The Essential James Taylor
Compilation by James Taylor
Released 13 October 2013
Tracklist
- Digital Media 1
- 1Sweet Baby James2:513.5 ★
- 2Fire and Rain3:224.3 ★
- 3Long Ago and Far Away2:203.0 ★
- 4You’ve Got a Friend4:284.4 ★
- 5Don’t Let Me Be Lonely Tonight (remastered version)2:345.0 ★
- 6One Man Parade3:113.0 ★
- 7Walking Man3:324.5 ★
- 8Hello Old Friend2:463.0 ★
- 9How Sweet It Is (to Be Loved by You)3:353.8 ★
- 10Mexico2:584.5 ★
- 11Gorilla3:114.0 ★
- 12Shower the People4:315.0 ★
- 13Nothing Like a Hundred Miles3:424.0 ★
- 14Don’t Be Sad ’cause Your Sun Is Down3:283.5 ★
- 15Steamroller (remastered live version)5:18
- 16Something in the Way She Moves3:093.0 ★
- 17Carolina in My Mind3:585.0 ★
- 18Honey Don’t Leave L.A.3:034.0 ★
- 19Handy Man3:164.6 ★
- Digital Media 2
- 1Your Smiling Face2:444.6 ★
- 2Millworker3:484.0 ★
- 3Her Town Too4:283.5 ★
- 4Everyday3:144.0 ★
- 5Only One4:194.0 ★
- 6That’s Why I’m Here3:375.0 ★
- 7Never Die Young4:23
- 8Copperline4:205.0 ★
- 9The Water Is Wide3:005.0 ★
- 10Country Road (live)5:39
- 11Secret O’ Life (live)3:42
- 12Line ’em Up4:423.0 ★
- 13Little More Time With You3:514.0 ★
- 14Another Day2:214.0 ★
- 15Hard Times Come Again No MoreYo‐Yo Ma feat. James Taylor3:40
- 16Caroline, I See You4:575.0 ★
- 17My Traveling Star (live)4:13
- 18You Can Close Your Eyes (live)2:53
More by James Taylor
Release credits
- trumpet [8]
- background vocals [17], reed organ [17]
- bass [7-8]
- drums (drum set) [11]
- engineer [1-2]
- double bass [2]
- fiddle [17]
- drums (drum set) [10]
- background vocals [9, 12]
- piano [1-3]
- violin [1]
- Rhodes piano [9, 12], instrument [12], keyboard [1.18-19, 2.1], piano [9, 14-15]
- keyboard [10-11], piano [16]
- electric guitar [3], pedal steel guitar [16-17]
- acoustic guitar [4], congas [3-4], electric guitar [9-10, 15], guitar [1.18-19, 2.1]
- strings [16]
- conductor [1], strings [1]
- background vocals [10, 13]
- mandolin [11]
- additional [7]
- resonator guitar [13]
- saxophone [18]
- electric guitar [7-8], producer [7-8]
- electric piano [3], harmonium [2], organ [3], percussion [2], piano [2, 10], producer [7-9]
- assistant [7]
- producer [12-14]
- harp [10]
- concertmaster [7-8], strings [7-8]
- conductor [3], strings [3]
- oboe [8]
- assistant [2]
- background vocals [10, 13]
- engineer [7-8], mix [7-8]
- background vocals [16], banjo [14]
- vocal [3]
- mix [7-9], recording [7-9]
- acoustic guitar [2.1-2, 2.10-11, 1.1-4, 1.7-8, 1.10-19], background vocals [2.1, 1.3-4, 1.7, 1.11-13, 1.16, 1.18-19], electric guitar [10], lead vocals [1.1-2, 1.12-19, 2.1-2, 2.10-11], producer [12-14], ukulele [11], vocal [3]
- cello [2]
- drums (drum set) [9]
- bass [10, 16]
- electric bass guitar [1]
- background vocals [3-4]
- clarinet [11]
- electric piano [7], piano [8]
- additional [7]
- background vocals [19]
- engineer [9-11, 15], mix [9-11]
- bass [9-10], bass guitar [1.3-4, 1.12-14, 1.18-19, 2.1, 2.3], electric bass guitar [15-17]
- producer [9-11, 15]
- additional [2], assistant [2]
- viola [2]
- electric guitar [10]
- additional [2], assistant [2]
- percussion [10]
- conductor [12-14], organ [12], strings [12-14]
- assistant [3]
- cabasa [19], cowbell [18], producer [1.1-6, 1.15-19, 2.1-3], tambourine [19]
- French horn [8]
- percussion [7]
- electric piano [8]
- pedal steel guitar [1]
- engineer [3-4]
- drums (drum set) [2.3, 1.7-8]
- piano [16]
- mix [5-6]
- cabasa [4], congas [4], drums (drum set) [2.1, 1.1-4, 1.9-10, 1.12-15, 1.18-19], percussion [1.12, 1.14, 1.18-19, 2.1], shakers [10], tambourine [9]
- producer [9-11, 15], tambourine [14]
- drums (drum set) [16]
- harmonica [14]
- harmonica [16]
- engineer [16-17], mix [2.1-2, 1.15, 1.18-19], recording [1.18-19, 2.1-3]
- tubular bells [12], vibraphone [12]
- acoustic guitar [3], electric guitar [13]
- bass [11]
Issues
T13 October 2013
T2x Digital Media29 October 2013
T2x Digital Media29 October 2013
T11 September 2015
TCopy Control CD16 October 2015
T2x Digital Media9 November 2015