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James Taylor's mid-'70s departure from Warner Bros. may be one of the best things that ever happened to the label; otherwise, it might not have been in such a rush to compile his Greatest Hits, one of the company's biggest sellers ever at 11 million and counting. Taylor's style, which all but
James Taylor's mid-'70s departure from Warner Bros. may be one of the best things that ever happened to the label; otherwise, it might not have been in such a rush to compile his Greatest Hits, one of the company's biggest sellers ever at 11 million and counting. Taylor's style, which all but defines the word diffident, has more backbone than it's often given credit for. Here, as surprisingly complex songs like "Carolina in My Mind" (in a newly recorded version) and "Steamroller" stack up, he sounds like an artist worth spending some time with. At the least, few of his singer-songwriter cohorts came up with a melody as lovely as "Sweet Baby James." --Rickey Wright (Review copyright Amazon.co.uk)
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Track listing1. Something In The Way She Moves 2. Carolina On My Mind 3. Fire And Rain 4. Sweet Baby James 5. Country Roads 6. You've Got A Friend 7. Don't Let Me Be Lonely Tonight 8. Walking Man 9. How Sweet It Is (To Be Loved By You) 10. Mexico 11. Shower The People 12. Steamroller
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