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Taylor's Greatest Hits
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1. Something In The Way She Move 3:07
(James Taylor)
© 1968 Country Road Music, Inc./Blackwood Music, Inc. BMI
Acoustic Guitar: James Taylor
Steel: Dan Dugmore
Bass: Lee Sklar
Background Music: Herb Pedersen & James Taylor
Re-recorded at the Sound Factory, L.A., October, 1976
Produced by Peter Asher
Engineered by Val Garay
2. Carolina In My Mind 3:57
(James Taylor)
© 1968 Country Road Music, Inc./Blackwood Music, Inc. BMI
Acoustic Guitar: James Taylor
Piano: Clarence McDonald
Steel: Dan Dugmore
Fiddle: Byron Berline
Bass: Lee Sklar
Harmonium: Andrew Gold
Drums: Russ Kunkel
Background Music: Andrew Gold & James Taylor
Re-recorded at the Sound Factory, L.A., October, 1976
Produced by Peter Asher
Engineered by Val Garay
3. Fire And Rain 3:20
© 1969 Country Road Music, Inc./Blackwood Music, Inc. BMI
Acoustic Guitar: James Taylor
Piano: Carole King
Double Bass: Bobby 'Wiid, Wild' West
Drums: Russ Kunkel
Recorded at Sunset Sound, December, 1969
Produced by Peter Asher
Engineered by Bill Lazerus
4. Sweet Baby James 2:48
© 1970 Country Road Music, Inc./Blackwood Music, Inc. BMI
Acoustic Guitar: James Taylor
Piano: Carole King
Steel: Red Rhodes
Bass: John London
Recorded at Sunset Sound, December, 1976
Produced by Peter Asher
Engineered by Bill Lazerus
5. Country Road 3:21
© 1970 Country Road Music, Inc./Blackwood Music, Inc. BMI
Acoustic Guitar: James Taylor
Piano: Carole King
Bass: Randy Meisner
Drums: Russ Kunkel
Recorded at Sunset Sound, December, 1976
Produced by Peter Asher
Engineered by Bill Lazerus
6. You've Got A Friend 4:29
(Carole King)
© 1971 Col-Gems - EMI Music, Inc. ASCAP
Acoustic Guitar: James Taylor & Danny Kootch
Bass: Lee Sklar
Drums: Russ Kunkel
Congas: Russ Kunkel & Danny Kootch
Cabasa: Russ Kunkel
Background Vocals: Joni Mitchell & James Taylor
Recorded at Crystal Recording Studios, Hollywood, January, 1971
Produced by Peter Asher
Engineered by Richard Sanford Orshoff
7. Don't Let Me Be Lonely Tonight 2:34
(James Taylor)
© 1972 Country Road Music, Inc./Blackwood Music, Inc. BMI
Acoustic Guitar: James Taylor
Electric Guitar: Danny Kortchmar
Drums and Congas: Russ Kunkel
Bass: Lee Sklar
Piano: Craig Doerge
Tenor Saxophone: Michael Brecker
Recorded at James' house, August, 1972
Tenor solo recorded at A+R Studios, N.Y. by Phil Ramone
Produced by Peter Asher
Mixed at Clover Recorders by Robert Appere
8. Walking Man 3:30
(James Taylor)
© 1974 Country Road Music, Inc. BMI
Drums: Rick Marotta
Bass: Andy Muson
Percussion: Ralph MacDonald
Electric Piano: Kenny Ascher
Strings (Concert Master): Gene Orloff
Acoustic Guitar: James Taylor
Electric Guitar: David Spinozza
Background Vocals: James Taylor
Acoustic Electric Guitar: David Spinozza
Recorded at The Hit Factory, February, 1974
Produced by David Spinozza
Engineered by Harry Maslin
Assisted by David Henson & Blaise Castellano
9. How Sweet It Is (To Be Loved By You) 3:30
(Holland, Dozier, Holland)
© 1964 Stone Agate Music, BMI
Vocal Harmonies: Carly Simon
Drums: Russ Kunkel & Jim Keltner
Bass: Lee Sklar
Electric Guitar: Danny Kortchmar
Piano and Fender Rhodes: Clarence McDonald
Saxophone: David Sanborn
Tambourine: Russ Kunkel
Recorded at Warner Bros. Recording Studios, North Hollywood, February, 1975
Produced by Lenny Waronker and Russ Titelman
Engineered by Lee Hershberg
10. Mexico 2:44
(James Taylor)
© 1975 Country Road Music, Inc. BMI
Acoustic and Electric Guitars: James Taylor
Vocal Harmonies: Graham Nash & David Crosby
Drums and Shaker: Russ Kunkel
Bass: Lee Sklar
Electric Guitar: Danny Kortchmar
Percussion: Milt Holland
Harp: Gayle Levant
Recorded at Warner Bros. Recording Studios, North Hollywood, February, 1975
Produced by Lenny Waronker and Russ Titelman
Engineered by Lee Herschberg
11. Shower The People 3:52
(James Taylor)
© 1976 Country Road Music, Inc. BMI
Vocal Harmonies: Carly Simon & James Taylor
