Kate Taylor "Why Wait!" (2021) -Folk Rock / Americana-

Label : Compass Records / Red House Records

01 - Good Day Sunshine (John Lennon & Paul McCartney)

02 - Why Wait! (Kate Taylor)

03 - He (Amy Wadge & Ed Sheeran)

04 - He Caught The Katy (Taj Mahal & Yank Rachell)

05 - (You Don't Know) How Glad I Am (Jimmy Williams & Larry Harrison)

06 - Beams Of The Queen (Isaac Taylor)

07 - I Will Follow (James Taylor)

08 - Stop The Wedding (Freddy Johnson, Leroy Kirkland & Pearl Woods)

09 - Tell Him (Bert Russell)

10 - The Glory Of Love (Billy Hill)

11 - Crystal Blue Persuasion (Eddie Gray, Mike Vale & Tommy James)

12 - Don't Knock (Roebuck Staples & Wesley D. Westbrooks)

Produced by Peter Asher

Recorded at Lonely Feather Studios by Nathaniel Kunkel & at Walnut Acres Studio by Jeff Alan Ross Additional Recording at Print Shop Audio by Phil DaRosa 

Mixed & Mastered at Lonely Feather Studios by Nathaniel Kunkel 

Assisted by Dillon Margolis & Conor McKiernan 

Mastered for Vinyl by Randy LeRoy at Tonal Park, Tacoma Park, MD 

Lacquers Cut for Vinyl by Pete Lyman at Infrasonic Mastering, Nashville, TN 

Production Coordination by Ivy Skoff 

Musical Direction & Additional Production by Jeff Alan Ross

01 - Good Day Sunshine

Lead vocal : Kate Taylor

Wurlitzer, Organ & Acoustic Guitar : Jeff Alan Ross

Guitar : Danny Kortchmar

Bass : Leland 'Lee' Sklar

Drums : Russ Kunkel

Percussion : Peter Asher

Background vocals : Victoria Asher

02 - Why Wait!

Lead vocal : Kate Taylor

Wurlitzer & Clavinet : Jeff Alan Ross

Acoustic Guitar : Peter Asher

Lead Guitar : Albert Lee

Bass : Leland 'Lee' Sklar

Drums : Russ Kunkel

Percussion : Peter Asher

Choir : Liz Witham, Aretha Taylor, Peter Asher, Jeff Alan Ross & Bill Cinque

03 - He

Lead vocal : Kate Taylor

Piano, Organ & Guitar : Jeff Alan Ross

Guitar : Danny Kortchmar

Bass : Leland 'Lee' Sklar

Drums : Russ Kunkel

Background vocals : Victoria Asher

String Quartet Arrangements : Jeff Alan Ross & Peter Asher

04 - He Caught The Katy

Vocal : Kate Taylor

Guitar & Wurlitzer : Jeff Alan Ross

Lead Guitar : Albert Lee

Bass : Leland 'Lee' Sklar

Drums : Russ Kunkel

Percussion : Peter Asher

05 - (You Don't Know) How Glad I Am

Vocal : Kate Taylor

Piano & Acoustic Guitar : Jeff Alan Ross

Guitar : Waddy Wachtel

Bass : Leland 'Lee' Sklar

Drums : Russ Kunkel

06 - Beams Of The Queen

Lead vocal : Kate Taylor

Ukulele & Background vocals : The Ukeleles (Kate Taylor plus Laurie David, Joanne Ashe, Amy Irving & Judy)

