Albums & Songs
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“James Taylor and the Original Flying Machine”
- Recorded 1966-67, released 1971 – Euphoria.
- Released on CD in 1996 by Gadfly.
There were at least four vinyl versions with only cosmetic variations:
Songs:
Rainy Day Man
Knocking ‘Round the Zoo (lead vocal by JT)
Something’s Wrong (backing track w/o vocals)
Night Owl
Brighten Your Night With My Day
Kootch’s Song (Danny Kortchmar)
Knocking ‘Round the Zoo (lead by Kortchmar)
Night Owl (Remixed version on first Gadfly release)
Knocking ‘Round the Zoo (Remixed version on first Gadfly release)
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“James Taylor”
- 1968 – Apple Records
- Remastered and re-released in 2010
Songs:
Don’t Talk Now
Something’s Wrong
Knocking ‘Round the Zoo
Sunshine Sunshine
Taking It In
Something In the Way She Moves
Carolina In My Mind
Brighten Your Night With My Day
Night Owl
Rainy Day Man
Circle Round the Sun
The Blues Is Just a Bad Dream
“Sunny Skies” (studio demo on 2010 re-release)
“Let Me Ride” (studio demo on 2010 re-release)
“Sunshine Sunshine” (solo acoustic demo on 2010 re-release)
“Carolina In My Mind (solo acoustic demo on 2010 re-release)
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“Sweet Baby James”
- 1970 – Warner Brothers Records
Songs:
Sweet Baby James
Lo and Behold
Sunny Skies
Steamroller
Country Road
Oh, Susannah
Fire and Rain [Buy MP3]
Blossom
Anywhere Like Heaven
Oh Baby, Don’t You Loose Your Lip On Me
Suite For 20G
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“Mud Slide Slim And the Blue Horizon”
- 1971 – Warner Bros.
Songs:
Love Has Brought Me Around
You’ve Got A Friend [Buy MP3]
Places In My Past
Riding On A Railroad
Soldiers
Mud Slide Slim
Hey Mister, That’s Me Up On The Jukebox
You Can Close Your Eyes
Machine Gun Kelly
Long Ago And Far Away
Let Me Ride
Highway Song
Isn’t It Nice To Be Home Again
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“One Man Dog”
- 1972 – Warner Brothers
Songs:
One Man Parade
Nobody But You
Chili Dog
Fool For You
Instrumental I
New Tune
Back On the Street Again
Don’t Let Me Be Lonely Tonight
Woh, Don’t You Know
One Morning In May
Instrumental II
Someone
Hymn
Fanfare
Little David
Mescalito
Dance
Jig
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“Walking Man”
- 1974 – Warner Brothers
Songs:
Walking Man
Rock ‘n’ Roll Is Music Now
Let It All Fall Down
Me and My Guitar
Daddy’s Baby
Ain’t No Song
Hello, Old Friend
Migration
The Promised Land
Fading Away
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“Gorilla”
- 1975 – Warner Bros.
Songs:
Mexico
Music
How Sweet It Is (To Be Loved By You)
Wandering
Gorilla
You Make It Easy
I Was a Fool To Care
Lighthouse
Angry Blues
Love Songs
Sarah Maria
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“In the Pocket”
- 1976 – Warner Bros.
Songs:
Shower the People
A Junkie’s Lament
Money Machine
Slow Burning Love
Everybody Has the Blues
Daddy’s All Gone
Woman’s Gotta Have It
Captain Jim’s Drunken Dream
Don’t Be Sad ‘Cause Your Sun Is Down
Nothing Like a Hundred Miles
Family Man
Golden Moments
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“Greatest Hits”
- 1976 – Warner Brothers
Songs:
Something In the Way She Moves (re-recording since debut album)
Carolina In My Mind (re-recording)
Fire and Rain [Buy MP3]
Sweet Baby James
Country Road
You’ve Got A Friend [Buy MP3]
Don’t Let Me Be Lonely Tonight
Walking Man
How Sweet It Is (To Be Loved By You)
Mexico
Shower the People
Steamroller (live version)
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“JT”
- 1977 – CBS Records
Songs:
Your Smiling Face
There We Are
Honey Don’t Leave L.A.
