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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.
James Taylor's previous original album, October Road, was released in 2002, following which Taylor did not prioritize writing new material for many years.Concerned he might never create another original album, Taylor convinced family, friends, and manager he needed to cut off all communication and lived alone in a waterfront apartment in Newport, Rhode Island while composing the album.
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.
Rolling Stone Album Guide critic Mark Coleman agrees that it is a "highlight" of James Taylor, describing the song as "winsome" and predicting the path Taylor would take in future recordings. [5] Taylor biographer Timothy White describes it as being "unquestionably Taylor's finest performance" on James Taylor. [6]
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]
Millworker" was included on Taylor's live album Live and his compilation album The Essential James Taylor. [8] [9] Taylor performed "Millworker" on Saturday Night Live on May 12, 1979 along with two other songs from Flag, "Up on the Roof" and "Johnnie Comes Back". [1] [10] Bette Midler covered "Millworker" on her 1979 album Thighs and Whispers ...
"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 ...