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Artist: James TaylorBrand: TAYLOR,JAMES
Edition: Music CD
CD Release Date: 1991-11-19
Music Label: Capitol
Soundtracks:
- 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
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Free Music Review: Taylors Highly Underrated Debut Abum
Hit: 5 Stars
There are a lot of people more aware of James Taylor trailblazing music on Warner Brothers but not so much aware of this album. A discovery of Paul McCartney so it seems Taylor was one of a slew of artists signed to Apple during it's first years of operation. Being the discovery of a Beatle it was obvious that with their excellent ear that this was an artist who deserved a second look. At a time when the folk-rock movement of the late 60's was blending with country rock and acoustic soul and was starting to create a new hyrbid. That hybrid would need voices of it's own and it was clear even at this early point that Taylor would be one of them. Even at this early juncture of his solo career he already had a distinctive musical personality and due to Apple's early commitment to giving new artists of all sorts a go this album was produced in late 1968.
Here we have an album full of personality and charm and,if your a fan of his famous early 70's hit albums and singles you'll probably feel right at home here. It's surprising how fully realized his songwriting is. For the most part this album is based in highly melodic country folk/pop numbers such that include early Taylor standards such as "Carolina On My Mind","Something In The Way She Moves" as well as other likeminded tunes "Something's Wrong","Taking It In" and "Rainy Day Man". These songs are all musically linked together by a series George Martin-like orchestral string interludes courtesy of Peter Asher,who would produced Taylor for years to come. Now there is a good deal of stylistic range here too. The album starts with the more blues drenched folk of "Don't Talk Now" and ends with the more straight out blues of "The Blues Is Just A Bad Dream'. It also contains two hefty Souther Soul style rave up's such as "Knocking 'Round The Zoo" and "Night Owl". Many people might not think of Taylor connected with the phrase "R&B singer" but these songs showcase his ability to be soulful as well as a reflective folkie.
Listening to this album really gives you insight into a time when James Taylor was a serious artist with a great deal of reflection into the changing nature of his generation in the late 60's and,while it's doubtful if he was ever touted as the next Bob Dylan (his lyrics are too plain spoken for one thing) he definately had a future creatively. Sadly neither Taylor or this album was am emmediate success and this went somewhat unnoticed after it's release outside anyone but Apple Records/James Taylor historians. But two of it's songs did become standards for Taylor later,as rerecordings and the music of this album would give him a very good early songbook for the legendary early concerts he would use to promote his career when it took off a couple years later when he took off commercially. So this album is one of those lost treasures that,despite it's early commercial success actually stands as one of Taylor's best albums musically and creatively.
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Available for the first time on compact disc, James Taylor's first album, recorded for Apple in 1968. It includes "Something in the Way She Moves" and "Carolina In My Mind."No Track Information Available
Media Type: CD
Artist: TAYLOR,JAMES
Title: JAMES TAYLOR
Street Release Date: 11/19/1991
Genre: ROCK/POP
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