyncratic American popular music composer. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... The Highwaymen were a country supergroup comprising four musicians well-known for, among other things, their involvement and pioneering influence on the outlaw country subgenre: Johnny Cash, Waylon Jennings, Willie Nelson and Kris Kristofferson. ... Johnny Cash (born J.R. Cash, February 26, 1932 – September 12, 2003) was an influential American country and rock and roll singer and songwriter. ... Waylon Arnold Jennings (June 15, 1937 – February 13, 2002) was one of the most respected and influential American country music singers and guitarists of all time. ... Kris Kristofferson (born June 22, 1936) is an influential country music songwriter, singer and actor. ... Willie Hugh Nelson (born April 30, 1933) is an American entertainer and songwriter, born in Fort Worth, Texas and raised in Abbott, Texas. ...

Track List

1. "The Highwayman"
2. "If You See Me Getting Smaller I'm Leaving"
3. "Mixed-Up Guy"
4. "Christiaan, No"
5. "Moment In A Shadow"
6. "Sugarbird"
7. "Where The Universes Are"
8. "P.F. Sloan" (a song that originally appeared on Webb's Words and Music album)
9. "Dance To The Radio"
10. "The Moon Is A Harsh Mistress"
11. "Skylark (A Meditation)"