October Road (album)
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October Road | |||||
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Studio album by James Taylor | |||||
Released | August 13, 2002 | ||||
Recorded | 2001 - 2002 | ||||
Genre | Rock | ||||
Length | 52:00 | ||||
Label | Sony | ||||
Producer | Russ Titelman | ||||
Professional reviews | |||||
James Taylor chronology | |||||
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October Road is singer-songwriter James Taylor's nineteenth album. It was released in 2002, in two versions: a single-disc version and a "limited edition" two-disc version, which contains three extra songs, as well as a video presentation.
[edit] Track listing
All songs by James Taylor unless otherwise noted.
- "September Grass" (J. Sheldon) – 4:51
- "October Road" – 3:57
- "On the 4th of July" – 3:25
- "Whenever You're Ready" – 4:14
- "Belfast to Boston" – 4:16
- "Mean Old Man" – 3:44
- "My Traveling Star" – 3:55
- "Raised Up Family" – 4:40
- "Carry Me on My Way" – 4:30
- "Caroline I See You" – 4:58
- "Baby Buffalo" – 4:50
- "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas" (H. Martin, R. Blane) – 3:50
Included on the second disc of the "limited edition" two-disc version:
- "Don't Let Me Be Lonely Tonight" – 4:43
- "Benjamin" (J. Taylor (arrangement)) – 3:30
- "Sailing To Philadelphia" (M. Knopfler) – 5:28
[edit] Personnel
- James Taylor – vocals, guitar
- Harry Allen – tenor saxophone (track 12)
- Karen Bakunin – viola (tracks 6, 7, 10)
- Michael Brecker – saxophone (track 2, track 1 CD, 2)
- Clifford Carter – organ (track 2), keyboards (track 3), piano (track 10), synth rhodes (track 10), synth organ (track 11), string pad (track 12)
- Valerie Carter – backing vocals (tracks 1, 3, 4, 8), chorus (track 5)
- Chiara Civello – backing vocals, piano (track 3)
- Luis Conte – percussion (tracks 2–4, 7–9, 11)
- Ry Cooder – guitar (track 2)
- Cenovia Cummins – violin (track 12)
- Brian Dembow – viola (tracks 6, 7, 10)
- Bruce Dukov – violin (tracks 6, 7, 10)
- Stuart Duncan – violin (tracks 2, 7)
- Michael Eisenstein – chorus (track 5)
- Stephen Erdody – cello (tracks 6, 7, 10)
- Walt Fowler – trumpet (tracks 4, 8)
- Steve Gadd – drums
- Julie Ann Gigante – violin (tracks 6, 7, 10)
- Larry Goldings – piano (tracks 6, 12)
- Nina Gordon – chorus (track 5)
- Alan Grunfeld – violin (tracks 6, 7, 10)
- Kay Hanley – chorus (track 5)
- Tamara Hatwan – violin (tracks 6, 7, 10)
- Paula Hochhalter – cello (tracks 6, 7, 10)
- Carrie Holzman-Little – viola (tracks 6, 7, 10)
- Jimmy Johnson – bass
- Karen Jones – violin (tracks 6, 7, 10)
- Robbie Kilgore – piano (track 10)
- Mark Knopfler – vocals, guitar (track 3, CD 2)
- Michael Landau – guitar (tracks 2–4, 8, 9)
- David Lasley – backing vocals (tracks 1, 3, 4, 8), chorus (track 5)
- Josh Lattanzi – chorus (track 5)
- Natalie Leggett – violin (tracks 6, 7, 10)
- M Hans Liebert – synth conga (tracks 1, 4), piano (track 5), synth percussion (track 8)
- Yo-Yo Ma – cello (track 2, CD 2)
- Bobby Mann – guitar (track 1, 3, 4, 8)
- Lou Marini – saxophone (tracks 4, 8)
- Kate Markowitz – backing vocals (tracks 1, 3, 4, 8), chorus (track 5)
- Liane Mautner – violin (tracks 6, 7, 10)
- Arnold McCuller – backing vocals (tracks 1, 3, 4, 8), chorus (track 5)
- Tommy Morgan – harmonica (track 10)
- Rob Mounsey – keyboards (tracks 1, 7), synthesizer (tracks 3, 6), synth bagpipes (track 5), penny whistle (track 5), percussion (track 5), string pad (track 10)
- Mark O'Connor – violin (track 2, CD 2)
- Robin Olson – violin (tracks 6, 7, 10)
- John Pizzarelli – guitar (tracks 6, 12)
- Greg Phillinganes – keyboards (tracks 4, 5, 8)
- Steve Scully – chorus (track 5)
- Richard Sebring – French horn (track 5)
- John Sheldon – guitar harmonics (track 1)
- Richard Sortomme – violin (track 12)
- Caroline Taylor – backing vocals (track 1)
- Sally Taylor – backing vocals (tracks 7, 11)
- Donna Tecco – violin (track 12)
- Belinda Whitney – violin (track 12)
- Margaret Wooten – violin (tracks 6, 7, 10)
- Kenneth Yerke – violin (tracks 6, 7, 10)