Original Album Classics

~ Release by James Taylor (see all versions of this release, 2 available)

Tracklist

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1CD: JT
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1Your Smiling Face
recording engineer and mixer:
Val Garay
producer:
Peter Asher
acoustic guitar, background vocals and lead vocals:
James Taylor (singer-songwriter and guitarist)
bass guitar:
Leland Sklar (bassist, session musician)
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Russell Kunkel (session drummer)
guitar [guitars]:
Danny Kortchmar (Danny Kootch)
keyboard:
Dr. Clarence McDonald
conductor:
David Campbell (US‐based Canadian violinist, composer, conductor and arranger)
strings arranger:
David Campbell (US‐based Canadian violinist, composer, conductor and arranger)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
CBS Records Inc. (for rights/distribution/manufacture use only; international subsidiary of CBS, Inc.) (in 1977) and CBS, Inc. (US broadcasting company; file no releases here!) (in 1977)
recorded at and mixed at:
The Sound Factory (1969–1980) in Los Angeles, California, United States (from 1977-03-15 until 1977-04-24)
recording of:
Your Smiling Face
lyricist and composer:
James Taylor (singer-songwriter and guitarist)
publisher:
Country Road Music, Inc. (ASCAP-affiliated), イーエムアイ音楽出版 ソニー事業部 (EMI Music Publishing Japan Ltd., Sony Division) (until 2021-06-30) and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング EMI外国事業部 (Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc., EMI Overseas Division, sub‐publisher for non‐Japanese works) (from 2021-07-01 to present)
4.652:48
2There We Are
recording engineer and mixer:
Val Garay
producer:
Peter Asher
acoustic guitar, background vocals and lead vocals:
James Taylor (singer-songwriter and guitarist)
bass guitar:
Leland Sklar (bassist, session musician)
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Russell Kunkel (session drummer)
guitar [guitars]:
Danny Kortchmar (Danny Kootch)
keyboard:
Dr. Clarence McDonald
steel guitar:
Dan Dugmore
viola:
David Campbell (US‐based Canadian violinist, composer, conductor and arranger)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
CBS, Inc. (US broadcasting company; file no releases here!) (in 1977)
recorded at and mixed at:
The Sound Factory (1969–1980) in Los Angeles, California, United States (from 1977-03-15 until 1977-04-24)
recording of:
There We Are
lyricist and composer:
James Taylor (singer-songwriter and guitarist)
publisher:
Country Road Music, Inc. (ASCAP-affiliated), イーエムアイ音楽出版 ソニー事業部 (EMI Music Publishing Japan Ltd., Sony Division) (until 2021-06-30) and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング EMI外国事業部 (Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc., EMI Overseas Division, sub‐publisher for non‐Japanese works) (from 2021-07-01 to present)
33:01
3Honey Don’t Leave L.A.
recording engineer and mixer:
Val Garay
producer:
Peter Asher
acoustic guitar, background vocals and lead vocals:
James Taylor (singer-songwriter and guitarist)
bass guitar:
Leland Sklar (bassist, session musician)
cowbell:
Peter Asher
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Russell Kunkel (session drummer)
guitar [guitars]:
Danny Kortchmar (Danny Kootch)
keyboard:
Dr. Clarence McDonald
saxophone:
David Sanborn
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
CBS, Inc. (US broadcasting company; file no releases here!) (in 1977)
recorded at and mixed at:
The Sound Factory (1969–1980) in Los Angeles, California, United States (from 1977-03-15 until 1977-04-24)
recording of:
Honey Don’t Leave L.A.
lyricist and composer:
Danny Kortchmar (Danny Kootch)
publisher:
Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc. (song publisher, never a release label) and Umlaut Corporation
43:06
4Another Grey Morning
recording engineer and mixer:
Val Garay
producer:
Peter Asher
acoustic guitar, background vocals and lead vocals:
James Taylor (singer-songwriter and guitarist)
bass guitar:
Leland Sklar (bassist, session musician)
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Russell Kunkel (session drummer)
guitar [guitars]:
Danny Kortchmar (Danny Kootch)
keyboard:
Dr. Clarence McDonald
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
CBS, Inc. (US broadcasting company; file no releases here!) (in 1977)
recorded at and mixed at:
The Sound Factory (1969–1980) in Los Angeles, California, United States (from 1977-03-15 until 1977-04-24)
recording of:
Another Grey Morning
lyricist and composer:
James Taylor (singer-songwriter and guitarist)
publisher:
Country Road Music, Inc. (ASCAP-affiliated), イーエムアイ音楽出版 ソニー事業部 (EMI Music Publishing Japan Ltd., Sony Division) (until 2021-06-30) and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング EMI外国事業部 (Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc., EMI Overseas Division, sub‐publisher for non‐Japanese works) (from 2021-07-01 to present)
42:44
5Bartender’s Blues
recording engineer and mixer:
Val Garay
producer:
Peter Asher
acoustic guitar, background vocals and lead vocals:
James Taylor (singer-songwriter and guitarist)
bass guitar:
Leland Sklar (bassist, session musician)
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Russell Kunkel (session drummer)
guitar [guitars]:
Danny Kortchmar (Danny Kootch)
keyboard:
Dr. Clarence McDonald
steel guitar:
Dan Dugmore
vocals:
Linda Ronstadt
strings arranger:
David Campbell (US‐based Canadian violinist, composer, conductor and arranger)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
CBS, Inc. (US broadcasting company; file no releases here!) (in 1977)
recorded at and mixed at:
The Sound Factory (1969–1980) in Los Angeles, California, United States (from 1977-03-15 until 1977-04-24)
recording of:
Bartender’s Blues
lyricist and composer:
James Taylor (singer-songwriter and guitarist)
publisher:
Country Road Music, Inc. (ASCAP-affiliated)
sub-publisher:
イーエムアイ音楽出版 ソニー事業部 (EMI Music Publishing Japan Ltd., Sony Division) (until 2021-06-30) and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング EMI外国事業部 (Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc., EMI Overseas Division, sub‐publisher for non‐Japanese works) (from 2021-07-01 to present)
44:13
6Secret o’ Life
recording engineer and mixer:
Val Garay
producer:
Peter Asher
acoustic guitar, background vocals and lead vocals:
James Taylor (singer-songwriter and guitarist)
bass guitar:
Leland Sklar (bassist, session musician)
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Russell Kunkel (session drummer)