Accordion : Jeff Alan Ross

Percussion : Peter Asher

Bass : Leland 'Lee' Sklar

Drums : Russ Kunkel

07 - I Will Follow

Lead vocal : Kate Taylor

Piano, Organ & Acoustic Guitars : Jeff Alan Ross

Guitar : Danny Kortchmar

Bass : Leland 'Lee' Sklar

Drums : Russ Kunkel

Percussion : Peter Asher

Cello Arrangement : Peter Asher & Jeff Alan Ross

Background vocals : Peter Asher, Bill Cinque & Jeff Alan Ross

08 - Stop The Wedding

Lead vocal : Kate Taylor

Piano & Organ : Jeff Alan Ross

Guitar : Waddy Wachtel

Bass : Leland 'Lee' Sklar

Drums : Russ Kunkel

Choir : Liz Witham, Aretha Taylor, Peter Asher, Jeff Alan Ross & Bill Cinque

09 - Tell Him

Lead vocal : Kate Taylor

Piano & Acoustic Guitar : Jeff Alan Ross

Bass : Leland 'Lee' Sklar

Drums : Russ Kunkel

Percussion & Glockenspiel : Peter Asher

Electric Guitar : Waddy Wachtel

Guitar Solo : Albert Lee

Background vocals : Victoria Asher

Hand Claps : Peter Asher, Jeff Alan Ross, Dillon Margolis & Connor McKiernan

10 - The Glory Of Love

Lead vocals : Kate Taylor & Peter Asher

Acoustic Guitar : Peter Asher

Electric Guitar : Albert Lee

Drums : Russ Kunkel

Piano & Organ : Jeff Alan Ross

11 - Crystal Blue Persuasion

Lead vocal : Kate Taylor

Piano : Jeff Alan Ross

Guitars : Waddy Wachtel (Left), Albert Lee (Center), Danny Kortchmar (Right)

Bass : Leland 'Lee' Sklar

Congas & Shakers : Russ Kunkel

Background vocals : Peter Asher, Bill Clinquer & Jeff Alan Ross

12 - Don't Knock

Lead vocal : Kate Taylor

Acoustic Guitar : Jeff Alan Ross

Lead Guitar : Danny Kortchmar

Bass : Leland 'Lee' Sklar

Drums : Russ Kunkel

Percussion : Peter Asher

Violin : Scarlet Rivera

Choir : Liz Witham, Aretha Taylor, Peter Asher, Jeff Alan Ross & Bill Cinque

Hand Claps : Peter Asher, Jeff Alan Ross, Dillon Margolis & Connor McKiernan

Kate Taylor "Kate Taylor" (1978) -Soft Rock/ Blue-Eyed Soul-

Label : CBS, Inc.

 Side 1

01 - A Fool In Love (Ike Turner)
02 - Smuggler's Song (Ethan Signer & Clay Jackson)
03 - Harriet Tubman (Walter Robinson)
04 - Stubborn Kind Of Woman (William Stevenson, Marvin Gaye & George Gordy)
05 - Happy Birthday Sweet Darling (James Taylor)

Side 2

01 - It's In His Kiss (The Shoop Song) (Rudy Clark)
02 - Slow And Steady (Zach Wiesner & James Taylor)
03 - It's Growin' (Walter Robinson & Warren Moore)
04 - Tiah's Cove (Charlie Witham)
05 - Rodeo (Livingston Taylor)
06 - Jason & Ida (Kate Taylor & Duane Giesemann)


Produced by James Taylor & Lew Hahn
Recording & Mixing : Lew Hahn
Assistant Engineers : Michael O'Reilly, Randy Mason & Tom Heid
Recorded & Mixed at Atlantic Recording Studios, N.Y.


Side 1

01 - A Fool In Love

Drums : Steve Gadd
Bass : Will Lee
Guitars : Cornell Dupree, Jeff Mironov
Background vocals : Alex Taylor, James Taylor
Alto Saxophone : David Sanborn
Trumpets : Randy Brecker, Alan Rubin
Trombone : Dave Taylor
Piano : Richard Tee
Tenor Saxophones : Dave Tofani, Lou Marini, Michael Brecker
Baritone : Ronnie Cuber
Horn Arrangement : James Taylor & David Spinozza

