Taylor Made...Greatest Hits (Cover is Taylor Made Greatest Hits. CD label is Classic Songs. Same Catalogue no. on both.)

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

Tracklist

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1Fire and Rain
engineer:
Bill Lazerus (in 1969-12)
producer:
Peter Asher (in 1969-12)
acoustic guitar and lead vocals:
James Taylor (in 1969-12)
double bass:
Bobby ‘Wild, Wild’ West (in 1969-12)
drums (drum set):
Russ Kunkel (in 1969-12)
piano:
Carole King (in 1969-12)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Warner Bros. Records Inc. (in 1969)
recorded at:
Sunset Sound in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (in 1969-12)
part of:
Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 146) and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (number: 227)
recording of:
Fire and Rain (in 1969-12)
lyricist and composer:
James Taylor
publisher:
Country Road Music, Inc. (ended), EMI Blackwood Music Inc. and フジパシフィックミュージック SBK事業部
3:26
2Mexico3:00
3You've Got a Friend4:31
4How Sweet It Is (to Be Loved by You)3:37
5Carolina in My Mind
engineer:
Val Garay (in 1976-10)
producer:
Peter Asher (in 1976-10)
acoustic guitar and lead vocals:
James Taylor (in 1976-10)
electric bass guitar:
Lee Sklar (in 1976-10)
fiddle:
Byron Berline (in 1976-10)
pedal steel guitar:
Dan Dugmore (in 1976-10)
reed organ [harmonium] and background vocals:
Andrew Gold (in 1976-10)
recorded at:
Sound Factory in Los Angeles, California, United States (in 1976-10)
recording of:
Carolina in My Mind (in 1976-10)
lyricist and composer:
James Taylor
publisher:
Country Road Music, Inc. and EMI Blackwood Music Inc.
4:01
6Something in the Way She Moves
engineer:
Val Garay (in 1976-10)
producer:
Peter Asher (in 1976-10)
acoustic guitar and lead vocals:
James Taylor (in 1976-10)
electric bass guitar:
Lee Sklar (in 1976-10)
pedal steel guitar:
Dan Dugmore (in 1976-10)
background vocals:
Herb Pedersen (in 1976-10) and James Taylor (in 1976-10)
recorded at:
Sound Factory in Los Angeles, California, United States (in 1976-10)
recording of:
Something in the Way She Moves (in 1976-10)
lyricist and composer:
James Taylor
publisher:
Country Road Music, Inc. and EMI Blackwood Music Inc.
3:10
7Shower the People4:32
8Sweet Baby James
engineer:
Bill Lazerus (in 1969-12)
producer:
Peter Asher (in 1969-12)
acoustic guitar and lead vocals:
James Taylor (in 1969-12)
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Russ Kunkel (in 1969-12)
electric bass guitar:
John London (in 1969-12)
pedal steel guitar:
Red Rhodes (in 1969-12)
piano:
Carole King (in 1969-12)
violin:
Chris Darrow (in 1969-12)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Warner Records Inc. (in 1970)
recorded at:
Sunset Sound in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (in 1969-12)
recording of:
Sweet Baby James (in 1969-12)
lyricist and composer:
James Taylor
publisher:
Country Road Music, Inc.
2:52
9That's Why I'm Here
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (in 1985)
recording of:
That’s Why I’m Here
lyricist and composer:
James Taylor
3:38
10Everyday
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (in 1985)
cover recording of:
Everyday
writer:
Buddy Holly and Norman Petty
publisher:
Peer International Corporation and Southern Music Publishing Co., Inc.
3:13
11Up on the Roof
additional assistant recording engineer:
Lincoln Clapp and Michael O’Reilly
assistant recording engineer and assistant mixer:
George Ybarra
recording engineer and mixer:
Val Garay
producer:
Peter Asher
acoustic guitar and lead vocals:
James Taylor
bass guitar [bass]:
Leland Sklar
drums (drum set):
Russell Kunkel
electric guitar [electric guitars]:
Danny Kortchmar and Waddy Wachtel
conductor:
Arif Mardin
strings arranger:
Arif Mardin
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
CBS, Inc. (in 1979) and Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (in 1979)
additionally recorded at:
Atlantic Studios in Midtown Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (from 1979-01-04 until 1979-03-25) and Mediasound Studios in New York, New York, United States (from 1979-01-04 until 1979-03-25)
recorded at:
Sound Factory in Los Angeles, California, United States (from 1979-01-04 until 1979-03-25)
mixed at:
Sound Factory in Los Angeles, California, United States
cover recording of:
Up on the Roof
lyricist:
Gerry Goffin and Carole King
composer:
Carole King
publisher:
Screen Gems–Columbia Music, Inc., Screen Gems–EMI Music, Inc., イーエムアイ音楽出版 フジパシフィック事業部 (until 2021-06-30) and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング フジパシフィック事業部 (from 2021-07-01 to present)
4:20
12Your Smiling Face
recording engineer and mixer:
Val Garay
producer:
Peter Asher
acoustic guitar, background vocals and lead vocals:
James Taylor
bass guitar:
Leland Sklar
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Russell Kunkel
guitar [guitars]:
Danny Kortchmar
keyboard:
Dr. Clarence McDonald
conductor:
David Campbell
strings arranger:
David Campbell
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
CBS Records Inc. (in 1977) and CBS, Inc. (in 1977)
recorded at and mixed at:
The Sound Factory in Los Angeles, California, United States (from 1977-03-15 until 1977-04-24)
recording of:
Your Smiling Face
lyricist and composer:
James Taylor
publisher:
Country Road Music, Inc., イーエムアイ音楽出版 ソニー事業部 (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 (from 2021-07-01 to present)
2:43
13Her Town Too4:26
14Handyman3:17
15Don't Let Me Be Lonely Tonight2:36
16Only a Dream in Rio
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (in 1985)
recording of:
Only a Dream in Rio
writer:
James Taylor
recording of:
Only a Dream in Rio
additional lyricist:
Fernando Brant
lyricist and composer:
James Taylor
version of:
Only a Dream in Rio
4:57