guitar [guitars]:
Danny Kortchmar (Danny Kootch)
keyboard:
Dr. Clarence McDonald
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
CBS, Inc. (US broadcasting company; file no releases here!) (in 1977)
recorded at and mixed at:
The Sound Factory (1969–1980) in Los Angeles, California, United States (from 1977-03-15 until 1977-04-24)
recording of:
Secret o’ Life
lyricist and composer:
James Taylor (singer-songwriter and guitarist)
publisher:
Country Road Music, Inc. (ASCAP-affiliated)
sub-publisher:
イーエムアイ音楽出版 ソニー事業部 (EMI Music Publishing Japan Ltd., Sony Division) (until 2021-06-30) and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング EMI外国事業部 (Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc., EMI Overseas Division, sub‐publisher for non‐Japanese works) (from 2021-07-01 to present)
53:35
7Handy Man
recording engineer and mixer:
Val Garay
producer:
Peter Asher
acoustic guitar and lead vocals:
James Taylor (singer-songwriter and guitarist)
bass guitar:
Leland Sklar (bassist, session musician)
cabasa and tambourine:
Peter Asher
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Russell Kunkel (session drummer)
guitar [guitars]:
Danny Kortchmar (Danny Kootch)
keyboard:
Dr. Clarence McDonald
background vocals:
Leah Kunkel and James Taylor (singer-songwriter and guitarist)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
CBS, Inc. (US broadcasting company; file no releases here!) (in 1977)
recorded at and mixed at:
The Sound Factory (1969–1980) in Los Angeles, California, United States (from 1977-03-15 until 1977-04-24)
cover recording of:
Handy Man
writer:
Otis Blackwell (American pianist, singer and songwriter) and Jimmy Jones (writer of “Good Timin’” and “Handy Man”)
publisher:
Bess Music Company, EMI Unart Catalog Inc., Metric Music Company (publisher), Shalimar Music Corp., フジパシフィックミュージック SBK事業部 (Fujipacific Music SBK Department) and ヤマハミュージックエンタテインメントホールディングス (Yamaha Music Entertainment Holdings, Inc., holding company – do not use as release label)
4.653:19
8I Was Only Telling a Lie
recording engineer and mixer:
Val Garay
producer:
Peter Asher
acoustic guitar, background vocals and lead vocals:
James Taylor (singer-songwriter and guitarist)
bass guitar:
Leland Sklar (bassist, session musician)
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Russell Kunkel (session drummer)
guitar [guitars]:
Danny Kortchmar (Danny Kootch)
keyboard:
Dr. Clarence McDonald
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
CBS, Inc. (US broadcasting company; file no releases here!) (in 1977)
recorded at and mixed at:
The Sound Factory (1969–1980) in Los Angeles, California, United States (from 1977-03-15 until 1977-04-24)
recording of:
I Was Only Telling a Lie
lyricist and composer:
James Taylor (singer-songwriter and guitarist)
publisher:
Country Road Music, Inc. (ASCAP-affiliated), イーエムアイ音楽出版 ソニー事業部 (EMI Music Publishing Japan Ltd., Sony Division) (until 2021-06-30) and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング EMI外国事業部 (Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc., EMI Overseas Division, sub‐publisher for non‐Japanese works) (from 2021-07-01 to present)
43:25
9Looking for Love on Broadway
recording engineer and mixer:
Val Garay
producer:
Peter Asher
acoustic guitar, background vocals and lead vocals:
James Taylor (singer-songwriter and guitarist)
bass guitar:
Leland Sklar (bassist, session musician)
castanets and wood block:
Peter Asher and Russ Kunkel (session drummer)
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Russell Kunkel (session drummer)
guitar [guitars]:
Danny Kortchmar (Danny Kootch)
keyboard:
Dr. Clarence McDonald
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
CBS, Inc. (US broadcasting company; file no releases here!) (in 1977)
recorded at and mixed at:
The Sound Factory (1969–1980) in Los Angeles, California, United States (from 1977-03-15 until 1977-04-24)
recording of:
Looking for Love on Broadway
lyricist and composer:
James Taylor (singer-songwriter and guitarist)
publisher:
Country Road Music, Inc. (ASCAP-affiliated), イーエムアイ音楽出版 ソニー事業部 (EMI Music Publishing Japan Ltd., Sony Division) (until 2021-06-30) and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング EMI外国事業部 (Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc., EMI Overseas Division, sub‐publisher for non‐Japanese works) (from 2021-07-01 to present)
52:22
10Terra Nova
recording engineer and mixer:
Val Garay
producer:
Peter Asher
acoustic guitar, background vocals and lead vocals:
James Taylor (singer-songwriter and guitarist)
bass guitar:
Leland Sklar (bassist, session musician)
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Russell Kunkel (session drummer)
guitar [guitars]:
Danny Kortchmar (Danny Kootch)
handclaps and tambourine:
Peter Asher and Russ Kunkel (session drummer)
keyboard:
Dr. Clarence McDonald
vocals:
Carly Simon
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
CBS, Inc. (US broadcasting company; file no releases here!) (in 1977)
recorded at and mixed at:
The Sound Factory (1969–1980) in Los Angeles, California, United States (from 1977-03-15 until 1977-04-24)
recording of:
Terra Nova
writer:
Carly Simon and James Taylor (singer-songwriter and guitarist)
publisher:
C’est Music, Country Road Music, Inc. (ASCAP-affiliated), Universal Music Corp. (USA, affiliated with ASCAP), シンコーミュージック・エンタテイメント (Shinko Music Entertainment Co., Ltd.), ユニバーサル・ミュージック・パブリッシング Synch事業部 (Universal Music Publishing, Synch Division), イーエムアイ音楽出版 ソニー事業部 (EMI Music Publishing Japan Ltd., Sony Division) (until 2021-06-30) and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング EMI外国事業部 (Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc., EMI Overseas Division, sub‐publisher for non‐Japanese works) (from 2021-07-01 to present)
44:33
11Traffic Jam
recording engineer and mixer:
Val Garay
producer:
Peter Asher
acoustic guitar, background vocals and lead vocals:
James Taylor (singer-songwriter and guitarist)
bass guitar:
Leland Sklar (bassist, session musician)
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Russell Kunkel (session drummer)
guitar [guitars]:
Danny Kortchmar (Danny Kootch)
keyboard:
Dr. Clarence McDonald
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
CBS, Inc. (US broadcasting company; file no releases here!) (in 1977)
recorded at and mixed at:
The Sound Factory (1969–1980) in Los Angeles, California, United States (from 1977-03-15 until 1977-04-24)
recording of:
Traffic Jam
lyricist and composer:
James Taylor (singer-songwriter and guitarist)
publisher:
Country Road Music, Inc. (ASCAP-affiliated), イーエムアイ音楽出版 ソニー事業部 (EMI Music Publishing Japan Ltd., Sony Division) (until 2021-06-30) and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング EMI外国事業部 (Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc., EMI Overseas Division, sub‐publisher for non‐Japanese works) (from 2021-07-01 to present)
31:59
12If I Keep My Heart Out of Sight
recording engineer and mixer:
Val Garay
producer:
Peter Asher
acoustic guitar, background vocals and lead vocals:
James Taylor (singer-songwriter and guitarist)
bass guitar:
Leland Sklar (bassist, session musician)
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Russell Kunkel (session drummer)
guitar [guitars]:
Danny Kortchmar (Danny Kootch)
keyboard:
Dr. Clarence McDonald
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
CBS, Inc. (US broadcasting company; file no releases here!) (in 1977)
recorded at and mixed at:
The Sound Factory (1969–1980) in Los Angeles, California, United States (from 1977-03-15 until 1977-04-24)
recording of:
If I Keep My Heart Out of Sight
lyricist and composer:
James Taylor (singer-songwriter and guitarist)
publisher:
Country Road Music, Inc. (ASCAP-affiliated), イーエムアイ音楽出版 ソニー事業部 (EMI Music Publishing Japan Ltd., Sony Division) (until 2021-06-30) and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング EMI外国事業部 (Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc., EMI Overseas Division, sub‐publisher for non‐Japanese works) (from 2021-07-01 to present)
42:55
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1Company Man
additional assistant recording engineer:
Lincoln Clapp (engineer) and Michael O’Reilly (engineer)
assistant recording engineer and assistant mixer:
George Ybarra
recording engineer and mixer:
Val Garay
producer:
Peter Asher
acoustic guitar and lead vocals:
James Taylor (singer-songwriter and guitarist)
bass guitar [bass]:
Leland Sklar (bassist, session musician)
clavinet and electric piano:
Don Grolnick
drums (drum set):
Russell Kunkel (session drummer)
electric guitar:
Danny Kortchmar (Danny Kootch)
background vocals:
Graham Nash and James Taylor (singer-songwriter and guitarist)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
CBS, Inc. (US broadcasting company; file no releases here!) (in 1979)
additionally recorded at:
Atlantic Studios (1841 Broadway, New York, 1957–1991) in Midtown Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (from 1979-01-04 until 1979-03-25) and Mediasound Studios in New York, New York, United States (from 1979-01-04 until 1979-03-25)
recorded at:
Sound Factory (1969–1980) in Los Angeles, California, United States (from 1979-01-04 until 1979-03-25)
mixed at:
Sound Factory (1969–1980) in Los Angeles, California, United States
recording of:
Company Man
lyricist and composer:
James Taylor (singer-songwriter and guitarist)
publisher:
Country Road Music, Inc. (ASCAP-affiliated), イーエムアイ音楽出版 ソニー事業部 (EMI Music Publishing Japan Ltd., Sony Division) (until 2021-06-30) and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング EMI外国事業部 (Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc., EMI Overseas Division, sub‐publisher for non‐Japanese works) (from 2021-07-01 to present)
43:47
2Johnnie Comes Back
additional assistant recording engineer:
Lincoln Clapp (engineer) and Michael O’Reilly (engineer)
assistant recording engineer and assistant mixer:
George Ybarra
recording engineer and mixer:
Val Garay
producer:
Peter Asher
acoustic guitar and lead vocals:
James Taylor (singer-songwriter and guitarist)
bass guitar [bass]:
Leland Sklar (bassist, session musician)
clavinet:
Don Grolnick
drums (drum set):
Russell Kunkel (session drummer)
electric guitar [electric guitars]:
Danny Kortchmar (Danny Kootch) and Waddy Wachtel
organ:
Ralph Schuckett (keyboard, composer, producer)
tambourine and timbales:
Steve Forman (US percussionist)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
CBS, Inc. (US broadcasting company; file no releases here!) (in 1979)
additionally recorded at:
Atlantic Studios (1841 Broadway, New York, 1957–1991) in Midtown Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (from 1979-01-04 until 1979-03-25) and Mediasound Studios in New York, New York, United States (from 1979-01-04 until 1979-03-25)
recorded at:
Sound Factory (1969–1980) in Los Angeles, California, United States (from 1979-01-04 until 1979-03-25)
mixed at:
Sound Factory (1969–1980) in Los Angeles, California, United States
recording of:
Johnnie Comes Back
lyricist and composer:
James Taylor (singer-songwriter and guitarist)
publisher:
Country Road Music, Inc. (ASCAP-affiliated), イーエムアイ音楽出版 ソニー事業部 (EMI Music Publishing Japan Ltd., Sony Division) (until 2021-06-30) and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング EMI外国事業部 (Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc., EMI Overseas Division, sub‐publisher for non‐Japanese works) (from 2021-07-01 to present)
43:55
3Day Tripper
additional assistant recording engineer:
Lincoln Clapp (engineer) and Michael O’Reilly (engineer)
assistant recording engineer and assistant mixer:
George Ybarra
recording engineer and mixer:
Val Garay
producer:
Peter Asher
acoustic guitar, background vocals and lead vocals:
James Taylor (singer-songwriter and guitarist)
bass guitar [bass]:
Leland Sklar (bassist, session musician)
clavinet:
Don Grolnick
cowbell, drums (drum set) and timbales:
Russell Kunkel (session drummer)
electric guitar [electric guitars]:
Danny Kortchmar (Danny Kootch)
conductor:
David Spinozza
strings arranger:
David Spinozza
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
CBS, Inc. (US broadcasting company; file no releases here!) (in 1979)
additionally recorded at:
Atlantic Studios (1841 Broadway, New York, 1957–1991) in Midtown Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (from 1979-01-04 until 1979-03-25) and Mediasound Studios in New York, New York, United States (from 1979-01-04 until 1979-03-25)
recorded at:
Sound Factory (1969–1980) in Los Angeles, California, United States (from 1979-01-04 until 1979-03-25)
mixed at:
Sound Factory (1969–1980) in Los Angeles, California, United States
cover recording of:
Day Tripper
writer:
John Lennon (The Beatles) and Paul McCartney (The Beatles)
publisher:
EMI Blackwood Music Inc., Maclen Music Ltd. (U.S. based publisher for Lennon–McCartney), Music Corporation of America, Inc. (BMI‐affiliated music publisher of MCA Records, Inc.?), Northern Songs, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC (1995–2020), Sony/ATV Tunes LLC (ASCAP) and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング A事業部 (Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc., A Division)
44:26
4I Will Not Lie for You
additional assistant recording engineer:
Lincoln Clapp (engineer) and Michael O’Reilly (engineer)
assistant recording engineer and assistant mixer:
George Ybarra
recording engineer and mixer:
Val Garay
producer:
Peter Asher
acoustic guitar [acoustic guitars]:
Waddy Wachtel
bass guitar [bass]:
Leland Sklar (bassist, session musician)
drums (drum set):
Russell Kunkel (session drummer)
electric guitar [electric guitars]:
Danny Kortchmar (Danny Kootch)
organ:
Don Grolnick
saxophone [saxophones]:
David Sanborn
timbales:
Peter Asher
lead vocals:
James Taylor (singer-songwriter and guitarist)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
CBS, Inc. (US broadcasting company; file no releases here!) (in 1979)
additionally recorded at:
Atlantic Studios (1841 Broadway, New York, 1957–1991) in Midtown Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (from 1979-01-04 until 1979-03-25) and Mediasound Studios in New York, New York, United States (from 1979-01-04 until 1979-03-25)
recorded at:
Sound Factory (1969–1980) in Los Angeles, California, United States (from 1979-01-04 until 1979-03-25)
mixed at:
Sound Factory (1969–1980) in Los Angeles, California, United States
recording of:
I Will Not Lie for You
lyricist and composer:
James Taylor (singer-songwriter and guitarist)
publisher:
Country Road Music, Inc. (ASCAP-affiliated), イーエムアイ音楽出版 ソニー事業部 (EMI Music Publishing Japan Ltd., Sony Division) (until 2021-06-30) and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング EMI外国事業部 (Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc., EMI Overseas Division, sub‐publisher for non‐Japanese works) (from 2021-07-01 to present)
33:17
5Brother Trucker
additional assistant recording engineer:
Lincoln Clapp (engineer) and Michael O’Reilly (engineer)
assistant recording engineer and assistant mixer:
George Ybarra
recording engineer and mixer:
Val Garay
producer:
Peter Asher
acoustic guitar and lead vocals:
James Taylor (singer-songwriter and guitarist)
bass guitar [bass]:
Leland Sklar (bassist, session musician)
clavinet, electric piano and synthesizer [ARP String Ensemble]:
Don Grolnick
drums (drum set):
Russell Kunkel (session drummer)
electric guitar:
Danny Kortchmar (Danny Kootch)
other instruments [Mazda phone]:
Steve Forman (US percussionist)
pedal steel guitar [pedal steel]:
Dan Dugmore
shakers [shaker]:
Peter Asher
background vocals:
Alex Taylor (southern rock) and James Taylor (singer-songwriter and guitarist)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
CBS, Inc. (US broadcasting company; file no releases here!) (in 1979)
additionally recorded at:
Atlantic Studios (1841 Broadway, New York, 1957–1991) in Midtown Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (from 1979-01-04 until 1979-03-25) and Mediasound Studios in New York, New York, United States (from 1979-01-04 until 1979-03-25)
recorded at:
Sound Factory (1969–1980) in Los Angeles, California, United States (from 1979-01-04 until 1979-03-25)
mixed at:
Sound Factory (1969–1980) in Los Angeles, California, United States
recording of:
Brother Trucker
lyricist and composer:
James Taylor (singer-songwriter and guitarist)
publisher:
Country Road Music, Inc. (ASCAP-affiliated), イーエムアイ音楽出版 ソニー事業部 (EMI Music Publishing Japan Ltd., Sony Division) (until 2021-06-30) and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング EMI外国事業部 (Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc., EMI Overseas Division, sub‐publisher for non‐Japanese works) (from 2021-07-01 to present)
34:02
6Is That the Way You Look?
additional assistant recording engineer:
Lincoln Clapp (engineer) and Michael O’Reilly (engineer)
assistant recording engineer and assistant mixer:
George Ybarra
recording engineer and mixer:
Val Garay
producer:
Peter Asher
bass guitar [bass]:
Leland Sklar (bassist, session musician)
drums (drum set):
Russell Kunkel (session drummer)
background vocals and lead vocals:
James Taylor (singer-songwriter and guitarist)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
CBS, Inc. (US broadcasting company; file no releases here!) (in 1979)
additionally recorded at:
Atlantic Studios (1841 Broadway, New York, 1957–1991) in Midtown Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (from 1979-01-04 until 1979-03-25) and Mediasound Studios in New York, New York, United States (from 1979-01-04 until 1979-03-25)
recorded at:
Sound Factory (1969–1980) in Los Angeles, California, United States (from 1979-01-04 until 1979-03-25)
mixed at:
Sound Factory (1969–1980) in Los Angeles, California, United States
recording of:
Is That the Way You Look?
lyricist and composer:
James Taylor (singer-songwriter and guitarist)
publisher:
Country Road Music, Inc. (ASCAP-affiliated), イーエムアイ音楽出版 ソニー事業部 (EMI Music Publishing Japan Ltd., Sony Division) (until 2021-06-30) and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング EMI外国事業部 (Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc., EMI Overseas Division, sub‐publisher for non‐Japanese works) (from 2021-07-01 to present)
22:00
7B.S.U.R.
additional assistant recording engineer:
Lincoln Clapp (engineer) and Michael O’Reilly (engineer)
assistant recording engineer and assistant mixer:
George Ybarra
recording engineer and mixer:
Val Garay
producer:
Peter Asher
acoustic guitar and lead vocals:
James Taylor (singer-songwriter and guitarist)
bass guitar [bass]:
Leland Sklar (bassist, session musician)
cowbell [cowbells]:
Steve Forman (US percussionist)
drums (drum set):
Russell Kunkel (session drummer)
electric guitar:
Danny Kortchmar (Danny Kootch)
electric piano and organ [voice organ]:
Don Grolnick
background vocals:
Peter Asher and Carly Simon
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
CBS, Inc. (US broadcasting company; file no releases here!) (in 1979)
additionally recorded at:
Atlantic Studios (1841 Broadway, New York, 1957–1991) in Midtown Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (from 1979-01-04 until 1979-03-25) and Mediasound Studios in New York, New York, United States (from 1979-01-04 until 1979-03-25)
recorded at:
Sound Factory (1969–1980) in Los Angeles, California, United States (from 1979-01-04 until 1979-03-25)
mixed at:
Sound Factory (1969–1980) in Los Angeles, California, United States
recording of:
B.S.U.R.