Another Grey Morning
Bartender’s Blues
Secret O’ Life
Handy Man
I Was Only Telling A Lie
Looking For Love On Broadway
Terra Nova
Traffic Jam
If I Keep My Heart Out Of Sight
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“Flag”
- 1979 – CBS
Songs:
Company Man
Johnnie Comes Back
Day Tripper
I Will Not Lie For You
Brother Trucker
Is That the Way You Look?
B. S. U. R.
Rainy Day Man
Millworker
Up On the Roof
Chanson Francaise
Sleep Come Free Me
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“Dad Loves His Work”
- 1981 – CBS
Songs:
Hard Times
Her Town Too
Hour That the Morning Comes
I Will Follow
Believe It Or Not
Stand And Fight
Only For Me
Summer’s Here
Sugar Trade
London Town
That Lonesome Road
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“That’s Why I’m Here”
- 1985 – CBS
Songs:
That’s Why I’m Here
Song For You Far Away
Only A Dream In Rio
Turn Away
Going Around One More Time
My Romance
Everyday
Limousine Driver
Only One (with Don Henley, Joni Mitchell, et al.)
Mona (with Graham Nash)
The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance (with Graham Nash)
That’s Why I’m Here (reprise)
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“Never Die Young”
- 1988 – CBS
Songs:
Never Die Young
T-Bone
Baby Boom Baby
Runaway Boy
Valentine’s Day
Sun On the Moon
Sweet Potato Pie
Home By Another Way
Letter In the Mail
First Of May
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“New Moon Shine”
- 1991 – Columbia
Songs:
Copperline
Down In the Hole
(I’ve Got To) Stop Thinkin’ ‘Bout That
Shed a Little Light
The Frozen Man
Slap Leather
Like Everyone She Knows
One More Go Round
Everybody Loves To Cha Cha Cha
Native Son
Oh Brother
The Water Is Wide
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“(LIVE)”
- 1993 – Columbia
Songs: (all new live versions recorded in concert)
Disc 1:
Sweet Baby James
Traffic Jam
Handy Man
Your Smiling Face
Secret O’ Life
Shed a Little Light
Everybody Has the Blues
Steamroller
Mexico
Millworker
Country Road
Fire and Rain [Buy MP3]
Shower the People
How Sweet It Is (To Be Loved By You)
New Hymn
Disc 2:
Walking Man
Riding On A Railroad
Something In the Way She Moves
Sun On the Moon
Up On the Roof
Don’t Let Me Be Lonely Tonight
She Thinks I Still Care
Copperline
Slap Leather
Only One
You Make It Easy
Carolina In My Mind
I Will Follow
You’ve Got A Friend [Buy MP3]
That Lonesome Road
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“(Best LIVE)”
- 1994 – Columbia
- A single-album version of the 1993 (LIVE) double album.
- Also sold as a two-disc CD Extra set containing the same songs, but with additional video clips of interviews and rehearsal footage viewable on a computer. CD Extra version is out of print.
Songs: (same performances as (LIVE) album)
Country Road
Don’t Let Me Be Lonely Tonight
Fire and Rain [Buy MP3]
Handy Man
How Sweet It Is (To Be Loved By You)
Mexico
Shed a Little Light
Shower the People
Steamroller Blues
Sweet Baby James
Walking Man
Your Smiling Face
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“Hourglass”
- 1997 – Columbia / Sony
- CD-Extra containing interviews, photos, and videos
Songs:
Line ‘Em Up
Enough To Be On Your Way
Little More Time With You
Gaia
Ananas
Jump Up Behind Me
Another Day
Up Er Mei
Up From Your Life
Yellow And Rose
Boatman
Walking My Baby Back Home
Hangnail (hidden track)
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“Greatest Hits Volume 2″
- 2000 – Sony
Songs:
Secret O’ Life
Handy Man
Your Smiling Face
Up On the Roof
Her Town Too
That’s Why I’m Here
Only A Dream In Rio
Everyday
Song For You Far Away
Never Die Young
(I’ve Got To) Stop Thinkin’ ‘Bout That
Shed a Little Light
Copperline
Another Day
Little More Time With You
Enough To Be On Your Way
Also Available: Limited Edition 2-CD Version with 3 Bonus Tracks Europeans can order from Amazon.co.uk |
“October Road”
- Aug. 13, 2002 (North America) / Aug. 12 (Europe) – Sony
Songs:
September Grass
October Road
On the Fourth of July
Whenever You’re Ready
Belfast To Boston (God’s Rifle)
Mean Old Man
My Traveling Star
Raised Up Family
Carry Me On My Way
Caroline I See You
Baby Buffalo
Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas
Included on Limited Edition 2-Disc Version:
Don’t Let Me Be Lonely Tonight (From Michael Brecker’s “The Nearness of You”)
Benjamin (From “Appalachian Journey”)
Sailing To Philadelphia (From Mark Knopfler’s “Sailing To Philadelphia”)
Plus video footage viewable on a computer (U.S. versions only).
