Live (James Taylor album)

Live
Live album by James Taylor
Released August 10, 1993 (1993-08-10)
Recorded November 1992 (1992-11)
Genre Rock
Length 123:31
Label Columbia
Producer Don Grolnick, George Massenburg
James Taylor chronology
New Moon Shine
(1991)New Moon Shine1991		 Live
(1993)		 Hourglass
(1997)Hourglass1997
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
MusicHound3.5/5[2]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide[3]

Live is the first live album by singer-songwriter James Taylor. Released in 1993, this double album presents selections from 14 shows during a November 1992 tour. Live peaked at number 20 on the Billboard 200 chart.[4] It has sold over one million copies and is certified 2x platinum.

A single-album version of highlights of this double album called Best Live was also released. There are two different versions of this album. A 17 track version was released in 1993.[5] A shorter 12 track version was released on June 21, 1994.[6]

MP3 players such as Spotify and iTunes cut out many of the verbal introductions that were in the original CD.

Track listing

All songs by James Taylor except where noted.

Disc one

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Sweet Baby James" 4:13
2."Traffic Jam" 2:10
3."Handy Man"Otis Blackwell, Jimmy Jones3:31
4."Your Smiling Face" 3:03
5."Secret O' Life" 3:45
6."Shed a Little Light" 4:32
7."Everybody Has the Blues" 2:33
8."Steamroller Blues" 5:30
9."Mexico" 3:32
10."Millworker" 4:25
11."Country Road" 5:44
12."Fire and Rain" 4:44
13."Shower the People" 4:43
14."How Sweet It Is (To Be Loved by You)"Holland, Dozier, Holland7:29
15."New Hymn"Reynolds Price, James Taylor3:00

Disc two

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Walking Man" 4:35
2."Riding on a Railroad" 2:41
3."Something in the Way She Moves" 3:59
4."Sun on the Moon" 3:54
5."Up on the Roof"Gerry Goffin, Carole King4:10
6."Don't Let Me Be Lonely Tonight" 3:37
7."She Thinks I Still Care"Dickey Lee3:28
8."Copperline"R. Price, J. Taylor4:43
9."Slap Leather" 2:11
10."Only One" 4:41
11."You Make It Easy" 5:05
12."Carolina in My Mind" 5:04
13."I Will Follow" 4:14
14."You've Got a Friend"Carole King5:09
15."That Lonesome Road"Don Grolnick, James Taylor2:46

Best Live track listing (17 track)

All tracks written by James Taylor, except where noted.

No.TitleLength
1."Sweet Baby James"4:11
2."Handy Man" (O. Blackwell, J. Jones)3:34
3."Your Smiling Face"2:51
4."Steamroller Blues"5:36
5."Mexico"3:17
6."Walking Man"4:08
7."Country Road"5:44
8."Fire and Rain"4:33
9."How Sweet It Is (To Be Loved By You)" (Holland, Dozier, Holland)6:57
10."Riding on a Railroad"2:42
11."Something in the Way She Moves"3:59
12."Sun on the Moon"3:51
13."Up on the Roof" (Gerry Goffin, Carole King)4:13
14."Copperline" (R. Price, J. Taylor)4:40
15."Slap Leather"2:14
16."You've Got a Friend" (Carole King)5:09
17."That Lonesome Road" (Don Grolnick, J. Taylor)2:46

Best Live track listing (12 track)

All tracks written by James Taylor, except where noted.

No.TitleLength
1."Sweet Baby James"4:13
2."Handy Man" (O. Blackwell, J. Jones)3:34
3."Your Smiling Face"2:53
4."Shed a Little Light"4:17
5."Steamroller Blues"5:24
6."Mexico"3:15
7."Walking Man"4:23
8."Country Road"5:38
9."Fire and Rain"4:39
10."How Sweet It Is (To Be Loved By You)" (Holland, Dozier, Holland)6:58
11."Don't Let Me Be Lonely Tonight"3:10
12."Shower the People"5:12

Personnel

References

  1. ↑ "AllMusic review". Allmusic.com. Retrieved 22 April 2011.
  2. ↑ Graff, Gary; Durchholz, Daniel (eds) (1999). MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide. Farmington Hills, MI: Visible Ink Press. p. 1125. ISBN 1-57859-061-2.
  3. ↑ "James Taylor: Album Guide". rollingstone.com. Archived from the original on January 5, 2013. Retrieved October 27, 2015.
  4. ↑ "James Taylor awards". Allmusic. Retrieved 2014-04-10.
  5. ↑ "James Taylor, (Best Live)". Discogs.com. Retrieved 3 April 2013.
  6. ↑ "James Taylor, (Best Live)". James Taylor. Retrieved 3 April 2013.


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