The Essential James Taylor
Compilation by James Taylor
Released 13 October 2013
Tracklist
- CD 1
- 1Sweet Baby James2:513.5 ★
- 2Fire and Rain3:234.3 ★
- 3Long Ago and Far Away2:203.0 ★
- 4You’ve Got a Friend4:284.4 ★
- 5Don’t Let Me Be Lonely Tonight2:355.0 ★
- 6Walking Man3:334.5 ★
- 7How Sweet It Is (to Be Loved by You)3:353.8 ★
- 8Mexico2:584.5 ★
- 9Shower the People4:315.0 ★
- 10Steamroller (live)5:19
- 11Something in the Way She Moves3:093.0 ★
- 12Carolina in My Mind3:585.0 ★
- 13Handy Man3:164.6 ★
- 14Your Smiling Face2:444.6 ★
- 15Honey Don’t Leave L.A.3:034.0 ★
- CD 2
- 1Millworker3:484.0 ★
- 2Her Town TooJames Taylor with J.D. Souther4:283.5 ★
- 3Everyday3:144.0 ★
- 4Only One4:194.0 ★
- 5Never Die Young4:24
- 6Copperline4:215.0 ★
- 7The Water Is Wide3:005.0 ★
- 8Country Road (live)5:39
- 9Secret o’Life (live)3:44
- 10Little More Time With You3:514.0 ★
- 11Another Day2:214.0 ★
- 12Hard Times Come Again No More (voice)Yo‐Yo Ma, Edgar Meyer and Mark O’Connor with James Taylor3:40
- 13Caroline I See You4:595.0 ★
- 14My Traveling Star (live)James Taylor with the Tanglewood Festival Chorus4:13
- 15You Can Close Your Eyes (live)2:52
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Release credits
- background vocals [12], reed organ [12]
- bass [6]
- engineer [1-2]
- double bass [2]
- fiddle [12]
- drums (drum set) [8]
- background vocals [7, 9]
- piano [1-3]
- violin [1]
- Rhodes piano [7, 9], instrument [9], keyboard [13-15], piano [7, 10]
- keyboard [8-9], piano [13]
- electric guitar [2], pedal steel guitar [11-12]
- acoustic guitar [4], congas [3-4], electric guitar [7-8, 10], guitar [13-15]
- strings [13]
- conductor [14], strings [14]
- background vocals [8]
- additional [5]
- saxophone [15]
- electric guitar [6], producer [6]
- electric piano [2], harmonium [1], organ [2], percussion [1], piano [1, 8], producer [5-7]
- assistant [5]
- producer [10-11]
- harp [8]
- concertmaster [6], strings [6]
- conductor [2], strings [2]
- assistant [1]
- background vocals [8]
- engineer [6], mix [6]
- background vocals [11]
- vocal [2]
- mix [5-7], recording [5-7]
- acoustic guitar [2.1, 2.8-9, 1.1-4, 1.6, 1.8-15], background vocals [3-4, 6, 9, 11, 13-15], electric guitar [8], lead vocals [1.1-2, 1.9-15, 2.1, 2.8-9], producer [10-11], vocal [2]
- cello [1]
- drums (drum set) [7]
- bass [8, 13]
- electric bass guitar [1]
- background vocals [3-4]
- electric piano [6]
- additional [5]
- background vocals [13]
- engineer [7-8, 10], mix [7-8]
- bass [7-8], bass guitar [2.2, 1.3-4, 1.9, 1.13-15], electric bass guitar [10-12]
- producer [7-8, 10]
- additional [1], assistant [1]
- viola [1]
- electric guitar [8]
- additional [1], assistant [1]
- percussion [8]
- conductor [9], organ [9], strings [9]
- assistant [2]
- cabasa [13], cowbell [15], producer [1.1-5, 1.10-15, 2.1-2], tambourine [13]
- percussion [6]
- pedal steel guitar [1]
- engineer [3-4]
- drums (drum set) [1.6, 2.2]
- piano [13]
- mix [5]
- cabasa [4], congas [4], drums (drum set) [1-4, 7-10, 13-15], percussion [9, 13-15], shakers [8], tambourine [7]
- producer [7-8, 10]
- drums (drum set) [13]
- harmonica [13]
- engineer [11-12], mix [1.10, 1.13-15, 2.1], recording [2.1-2, 1.13-15]
- tubular bells [9], vibraphone [9]
- acoustic guitar [2]
Issues
T13 October 2013
T2x Digital Media29 October 2013
TDigital Media29 October 2013
T11 September 2015
TCopy Control CD16 October 2015
T2x Digital Media9 November 2015