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Hourglass is the fourteenth studio album by singer-songwriter James Taylor released in 1997. It was his first studio album in six years since 1991's New Moon Shine.It was a huge commercial success, reaching No. 9 on the Billboard 200, his first Top 10 album in sixteen years and also provided a big adult contemporary hit, "Little More Time With You".
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.
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.
"Her Town Too" is a song written by James Taylor, JD Souther, and Waddy Wachtel, first released as a duet between Taylor and Souther on Taylor's 1981 album Dad Loves His Work. "Her Town Too" was later released on the 2000 compilation album Greatest Hits Volume 2 . [ 1 ]
"Knocking 'Round the Zoo" is a song written by James Taylor that was originally released on his 1968 debut album on Apple Records. He had previously recorded the song in 1966 with his band the Flying Machine, but that recording was not released until 1971 on James Taylor and the Original Flying Machine. It was also released by Apple as a single ...
The lyrics describe a young man whose dreams have not come true. [5] The lyrics evoke a motif common in Taylor's songs, that of the sea and sailing away for one reason or another. [3] [5] Other images in the lyrics include "tender dreams" and "broken glass." [3] Towards the end of the song the singer asks why his song is so sad. [3]
The song was a hit again in 1964, reaching No. 22 for Del Shannon and No. 10 in Canada, [6] and yet again in 1977 for James Taylor. Taylor's version peaked at No. 1 in September 1977 on the RPM Top Singles chart. [7] Measured in terms of popularity on any chart, Taylor's version of the song was the most successful.
The musicologist James Perone interprets the lyrics similarly, as being about a "broken relationship" in which the singer was "a fool to care"; since Taylor was presumably happily married to Simon at the time, he finds this theme to be in contrast with Taylor's reputation as an autobiographical, confessional artist. [8]