Sweet Baby James

~ Release by James Taylor (see all versions of this release, 16 available)

Tracklist

1▼CD
#TitleRatingLength
1Sweet Baby James
engineer:
Bill Lazerus (in 1969-12)
producer:
Peter Asher (in 1969-12)
acoustic guitar and lead vocals:
James Taylor (singer-songwriter and guitarist) (in 1969-12)
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Russ Kunkel (session drummer) (in 1969-12)
electric bass guitar:
John London (in 1969-12)
pedal steel guitar:
Red Rhodes (in 1969-12)
piano:
Carole King (in 1969-12)
violin:
Chris Darrow (US country rock multi-instrumentalist and singer-songwriter) (in 1969-12)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Warner Records Inc. (not for release label use; fka Warner Bros. Records Inc. until 2019) (in 1970)
recorded at:
Sunset Sound in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (in 1969-12)
recording of:
Sweet Baby James (in 1969-12)
lyricist and composer:
James Taylor (singer-songwriter and guitarist)
publisher:
Country Road Music, Inc. (ASCAP-affiliated)
3.52:54
2Lo and Behold
engineer:
Bill Lazerus
producer:
Peter Asher
bass guitar:
John London (in 1969-12), Randy Meisner (in 1969-12) and Bobby West (in 1969-12)
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Russ Kunkel (session drummer) (in 1969-12)
guitar:
Danny Kootch (in 1969-12), Red Rhodes (in 1969-12) and James Taylor (singer-songwriter and guitarist) (in 1969-12)
piano:
Carole King (in 1969-12)
lead vocals:
James Taylor (singer-songwriter and guitarist) (in 1969-12)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Warner Records Inc. (not for release label use; fka Warner Bros. Records Inc. until 2019) (in 1970)
recorded at:
Sunset Sound in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (in 1969-12)
recording of:
Lo and Behold (in 1969-12)
lyricist and composer:
James Taylor (singer-songwriter and guitarist)
4.52:37
3Sunny Skies
engineer:
Bill Lazerus
producer:
Peter Asher
bass guitar:
John London, Randy Meisner and Bobby West
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Russ Kunkel (session drummer)
guitar:
Danny Kootch, Red Rhodes and James Taylor (singer-songwriter and guitarist)
piano:
Carole King
lead vocals:
James Taylor (singer-songwriter and guitarist) (in 1969-12)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Warner Records Inc. (not for release label use; fka Warner Bros. Records Inc. until 2019) (in 1970)
recorded at:
Sunset Sound in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (in 1969-12)
recording of:
Sunny Skies (in 1969-12)
lyricist and composer:
James Taylor (singer-songwriter and guitarist)
3.52:22
4Steamroller
engineer:
Bill Lazerus
producer:
Peter Asher
lead vocals:
James Taylor (singer-songwriter and guitarist) (in 1969-12)
recorded at:
Sunset Sound in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (in 1969-12)
recording of:
Steamroller (aka Steamroller Blues) (in 1969-12)
lyricist and composer:
James Taylor (singer-songwriter and guitarist)
publisher:
EMI Blackwood Music Inc.
42:59
5Country Road
engineer:
Bill Lazerus
producer:
Peter Asher
lead vocals:
James Taylor (singer-songwriter and guitarist) (in 1969-12)
recorded at:
Sunset Sound in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (in 1969-12)
recording of:
Country Road (in 1969-12)
lyricist and composer:
James Taylor (singer-songwriter and guitarist)
publisher:
Country Road Music, Inc. (ASCAP-affiliated)
3.653:23
6Oh, Susannah
engineer:
Bill Lazerus
producer:
Peter Asher
lead vocals:
James Taylor (singer-songwriter and guitarist) (in 1969-12)
recorded at:
Sunset Sound in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (in 1969-12)
cover recording of:
Oh! Susanna (in 1969-12)
orchestrator:
Herbert Spencer (Production music composer)
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist) and Stephen Foster (composer)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 11745)
recording of:
Oh! Susanna
orchestrator:
Herbert Spencer (Production music composer)
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist) and Stephen Foster (composer)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 11745)
32:01
7Fire and Rain
engineer:
Bill Lazerus (in 1969-12)
producer:
Peter Asher (in 1969-12)
acoustic guitar and lead vocals:
James Taylor (singer-songwriter and guitarist) (in 1969-12)
double bass:
Bobby ‘Wild, Wild’ West (in 1969-12)
drums (drum set):
Russ Kunkel (session drummer) (in 1969-12)
piano:
Carole King (in 1969-12)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Warner Bros. Records Inc. (not for release label use, company behind the “WB Records” imprint) (in 1969)
recorded at:
Sunset Sound in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (in 1969-12)
part of:
Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 146) and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 227)
recording of:
Fire and Rain (in 1969-12)
lyricist and composer:
James Taylor (singer-songwriter and guitarist)
publisher:
Country Road Music, Inc. (ASCAP-affiliated) (ended), EMI Blackwood Music Inc. and フジパシフィックミュージック SBK事業部 (Fujipacific Music SBK Department)
4.33:24
8Blossom
engineer:
Bill Lazerus
producer:
Peter Asher
lead vocals:
James Taylor (singer-songwriter and guitarist) (in 1969-12)
recorded at:
Sunset Sound in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (in 1969-12)
recording of:
Blossom (in 1969-12)
lyricist and composer:
James Taylor (singer-songwriter and guitarist)
publisher:
Country Road Music, Inc. (ASCAP-affiliated)
3.352:14
9Anywhere Like Heaven
engineer:
Bill Lazerus
producer:
Peter Asher
lead vocals:
James Taylor (singer-songwriter and guitarist) (in 1969-12)
recorded at:
Sunset Sound in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (in 1969-12)
recording of:
Anywhere Like Heaven (in 1969-12)
lyricist and composer:
James Taylor (singer-songwriter and guitarist)
3.353:28
10Oh Baby, Don’t You Loose Your Lip on Me
engineer:
Bill Lazerus
producer:
Peter Asher
lead vocals:
James Taylor (singer-songwriter and guitarist) (in 1969-12)
recorded at:
Sunset Sound in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (in 1969-12)
recording of:
Oh Baby, Don't You Loose Your Lip on Me (in 1969-12)
lyricist and composer:
James Taylor (singer-songwriter and guitarist)
recording of:
Oh Baby, Don't You Loose Your Lip on Me
lyricist and composer:
James Taylor (singer-songwriter and guitarist)
31:50
11Suite for 20 G
engineer:
Bill Lazerus
producer:
Peter Asher
lead vocals:
James Taylor (singer-songwriter and guitarist) (in 1969-12)
recorded at:
Sunset Sound in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (in 1969-12)
recording of:
Suite for 20 G (in 1969-12)
lyricist and composer:
James Taylor (singer-songwriter and guitarist)
44:46

Credits

Release

art direction:Ed Thrasher (US art director & photographer)
photography:Henry Diltz
brass arranger:Jack Bielan
bass:John London
Randy Meisner
Bob West (US session bassist, producer & songwriter)
drums (drum set):Russ Kunkel (session drummer)
fiddle:Chris Darrow (US country rock multi-instrumentalist and singer-songwriter)
guitar:Danny Kortchmar (Danny Kootch)
James Taylor (singer-songwriter and guitarist)
piano:Carole King
steel guitar:Red Rhodes
ASIN:CA: B000002KB3 [info]