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Released
  
January 1988

Never Die Young (1988)
  
New Moon Shine (1991)

Release date
  
January 1988

Producer
  
Don Grolnick

Length
  
40:14

Artist
  
James Taylor

Label
  
Columbia Records

Genre
  
Rock music

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Similar
  
James Taylor albums, Rock music albums

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Never Die Young is singer-songwriter James Taylor's twelfth studio album. It was released in 1988, three years after his previous effort, That's Why I'm Here. The album reached #25 on the Billboard 200 and eventually was certified Platinum by the RIAA.

Contents

The album features the title track, which managed to peak at #80 on the Billboard Hot 100, becoming the only charting single from the album.

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Track listing

All songs were written by James Taylor, except where noted.

  1. "Never Die Young" – 4:24
  2. "T-Bone" (Bill Payne, Taylor) – 3:47
  3. "Baby Boom Baby" (Taylor, Zachary Wiesner) – 4:59
  4. "Runaway Boy" – 4:18
  5. "Valentine's Day" – 2:35
  6. "Sun on the Moon" – 4:09
  7. "Sweet Potato Pie" – 3:30
  8. "Home by Another Way" (Timothy Mayer, Taylor) – 3:50
  9. "Letter in the Mail" – 4:41
  10. "First of May" – 4:01

Personnel

  • James Taylor – guitar, vocals
  • Michael Brecker – tenor saxophone
  • Rosemary Butler – vocals
  • Dan Dugmore – banjo, pedal steel guitar
  • Don Grolnick – piano
  • Lani Groves – backing vocals
  • David Lasley – vocals
  • Jay Leonhart – bass
  • Bob Mann – guitar
  • Arnold McCuller – vocals
  • Jeff Mironov – guitar
  • Mark O'Connor – violin
  • Bill Payne – keyboards
  • Leland Sklar – bass
  • Greg "Fingers" Taylor – harmonica
  • Carlos Vega – drums, percussion

    • Production

  • Don Grolnick – producer
  • James Farber – recording and mix engineer
  • Don Rodenbach – assistant engineer
  • Edd Kolakowski – guitar and piano technician, production assistant
  • Rhonda Schoen – digital editing
  • Greg Calbi – mastering engineer
  • Robby Kilgore and Clifford Carter – synthesizer programming
  • Jim Brandenburg – wolf photos
  • Rudy Molacek – photo of James Taylor
  • Marc Balet – art direction

    • Songs

    1Never Die Young4:24
    2T-Bone3:48
    3Baby Boom Baby5:00

    References

    Never Die Young Wikipedia
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