02 - Smuggler's Song

Drums : Gary Mure
Bass : Will Lee
Guitar : Jeff Mironov, James Taylor
Piano : Ken Ascher
Background vocals : Kate Taylor, James Taylor
Mariachis : Randy Brecker, Alan Rubin, Gene Orloff, Lew Hahn

03 - Harriet Tubman

Percussion : Crusher Bennett
Drums : Steve Ferrone
Bass : Ron Carter
Guitar : James Taylor
Piano : Richard Tee
Background vocals : Jessy Dixon, Elsa Harris, Bingo Hodges

04 - Stubborn Kind Of Woman

Drums : Steve Gadd
Percussion : Rubens Bassini
Bass : Tony Levin
Guitar : Onnie McIntyre
Piano : Don Grolnick
Background vocals : Alex Taylor, Hugh Taylor, James Taylor
Trumpets : Randy Brecker, Alan Rubin

05 - Happy Birthday Sweet Darling

Drums : Steve Gadd
Bass : Will Lee
Guitar : James Taylor, David Spinozza
Piano : Ken Bischel
Background vocals : James Taylor & Carly Simon And James Taylor & John Hall
Vocal Arrangement : James Taylor, David Spinozza

Side 2

01 - It's In His Kiss (The Shoop Song)

Drums : Gary Mure
Bass : Will Lee
Guitar : Jeff Mironov, James Taylor, David Spinozza
Percussion : Ralph MacDonald
Background vocals : Kate Taylor, James Taylor

02 - Slow And Steady

Drums : Steve Ferrone
Bass : Will Lee
Guitars : James Taylor, Jeff Mironov, David Spinozza
Piano : Richard Tee
Organ : Don Grolnick

03 - It's Growin'

Drums : Steve Gadd
Bass : Will Lee
Guitar : James Taylor, Cornell Dupree, Jeff Mironov
Piano : Richard Tee
Background vocals : Alex Taylor, Hugh Taylor, James Taylor
Flute : Michael Brecker
String Arrangement : Arif Mardin
Concertmaster : Gene Orloff

04 - Tiah's Cove

Guitar : James Taylor
Harmonium : Don Grolnick
Flute : David Amram
Background vocals : Kate Taylor, James Taylor

05 - Rodeo

Drums : Steve Ferrone
Bass : Will Lee
Guitar : Jeff Mironov, James Taylor
Piano : Richard Tee
Harmonica : Don Brooks
String Arrangement : David Spinozza
Concertmaster : Gene Orloff

06 - Jason & Ida

Drums : Gary Mure
Bass : Will Lee
Guitars : James Taylor, Hugh McCracken
Background vocals : Carly Simon, James Taylor
Percussion : Ralph MacDonald

Kate Taylor "Sister Kate" (1971) -Folk Rock-

Label : Cotillion Records

 One

01 - Home Again (Carole King)

02 - Ballad Of A Well Known Gun (Elton John & Bernie Taupin)

03 - Be That Way (Livingston Taylor)

04 - Handbags And Gladrags (Mike d'Abo)

05 - You Can Close Your Eyes (James Taylor)

06 - Look At Granny Run, Run (Jerry Ragovoy & Mort Shuman)

Two

01 - Where You Lead (Carole King & Toni Stern)

02 - White Lightning (Jape Richardson)

03 - Country Comfort (Elton John & Bernie Taupin)

04 - Lo And Behold / Jesus Is Just All Right (James Taylor) / (Arthur Reynolds)

05 - Do I Still Figure In Your Life* (Pete Dello)

06 - Sweet Honesty (Beverley Martyn)

Recorded & Mixed at Crystal Sound Recording Studios, Hollywood, California

Engineered by Richard Sanford

*Recorded at Sunset Sound Studios, Hollywood, California

Engineered by Bill Lazerus

Horns Recorded at Ardent Studios, Memphis, Tennessee

Engineered by Terry Manning

Produced by Peter Asher

One

01 - