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 enlarge | Artist: James Taylor
Label: Hear Music
Category: Music
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Avg. Customer Rating:  6 reviews
Sales Rank: 2143
Format: Import
Media: Audio CD
Discs: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 5.9 x 4.9 x 0.4
MPN: 30829
UPC: 888072308299
EAN: 0888072308299
ASIN: B001D5DQCU
Release Date: September 30, 2008
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| Tracks:
| • | 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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| Customer Reviews: Read 1 more reviews...
 Exposes James Taylor's lack of songwriting talent! October 24, 2008
2 out of 10 found this review helpful
Coming just 2 years after Taylor's last album of covers songs (James Taylor at Christmas, itself a reissue of the 2004 Hallmark James Taylor Xmas Cd) and a year after the unplugged live album, this new album again highlights how indifferent Taylor's career has been. Once memorably described as a purveyor of counter culture melodies, Taylor never recaptured the heights of his Sweet Baby James album of 1970. The rest of the '70's saw Taylor settle into an easy pattern of having hits with other peoples songs whilst having very few self penned hits (and this guy was inducted into the Songwriters Hall Of Fame??!!) Quite how he's managed to sustain a career over 40 years is anyone's guess but the guy must have some pretty good publicists who are to spin some rubblish to the media to cover for the fact that the guy has had very hits written by himself. So what to make of this new release? Well the fans don't seem to be happy that Taylor hasn't released an album of new material since 2002 and the result is an album of the usual Taylor schtick. All of these songs are tastefully performed and Taylor's voice ( his only true talent) remains intact. In short it's best to avoid this career holding CD and get something more worthwhile Like Jackson Brownes new album. Now there's a talent!!!
 Comfortable Covers October 19, 2008
2 out of 6 found this review helpful
Yes as stated its a covers album, and yes I to had reservations. You get some great covers albums like Kathryn Williams - Relations, Horse - Coveted, where the artist makes it different and thus interesting, others just do rehashed versions like Karaoki. This is none of these, he doesn't reinvent the songs but plays them in a way that only JT can. I have always said that there are some artists who push the boundaries and again are interesting, i.e. Radiohead, Pink Floyd...., James on the other hand is someone who I have always had the delight to know that his new album wasn't going to change drastically and I have always been happy with that. If thats how you like your Mr Taylor you'll love this, if your looking for new ideas your looking in wrong place.
Wider coverage please October 18, 2008
4 out of 10 found this review helpful
This album of covers is mostly for people who are familiar with music from the `50s and `60s, and probably won't win JT any new fans. He's always been able to mellow out a tune and put his own distinctive spin on it, but a couple of the tracks on this album are TOO mellow, some to the point of being almost unrecognizable, especially if you know the popular versions of the songs.
The songs that make the album worthwhile for me are "Wichita Lineman" (Glenn Campbell, 1968) and "Seminole Wind" (John Anderson). Others are "It's Growing" (The Temptations, 1965); "Why Baby Why" (George Jones, 1955); "Some Days You Gotta Dance" (Keith Urban) and "On Broadway" (The Drifters' 1963 hit)
On the other hand, give me Neil Diamond's version of "Suzanne" any day, and as for "Hound Dog" - nuff said - Elvis rules!
Stronger on the country tunes and average on the R&B, this album has its highs and lows. It's probably a good choice as background music for social gatherings and peaceful nights at home with a good book, but the song choices and arrangements add up to nothing special or particularly memorable.
Listen to the samples and buy only the songs you like.
Rated: 3.5 stars
Amanda Richards
Great Songs Revisited by a Great Musician October 2, 2008
10 out of 14 found this review helpful
This is a collection of songs that obviously mean a lot to James and it is a chance for us to get a little insight into the man himself. He treats all of them with respect whilst giving them the treatment that only James Taylor could.
As he's said himself these are songs he's been playing live regularly over the years, and it shows, they are played with beautiful precision and emotion. I see this album as a James Taylor tribute to his favourite songs, and what a fitting tribute it is.
Give it a chance! October 1, 2008
16 out of 20 found this review helpful
OK, so it's a covers album, not the first choice for James Taylor fans. However,the voice, musicianship, interpretive skills are all there in abundance.
JT has always done covers, most of them equal or better than the originals. This is obviously a labour of love, and the harmonies created both instrumentally and vocally are joyful. The album was created in real time so to speak with only one overdub (Yo-Yo Ma) so it has a "live" feel running through.
Some tracks work better than others its true; and we'd all prefer an album of new tracks, but that's coming in 2009 so in the mean time, relax, sit back with a loved one and let James and his band soothe your mind and cleanse your soul.
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