Label : Warner Bros. Records
01 - Something In The Way She Moves (James Taylor)02 - Sweet Baby James (James Taylor)
03 - Fire And Rain (James Taylor)
04 - Country Road (Single Version) (James Taylor)
05 - You've Got A Friend (Carole King)
06 - You Can Close Your Eyes (James Taylor)
07 - Long Ago And Far Away (James Taylor)
08 - Don't Let Me Be Lonely Tonight (James Taylor)
09 - Walking Man (James Taylor)
10 - How Sweet It Is (To Be Loved By You) (Brian Holland, Lamont Dozier & Eddie Holland)
11 - Mexico (James Taylor)
12 - Shower The People (James Taylor)
13 - Golden Moments (James Taylor)
14 - Steamroller (Live, 1975) (James Taylor)
15 - Carolina In My Mind (1976 Version) (James Taylor)
16 - Handy Man (Otis Blackwell & Jimmy Jones)
17 - Your Smiling Face (James Taylor)
18 - Up On The Roof (Gerry Goffin & Carole King)
19 - Only A Dream In Rio (James Taylor)
20 - Bittersweet (John Sheldon)
Compiled by David Melees
Remastering : Bill Inglot & Dan Hersch at Digiprep
Except "Bittersweet" by Ted Jensen at Sterling Sound
01 - Something In The Way She Moves
With/James Taylor : Vocals, Acoustic Guitar
From "JAMES TAYLOR"
Apple (2/17/69)
Produced by Peter Asher
Engineered by Barry Sheffield & Malcolm Toft
Recorded & Mixed at Trident Studios, London (7/68-10/68)
02 - Sweet Baby James
With/James Taylor : Vocals, Acoustic Guitar
Red Rhodes : Steel Guitar
Carole King : Piano
John London : Bass
03 - Fire And Rain
With/James Taylor : Vocals, Acoustic Guitar
Carole King : Piano
Bobby West : Double Bass
Russ Kunkel : Drums
Tracks 02-03
From "SWEET BABY JAMES"
Warner Bros. (2/70)
Produced by Peter Asher for Marylebone Productions, Inc.
Engineered by Bill Lazerus
Recorded & Mixed at Sunset Sound Recorders, Hollywood, CA (12/69)
04 - Country Road (Single Version)
With/James Taylor : Vocals, Acoustic Guitar
Carole King : Piano
Leland 'Lee' Sklar : Bass
Russ Kunkel : Drums
Warner Bros. Single (12/30/70)
Produced by Peter Asher for Marylebone Productions, Inc.
Engineered by Bill Lazerus
Recorded & Mixed at Sunset Sound Recorders, Hollywood, CA
05 - You've Got A Friend
With/James Taylor : Lead & Background vocals, Acoustic Guitar
Joni Mitchell : Vocals, Acoustic Guitar
Danny Kortchmar : Acoustic Guitar, Congas
Leland 'Lee' Sklar : Bass
Russ Kunkel : Drums, Congas, Cabasa
06 - You Can Close Your Eyes
With/James Taylor : Vocals, Acoustic Guitar
07 - Long Ago And Far Away
With/James Taylor : Lead & Background vocals, Acoustic Guitar
Joni Mitchell : Background vocals
Carole King : Piano
Leland 'Lee' Sklar : Bass
Russ Kunkel : Drums
Danny Kortchmar : Congas
Tracks 05-07
From "MUD SLIDE SLIM AND THE BLUE HORIZON"
Warner Bros. (03/16/71)
Produced Peter Asher for Marylebone Productions, Inc.
Engineered by Richard Sanford Orshoff
Recorded & Mixed at Crystal-Sound Recording Studios, Hollywood, CA (1/3/71-2/28/71)
08 - Don't Let Me Be Lonely Tonight
With/James Taylor : Vocals, Acoustic Guitar
Danny Kortchmar : Electric Guitar
Craig Doerge : Piano
Leland 'Lee' Sklar : Bass
Russ Kunkel : Drums, Congas
Michael Brecker : Tenor Sax
From "ONE MAN DOG"
Warner Bros. (11/72)
Produced by Peter Asher
Engineered by Peter Asher, Robert Appere & Phil Ramone
Assisted by Jock McLean & Rich Blakin
Mixed by Robert Appere
Recorded at James's House, Martha's Vineyard, MA ; Clover Recorders, Hollywood, CA ; A&R Studios, New York, NY
Mixed at Clover Recorders, Hollywood, CA
09 - Walking Man
With/James Taylor : Vocals, Acoustic Guitar
David Spinozza : Electric Guitar, Acoustic Guitar
Kenny Ascher : Electric Piano
And Muson : Bass
Rick Marotta : Drums
Ralph MacDonald : Percussion
Gene Orloff : Strings (Concert Master)
From "WALKING MAN"
Warner Bros. (6/13/74)
Produced by David Spinozza
Arranged by David Spinozza & James Taylor
Engineered & Mixed by Harry Maslin
Assisted by David Henson & Blaise Castellano
Recorded & Mixed at The Hit Factory, New York, NY (1-74-4/74)
10 - How Sweet It Is (To Be Loved By You)
With/James Taylor : Vocals
Carly Simon : Harmony Vocals
Danny Kortchmar : Electric Guitar
Clarence McDonald : Piano, Fender Rhodes
Leland 'Lee' Sklar : Bass
Russ Kunkel : Drums, Tambourine
Jim Keltner : Drums
David Sanborn : Sax
Nick DeCaro : String Arrangement
11 - Mexico
With/James Taylor : Vocals, Acoustic & Electric Guitar
David Crosby & Graham Nash : Harmony Vocals
Danny Kortchmar : Electric Guitar
Leland 'Lee' Sklar : Bass
Russ Kunkel : Drums, Shaker
Milt Holland : Percussion
Gayle Levant : Harp
Tracks 10-11
From "GORILLA"
Warner Bros. (5/5/75)
Produced by Lenny Waronker & Russ Titelman
Engineered & Mixed by Lee Herschberg
Additional Engineering : Donn Landee
Assisted by Loyd Clifft
Recorded at Warner Bros. Recording Studios (Amigos), North Hollywood, CA ; The Burbank Studios, Burbank, CA (2/75-3/75)
Mixed at Warner Bros. Recording Studios (Amigos), North Hollywood, CA
12 - Shower The People
With/James Taylor : Lead & Harmony Vocals, Acoustic Guitar
Carly Simon : Harmony Vocals
Clarence McDonald : Fender Rhodes, Hornorgan
Nick DeCaro : Hornorgan, Voiceorgan
Leland 'Lee' Sklar : Bass
Russ Kunkel : Drums, Percussion
Victor Feldman : Vibes, Orchestra Bells
13 - Golden Moments
With/James Taylor : Vocals, Acoustic Guitar
Nick DeCaro : Hornorgan, Voiceorgan
Leland 'Lee' Sklar : Bass
Bobbye Hall : Triangle
Gayle Levant : Harp
Tracks 12-13
From "IN THE POCKET"
Warner Bros. (6/10/76)
Produced by Lenny Waronker & Russ Titelman
Engineered & Mixed by Lee Herschberg
Assisted by Loyd Clifft
Recorded & Mixed at Warner Bros. Recording Studios (Amigos), North Hollywood, CA
14 - Steamroller (Live, 1975)
With/James Taylor : Vocals, Acoustic Guitar
Danny Kortchmar : Electric Guitar
Clarence McDonald : Piano
Leland 'Lee' Sklar : Bass
Russ Kunkel : Drums
15 - Carolina In My Mind (1976 Version)
With/James Taylor : Lead & Background vocals, Acoustic Guitar
Andrew Gold : Background vocals, Harmonium
Dan Dugmore : Steel Guitar
Byron Berline : Fiddle
Clarence McDonald : Piano
Leland 'Lee' Sklar : Bass
Russ Kunkel : Drums
Tracks 14-15
From "GREATEST HITS"
Warner Bros. (11/12/76)
Various Producers, Engineers & Studios
"Steamroller" Produced by Peter Asher, Russ Titelman & Lenny Waronker
Engineered by Lee Herschberg
Recorded Live at The Universal Amphitheatre, Universal City (w/The Enactron Truck) (8/75)
"Carolina In My Mind" Produced by Peter Asher
Engineered by Val Garay
Recorded & Mixed at The Sound Factory, Hollywood, CA (10/76)
16 - Handy Man
With/James Taylor : Lead & Background vocals, Acoustic Guitar
Leah Kunkel : Background vocals
Danny Kortchmar : Guitar
Clarence McDonald : Keyboards
Leland 'Lee' Sklar : Bass
Russ Kunkel : Drums, Percussion
Peter Asher : Cabasa, Tambourine
17 - Your Smiling Face
With/James Taylor : Vocals, Acoustic Guitar
Danny Kortchmar : Guitar
Clarence McDonald : Keyboards
Leland 'Lee' Sklar : Bass
Russ Kunkel : Drums, Percussion
David Campbell : String Arrangement, Conductor
Tracks 16-17
From "JT"
Columbia (6/24/77)
Produced by Peter Asher
Engineered & Mixed by Val Garay
Recorded & Mixed at The Sound Factory, Hollywood, CA (3/15/77 -4/24/77)
18 - Up On The Roof
With/James Taylor : Vocals, Acoustic Guitar
Danny Kortchmar & Waddy Wachtel : Electric Guitar
Leland 'Lee' Sklar : Bass
Russ Kunkel : Drums
Arif Mardin : String Arrangement / Conductor
From "FLAG"
Columbia (4/26/79)
Produced by Peter Asher
Engineered & Mixed by Val Garay
Assisted by George Ybarra, Lincoln Clapp & Michael O'Reilly
Recorded & Mixed at The Sound Factory, Hollywood, CA (1/4/79-3/25/79)
Additional Recording at Media Sound, New York, NY & Atlantic Studios-A, New York, NY
19 - Only A Dream In Rio
With/James Taylor : Vocals, Acoustic Guitar
Randy Brecker, Eliane Elias, Kenia Gould, Zbeto : Vocals
Bill Payne : Keyboards
Tony Levin : Bass
Russ Kunkel : Drums
Airto Moreira : Percussion
From "THAT'S WHY I'M HERE"
Columbia (10/17/85)
Produced by James Taylor & Frank Filipetti
Assisted by Billy Miranda, Moira Marquis & Renatta Blauer
Recorded & Mixed at Right Track Recording, New York, NY
Additional Recording at Air Studios, Montserrat
20 - Bittersweet
With/James Taylor : Vocals, Acoustic Guitar
Curtis King : Vocals
John Sheldon : Guitar
Clifford Carter : Keyboards
Willie Weeks : Bass
Steve Jordan : Drums
New Recording
Produced by Danny Kortchmar
Engineered by Niko Bolas
Recorded at Q Division, Boston, MA ; The Hit Factory, New York, NY