lyricist and composer:
James Taylor (singer-songwriter and guitarist)
publisher:
Country Road Music, Inc. (ASCAP-affiliated), イーエムアイ音楽出版 ソニー事業部 (EMI Music Publishing Japan Ltd., Sony Division) (until 2021-06-30) and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング EMI外国事業部 (Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc., EMI Overseas Division, sub‐publisher for non‐Japanese works) (from 2021-07-01 to present)
43:23
8Rainy Day Man
producer:
Peter Asher
bass guitar [bass]:
Louis Cennamo
guitar [guitars]:
James Taylor (singer-songwriter and guitarist)
background vocals:
Peter Asher and James Taylor (singer-songwriter and guitarist)
vocals:
James Taylor (singer-songwriter and guitarist)
recording of:
Rainy Day Man
writer:
James Taylor (singer-songwriter and guitarist) and Zach Wiesner
publisher:
Blackwood Music Inc. (1953-02-07–1987-12-30), Country Road Music, Inc. (ASCAP-affiliated), EMI Blackwood Music Inc., フジパシフィックミュージック SBK事業部 (Fujipacific Music SBK Department), イーエムアイ音楽出版 ソニー事業部 (EMI Music Publishing Japan Ltd., Sony Division) (until 2021-06-30) and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング EMI外国事業部 (Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc., EMI Overseas Division, sub‐publisher for non‐Japanese works) (from 2021-07-01 to present)
43:02
9Millworker
additional assistant recording engineer:
Lincoln Clapp (engineer) and Michael O’Reilly (engineer)
assistant recording engineer and assistant mixer:
George Ybarra
recording engineer and mixer:
Val Garay
producer:
Peter Asher
acoustic guitar and lead vocals:
James Taylor (singer-songwriter and guitarist)
cello:
Jesse Levy
harmonium, percussion [shoe] and piano:
Don Grolnick
viola:
Louise Schulman (violinist and violist)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
CBS, Inc. (US broadcasting company; file no releases here!) (in 1979)
additionally recorded at:
Atlantic Studios (1841 Broadway, New York, 1957–1991) in Midtown Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (from 1979-01-04 until 1979-03-25) and Mediasound Studios in New York, New York, United States (from 1979-01-04 until 1979-03-25)
recorded at:
Sound Factory (1969–1980) in Los Angeles, California, United States (from 1979-01-04 until 1979-03-25)
mixed at:
Sound Factory (1969–1980) in Los Angeles, California, United States
recording of:
Millworker
lyricist and composer:
James Taylor (singer-songwriter and guitarist)
publisher:
Country Road Music, Inc. (ASCAP-affiliated), イーエムアイ音楽出版 ソニー事業部 (EMI Music Publishing Japan Ltd., Sony Division) (until 2021-06-30) and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング EMI外国事業部 (Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc., EMI Overseas Division, sub‐publisher for non‐Japanese works) (from 2021-07-01 to present)
43:52
10Up on the Roof
additional assistant recording engineer:
Lincoln Clapp (engineer) and Michael O’Reilly (engineer)
assistant recording engineer and assistant mixer:
George Ybarra
recording engineer and mixer:
Val Garay
producer:
Peter Asher
acoustic guitar and lead vocals:
James Taylor (singer-songwriter and guitarist)
bass guitar [bass]:
Leland Sklar (bassist, session musician)
drums (drum set):
Russell Kunkel (session drummer)
electric guitar [electric guitars]:
Danny Kortchmar (Danny Kootch) and Waddy Wachtel
conductor:
Arif Mardin
strings arranger:
Arif Mardin
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
CBS, Inc. (US broadcasting company; file no releases here!) (in 1979) and Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (company owned by Sony Corporation of America from 1991–2004, operated worldwide except in JP; normally not a release label) (in 1979)
additionally recorded at:
Atlantic Studios (1841 Broadway, New York, 1957–1991) in Midtown Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (from 1979-01-04 until 1979-03-25) and Mediasound Studios in New York, New York, United States (from 1979-01-04 until 1979-03-25)
recorded at:
Sound Factory (1969–1980) in Los Angeles, California, United States (from 1979-01-04 until 1979-03-25)
mixed at:
Sound Factory (1969–1980) in Los Angeles, California, United States
cover recording of:
Up on the Roof
lyricist:
Gerry Goffin and Carole King
composer:
Carole King
publisher:
Screen Gems–Columbia Music, Inc., Screen Gems–EMI Music, Inc. (USA, affiliated with BMI), イーエムアイ音楽出版 フジパシフィック事業部 (EMI Music Publishing Japan, Fujipacific Division) (until 2021-06-30) and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング フジパシフィック事業部 (Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc., Fujipacific Division) (from 2021-07-01 to present)
34:22
11Chanson Française
additional assistant recording engineer:
Lincoln Clapp (engineer) and Michael O’Reilly (engineer)
assistant recording engineer and assistant mixer:
George Ybarra
recording engineer and mixer:
Val Garay
producer:
Peter Asher
acoustic guitar and lead vocals:
James Taylor (singer-songwriter and guitarist)
bass guitar [bass]:
Leland Sklar (bassist, session musician)
congas and drums (drum set):
Russell Kunkel (session drummer)
electric piano:
Don Grolnick
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
CBS, Inc. (US broadcasting company; file no releases here!) (in 1979)
additionally recorded at:
Atlantic Studios (1841 Broadway, New York, 1957–1991) in Midtown Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (from 1979-01-04 until 1979-03-25) and Mediasound Studios in New York, New York, United States (from 1979-01-04 until 1979-03-25)
recorded at:
Sound Factory (1969–1980) in Los Angeles, California, United States (from 1979-01-04 until 1979-03-25)
mixed at:
Sound Factory (1969–1980) in Los Angeles, California, United States
recording of:
Chanson Française
lyricist and composer:
James Taylor (singer-songwriter and guitarist)
publisher:
Country Road Music, Inc. (ASCAP-affiliated), イーエムアイ音楽出版 ソニー事業部 (EMI Music Publishing Japan Ltd., Sony Division) (until 2021-06-30) and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング EMI外国事業部 (Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc., EMI Overseas Division, sub‐publisher for non‐Japanese works) (from 2021-07-01 to present)
42:06
12Sleep Come Free Me
additional assistant recording engineer:
Lincoln Clapp (engineer) and Michael O’Reilly (engineer)
assistant recording engineer and assistant mixer:
George Ybarra
recording engineer and mixer:
Val Garay
producer:
Peter Asher
acoustic guitar and lead vocals:
James Taylor (singer-songwriter and guitarist)
bass guitar [bass]:
Leland Sklar (bassist, session musician)
drums (drum set):
Russell Kunkel (session drummer)
effects [cell door]:
Deputy Sheriff Larry Touquet
electric guitar:
Danny Kortchmar (Danny Kootch)
electric piano and organ:
Don Grolnick
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
CBS, Inc. (US broadcasting company; file no releases here!) (in 1979)
additionally recorded at:
Atlantic Studios (1841 Broadway, New York, 1957–1991) in Midtown Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (from 1979-01-04 until 1979-03-25) and Mediasound Studios in New York, New York, United States (from 1979-01-04 until 1979-03-25)
recorded at:
Sound Factory (1969–1980) in Los Angeles, California, United States (from 1979-01-04 until 1979-03-25)
