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Artist:
James Taylor
James Taylor's mid-70s departure from Warner Bros may be one of the best things that ever happened to the label; otherwise, it might not have been in such a rush to compile his Greatest Hits, one of the company's biggest sellers ever at 11 million and counting. Taylor's style, which all but defines the word diffident, has more backbone than it's often given credit for. Here, as surprisingly complex songs like "Carolina in My Mind" (in a newly recorded version) and "Steamroller" stack up, he sounds like an artist worth spending some time with. At the least, few of his singer-songwriter cohorts came up with a melody as lovely as "Sweet Baby James". --Rickey Wright
 James Taylor: Greatest Hits, 2009-03-01
James Taylor: Greatest Hits
This is a great, laid back album. If you are a casual fan, this album has everything you need.
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James Taylor
mud slide slim, 2009-03-08
Mud Slide Slim and the Blue Horizon
What can i say its James Taylor at his best.I have always been a fan and have yet to find a bad album.If you haven't yet got any of his albums this is a good place to start.
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James Taylor
Way beyond anything I expected, 2009-12-26
I bought this for my partner as we're both JT fans and I wasn't expecting a great deal. I thought that it's just another Christmas record but James's great voice will maybe save it. How wrong can a person be, it's just superb !. The CD was mainly produced and arranged by Dave Grusin and the arrangements are just fantastic. So many top-rank musicians that it's difficult to name them all but the rhythm section of Jimmy Johnson on bass and Vinnie Colaiuta on drums, is unbeatable. Great support also from John Pizzarelli and Michael Landau on guitars. Dave Grusin also contributes consistently inventive piano playing. I would say that the arrangements transform each track and even add life to old chestnuts like 'Go Tell it on the Mountain'. James's sense of humour is always there too.
My personal favourites are Santa Claus is coming to Town, Jingle Bells and Some Children See Him. I'm not remotely religious, in fact quite the opposite but this is simply great music. Whoever envisaged doing Jingle Bells as a funky blues complete with slide guitar and a marvellous guitar solo, deserves a medal. It's just brilliant and I just broke down in laughter as it progressed.
James's voice is consistently excellent and is surprisingly adaptable on these mainly jazzy interpretations. We played this CD non-stop for all of Christmas day and I would unreservedly recommend it.
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James Taylor
Over his lengthy career, singer-songwriter James Taylor has proved himself more than adept at mastering other people’s songs. Previous hits such as "Handy Man", "How Sweet It Is (To Be Loved By You)" and "You’ve Got A Friend" have all been successfully transformed by Taylor’s mellow, flawless vocals and savvy arrangements--but it’s also true that some renditions have failed to ignite in quite the same way. Covers, Taylor’s first dedicated collection of covers, is similarly mixed. It’s an ambitious collection, covering everything from soul and country to good old-fashioned rock & roll. But while he manages to pull off convincing versions of soulful classics like The Drifters' "On Broadway", The Temptation’s “It’s Growing” and George Jones’ evergreen country shuffle "Why Baby Why", his takes on Jr. Walker’s "(I'm a) Road Runner", Eddie Cochran's "Summertime Blues” and "Hound Dog" are sadly lacklustre (though none are as bad as the particularly insipid reworking of Leonard Cohen’s “Suzanne”, which manages to lose all the emotional gravitas of the original). A hit and miss collection, but one that will doubtless still satisfy ardent JT fans. --<...
CD review, 2010-04-30
An easy to listen to album of James Taylor covering other people's tunes. It is well done - but I much prefer him doing his own stuff
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James Taylor
After the frequently dark themes of his Warner Bros. years, James Taylor lightened his approach in the 1980s and 1990s with gentle affirmations like "That's Why I'm Here" and "Shed a Little Light". Greatest Hits Volume 2, a sequel to the 1976 disc that's sold 11 million copies, covers this material with a generous 16 cuts. Unfortunately, the work here is uneven, blurring together thanks to the often too-polite production and a couple too many oldies covers--"Handy Man" is exquisite, "Up on the Roof" and "Everyday" somnolent. A handful of gems do prevail, though; especially notable are "Secret o' Life" (perhaps Taylor's truly wisest song ever and "(I've Got To) Stop Thinkin' 'Bout That." --Rickey Wright
This CD is for Life...Not Just for Christmas!, 2000-11-26
A very much welcomed and long awaited addition to the JT collection. With 16 enjoyable tracks and something for everyone, this CD gives an all round whistle stop tour of James's last 8 albums. Classic tracks as Secret o'Life, Handyman, Your Smiling Face and of course Up on the Roof balance well with the recent works especially ' Hourglass ' .Leland Sklar, Danny Kortchmar, Russ Kunkel, Waddy Wachtel and Dan Dugmore feature alongside Billy Payne, Bob Mann and Carlos Vega with the much enjoyed vocals of David Lasley, Valerie Carter, Rosemary Butler and the amazing Arnold McCuller. Other delightful tracks include Stevie Wonder and Yo-Yo Ma.This album adds a sparkle to anyones collection....check out JT's re-mastered back catalogue ( on Amazon ) of course! and give yourself a treat.
