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| Your Smiling Face |
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02:48 |
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| There We Are |
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03:01 |
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| Honey Don't Leave L.A. |
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03:06 |
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| Another Grey Morning |
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02:44 |
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| Bartender's Blues |
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04:13 |
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| Secret O'life |
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03:35 |
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| Handy Man |
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03:19 |
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| I Was Only Telling A Lie |
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03:25 |
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| Looking For Love On Broadway |
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02:22 |
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| Terra Nova |
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04:32 |
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| Traffic Jam |
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01:59 |
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| If I Keep My Heart Out Of Sight |
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02:55 |
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CBS
Year: 1977
Catalog Number: CK 34811
Produced by: Peter Asher
Engineered by: Val Garay
Other Artists: James Taylor (vocals, acoustic guitar); Carly Simon, Linda Ronstadt (vocals); Danny Kortchmar (guitar); Leland Sklar (bass); Russ Kunkel (drums); Dr. Clarence McDonald.
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 getsa 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-songwriterenthusiast. Other points of interest include Taylor's cover of the JimmyJones hit "Handyman" and the jazzy "Traffic Jam." Besides his GREATESTHITS package, this is one of J.T.'s most definitive works.�
