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Taylor and King performed "You've Got a Friend" together in 2010 during their Troubadour Reunion Tour. In 2015, Taylor performed an acoustic rendition of the song at Hôtel de Ville, Paris, at the invitation of U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry and Paris mayor Anne Hidalgo in tribute to the victims of the January 2015 Île-de-France attacks. [9]
Taylor and Carole King performing "You've Got a Friend" together during their Troubadour Reunion Tour in 2010 On November 28–30, 2007, Taylor accompanied by his original band and Carole King, headlined a series of six shows at the Troubadour.
The same album was released in Europe as You've Got a Friend: The Best of James Taylor. [4] The album emphasizes Taylor's recordings for the label; fourteen of the twenty tracks on the album are from his time with Warner Bros. It contains one previously unreleased track, "Bittersweet", recorded for this release.
Released in April 1971, the album contains Taylor's biggest hit single in the US, a cover version of the Carole King standard "You've Got a Friend", which hit #1 on the Billboard charts on July 31, 1971, his only song to do so.
After recording a limited release holiday album in 2004, Taylor released his first major-release holiday album, James Taylor at Christmas on October 10, 2006. [5] One Man Band was released in 2007 and certified gold in the United States. [2] This was followed by Taylor's first cover album in 2008 on the Hear Music label.
This gives James Taylor a top 10 album in every decade since the 1970s and Carole King her first top 10 album since 1976. ... "You've Got a Friend" (King) 5:51 "Up on ...
"You Can Close Your Eyes" is a song written by James Taylor which was released on his 1971 album Mud Slide Slim and the Blue Horizon. It was also released as the B-side to his #1 single "You've Got a Friend". It has often been described as a lullaby. It was initially recorded by his sister Kate Taylor for her 1971 album Sister Kate.
James Taylor, who encouraged King to sing her own songs and who also played on Tapestry, had a number one hit with "You've Got a Friend" later in 1971. The album was recorded at A&M Recording Studios ' Studio B in January 1971 with the support of Taylor, Joni Mitchell , and various experienced session musicians.