JT (album)
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| Studio album by James Taylor | ||||
| Released | June 1977 | |||
| Recorded |
March 15–April 24, 1977 The Sound Factory (Hollywood, California) | |||
| Genre | Pop rock, soft rock, folk | |||
| Length | 38:17 | |||
| Label | Columbia/Sony Legacy | |||
| Producer |
Peter Asher Amy Herot | |||
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [1] |
| Rolling Stone | (favorable)[2] |
| Robert Christgau | (B)[3] |
JT is the eighth album by American singer-songwriter James Taylor, and his first album for Columbia Records. Released in June of 1977, the album contains hit singles such as "Handy Man", which was a Jimmy Jones cover, peaked at number six on Billboard Hot 100 charts and "Your Smiling Face", which was peaked at number twenty, and it was Taylor's highest charting album since Mud Slide Slim and the Blue Horizon.
This album also contains several Taylor classic songs such as "Secret O' Life" and "Terra Nova", with the participation of Taylor's then-wife Carly Simon.
At the 1978 Grammy Awards, Taylor won the Best Male Pop Vocal Performance for his chart-topping version of "Handy Man". JT itself was also nominated for Album of the Year, but lost to Rumours by Fleetwood Mac.
JT stands as Taylor's biggest selling career album with over 3.5 million copies sold in the United States alone.
Track listing
All songs were written by James Taylor unless otherwise noted.[4]
- "Your Smiling Face" – 2:50
- "There We Are" – 3:02
- "Honey Don't Leave L.A." (Danny Kortchmar) – 3:05
- "Another Grey Morning" – 2:44
- "Bartender's Blues" – 4:12
- "Secret O' Life" – 3:34
- "Handy Man" (Otis Blackwell, Jimmy Jones) – 3:17
- "I Was Only Telling a Lie" – 3:24
- "Looking for Love on Broadway" – 2:23
- "Terra Nova" (Carly Simon, Taylor) – 4:32
- "Traffic Jam" – 1:58
- "If I Keep My Heart Out of Sight" – 3:01
Personnel
- James Taylor — guitar, vocals
- Peter Asher — percussion
- Red Callender — bass, tuba
- David Campbell — strings arranger, viola
- Dan Dugmore — guitar, steel guitar
- Danny Kortchmar — guitar
- Leah Kunkel — percussion, vocals
- Russell Kunkel — drums, percussion
- Clarence McDonald — keyboards (credited as Dr. Clarence McDonald)
- Graham Nash — vocals
- Linda Ronstadt — vocals
- David Sanborn — saxophone
- Carly Simon — vocals
- Leland Sklar — bass
References
- ↑ Ruhlmann, William. "Allmusic review". Allmusic.com. Retrieved 2012-07-31.
- ↑ "Rolling Stone review review". Archived from the original on 29 March 2010.
- ↑ "Robert Christgau review". Robertchristgau.com. Retrieved 2012-07-31.
- ↑ "Amazon.com: JT: James Taylor: Music". Amazon.com. Retrieved 2009-12-06.
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