mixed at:
Sound Factory (1969–1980) in Los Angeles, California, United States
recording of:
Sleep Come Free Me
lyricist and composer:
James Taylor (singer-songwriter and guitarist)
publisher:
Country Road Music, Inc. (ASCAP-affiliated), イーエムアイ音楽出版 ソニー事業部 (EMI Music Publishing Japan Ltd., Sony Division) (until 2021-06-30) and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング EMI外国事業部 (Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc., EMI Overseas Division, sub‐publisher for non‐Japanese works) (from 2021-07-01 to present)
44:44
3CD: Dad Loves His Work
#TitleRatingLength
1Hard Times
assistant recording engineer:
Niko Bolas
recording engineer:
Val Garay
producer:
Peter Asher
bass guitar:
Leland Sklar (bassist, session musician)
congas and drums (drum set):
Rick Marotta (US drummer/percussionist)
electric guitar:
Dan Dugmore and Waddy Wachtel
organ and piano:
Don Grolnick
solo electric guitar:
Waddy Wachtel
synthesizer:
Bill Cuomo
background vocals:
David Lasley and Arnold McCuller
lead vocals:
James Taylor (singer-songwriter and guitarist)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
CBS, Inc. (US broadcasting company; file no releases here!) (in 1981)
recorded at:
Record One in Sherman Oaks, Los Angeles, California, United States (from 1980-09-05 until 1981-01-18)
recording of:
Hard Times
lyricist and composer:
James Taylor (singer-songwriter and guitarist)
publisher:
Country Road Music, Inc. (ASCAP-affiliated), イーエムアイ音楽出版 ソニー事業部 (EMI Music Publishing Japan Ltd., Sony Division) (until 2021-06-30) and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング EMI外国事業部 (Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc., EMI Overseas Division, sub‐publisher for non‐Japanese works) (from 2021-07-01 to present)
43:13
2Her Town Too
assistant recording engineer:
Niko Bolas
recording engineer:
Val Garay
producer:
Peter Asher
acoustic guitar:
Waddy Wachtel
bass guitar:
Leland Sklar (bassist, session musician)
drums (drum set):
Rick Marotta (US drummer/percussionist)
electric guitar:
Dan Dugmore
electric piano and organ:
Don Grolnick
vocals:
J.D. Souther and James Taylor (singer-songwriter and guitarist)
conductor:
Gene Page
strings arranger:
Gene Page
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
CBS, Inc. (US broadcasting company; file no releases here!) (in 1981) and Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (company owned by Sony Corporation of America from 1991–2004, operated worldwide except in JP; normally not a release label) (in 1982)
recorded at:
Record One in Sherman Oaks, Los Angeles, California, United States (from 1980-09-05 until 1981-01-18)
recording of:
Her Town Too
writer:
J.D. Souther, James Taylor (singer-songwriter and guitarist) and Waddy Wachtel
publisher:
Country Road Music, Inc. (ASCAP-affiliated), Ice Age Music, Leadsheet Land Music, 日音 Synch事業部 (NICHION, INC. Synch Division), イーエムアイ音楽出版 ソニー事業部 (EMI Music Publishing Japan Ltd., Sony Division) (until 2021-06-30) and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング EMI外国事業部 (Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc., EMI Overseas Division, sub‐publisher for non‐Japanese works) (from 2021-07-01 to present)
3.54:35
3Hour That the Morning Comes
assistant recording engineer:
Niko Bolas
recording engineer:
Val Garay
producer:
Peter Asher
acoustic guitar:
James Taylor (singer-songwriter and guitarist)
bass guitar:
Leland Sklar (bassist, session musician)
drums (drum set):
Rick Marotta (US drummer/percussionist)
electric guitar:
Dan Dugmore
organ and piano:
Don Grolnick
slide guitar:
Waddy Wachtel
vocals:
James Taylor (singer-songwriter and guitarist)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
CBS, Inc. (US broadcasting company; file no releases here!) (in 1981)
recorded at:
Record One in Sherman Oaks, Los Angeles, California, United States (from 1980-09-05 until 1981-01-18)
recording of:
Hour That the Morning Comes
lyricist and composer:
James Taylor (singer-songwriter and guitarist)
publisher:
Country Road Music, Inc. (ASCAP-affiliated), イーエムアイ音楽出版 ソニー事業部 (EMI Music Publishing Japan Ltd., Sony Division) (until 2021-06-30) and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング EMI外国事業部 (Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc., EMI Overseas Division, sub‐publisher for non‐Japanese works) (from 2021-07-01 to present)
42:57
4I Will Follow
assistant recording engineer:
Niko Bolas
recording engineer:
Val Garay
producer:
Peter Asher
acoustic guitar and lead vocals:
James Taylor (singer-songwriter and guitarist)
bass guitar:
Leland Sklar (bassist, session musician)
drums (drum set):
Rick Marotta (US drummer/percussionist)
electric guitar:
Waddy Wachtel
keyboard:
Don Grolnick
pedal steel guitar:
Dan Dugmore
synthesizer:
Bill Cuomo
background vocals:
David Lasley and Arnold McCuller
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
CBS, Inc. (US broadcasting company; file no releases here!) (in 1981)
recorded at:
Record One in Sherman Oaks, Los Angeles, California, United States (from 1980-09-05 until 1981-01-18)
recording of:
I Will Follow (James Taylor song)
lyricist and composer:
James Taylor (singer-songwriter and guitarist)
publisher:
Country Road Music, Inc. (ASCAP-affiliated), イーエムアイ音楽出版 ソニー事業部 (EMI Music Publishing Japan Ltd., Sony Division) (until 2021-06-30) and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング EMI外国事業部 (Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc., EMI Overseas Division, sub‐publisher for non‐Japanese works) (from 2021-07-01 to present)
54:19
5Believe It or Not
assistant recording engineer:
Niko Bolas
recording engineer:
Val Garay
producer:
Peter Asher
acoustic guitar and lead vocals:
James Taylor (singer-songwriter and guitarist)
bass guitar:
Leland Sklar (bassist, session musician)
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Rick Marotta (US drummer/percussionist)
electric guitar:
Waddy Wachtel
electric piano:
Don Grolnick
pedal steel guitar:
Dan Dugmore
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
CBS, Inc. (US broadcasting company; file no releases here!) (in 1981)
recorded at:
Record One in Sherman Oaks, Los Angeles, California, United States (from 1980-09-05 until 1981-01-18)
recording of:
Believe It or Not
lyricist and composer:
James Taylor (singer-songwriter and guitarist)
publisher:
Country Road Music, Inc. (ASCAP-affiliated), イーエムアイ音楽出版 ソニー事業部 (EMI Music Publishing Japan Ltd., Sony Division) (until 2021-06-30) and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング EMI外国事業部 (Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc., EMI Overseas Division, sub‐publisher for non‐Japanese works) (from 2021-07-01 to present)
53:51
6Stand and Fight
assistant recording engineer:
Niko Bolas
recording engineer:
Val Garay
producer:
Peter Asher
acoustic guitar and lead vocals:
James Taylor (singer-songwriter and guitarist)
bass guitar:
Leland Sklar (bassist, session musician)
drums (drum set):
Rick Marotta (US drummer/percussionist)
electric guitar:
Dan Dugmore and Waddy Wachtel
harmonica:
Fingers Taylor
percussion:
Peter Asher and Rick Marotta (US drummer/percussionist)
piano:
Don Grolnick
background vocals:
David Lasley and Arnold McCuller
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