Acoustic Guitar: James Taylor
Bass: Lee Sklar
Drums and Percussion: Russ Kunkel
Fender Rhodes: Clarence McDonald
Orchestra Bells and Vibes: Victor Feldman
Hornorgan: Nick DeCaro & Clarence McDonald
Voiceorgan: Nick DeCaro
Recorded at Warner Bros. Recording Studios, North Hollywood, February, 1975
Produced by Lenny Waronker and Russ Titelman
Engineered by Lee Herschberg
12. Steamroller 5:19
(James Taylor)
© 1970 Country Road Music, Inc./Blackwood Music, Inc. BMI
Acoustic Guitar: James Taylor
Electric Piano: Danny Kortchmar
Piano: Clarence McDonald
Drums: Russ Kunkel
Bass: Lee Sklar
Recorded live at the Universal Amphitheatre, L.A., August, 1975
Produced by Peter Asher, Lenny Waronker and Russ Titelman
Engineered by Lee Herschberg in the Enactron Truck
Mixed by Val Garay at the Sound Factory, L.A.
Danny Kootch appears courtesy of Atlantic Records
Joni Mitchell appears courtesy of Reprise Records
Graham Nash appears courtesy of Atlantic Records
David Crosby appears courtesy of Atlantic Records
Carly Simon appears courtesy of Elektra/Asylum Records
David Spinozza appears courtesy of A&M Records
Herb Pedersen appears courtesy of Epic Records
Andrew Gold appears courtesy of Elektra/Asylum Records
Mastered at A&M by Bernie Grundman
Cover design & art direction by Kosh
Photography by Norman Seeff
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Notes
Featuring the smash hits "Fire and Rain," "You've Got A Friend" and "How Sweet It Is (To Be Loved By You)," James Taylor's 1976 greatest hits collection also contains such Taylor-made classics as "Carolina On My Mind," "Sweet Baby James," "Don't Let Me Be Lonely Tonight" and "Mexico." With twelve tunes covering the years 1970-76, James Taylor's Greatest Hits charts the rise of one of modern music's most original and influential singer/songwriters through some of the most memorable music of the era.
Born into a highly musical Boston family that included his older brother Alex - an important early influence - James Taylor began his apprenticeship playing classical cello, switching to fold and rock guitar while still in his teens. In the mid-'60s he fronted the Greenwich Village-based Flying Machine with Danny Kortchmar, and recorded a series of demos, released as a 1971 album after Taylor's success as a solo artist. Moving to London in 1968 he was signed to the Beatles' Apple Records label and released his self-titled debut album later that year.
Returning to America, Taylor worked with producer Peter Asher on his second album, Sweet Baby James, calling on friend Carole King to sing and play piano for the sessions. The LP yielded his first hit, "Fire And Rain," which reached No. 3 on the charts in September of 1970. With his subtle delivery and self-revealing lyrics, Taylor ushered in a new pop aesthetic and paved the way for dozens of other singing and songwriting stars. A Top Ten album, Sweet Baby James prompted the re-release of his first album, which garnered the hit "Carolina In My Mind."
1971's Mudslide Slim And The Blue Horizon was a Top Five LP within two months of its release, thanks to Taylor's affecting version of Carole King's poignant "You've Got A Friend" (a No. 1 hit in the summer of that year). Both that song and its follow-up, "Long Ago And Far Away," were highlighted by backing vocals from Joni Mitchell. One Man Dog (1972) contained the Taylor classic "Don't Let Me Be Lonely Tonight."
After a two-year recording hiatus, the artist returned in 1974 with the acclaimed Walking Man, following a year later with Gorilla, and garnered a third Top Five single with his exuberant version of Holland-Dozier-Holland's "How Sweet It Is (To Be Loved By You)."
Containing nearly all his early chart singles, James Taylor's Greatest Hits, released in November of 1976, also features such Taylor perennials as "Something In The Way She Moves," "Steamroller" and "Shower The People."
© 1976 Warner Bros. Records Inc.
Printed in U.S.A.
To buy this album from Amazon.com, click here: Greatest Hits
________________________________________________________________
1. Something In The Way She Move 3:07
(James Taylor)
© 1968 Country Road Music, Inc./Blackwood Music, Inc. BMI
Acoustic Guitar: James Taylor
Steel: Dan Dugmore
Bass: Lee Sklar
Background Music: Herb Pedersen & James Taylor
Re-recorded at the Sound Factory, L.A., October, 1976
Produced by Peter Asher
Engineered by Val Garay
2. Carolina In My Mind 3:57
(James Taylor)
© 1968 Country Road Music, Inc./Blackwood Music, Inc. BMI
Acoustic Guitar: James Taylor
Piano: Clarence McDonald
Steel: Dan Dugmore
Fiddle: Byron Berline
Bass: Lee Sklar
Harmonium: Andrew Gold
Drums: Russ Kunkel
Background Music: Andrew Gold & James Taylor
Re-recorded at the Sound Factory, L.A., October, 1976
Produced by Peter Asher
Engineered by Val Garay
3. Fire And Rain 3:20
© 1969 Country Road Music, Inc./Blackwood Music, Inc. BMI
Acoustic Guitar: James Taylor
Piano: Carole King
Double Bass: Bobby 'Wiid, Wild' West
Drums: Russ Kunkel
Recorded at Sunset Sound, December, 1969
Produced by Peter Asher
Engineered by Bill Lazerus
4. Sweet Baby James 2:48
© 1970 Country Road Music, Inc./Blackwood Music, Inc. BMI
Acoustic Guitar: James Taylor
Piano: Carole King
Steel: Red Rhodes
Bass: John London
Recorded at Sunset Sound, December, 1976
Produced by Peter Asher
Engineered by Bill Lazerus
5. Country Road 3:21
© 1970 Country Road Music, Inc./Blackwood Music, Inc. BMI
Acoustic Guitar: James Taylor
Piano: Carole King
Bass: Randy Meisner
Drums: Russ Kunkel
Recorded at Sunset Sound, December, 1976
Produced by Peter Asher
Engineered by Bill Lazerus
6. You've Got A Friend 4:29
(Carole King)
© 1971 Col-Gems - EMI Music, Inc. ASCAP
Acoustic Guitar: James Taylor & Danny Kootch
Bass: Lee Sklar
Drums: Russ Kunkel
Congas: Russ Kunkel & Danny Kootch
Cabasa: Russ Kunkel
Background Vocals: Joni Mitchell & James Taylor
Recorded at Crystal Recording Studios, Hollywood, January, 1971
Produced by Peter Asher
Engineered by Richard Sanford Orshoff
7. Don't Let Me Be Lonely Tonight 2:34
(James Taylor)
© 1972 Country Road Music, Inc./Blackwood Music, Inc. BMI
Acoustic Guitar: James Taylor
Electric Guitar: Danny Kortchmar
Drums and Congas: Russ Kunkel
Bass: Lee Sklar
Piano: Craig Doerge
Tenor Saxophone: Michael Brecker
Recorded at James' house, August, 1972
Tenor solo recorded at A+R Studios, N.Y. by Phil Ramone
Produced by Peter Asher
Mixed at Clover Recorders by Robert Appere
8. Walking Man 3:30
(James Taylor)
© 1974 Country Road Music, Inc. BMI
Drums: Rick Marotta
Bass: Andy Muson
Percussion: Ralph MacDonald
Electric Piano: Kenny Ascher
Strings (Concert Master): Gene Orloff
Acoustic Guitar: James Taylor
Electric Guitar: David Spinozza
Background Vocals: James Taylor
Acoustic Electric Guitar: David Spinozza
Recorded at The Hit Factory, February, 1974
Produced by David Spinozza
Engineered by Harry Maslin
Assisted by David Henson & Blaise Castellano
9. How Sweet It Is (To Be Loved By You) 3:30
(Holland, Dozier, Holland)
© 1964 Stone Agate Music, BMI
Vocal Harmonies: Carly Simon
Drums: Russ Kunkel & Jim Keltner
Bass: Lee Sklar
Electric Guitar: Danny Kortchmar
Piano and Fender Rhodes: Clarence McDonald
Saxophone: David Sanborn
Tambourine: Russ Kunkel
Recorded at Warner Bros. Recording Studios, North Hollywood, February, 1975
Produced by Lenny Waronker and Russ Titelman
Engineered by Lee Hershberg
10. Mexico 2:44
(James Taylor)
© 1975 Country Road Music, Inc. BMI
Acoustic and Electric Guitars: James Taylor
Vocal Harmonies: Graham Nash & David Crosby
Drums and Shaker: Russ Kunkel
Bass: Lee Sklar
Electric Guitar: Danny Kortchmar
Percussion: Milt Holland
Harp: Gayle Levant
Recorded at Warner Bros. Recording Studios, North Hollywood, February, 1975
Produced by Lenny Waronker and Russ Titelman
Engineered by Lee Herschberg
11. Shower The People 3:52
(James Taylor)
© 1976 Country Road Music, Inc. BMI
Vocal Harmonies: Carly Simon & James Taylor
