JT

~ Release by James Taylor (see all versions of this release, 25 available)

Tracklist

1▶SACD (2 channels)
2▼SACD (multichannel)
#TitleRatingLength
1Your Smiling Face (5.1 mix)
recording engineer and mixer:
Val Garay
producer:
Peter Asher
acoustic guitar, background vocals and lead vocals:
James Taylor (singer-songwriter and guitarist)
bass guitar:
Leland Sklar (bassist, session musician)
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Russell Kunkel (session drummer)
guitar [guitars]:
Danny Kortchmar (Danny Kootch)
keyboard:
Dr. Clarence McDonald
conductor:
David Campbell (US‐based Canadian violinist, composer, conductor and arranger)
remixer:
Nathaniel Kunkel
strings arranger:
David Campbell (US‐based Canadian violinist, composer, conductor and arranger)
recorded at and mixed at:
The Sound Factory (1969–1980) in Los Angeles, California, United States (from 1977-03-15 until 1977-04-24)
recording of:
Your Smiling Face
lyricist and composer:
James Taylor (singer-songwriter and guitarist)
publisher:
Country Road Music, Inc. (ASCAP-affiliated), イーエムアイ音楽出版 ソニー事業部 (EMI Music Publishing Japan Ltd., Sony Division) (until 2021-06-30) and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング EMI外国事業部 (Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc., EMI Overseas Division, sub‐publisher for non‐Japanese works) (from 2021-07-01 to present)
2:48
2There We Are (5.1 mix)
recording engineer and mixer:
Val Garay
producer:
Peter Asher
acoustic guitar, background vocals and lead vocals:
James Taylor (singer-songwriter and guitarist)
bass guitar:
Leland Sklar (bassist, session musician)
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Russell Kunkel (session drummer)
guitar [guitars]:
Danny Kortchmar (Danny Kootch)
keyboard:
Dr. Clarence McDonald
steel guitar:
Dan Dugmore
viola:
David Campbell (US‐based Canadian violinist, composer, conductor and arranger)
remixer:
Nathaniel Kunkel
recorded at and mixed at:
The Sound Factory (1969–1980) in Los Angeles, California, United States (from 1977-03-15 until 1977-04-24)
recording of:
There We Are
lyricist and composer:
James Taylor (singer-songwriter and guitarist)
publisher:
Country Road Music, Inc. (ASCAP-affiliated), イーエムアイ音楽出版 ソニー事業部 (EMI Music Publishing Japan Ltd., Sony Division) (until 2021-06-30) and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング EMI外国事業部 (Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc., EMI Overseas Division, sub‐publisher for non‐Japanese works) (from 2021-07-01 to present)
3:01
3Honey Don’t Leave L.A. (5.1 mix)
recording engineer and mixer:
Val Garay
producer:
Peter Asher
acoustic guitar, background vocals and lead vocals:
James Taylor (singer-songwriter and guitarist)
bass guitar:
Leland Sklar (bassist, session musician)
cowbell:
Peter Asher
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Russell Kunkel (session drummer)
guitar [guitars]:
Danny Kortchmar (Danny Kootch)
keyboard:
Dr. Clarence McDonald
saxophone:
David Sanborn
remixer:
Nathaniel Kunkel
recorded at and mixed at:
The Sound Factory (1969–1980) in Los Angeles, California, United States (from 1977-03-15 until 1977-04-24)
recording of:
Honey Don’t Leave L.A.
lyricist and composer:
Danny Kortchmar (Danny Kootch)
publisher:
Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc. (song publisher, never a release label) and Umlaut Corporation
3:06
4Another Grey Morning (5.1 mix)
recording engineer and mixer:
Val Garay
producer:
Peter Asher
acoustic guitar, background vocals and lead vocals:
James Taylor (singer-songwriter and guitarist)
bass guitar:
Leland Sklar (bassist, session musician)
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Russell Kunkel (session drummer)
guitar [guitars]:
Danny Kortchmar (Danny Kootch)
keyboard:
Dr. Clarence McDonald
remixer:
Nathaniel Kunkel
recorded at and mixed at:
The Sound Factory (1969–1980) in Los Angeles, California, United States (from 1977-03-15 until 1977-04-24)
recording of:
Another Grey Morning
lyricist and composer:
James Taylor (singer-songwriter and guitarist)
publisher:
Country Road Music, Inc. (ASCAP-affiliated), イーエムアイ音楽出版 ソニー事業部 (EMI Music Publishing Japan Ltd., Sony Division) (until 2021-06-30) and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング EMI外国事業部 (Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc., EMI Overseas Division, sub‐publisher for non‐Japanese works) (from 2021-07-01 to present)
2:44
5Bartender’s Blues (5.1 mix)
recording engineer and mixer:
Val Garay
producer:
Peter Asher
acoustic guitar, background vocals and lead vocals:
James Taylor (singer-songwriter and guitarist)
bass guitar:
Leland Sklar (bassist, session musician)
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Russell Kunkel (session drummer)
guitar [guitars]:
Danny Kortchmar (Danny Kootch)
keyboard:
Dr. Clarence McDonald
steel guitar:
Dan Dugmore
remixer:
Nathaniel Kunkel
recorded at and mixed at:
The Sound Factory (1969–1980) in Los Angeles, California, United States (from 1977-03-15 until 1977-04-24)
recording of:
Bartender’s Blues
lyricist and composer:
James Taylor (singer-songwriter and guitarist)
publisher:
Country Road Music, Inc. (ASCAP-affiliated)
sub-publisher:
イーエムアイ音楽出版 ソニー事業部 (EMI Music Publishing Japan Ltd., Sony Division) (until 2021-06-30) and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング EMI外国事業部 (Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc., EMI Overseas Division, sub‐publisher for non‐Japanese works) (from 2021-07-01 to present)
4:13
6Secret o’ Life (5.1 mix)
recording engineer and mixer:
Val Garay
producer:
Peter Asher
acoustic guitar, background vocals and lead vocals:
James Taylor (singer-songwriter and guitarist)
bass guitar:
Leland Sklar (bassist, session musician)
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Russell Kunkel (session drummer)
guitar [guitars]:
Danny Kortchmar (Danny Kootch)
keyboard:
Dr. Clarence McDonald
background vocals [harmony vocals]:
Linda Ronstadt
conductor:
David Campbell (US‐based Canadian violinist, composer, conductor and arranger)
remixer:
Nathaniel Kunkel
strings arranger:
David Campbell (US‐based Canadian violinist, composer, conductor and arranger)
recorded at and mixed at:
The Sound Factory (1969–1980) in Los Angeles, California, United States (from 1977-03-15 until 1977-04-24)
recording of:
Secret o’ Life
lyricist and composer:
James Taylor (singer-songwriter and guitarist)
publisher:
Country Road Music, Inc. (ASCAP-affiliated)
sub-publisher:
イーエムアイ音楽出版 ソニー事業部 (EMI Music Publishing Japan Ltd., Sony Division) (until 2021-06-30) and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング EMI外国事業部 (Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc., EMI Overseas Division, sub‐publisher for non‐Japanese works) (from 2021-07-01 to present)
3:35
7Handy Man (5.1 mix)
recording engineer and mixer:
Val Garay
producer:
Peter Asher
acoustic guitar, background vocals and lead vocals:
James Taylor (singer-songwriter and guitarist)
bass guitar:
Leland Sklar (bassist, session musician)
cabasa [cabasa] and tambourine:
Peter Asher
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Russell Kunkel (session drummer)
guitar [guitars]:
Danny Kortchmar (Danny Kootch)
keyboard:
Dr. Clarence McDonald
remixer:
Nathaniel Kunkel
recorded at and mixed at:
The Sound Factory (1969–1980) in Los Angeles, California, United States (from 1977-03-15 until 1977-04-24)
cover recording of:
Handy Man
writer:
Otis Blackwell (American pianist, singer and songwriter) and Jimmy Jones (writer of “Good Timin’” and “Handy Man”)
publisher:
Bess Music Company, EMI Unart Catalog Inc., Metric Music Company (publisher), Shalimar Music Corp., フジパシフィックミュージック SBK事業部 (Fujipacific Music SBK Department) and ヤマハミュージックエンタテインメントホールディングス (Yamaha Music Entertainment Holdings, Inc., holding company – do not use as release label)
3:19
8I Was Only Telling a Lie (5.1 mix)
recording engineer and mixer:
Val Garay
producer:
Peter Asher
acoustic guitar, background vocals and lead vocals:
James Taylor (singer-songwriter and guitarist)
bass guitar:
Leland Sklar (bassist, session musician)
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Russell Kunkel (session drummer)
guitar [guitars]:
Danny Kortchmar (Danny Kootch)
keyboard:
Dr. Clarence McDonald
remixer:
Nathaniel Kunkel
recorded at and mixed at:
The Sound Factory (1969–1980) in Los Angeles, California, United States (from 1977-03-15 until 1977-04-24)
recording of:
I Was Only Telling a Lie
lyricist and composer:
James Taylor (singer-songwriter and guitarist)
publisher:
Country Road Music, Inc. (ASCAP-affiliated), イーエムアイ音楽出版 ソニー事業部 (EMI Music Publishing Japan Ltd., Sony Division) (until 2021-06-30) and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング EMI外国事業部 (Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc., EMI Overseas Division, sub‐publisher for non‐Japanese works) (from 2021-07-01 to present)
3:25
9Looking for Love on Broadway (5.1 mix)
recording engineer and mixer:
Val Garay
producer:
Peter Asher
acoustic guitar, background vocals and lead vocals:
James Taylor (singer-songwriter and guitarist)
bass guitar:
Leland Sklar (bassist, session musician)
castanets and wood block:
Peter Asher and Russell Kunkel (session drummer)
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Russell Kunkel (session drummer)
guitar [guitars]:
Danny Kortchmar (Danny Kootch)
keyboard:
Dr. Clarence McDonald
remixer:
Nathaniel Kunkel
recorded at and mixed at:
The Sound Factory (1969–1980) in Los Angeles, California, United States (from 1977-03-15 until 1977-04-24)