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James Taylor
Any good singer can interpret a song, but it takes a stylist to make it his own. James Taylor is a stylist. You've Got a Friend obviously can't chronicle much more than the hits and high points of Taylor's career, but it nonetheless captures the artistic essence of a performer who's become a virtual synonym for "singer-songwriter" since his emergence in the late 1960s. A lot of ink has been spilled ruminating about Taylor's role in soothing a 60s-burned generation, but given his own well-known demons (depression, addiction) his gentle voice often sounds like the physician wisely healing himself. His muse seems fully formed from the opening "Something in the Way She Moves", a track cut for the Beatles' Apple label in late 1968 (and one that seems to share some symbiotic relationship with George Harrison's own classic "Something" from the period), its tone at once familiar and inviting--if ripe for a few decades of parody--as it wends its way from his seminal early-1970s hits through a slate of later originals, R&B ("How Sweet It Is", "Handy Man") and pop ("Up on the Roof") covers. Tellingly, he delivers those chestnuts with an offhand confidence and illumination that makes th...
Smooth & silky, 2010-06-23
Such a great album and so typical of James Taylor. This is easy listening music with some of his greatest songs. Mmmmmh my favourite.
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James Taylor
The album that launched a thousand heavy-hearted singer/songwriters on their not-so-merry way, Sweet Baby James was arguably the first shot in what became the soft revolution of the early 1970s. A refugee of the Beatles' Apple label, Taylor struck commercial gold with Sweet Baby James by augmenting his acoustic guitar and soothing vocals with laid-back accompaniment (with included equally influential singer/songwriter insurrectionist Carole King on piano) and penning a slew of songs that drew upon folk, soul, and rock influences. "Fire and Rain" stands as the quintessential early Taylor tune: musically mellow and lyrically restive, it put Taylor in the charts and set the tone for a popular school of 1970s sound. --Steven Stolder
time for a remaster!, 2008-05-16
I'm amazed this classic has been untouched since its initial cd release in the 80's. Technology has moved on since then, and we deserve a crystal clear version, so we can hear JT's sublime singing and picking in the way it was intended to be heard!
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Joni Mitchell & James Taylor
51 minutes of the purest nostalgia!, 2010-04-16
This is a long-awaited CD. I've waited more than 39 years for a better memento of the first time I ever saw Joni Mitchell or James Taylor in concert, than the Albert Hall ticket stub I've probably still got filed away somewhere. The tracks (plus a few other really good others) have been available on various MP3 download sites for a while now, but they lack the audio quality of this new CD. To be honest, it sounds like it may have been recorded from a vinyl master - just the faintest hint of crackles a few times in the opening tracks, for example. Stereo separation isn't great, but two musicians sitting centre-stage in a huge hall don't sound right when split across two speakers.
All the songs on this album were pretty much new when they were performed. "Carey" and "California" are here, and pre-date the "Blue" album by several months (ditto a version of "A Case of You" that sadly didn't make the album), but there's Joni's exact same note perfect, word-perfect rendition that's seen on the album Paul Gambaccini (I think it was) said "changed the world for ever".
My own recollection, vague that it is, is of the artists being dwarfed by the Albert Hall. Just occasionally, you hear a glimpse of sound that suggests the space in which this performance took place, but the quality is really good. Applause has been balanced so that it emphasises the spontaneity of the occasion, and doesn't drown it. You can hear every note of James Taylor's fretwork on "Steamroller", and every word too.
Easy to forget the effect at the time of songs like "The Gallery" and "The Priest" had at the time. They deliver a shiver of delight even now. Hear the soaring vocal of "Carey", and remind yourself that this is a live performance, captured decades before digital!
You may be a Mitchell or Taylor fan already, or may have heard nothing. Either way, you'll want this album, and you'll find yourself playing it over and over again.
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Carole King & James Taylor
A Must Have DVD, 2010-07-30
I saw this live performance some weeks ago on BBC4 & so when I found-out that it was available on DVD it was a must buy item. I have liked these two artists for many years & so seeing this live perfomance I was really impressed. It's great to see the warmth & respect that they have for each other - it's like watching one of those feel good movies. I would have liked to have been able to got this on Blu-ray but it's not available as yet, but the picture quality is so good that it's very close to HD ! I keep a regular check on what's showing in BBC4 - it was because of this channel that I discovered the "Trans-Antlantic Sessions" which in turn brought to my attention another great performance/CD - The List, by Rosanne Cash (saw her singing Motherless Child on the of the sessions).
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James Taylor
you cant not like this!!, 2005-11-07
everytime i hear these lyrics i take something new from each song. Powerful words hidden within an easy context makes this album the perfect chillout soundtrack. If you like lyrics and a soft voice, james blunt/jeff buckly/damien rice, give this one a try. As beautiful and poetic as they come.
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