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“The Best of James Taylor”
- April 8, 2003 – Warner Bros.
Songs:
Something In the Way She Moves
Sweet Baby James
Fire and Rain [Buy MP3]
Country Road
You’ve Got A Friend [Buy MP3]
You Can Close Your Eyes
Long Ago and Far Away
Don’t Let Me Be Lonely Tonight
Walking Man
How Sweet It Is (To Be Loved By You)
Mexico
Shower the People
Golden Moments
Steamroller (Live)
Carolina In My Mind
Handy Man
Your Smiling Face
Up On the Roof
Only A Dream In Rio
Bittersweet
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“James Taylor: A Christmas Album”
- November 1, 2004 – Hallmark
- Sold exclusively in Hallmark stores
Songs:
Winter Wonderland
Go Tell It On The Mountain
In The Bleak Midwinter
Baby, It’s Cold Outside
Santa Claus Is Coming To Town
Jingle Bells
The Christmas Song
Deck The Halls
Some Children See Him
Who Comes This Night
Auld Lang Syne
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“James Taylor At Christmas”
- October 10, 2006 – Columbia
Songs:
Winter Wonderland
Go Tell It On The Mountain
Santa Claus Is Coming To Town
Jingle Bells
Baby, It’s Cold Outside
River
Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas
The Christmas Song
Some Children See Him
Who Comes This Night
In The Bleak Midwinter
Auld Lang Syne
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“One Man Band” (CD/DVD Set)
- November 13, 2007 – Hear Music
Songs:
Something In the Way She Moves
Never Die Young
The Frozen Man
Mean Old Man
School Song
Country Road
Slap Leather
My Traveling Star
You’ve Got A Friend [Buy MP3]
Steamroller Blues
Secret O’ Life
Line ‘Em Up
Chili Dog
Shower the People
Sweet Baby James
Carolina In My Mind
Fire and Rain [Buy MP3]
Copperline
You Can Close Your Eyes
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“Covers”
- September 30, 2008 – Hear Music
- Collection of cover songs featuring “Band of Legends” members Luis Conte, Michael Landau, Jeff Babko, Lou Marini, Jimmy Johnson, Walt Fowler, Steve Gadd, Larry Goldings, Andrea Zonn, Kate Markowitz, Arnold McCuller, and David Lasley.
Songs:
It’s Growing
(I’m a) Road Runner
Wichita Lineman
Why Baby Why
Some Days You Gotta Dance
Seminole Wind
Suzanne
Hound Dog
Sadie
On Broadway
Summertime Blues
Not Fade Away
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“Other Covers”
- April 7, 2009 – Hear Music
- A followup collection of cover songs featuring “Band of Legends” members Luis Conte, Michael Landau, Jeff Babko, Lou Marini, Jimmy Johnson, Walt Fowler, Steve Gadd, Larry Goldings, Andrea Zonn, Kate Markowitz, Arnold McCuller, and David Lasley. Recorded at the same time as 2008′s “Covers.”
Songs:
Oh, What a Beautiful Mornin’
Get a Job
Memphis
Shiver Me Timbers
Wasn’t That a Mighty Storm
In the Midnight Hour
Knock On Wood
Other Songs Performed Live
Come On Brother, Get On Up and Help Me Find This Groove
Diamond Joe (Traditional)
Hellelujah, I Love Her So
Hey, Good Lookin’
I Can Dream Of You (Livingston Taylor)
In My Reply (Livingston Taylor)
It’s Gonna Work Out Fine
Jellyman Kelly
Okie From Muskogee
Old Blue (Traditional)
Pretty Boy Floyd
Sea Cruise (Huey Smith & John Vincent)
Sixteen Candles
Things Go Better With Coke
Tuberose Snuff Commercial
Twelve Gates To the City
Wild Mountain Thyme (Traditional)
Woodstock (Joni Mitchell)
With a Little Help From My Friends (John Lennon & Paul McCartney)
The Twist (Chubby Checker)