The Essential James Taylor

~ Release by James Taylor (see all versions of this release, 6 available)

Tracklist

1▶Digital Media
2▼Digital Media
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Your Smiling Face
recording engineer and mixer:
Val Garay
producer:
Peter Asher
acoustic guitar, background vocals and lead vocals:
James Taylor (singer-songwriter and guitarist)
bass guitar:
Leland Sklar (bassist, session musician)
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Russell Kunkel (session drummer)
guitar [guitars]:
Danny Kortchmar (Danny Kootch)
keyboard:
Dr. Clarence McDonald
conductor:
David Campbell (US‐based Canadian violinist, composer, conductor and arranger)
strings arranger:
David Campbell (US‐based Canadian violinist, composer, conductor and arranger)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
CBS Records Inc. (for rights/distribution/manufacture use only; international subsidiary of CBS, Inc.) (in 1977) and CBS, Inc. (US broadcasting company; file no releases here!) (in 1977)
recorded at and mixed at:
The Sound Factory (1969–1980) in Los Angeles, California, United States (from 1977-03-15 until 1977-04-24)
recording of:
Your Smiling Face
lyricist and composer:
James Taylor (singer-songwriter and guitarist)
publisher:
Country Road Music, Inc. (ASCAP-affiliated), イーエムアイ音楽出版 ソニー事業部 (EMI Music Publishing Japan Ltd., Sony Division) (until 2021-06-30) and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング EMI外国事業部 (Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc., EMI Overseas Division, sub‐publisher for non‐Japanese works) (from 2021-07-01 to present)
James Taylor4.652:45
2Millworker
additional assistant recording engineer:
Lincoln Clapp (engineer) and Michael O’Reilly (engineer)
assistant recording engineer and assistant mixer:
George Ybarra
recording engineer and mixer:
Val Garay
producer:
Peter Asher
acoustic guitar and lead vocals:
James Taylor (singer-songwriter and guitarist)
cello:
Jesse Levy
harmonium, percussion [shoe] and piano:
Don Grolnick
viola:
Louise Schulman (violinist and violist)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
CBS, Inc. (US broadcasting company; file no releases here!) (in 1979)
additionally recorded at:
Atlantic Studios (1841 Broadway, New York, 1957–1991) in Midtown Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (from 1979-01-04 until 1979-03-25) and Mediasound Studios in New York, New York, United States (from 1979-01-04 until 1979-03-25)
recorded at:
Sound Factory (1969–1980) in Los Angeles, California, United States (from 1979-01-04 until 1979-03-25)
mixed at:
Sound Factory (1969–1980) in Los Angeles, California, United States
recording of:
Millworker
lyricist and composer:
James Taylor (singer-songwriter and guitarist)
publisher:
Country Road Music, Inc. (ASCAP-affiliated), イーエムアイ音楽出版 ソニー事業部 (EMI Music Publishing Japan Ltd., Sony Division) (until 2021-06-30) and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング EMI外国事業部 (Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc., EMI Overseas Division, sub‐publisher for non‐Japanese works) (from 2021-07-01 to present)
James Taylor43:49
3Her Town Too
assistant recording engineer:
Niko Bolas
recording engineer:
Val Garay
producer:
Peter Asher
acoustic guitar:
Waddy Wachtel
bass guitar:
Leland Sklar (bassist, session musician)
drums (drum set):
Rick Marotta (US drummer/percussionist)
electric guitar:
Dan Dugmore
electric piano and organ:
Don Grolnick
vocals:
J.D. Souther and James Taylor (singer-songwriter and guitarist)
conductor:
Gene Page (conductor, composer, arranger and record producer)
strings arranger:
Gene Page (conductor, composer, arranger and record producer)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
CBS, Inc. (US broadcasting company; file no releases here!) (in 1981) and Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (company owned by Sony Corporation of America from 1991–2004, operated worldwide except in JP; normally not a release label) (in 1982)
recorded at:
Record One in Sherman Oaks, Los Angeles, California, United States (from 1980-09-05 until 1981-01-18)
recording of:
Her Town Too
writer:
J.D. Souther, James Taylor (singer-songwriter and guitarist) and Waddy Wachtel
publisher:
Country Road Music, Inc. (ASCAP-affiliated), Ice Age Music, Leadsheet Land Music, 日音 Synch事業部 (NICHION, INC. Synch Division), イーエムアイ音楽出版 ソニー事業部 (EMI Music Publishing Japan Ltd., Sony Division) (until 2021-06-30) and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング EMI外国事業部 (Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc., EMI Overseas Division, sub‐publisher for non‐Japanese works) (from 2021-07-01 to present)
James Taylor3.54:28
4Everyday
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (company owned by Sony Corporation of America from 1991–2004, operated worldwide except in JP; normally not a release label) (in 1985)
cover recording of:
Everyday
writer:
Buddy Holly (1950s rock & roll singer‐songwriter) and Norman Petty
publisher:
Peer International Corporation (BMI) and Southern Music Publishing Co., Inc. ((ASCAP) tradename Peermusic)
James Taylor43:14
5Only One
live recording of:
Only One (James Taylor song) (in 1986)
lyricist and composer:
James Taylor (singer-songwriter and guitarist)
publisher:
Country Road Music, Inc. (ASCAP-affiliated) and EMI (EMI Records, or EMI Music only if there is no other imprint)
recording of:
Only One (James Taylor song)
lyricist and composer:
James Taylor (singer-songwriter and guitarist)
publisher:
Country Road Music, Inc. (ASCAP-affiliated) and EMI (EMI Records, or EMI Music only if there is no other imprint)
James Taylor44:19
6That’s Why I’m Here
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (company owned by Sony Corporation of America from 1991–2004, operated worldwide except in JP; normally not a release label) (in 1985)
recording of:
That’s Why I’m Here
lyricist and composer:
James Taylor (singer-songwriter and guitarist)
James Taylor53:38
7Never Die Young
recording engineer and mixer:
James A. Farber (sound engineer)
assistant engineer:
Don Rodenbach
producer:
Don Grolnick
additional vocals:
Lani Groves and David Lasley
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (company owned by Sony Corporation of America from 1991–2004, operated worldwide except in JP; normally not a release label) (in 1988)
recorded at and mixed at:
Power Station Studios (Power Station at BerkleeNYC, fka Power Station 1977–1996, then Avatar Studios 1996–2017) in Hell's Kitchen, New York, New York, United States
recording of:
Never Die Young
lyricist and composer:
James Taylor (singer-songwriter and guitarist)
James Taylor4:23
8Copperline
recording engineer and mixer:
James Farber (sound engineer)
producer:
Don Grolnick
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (company owned by Sony Corporation of America from 1991–2004, operated worldwide except in JP; normally not a release label) (in 1991)
recording of:
Copperline
writer:
Reynolds Price and James Taylor (singer-songwriter and guitarist)
publisher:
Country Road Music, Inc. (ASCAP-affiliated) (in 1991)
James Taylor54:21
9The Water Is Wide
recording engineer and mixer:
James Farber (sound engineer)
producer:
Don Grolnick
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (company owned by Sony Corporation of America from 1991–2004, operated worldwide except in JP; normally not a release label) (in 1991)
recording of:
The Water Is Wide (James Taylor arrangement)
writer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
publisher:
Carmine Street Publishing Co. (in 1991) and Country Road Music, Inc. (ASCAP-affiliated) (in 1991)
is based on:
The Water Is Wide (18th Century shanty)
James Taylor53:00
10Country Road (live)
acoustic guitar and lead vocals:
James Taylor (singer-songwriter and guitarist)
bass:
Jimmy Johnson (US session bassist)
drums (drum set):
Carlos Vega
electric guitar:
Michael Landau
keyboard:
Clifford Carter
piano:
Don Grolnick
live recording of:
Country Road (in 1992-11)
lyricist and composer:
James Taylor (singer-songwriter and guitarist)
publisher:
Country Road Music, Inc. (ASCAP-affiliated)
James Taylor5:39
11Secret O’ Life (live)
acoustic guitar and lead vocals:
James Taylor (singer-songwriter and guitarist)
keyboard:
Clifford Carter
live recording of:
Secret o’ Life (in 1992-11)
lyricist and composer:
James Taylor (singer-songwriter and guitarist)
publisher:
Country Road Music, Inc. (ASCAP-affiliated)
sub-publisher:
イーエムアイ音楽出版 ソニー事業部 (EMI Music Publishing Japan Ltd., Sony Division) (until 2021-06-30) and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング EMI外国事業部 (Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc., EMI Overseas Division, sub‐publisher for non‐Japanese works) (from 2021-07-01 to present)
James Taylor3:43
12Line ’em Up
producer:
Frank Filipetti and James Taylor (singer-songwriter and guitarist)
recording of:
Line 'em Up
James Taylor34:43
13Little More Time With You
producer:
Frank Filipetti and James Taylor (singer-songwriter and guitarist)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (company owned by Sony Corporation of America from 1991–2004, operated worldwide except in JP; normally not a release label) (in 1997)
recording of:
Little More Time With You
lyricist and composer:
James Taylor (singer-songwriter and guitarist)
James Taylor43:51
14Another Day
producer:
Frank Filipetti and James Taylor (singer-songwriter and guitarist)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (company owned by Sony Corporation of America from 1991–2004, operated worldwide except in JP; normally not a release label) (in 1997)
recording of:
Another Day
lyricist and composer:
James Taylor (singer-songwriter and guitarist)
James Taylor42:21
15Hard Times Come Again No More
recording of:
Hard Times Come Again No More
lyricist and composer:
Stephen Foster (composer) (in 1854)
Yo‐Yo Ma feat. James Taylor3:40
16Caroline, I See You
bass:
Jimmy Johnson (US session bassist)
drums (drum set):
Steve Gadd (drummer)
harmonica:
Tommy Morgan (Harmonica player)
piano:
Clifford Carter and Robbie Kilgore (Keyboardist, composer, producer, songwriter, and programmer)
strings arranger:
Dave Grusin (American pianist and score composer)
recording of:
Caroline I See You
lyricist and composer:
James Taylor (singer-songwriter and guitarist)
James Taylor54:58
17My Traveling Star (live)
recorded at:
Colonial Theatre in Pittsfield, Massachusetts, United States (from 2007-07-19 until 2007-07-21)
live recording of:
My Traveling Star (in 2007-07)
lyricist and composer:
James Taylor (singer-songwriter and guitarist)
recording of:
My Traveling Star
lyricist and composer:
James Taylor (singer-songwriter and guitarist)
James Taylor4:14
18You Can Close Your Eyes (live)
live recording of:
You Can Close Your Eyes
lyricist and composer:
James Taylor (singer-songwriter and guitarist)
publisher:
Country Road Music, Inc. (ASCAP-affiliated)
James Taylor2:53