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Lost Dillard & Clark Song, “The World is Open Wide”

John Delgatto (Sierra Records) and I are following leads in an effort to track down “The World is Open Wide,” a song written by Lalo Schifrin and Alan and Marilyn Bergman, and performed by Dillard & Clark. The track  was slated to be the main song in the Steve McQueen film  The Reivers . According to  Byron Berline’s  A Fiddler’s Diary, the   recording session took place on August 13, 1969 at  CBS Studio Center — not A&M, as one might have expected.  Lalo Schifrin composed the film score, but it was ultimately rejected by Director Mark Rydell, who then brought in John Williams.  Schifrin’s rejected score has never surfaced. Below is a fascinating press release from A&M’s Bob Garcia, who discusses D&C’s involvement in the film (obviously prior to Schifrin’s firing). Notice also his claim that the band recorded “dozens of completed tracks.” This could very well be standard PR hyperbole—but it’s still interesting to think about, even ...

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