Original Album Classics

~ Release by James Taylor (see all versions of this release, 2 available)

Tracklist

1▶CD: JT
2▶CD: Flag
3▶CD: Dad Loves His Work
4▶CD: That’s Why I’m Here
5▼CD: Never Die Young
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1Never Die Young
recording engineer and mixer:
James A. Farber (sound engineer)
assistant engineer:
Don Rodenbach
producer:
Don Grolnick
additional vocals:
Lani Groves and David Lasley
phonographic copyright (℗) 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 1988)
recorded at and mixed at:
Power Station Studios (Power Station at BerkleeNYC, fka Power Station 1977–1996, then Avatar Studios 1996–2017) in Hell's Kitchen, New York, New York, United States
recording of:
Never Die Young
lyricist and composer:
James Taylor (singer-songwriter and guitarist)
4:24
2T‐Bone
recording engineer and mixer:
James A. Farber (sound engineer)
assistant engineer:
Don Rodenbach
producer:
Don Grolnick
additional guitar [guitars]:
Jeff Mironov
synthesizer:
Bill Payne
tenor saxophone:
Michael Brecker (American jazz saxophonist, multi‐instrumentalist and composer)
recorded at and mixed at:
Power Station Studios (Power Station at BerkleeNYC, fka Power Station 1977–1996, then Avatar Studios 1996–2017) in Hell's Kitchen, New York, New York, United States
recording of:
T-Bone
writer:
Bill Payne and James Taylor (singer-songwriter and guitarist)
3:48
3Baby Boom Baby
recording engineer and mixer:
James A. Farber (sound engineer)
assistant engineer:
Don Rodenbach
producer:
Don Grolnick
tenor saxophone:
Michael Brecker (American jazz saxophonist, multi‐instrumentalist and composer)
recorded at and mixed at:
Power Station Studios (Power Station at BerkleeNYC, fka Power Station 1977–1996, then Avatar Studios 1996–2017) in Hell's Kitchen, New York, New York, United States
recording of:
Baby Boom Baby
writer:
James Taylor (singer-songwriter and guitarist) and Zachary Weisner
5:00
4Runaway Boy
recording engineer and mixer:
James A. Farber (sound engineer)
assistant engineer:
Don Rodenbach
producer:
Don Grolnick
synthesizer:
Bill Payne
violin:
Mark O’Connor (US bluegrass, country and classical fiddler/composer)
recorded at and mixed at:
Power Station Studios (Power Station at BerkleeNYC, fka Power Station 1977–1996, then Avatar Studios 1996–2017) in Hell's Kitchen, New York, New York, United States
recording of:
Runaway Boy
lyricist and composer:
James Taylor (singer-songwriter and guitarist)
4:18
5Valentine’s Day
recording engineer and mixer:
James A. Farber (sound engineer)
assistant engineer:
Don Rodenbach
producer:
Don Grolnick
acoustic bass guitar [acoustic bass]:
Jay Leonhart
violin:
Mark O’Connor (US bluegrass, country and classical fiddler/composer)
recorded at and mixed at:
Power Station Studios (Power Station at BerkleeNYC, fka Power Station 1977–1996, then Avatar Studios 1996–2017) in Hell's Kitchen, New York, New York, United States
recording of:
Valentine's Day
lyricist and composer:
James Taylor (singer-songwriter and guitarist)
2:35
6Sun on the Moon
recording engineer and mixer:
James A. Farber (sound engineer)
assistant engineer:
Don Rodenbach
producer:
Don Grolnick
additional guitar [guitars]:
Jeff Mironov
additional vocals:
Lani Groves and David Lasley
recorded at and mixed at:
Power Station Studios (Power Station at BerkleeNYC, fka Power Station 1977–1996, then Avatar Studios 1996–2017) in Hell's Kitchen, New York, New York, United States
recording of:
Sun on the Moon
lyricist and composer:
James Taylor (singer-songwriter and guitarist)
publisher:
Country Road Music, Inc. (ASCAP-affiliated)
4:09
7Sweet Potato Pie
recording engineer and mixer:
James A. Farber (sound engineer)
assistant engineer:
Don Rodenbach
producer:
Don Grolnick
recorded at and mixed at:
Power Station Studios (Power Station at BerkleeNYC, fka Power Station 1977–1996, then Avatar Studios 1996–2017) in Hell's Kitchen, New York, New York, United States
recording of:
Sweet Potato Pie
lyricist and composer:
James Taylor (singer-songwriter and guitarist)
3:31
8Home by Another Way
recording engineer and mixer:
James A. Farber (sound engineer)
assistant engineer:
Don Rodenbach
producer:
Don Grolnick
harmonica:
Greg “Fingers” Taylor
recorded at and mixed at:
Power Station Studios (Power Station at BerkleeNYC, fka Power Station 1977–1996, then Avatar Studios 1996–2017) in Hell's Kitchen, New York, New York, United States
recording of:
Home by Another Way
writer:
Timothy Mayer and James Taylor (singer-songwriter and guitarist)
3:51
9Letter in the Mail
recording engineer and mixer:
James A. Farber (sound engineer)
assistant engineer:
Don Rodenbach
producer:
Don Grolnick
recorded at and mixed at:
Power Station Studios (Power Station at BerkleeNYC, fka Power Station 1977–1996, then Avatar Studios 1996–2017) in Hell's Kitchen, New York, New York, United States
recording of:
Letter in the Mail
lyricist and composer:
James Taylor (singer-songwriter and guitarist)
4:41
10First of May
recording engineer and mixer:
James A. Farber (sound engineer)
assistant engineer:
Don Rodenbach
producer:
Don Grolnick
percussion:
Café Dasilva (percussion (Edson Aparecido da Silva))
additional vocals:
Lani Groves and David Lasley
recorded at and mixed at:
Power Station Studios (Power Station at BerkleeNYC, fka Power Station 1977–1996, then Avatar Studios 1996–2017) in Hell's Kitchen, New York, New York, United States
recording of:
First of May
lyricist and composer:
James Taylor (singer-songwriter and guitarist)
4:01

Credits

Release

manufactured in:Europe
photography:Corbis (photo company)
Lynn Goldsmith
rights society:BIEM (international rights organization representing member societies from 58 countries)
GEMA (German rights society; do not use this as a label or work publisher!)
distributed by:Sony Music Entertainment International Services GmbH (not for release label use! Sony Music Entertainment’s supply chain coordinator for Europe, operated by Arvato)
copyrighted (©) by:Sony Music Entertainment (NOT FOR RELEASE LABEL USE! company owned by Sony Corporation of America since Oct 1, 2008; operates worldwide except in JP) (in 2010)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:Sony Music Entertainment (NOT FOR RELEASE LABEL USE! company owned by Sony Corporation of America since Oct 1, 2008; operates worldwide except in JP) (in 1977, in 1979, in 1981, in 1985, in 1988)
marketed by:Sony Music Entertainment (NOT FOR RELEASE LABEL USE! company owned by Sony Corporation of America since Oct 1, 2008; operates worldwide except in JP)
lacquer cut at:Arvato USA in Weaverville, North Carolina, United States
Discogs:https://www.discogs.com/release/15168572 [info]
ASIN:DE: B003ZBX82I [info]
other databases:https://d-nb.info/1007721944 [info]
Allmusic:https://www.allmusic.com/album/release/mr0003278493 [info]