recording of:
Looking for Love on Broadway
lyricist and composer:
James Taylor (singer-songwriter and guitarist)
publisher:
Country Road Music, Inc. (ASCAP-affiliated), イーエムアイ音楽出版 ソニー事業部 (EMI Music Publishing Japan Ltd., Sony Division) (until 2021-06-30) and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング EMI外国事業部 (Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc., EMI Overseas Division, sub‐publisher for non‐Japanese works) (from 2021-07-01 to present)
2:22
10Terra Nova (5.1 mix)
recording engineer and mixer:
Val Garay
producer:
Peter Asher
acoustic guitar, background vocals and lead vocals:
James Taylor (singer-songwriter and guitarist)
bass guitar:
Leland Sklar (bassist, session musician)
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Russell Kunkel (session drummer)
guitar [guitars]:
Danny Kortchmar (Danny Kootch)
handclaps and tambourine:
Peter Asher and Russell Kunkel (session drummer)
keyboard:
Dr. Clarence McDonald
tuba:
Red Callender
background vocals [harmony vocals]:
Carly Simon
remixer:
Nathaniel Kunkel
recorded at and mixed at:
The Sound Factory (1969–1980) in Los Angeles, California, United States (from 1977-03-15 until 1977-04-24)
recording of:
Terra Nova
writer:
Carly Simon and James Taylor (singer-songwriter and guitarist)
publisher:
C’est Music, Country Road Music, Inc. (ASCAP-affiliated), Universal Music Corp. (USA, affiliated with ASCAP), シンコーミュージック・エンタテイメント (Shinko Music Entertainment Co., Ltd.), ユニバーサル・ミュージック・パブリッシング Synch事業部 (Universal Music Publishing, Synch Division), イーエムアイ音楽出版 ソニー事業部 (EMI Music Publishing Japan Ltd., Sony Division) (until 2021-06-30) and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング EMI外国事業部 (Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc., EMI Overseas Division, sub‐publisher for non‐Japanese works) (from 2021-07-01 to present)
4:33
11Traffic Jam (5.1 mix)
recording engineer and mixer:
Val Garay
producer:
Peter Asher
acoustic guitar, background vocals and lead vocals:
James Taylor (singer-songwriter and guitarist)
bass guitar:
Leland Sklar (bassist, session musician)
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Russell Kunkel (session drummer)
guitar [guitars]:
Danny Kortchmar (Danny Kootch)
keyboard:
Dr. Clarence McDonald
remixer:
Nathaniel Kunkel
recorded at and mixed at:
The Sound Factory (1969–1980) in Los Angeles, California, United States (from 1977-03-15 until 1977-04-24)
recording of:
Traffic Jam
lyricist and composer:
James Taylor (singer-songwriter and guitarist)
publisher:
Country Road Music, Inc. (ASCAP-affiliated), イーエムアイ音楽出版 ソニー事業部 (EMI Music Publishing Japan Ltd., Sony Division) (until 2021-06-30) and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング EMI外国事業部 (Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc., EMI Overseas Division, sub‐publisher for non‐Japanese works) (from 2021-07-01 to present)
1:59
12If I Keep My Heart Out of Sight (5.1 mix)
recording engineer and mixer:
Val Garay
producer:
Peter Asher
acoustic guitar, background vocals and lead vocals:
James Taylor (singer-songwriter and guitarist)
bass guitar:
Leland Sklar (bassist, session musician)
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Russell Kunkel (session drummer)
guitar [guitars]:
Danny Kortchmar (Danny Kootch)
keyboard:
Dr. Clarence McDonald
remixer:
Nathaniel Kunkel
recorded at and mixed at:
The Sound Factory (1969–1980) in Los Angeles, California, United States (from 1977-03-15 until 1977-04-24)
recording of:
If I Keep My Heart Out of Sight
lyricist and composer:
James Taylor (singer-songwriter and guitarist)
publisher:
Country Road Music, Inc. (ASCAP-affiliated), イーエムアイ音楽出版 ソニー事業部 (EMI Music Publishing Japan Ltd., Sony Division) (until 2021-06-30) and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング EMI外国事業部 (Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc., EMI Overseas Division, sub‐publisher for non‐Japanese works) (from 2021-07-01 to present)
2:55

Credits

Release

art direction and design:Kosh (UK art director)
additional mastering:Bob Wolff
manufactured by:Columbia Records (EMI‐owned 1931–1990, worldwide except US, CA, MX, ES, & JP; largely defunct since Jan 1973)
copyrighted (©) by:Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (company owned by Sony Corporation of America from 1991–2004, operated worldwide except in JP; normally not a release label) (in 1977, in 2000, in 2002)
additionally mastered at:Sony Music Studios (NYC, closed 2007) in Hell's Kitchen, New York, New York, United States
mastered at:das boot recording in California, United States
part of:The James Taylor Collection (remastered reissue series) (order: 4)
Discogs:https://www.discogs.com/release/5912651 [info]
ASIN:US: B00007JTYB [info]