Acoustic Guitar: James Taylor
Bass: Lee Sklar
Drums and Percussion: Russ Kunkel
Fender Rhodes: Clarence McDonald
Orchestra Bells and Vibes: Victor Feldman
Hornorgan: Nick DeCaro & Clarence McDonald
Voiceorgan: Nick DeCaro
Recorded at Warner Bros. Recording Studios, North Hollywood, February, 1975
Produced by Lenny Waronker and Russ Titelman
Engineered by Lee Herschberg
12. Steamroller 5:19
(James Taylor)
© 1970 Country Road Music, Inc./Blackwood Music, Inc. BMI
Acoustic Guitar: James Taylor
Electric Piano: Danny Kortchmar
Piano: Clarence McDonald
Drums: Russ Kunkel
Bass: Lee Sklar
Recorded live at the Universal Amphitheatre, L.A., August, 1975
Produced by Peter Asher, Lenny Waronker and Russ Titelman
Engineered by Lee Herschberg in the Enactron Truck
Mixed by Val Garay at the Sound Factory, L.A.
Danny Kootch appears courtesy of Atlantic Records
Joni Mitchell appears courtesy of Reprise Records
Graham Nash appears courtesy of Atlantic Records
David Crosby appears courtesy of Atlantic Records
Carly Simon appears courtesy of Elektra/Asylum Records
David Spinozza appears courtesy of A&M Records
Herb Pedersen appears courtesy of Epic Records
Andrew Gold appears courtesy of Elektra/Asylum Records
Mastered at A&M by Bernie Grundman
Cover design & art direction by Kosh
Photography by Norman Seeff
__________________________________________________
Notes
Featuring the smash hits "Fire and Rain," "You've Got A Friend" and "How Sweet It Is (To Be Loved By You)," James Taylor's 1976 greatest hits collection also contains such Taylor-made classics as "Carolina On My Mind," "Sweet Baby James," "Don't Let Me Be Lonely Tonight" and "Mexico." With twelve tunes covering the years 1970-76, James Taylor's Greatest Hits charts the rise of one of modern music's most original and influential singer/songwriters through some of the most memorable music of the era.
Born into a highly musical Boston family that included his older brother Alex - an important early influence - James Taylor began his apprenticeship playing classical cello, switching to fold and rock guitar while still in his teens. In the mid-'60s he fronted the Greenwich Village-based Flying Machine with Danny Kortchmar, and recorded a series of demos, released as a 1971 album after Taylor's success as a solo artist. Moving to London in 1968 he was signed to the Beatles' Apple Records label and released his self-titled debut album later that year.
Returning to America, Taylor worked with producer Peter Asher on his second album, Sweet Baby James, calling on friend Carole King to sing and play piano for the sessions. The LP yielded his first hit, "Fire And Rain," which reached No. 3 on the charts in September of 1970. With his subtle delivery and self-revealing lyrics, Taylor ushered in a new pop aesthetic and paved the way for dozens of other singing and songwriting stars. A Top Ten album, Sweet Baby James prompted the re-release of his first album, which garnered the hit "Carolina In My Mind."
1971's Mudslide Slim And The Blue Horizon was a Top Five LP within two months of its release, thanks to Taylor's affecting version of Carole King's poignant "You've Got A Friend" (a No. 1 hit in the summer of that year). Both that song and its follow-up, "Long Ago And Far Away," were highlighted by backing vocals from Joni Mitchell. One Man Dog (1972) contained the Taylor classic "Don't Let Me Be Lonely Tonight."
After a two-year recording hiatus, the artist returned in 1974 with the acclaimed Walking Man, following a year later with Gorilla, and garnered a third Top Five single with his exuberant version of Holland-Dozier-Holland's "How Sweet It Is (To Be Loved By You)."
Containing nearly all his early chart singles, James Taylor's Greatest Hits, released in November of 1976, also features such Taylor perennials as "Something In The Way She Moves," "Steamroller" and "Shower The People."
© 1976 Warner Bros. Records Inc.
Printed in U.S.A.
