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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.
James Vernon Taylor (born March 12, 1948) is an American singer-songwriter and guitarist. A six-time Grammy Award winner, he was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2000.
Robert Christgau, who had been skeptical of Taylor's previous work, expressed surprise when the album exceeded his expectations, writing that "James sounds both awake and in touch...'Handy Man' is a transcendent sex ballad, while 'I Was Only Telling a Lie' and 'Secret 'o Life' evoke comparisons with betters on the order of the Stones and Randy Newman, so that the wimpy stuff — which still ...
All songs were written by James Taylor, except where noted. "Something in the Way She Moves" – 2:27 "Sweet Baby James" – 2:53 "Fire and Rain" – 3:25 "Country Road" – 3:30 Single version, previously unreleased on any James Taylor album. "You've Got a Friend" (Carole King) – 4:30 "You Can Close Your Eyes" – 2:32 "Long Ago and Far Away ...
The songs on the album were recorded with Taylor's band The Flying Machine in a late 1966 three-hour session in New York City's Select Sound Studios. [5] They were produced by Chip Taylor , who had been involved in some recent pop hits, and Al Gorgoni , who also added harpsichord to the band's sound. [ 5 ]
Ahead of "Elizabeth Taylor: The Lost Tapes" documentary debut, the director of the film, Nanette Burstein, discussed the late star's life, how she navigated struggles, the friendships she formed ...
The Essential James Taylor is a compilation album by American singer-songwriter James Taylor.It was released on October 29, 2013, on Columbia Records and Legacy Recordings as part of their "Essential" series in the US, and on Warner Bros. Records in the EU and Australia.
On these tapes, Taylor’s voice is singular in its expressiveness — she is insolent, mournful, sexy, outraged, dripping with debauched delight, and always casually candid. Her words invest even ...