Greatest Hits (James Taylor album)

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Greatest Hits
Compilation album by James Taylor
Released	November 1, 1976
Recorded	December 1969–October 1976
Genre	Rock
Length	43:42
Label	Warner Bros. Records
Producer	Peter Asher, David Spinozza, Lenny Waronker, Russ Titelman
Professional reviews
All Music Guide link
James Taylor chronology
In the Pocket (1976) Greatest Hits (1976) JT (1977)

Greatest Hits is singer-songwriter James Taylor's eighth album. Released on November 1, 1976 it is the best-selling album of his career.

The album featured newly recorded versions of "Carolina in My Mind" and "Something in the Way She Moves" and a 1975 live version of "Steamroller".

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Although the album did not rise higher than number 23 on the Billboard albums chart, it still holds the second longest tenure of any album (trailing only Pink Floyd's The Dark Side of the Moon) with a total of 573 weeks (over 11 years) on that chart. Greatest Hits has sold over 11,000,000 copies certifying it as a platinum album eleven times over, and a diamond album once (for 10 million copies).

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All songs written by James Taylor, except as noted.

1. "Something in the Way She Moves (1976 Version)" – 3:14
2. "Carolina in My Mind (1976 Version)" – 4:00
3. "Fire and Rain" – 3:26
4. "Sweet Baby James" – 2:55
5. "Country Road" – 3:26
6. "You've Got a Friend" (Carole King) – 4:33
7. "Don't Let Me Be Lonely Tonight" – 2:39
8. "Walking Man" – 3:36
9. "How Sweet It Is (To Be Loved By You)" (Holland, Dozier, Holland) – 3:39
10. "Mexico" – 3:01
11. "Shower the People" – 4:01
12. "Steamroller (Live from 1975)" – 5:18

[edit] Personnel

• James Taylor — Acoustic guitar, vocals
• Kenny Ascher — Electric piano (Track 8)
• Byron Berline — Fiddle (Track 2)
• Michael Brecker — Tenor saxophone (Track 7)
• David Crosby — Vocal harmonies (Track 10)
• Nick DeCaro — Hornorgan, voiceorgan (Track 11)
• Craig Doerge — Piano (Track 7)
• Dan Dugmore — Steel guitar (Tracks 1–2)
• Victor Feldman — Orchestra bells, vibes (Track 11)
• Andrew Gold — Harmonium, background vocals (Track 2)
• Milt Holland — Percussion (Track 10)
• Jim Keltner — Drums (Track 9)
• Carole King — Piano, background vocals (Tracks 3–6)
• Danny Kortchmar — Electric guitar (Tracks 7, 9–10, 12); credited as Danny Kootch — Acoustic guitar, Congas (Track 6)
• Russ Kunkel — Drums (Tracks 2, 5–7, 9–12); congas (Tracks 6–7); cabasa (Track 6); tambourine (Track 9); shaker (Track 10)
• Gayle Levant — Harp (Track 10)
• John London — Bass (Track 4)
• Rick Marotta — Drums (Track 8)
• Ralph MacDonald — Percussion (Track 8)
• Clarence McDonald — Piano (Tracks 2, 9, 12); Fender Rhodes (Tracks 9, 11); voiceorgan (Track 11)
• Randy Meisner — Bass (Track 5)
• Joni Mitchell — Background vocals (Track 6)
• Andy Muson — Bass (Track 8)
• Graham Nash — Vocal harmonies (Track 10)
• Gene Orloff — Strings (Concert master) (Track 8)
• Herb Pedersen — Background vocals (Track 1)
• Red Rhodes — Steel guitar (Track 4)
• David Sanborn — Saxophone (Track 9)
• Carly Simon — Vocal harmonies (Tracks 9, 11)
• Leland Sklar (credited as "Lee" Sklar) — Bass (Tracks 1–2, 6–7, 9–12)
• David Spinozza — Electric guitar; acoustic guitar (Track 8)
• Bobby "Wild Wild" West — Double bass (Track 3)