JT James Taylor

• 1 Your Smiling Face 02:45
• 2 There We Are 03:00
• 3 Honey Don't Leave L.A. 03:06
• 4 Another Grey Morning 02:44
• 5 Bartender's Blues 04:12
• 6 Secret O' Life 03:34
• 7 Handy Man 03:17
• 8 I Was Only Telling A Lie 03:23
• 9 Looking For Love On Broadway 02:22
• 10 Terra Nova 04:32
• 11 Traffic Jam 01:58
• 12 If I Keep My Heart Out Of Sight 02:58
• Total Runtime 37:51

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JT finds a young James Taylor using a wide variety of molds into which he pours his folksy, easy-going style. His considerable songwriting skills are in full bloom, beginning with the jubilant 'Your Smiling Face.' Some very different ground is explored, however, with the funky 'Honey, Don't Leave L.A.' and the authentic country of 'Bartender's Blues,' on which Taylor gets a little help from Linda Ronstadt.

It's his relationship with Carly Simon, though, that provides the fuel for Taylor's trademark lighter-than-air styling on 'There We Are,' 'Another Grey Morning' and 'Terra Nova,' where Simon herself contributes a fine vocal performance. Taylor's lovely 'Secret O' Life' is worth the price of admission for any singer-songwriter enthusiast. Other points of interest include Taylor's cover of the Jimmy Jones hit 'Handyman' and the jazzy 'Traffic Jam.' Besides his „Greatest Hits“ package, this is one of J.T.'s most definitive works.



James Taylor, guitar, vocals
Peter Asher, percussion
Red Callender, tuba
David Campbell, strings arranger, viola
Dan Dugmore, steel guitar
Danny Kortchmar, guitars
Leah Kunkel, vocals
Russell Kunkel, drums, percussion
Clarence McDonald, keyboards
Linda Ronstadt, vocals
David Sanborn, saxophone
Carly Simon, vocals
Leland Sklar, bass

Recorded from March 15 to April 24, 1977 at The Sound Factory, Hollywood, California
Produced by Peter Asher

Digitally remastered

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