Never Die Young

~ Release by James Taylor (see all versions of this release, 7 available)

Tracklist

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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

Credits

Release

art direction:Marc Balet
photography:Jim Brandenburg
Rudy Molacek
mastering:Greg Calbi (American mastering engineer)
banjo and pedal steel guitar:Dan Dugmore
bass:Leland Sklar (bassist, session musician)
guitar [guitars]:Bob Mann (US session guitarist)
James Taylor (singer-songwriter and guitarist)
keyboard [keyboards]:Don Grolnick
membranophone and percussion:Carlos Vega
vocals:Rosemary Butler
Arnold McCuller
James Taylor (singer-songwriter and guitarist)
distributed by:CBS Records Canada Ltd. (not for release label use! aka “CBS Disques”)
mastered at:Sterling Sound (original NYC studio; split/relocated to Nashville and Edgewater in 2018) in Chelsea, New York, New York, United States