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The Best of James Taylor

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Released
  
April 8, 2003

Length
  
70:43

Artist
  
James Taylor

Label
  
Warner Bros. Records

Recorded
  
1968–2003

Compiler
  
David McLees

Release date
  
8 April 2003

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The Best of James Taylor (2003)
  
James Taylor A Christmas Album (2004)

Genres
  
Rock music, Folk music, Folk rock

Producers
  
Peter Asher, David Spinozza, Lenny Waronker, Russ Titelman, James Taylor, Frank Filipetti, Danny Kortchmar

Similar
  
James Taylor albums, Country music albums

The Best of James Taylor is the fourth compilation album by American singer-songwriter James Taylor. The album, a greatest hits collection, was released by Warner Bros. Records in April 2003. The same album was released in Europe as You've Got a Friend: The Best of James Taylor.

Contents

The record is a Warner Bros. release, and as such emphasizes Taylor's recordings for that label; fifteen of the twenty tracks on the album are from his time with Warner Bros. The album contains one previously unreleased track, "Bittersweet", recorded for this release.

The album entered the Billboard 200 album chart on April 26, 2003, at number 11, with sales of approximately 73,500 copies. It remained on the chart for 42 weeks. It was awarded a certified gold record on December 17, 2003, and a platinum record on April 15, 2005, by the RIAA.

Track listing

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

  1. "Something in the Way She Moves" – 3:09
  2. "Sweet Baby James" – 2:53
  3. "Fire and Rain" – 3:25
  4. "Country Road" – 3:30
  5. Single version, previously unreleased on any James Taylor album.
  6. "You've Got a Friend" (Carole King) – 4:30
  7. "You Can Close Your Eyes" – 2:32
  8. "Long Ago and Far Away" – 2:22
  9. "Don't Let Me Be Lonely Tonight" – 2:37
  10. "Walking Man" – 3:35
  11. "How Sweet It Is (To Be Loved by You)" (Brian Holland, Lamont Dozier, Eddie Holland) – 3:37
  12. "Mexico" – 3:00
  13. "Shower the People" – 4:33
  14. "Golden Moments" – 3:32
  15. "Steamroller" – 5:06
  16. 1975 live version.
  17. "Carolina in My Mind" – 4:00
  18. 1976 version.
  19. "Handy Man" (Otis Blackwell, Jimmy Jones) – 3:20
  20. "Your Smiling Face" – 2:48
  21. "Up on the Roof" (Gerry Goffin, King) – 4:22
  22. "Only a Dream in Rio" – 5:03
  23. "Bittersweet" (John Sheldon) – 3:44
  24. A previously unreleased song, recorded specifically for this album in early 2003.

Technical

  • James Taylor – production (on "Only a Dream in Rio"), liner notes
  • Peter Asher – production
  • David Spinozza – production (on "Walking Man")
  • Lenny Waronker – production
  • Russ Titelman – production
  • Frank Filipetti – production (on "Only a Dream in Rio")
  • Danny Kortchmar – production (on "Bittersweet")
  • David McLees – compiler
  • Bill Inglot – remastering, except "Bittersweet"
  • Dan Hersch – remastering, except "Bittersweet"
  • Ted Jensen – remastering (on "Bittersweet")

    • Songs

    1Something in the Way She Moves2:27
    2Sweet Baby James2:53
    3Fire & Rain3:23

    References

    The Best of James Taylor Wikipedia
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