Requiem for a Harlequin is the second album released by David Allan Coe

David Allan Coe

David Allan Coe is an American outlaw country music singer who achieved popularity in the 1970s and 1980s. He has written and performed over 280 original songs throughout his career...

. It was released in 1970 on Plantation Records

Plantation Records

Plantation Records was a country music record label started by Shelby Singleton. The label is best known for the Jeannie C. Riley 45rpm single, "Harper Valley P.T.A." which was a number one pop record in 1968....

. There are no track names; side one was simply named, "The Beginning" and side two, "The End". This is a concept album in which Coe repeatedly uses the phrase "Asphalt Jungle" to describe the life he grew up in.

Reception

Kylo-Patrick R. Hart wrote that Requiem for a Harlequin "further solidified Coe as a talented songwriter."

The Beginning

1. "[Untitled]" – 1:52
2. "[Untitled]" – 3:00
3. "[Untitled]" – 2:35
4. "[Untitled]" – 1:40
5. "[Untitled]" – 2:35
6. "[Untitled]" – 4:50

The End

1. "[Untitled]" – 3:44
2. "[Untitled]" – 1:43
3. "[Untitled]" – 2:00
4. "[Untitled]" – 1:29
5. "[Untitled]" – 1:26