CBS, Inc. (US broadcasting company; file no releases here!) (in 1981)
recorded at:
Record One in Sherman Oaks, Los Angeles, California, United States (from 1980-09-05 until 1981-01-18)
recording of:
Stand and Fight
writer:
Jake Brockman and James Taylor (singer-songwriter and guitarist)
publisher:
Country Road Music, Inc. (ASCAP-affiliated), Maya Productions Ltd., イーエムアイ音楽出版 ソニー事業部 (EMI Music Publishing Japan Ltd., Sony Division) (until 2021-06-30) and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング EMI外国事業部 (Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc., EMI Overseas Division, sub‐publisher for non‐Japanese works) (from 2021-07-01 to present)
33:11
7Only for Me
assistant recording engineer:
Niko Bolas
recording engineer:
Val Garay
producer:
Peter Asher
acoustic guitar and lead vocals:
James Taylor (singer-songwriter and guitarist)
bass guitar:
Leland Sklar (bassist, session musician)
drums (drum set):
Rick Marotta (US drummer/percussionist)
electric guitar:
Dan Dugmore and Waddy Wachtel
organ and piano:
Don Grolnick
percussion:
Peter Asher
background vocals:
David Lasley and Arnold McCuller
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
CBS, Inc. (US broadcasting company; file no releases here!) (in 1981)
recorded at:
Record One in Sherman Oaks, Los Angeles, California, United States (from 1980-09-05 until 1981-01-18)
recording of:
Only for Me
lyricist and composer:
James Taylor (singer-songwriter and guitarist)
publisher:
Country Road Music, Inc. (ASCAP-affiliated), イーエムアイ音楽出版 ソニー事業部 (EMI Music Publishing Japan Ltd., Sony Division) (until 2021-06-30) and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング EMI外国事業部 (Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc., EMI Overseas Division, sub‐publisher for non‐Japanese works) (from 2021-07-01 to present)
44:56
8Summer’s Here
assistant recording engineer:
Niko Bolas
recording engineer:
Val Garay
producer:
Peter Asher
acoustic guitar:
James Taylor (singer-songwriter and guitarist)
bass guitar:
Leland Sklar (bassist, session musician)
drums (drum set) and timbales:
Rick Marotta (US drummer/percussionist)
electric guitar:
Dan Dugmore and Waddy Wachtel
electric piano and organ:
Don Grolnick
harmonica:
Fingers Taylor
shakers [shaker]:
Peter Asher
vocals:
James Taylor (singer-songwriter and guitarist)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
CBS, Inc. (US broadcasting company; file no releases here!) (in 1981)
recorded at:
Record One in Sherman Oaks, Los Angeles, California, United States (from 1980-09-05 until 1981-01-18)
recording of:
Summer’s Here
lyricist and composer:
James Taylor (singer-songwriter and guitarist)
publisher:
Country Road Music, Inc. (ASCAP-affiliated), イーエムアイ音楽出版 ソニー事業部 (EMI Music Publishing Japan Ltd., Sony Division) (until 2021-06-30) and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング EMI外国事業部 (Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc., EMI Overseas Division, sub‐publisher for non‐Japanese works) (from 2021-07-01 to present)
42:44
9Sugar Trade
assistant recording engineer:
Niko Bolas
recording engineer:
Val Garay
producer:
Peter Asher
acoustic guitar and bass harmonica:
James Taylor (singer-songwriter and guitarist)
bass guitar:
Leland Sklar (bassist, session musician)
organ:
Don Grolnick
vocals:
James Taylor (singer-songwriter and guitarist)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
CBS, Inc. (US broadcasting company; file no releases here!) (in 1981)
recorded at:
Record One in Sherman Oaks, Los Angeles, California, United States (from 1980-09-05 until 1981-01-18)
recording of:
Sugar Trade
writer:
Jimmy Buffett, Timothy Mayer and James Taylor (singer-songwriter and guitarist)
publisher:
Coral Reefer Music, Country Road Music, Inc. (ASCAP-affiliated), Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc. (song publisher, never a release label), ヤマハミュージックEH(CM) (Yamaha Music EH(CM)), イーエムアイ音楽出版 ソニー事業部 (EMI Music Publishing Japan Ltd., Sony Division) (until 2021-06-30) and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング EMI外国事業部 (Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc., EMI Overseas Division, sub‐publisher for non‐Japanese works) (from 2021-07-01 to present)
42:49
10London Town
assistant recording engineer:
Niko Bolas
recording engineer:
Val Garay
producer:
Peter Asher
acoustic guitar and lead vocals:
James Taylor (singer-songwriter and guitarist)
bass guitar:
Leland Sklar (bassist, session musician)
drums (drum set):
Rick Marotta (US drummer/percussionist)
electric guitar:
Dan Dugmore and Waddy Wachtel
electric piano and piano:
Don Grolnick
harmonica:
Fingers Taylor
background vocals:
David Lasley and Arnold McCuller
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
CBS, Inc. (US broadcasting company; file no releases here!) (in 1981)
recorded at:
Record One in Sherman Oaks, Los Angeles, California, United States (from 1980-09-05 until 1981-01-18)
recording of:
London Town
lyricist and composer:
James Taylor (singer-songwriter and guitarist)
publisher:
Country Road Music, Inc. (ASCAP-affiliated), イーエムアイ音楽出版 ソニー事業部 (EMI Music Publishing Japan Ltd., Sony Division) (until 2021-06-30) and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング EMI外国事業部 (Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc., EMI Overseas Division, sub‐publisher for non‐Japanese works) (from 2021-07-01 to present)
53:57
11That Lonesome Road
assistant recording engineer:
Niko Bolas
recording engineer:
Val Garay
producer:
Peter Asher
piano:
Don Grolnick
choir vocals:
Jim Gilstrap, Benard Ighner, David Lasley, Arnold McCuller, James Taylor (singer-songwriter and guitarist) and Jennifer Warnes
lead vocals:
James Taylor (singer-songwriter and guitarist)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
CBS, Inc. (US broadcasting company; file no releases here!) (in 1981)
recorded at:
Record One in Sherman Oaks, Los Angeles, California, United States (from 1980-09-05 until 1981-01-18)
recording of:
That Lonesome Road
lyricist:
James Taylor (singer-songwriter and guitarist)
composer:
Don Grolnick and James Taylor (singer-songwriter and guitarist)
publisher:
Country Road Music, Inc. (ASCAP-affiliated), Songs of the Country, イーエムアイ音楽出版 ソニー事業部 (EMI Music Publishing Japan Ltd., Sony Division) (until 2021-06-30) and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング EMI外国事業部 (Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc., EMI Overseas Division, sub‐publisher for non‐Japanese works) (from 2021-07-01 to present)
42:22
4CD: That’s Why I’m Here
#TitleRatingLength
1That’s Why I’m Here
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (company owned by Sony Corporation of America from 1991–2004, operated worldwide except in JP; normally not a release label) (in 1985)
recording of:
That’s Why I’m Here
lyricist and composer:
James Taylor (singer-songwriter and guitarist)
53:40
2Song for You Far Away
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (company owned by Sony Corporation of America from 1991–2004, operated worldwide except in JP; normally not a release label) (in 1985)
recording of:
Song for You Far Away
lyricist and composer:
James Taylor (singer-songwriter and guitarist)
52:58
3Only a Dream in Rio
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (company owned by Sony Corporation of America from 1991–2004, operated worldwide except in JP; normally not a release label) (in 1985)
recording of:
Only a Dream in Rio
writer:
James Taylor (singer-songwriter and guitarist)
recording of:
Only a Dream in Rio
additional lyricist:
Fernando Brant
lyricist and composer:
James Taylor (singer-songwriter and guitarist)
version of:
Only a Dream in Rio
45:01
4Turn Away
43:25
5Going Around One More Time
43:27
6My Romance
52:50
7Everyday
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (company owned by Sony Corporation of America from 1991–2004, operated worldwide except in JP; normally not a release label) (in 1985)
cover recording of:
Everyday
writer:
Buddy Holly (1950s rock & roll singer‐songwriter) and Norman Petty
publisher:
Peer International Corporation (BMI) and Southern Music Publishing Co., Inc. ((ASCAP) tradename Peermusic)
43:16
8Limousine Driver
33:53
9Only One
live recording of:
Only One (James Taylor song) (in 1986)
lyricist and composer:
James Taylor (singer-songwriter and guitarist)
publisher:
Country Road Music, Inc. (ASCAP-affiliated) and EMI (EMI Records, or EMI Music only if there is no other imprint)
recording of:
Only One (James Taylor song)
lyricist and composer:
James Taylor (singer-songwriter and guitarist)
publisher:
Country Road Music, Inc. (ASCAP-affiliated) and EMI (EMI Records, or EMI Music only if there is no other imprint)
44:21
10Mona
42:51
11The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance
cover recording of:
The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance
lyricist:
Hal David
composer:
Burt Bacharach
43:45
12That’s Why I’m Here (reprise)
recording of:
That’s Why I’m Here
lyricist and composer:
James Taylor (singer-songwriter and guitarist)
20:26
5CD: Never Die Young
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1Never Die Young
recording engineer and mixer:
James A. Farber (sound engineer)
assistant engineer:
Don Rodenbach
producer:
Don Grolnick
additional vocals:
Lani Groves and David Lasley
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (company owned by Sony Corporation of America from 1991–2004, operated worldwide except in JP; normally not a release label) (in 1988)
recorded at and mixed at:
Power Station Studios (Power Station at BerkleeNYC, fka Power Station 1977–1996, then Avatar Studios 1996–2017) in Hell's Kitchen, New York, New York, United States
recording of:
Never Die Young
lyricist and composer:
James Taylor (singer-songwriter and guitarist)
4:24
2T‐Bone
recording engineer and mixer:
James A. Farber (sound engineer)
assistant engineer:
Don Rodenbach
producer:
Don Grolnick
additional guitar [guitars]:
Jeff Mironov
synthesizer:
Bill Payne
tenor saxophone:
Michael Brecker (American jazz saxophonist, multi‐instrumentalist and composer)
recorded at and mixed at:
Power Station Studios (Power Station at BerkleeNYC, fka Power Station 1977–1996, then Avatar Studios 1996–2017) in Hell's Kitchen, New York, New York, United States
recording of:
T-Bone
writer:
Bill Payne and James Taylor (singer-songwriter and guitarist)
3:48
3Baby Boom Baby
recording engineer and mixer:
James A. Farber (sound engineer)
assistant engineer:
Don Rodenbach
producer:
Don Grolnick
tenor saxophone:
Michael Brecker (American jazz saxophonist, multi‐instrumentalist and composer)
recorded at and mixed at:
Power Station Studios (Power Station at BerkleeNYC, fka Power Station 1977–1996, then Avatar Studios 1996–2017) in Hell's Kitchen, New York, New York, United States
recording of:
Baby Boom Baby
writer:
James Taylor (singer-songwriter and guitarist) and Zachary Weisner
5:00
4Runaway Boy
recording engineer and mixer:
James A. Farber (sound engineer)
assistant engineer:
Don Rodenbach
producer:
Don Grolnick
synthesizer:
Bill Payne
violin:
Mark O’Connor (US bluegrass, country and classical fiddler/composer)
recorded at and mixed at:
Power Station Studios (Power Station at BerkleeNYC, fka Power Station 1977–1996, then Avatar Studios 1996–2017) in Hell's Kitchen, New York, New York, United States
recording of:
Runaway Boy
lyricist and composer:
James Taylor (singer-songwriter and guitarist)
4:20
5Valentine’s Day
recording engineer and mixer:
James A. Farber (sound engineer)
assistant engineer:
Don Rodenbach
producer:
Don Grolnick
acoustic bass guitar [acoustic bass]:
Jay Leonhart
violin:
Mark O’Connor (US bluegrass, country and classical fiddler/composer)
recorded at and mixed at:
Power Station Studios (Power Station at BerkleeNYC, fka Power Station 1977–1996, then Avatar Studios 1996–2017) in Hell's Kitchen, New York, New York, United States
recording of:
Valentine's Day
lyricist and composer:
James Taylor (singer-songwriter and guitarist)
2:36
6Sun on the Moon
recording engineer and mixer:
James A. Farber (sound engineer)
assistant engineer:
Don Rodenbach
producer:
Don Grolnick
additional guitar [guitars]:
Jeff Mironov
additional vocals:
Lani Groves and David Lasley
recorded at and mixed at:
Power Station Studios (Power Station at BerkleeNYC, fka Power Station 1977–1996, then Avatar Studios 1996–2017) in Hell's Kitchen, New York, New York, United States
recording of:
Sun on the Moon
lyricist and composer:
James Taylor (singer-songwriter and guitarist)
publisher:
Country Road Music, Inc. (ASCAP-affiliated)
4:11
7Sweet Potato Pie
recording engineer and mixer:
James A. Farber (sound engineer)
assistant engineer:
Don Rodenbach
producer:
Don Grolnick
recorded at and mixed at:
Power Station Studios (Power Station at BerkleeNYC, fka Power Station 1977–1996, then Avatar Studios 1996–2017) in Hell's Kitchen, New York, New York, United States
recording of:
Sweet Potato Pie
lyricist and composer:
James Taylor (singer-songwriter and guitarist)
3:31
8Home by Another Way
recording engineer and mixer:
James A. Farber (sound engineer)
assistant engineer:
Don Rodenbach
producer:
Don Grolnick
harmonica:
Greg “Fingers” Taylor
recorded at and mixed at:
Power Station Studios (Power Station at BerkleeNYC, fka Power Station 1977–1996, then Avatar Studios 1996–2017) in Hell's Kitchen, New York, New York, United States
recording of:
Home by Another Way
writer:
Timothy Mayer and James Taylor (singer-songwriter and guitarist)
3:51
9Letter in the Mail
recording engineer and mixer:
James A. Farber (sound engineer)
assistant engineer:
Don Rodenbach
producer:
Don Grolnick
recorded at and mixed at:
Power Station Studios (Power Station at BerkleeNYC, fka Power Station 1977–1996, then Avatar Studios 1996–2017) in Hell's Kitchen, New York, New York, United States
recording of:
Letter in the Mail
lyricist and composer:
James Taylor (singer-songwriter and guitarist)
4:42
10First of May
recording engineer and mixer:
James A. Farber (sound engineer)
assistant engineer:
Don Rodenbach
producer:
Don Grolnick
percussion:
Café Dasilva (percussion (Edson Aparecido da Silva))
additional vocals:
Lani Groves and David Lasley
recorded at and mixed at:
Power Station Studios (Power Station at BerkleeNYC, fka Power Station 1977–1996, then Avatar Studios 1996–2017) in Hell's Kitchen, New York, New York, United States
recording of:
First of May
lyricist and composer:
James Taylor (singer-songwriter and guitarist)
3:59