The Best of James Taylor

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The Best of James Taylor
Compilation album by James Taylor
Released	April 8, 2003
Recorded	various years
Genre	Rock
Length	???
Label	Warner Bros.
Producer(s)	???
James Taylor chronology
October Road (2002)	The Best of James Taylor (2003)	James Taylor: A Christmas Album (2004)

The compilation album The Best of James Taylor is singer-songwriter James Taylor's twentieth album, released in 2003.

The record is a Warner Bros. release, and as such emphasizes Taylor's recordings for that label; fifteen of the twenty tracks on the album are from his time with Warner Bros. In addition, the version of "Something In The Way She Moves" is the Apple Records version from 1969, whereas "Carolina In My Mind" is the 1976 remake. "Steamroller" is the live version from 1975.

The album debuted on the Billboard 200 album chart on April 26, 2003 at number 11, with sales of approximately 73,500 copies. It remained on the chart for 42 weeks. It was awarded a certified gold record on December 17, 2003, and a platinum record on April 15, 2005, by the RIAA.

[edit] Track listing

1. "Something In the Way She Moves"
2. "Sweet Baby James"
3. "Fire and Rain"
4. "Country Road"
5. "You've Got a Friend"
6. "You Can Close Your Eyes"
7. "Long Ago and Far Away"
8. "Don't Let Me Be Lonely Tonight"
9. "Walking Man"
10. "How Sweet It Is (To Be Loved By You)"
11. "Mexico"
12. "Shower the People"
13. "Golden Moments"
14. "Steamroller" (live version)
15. "Carolina In My Mind"
16. "Handy Man"
17. "Your Smiling Face"
18. "Up On the Roof"
19. "Only A Dream In Rio"
20. "Bittersweet"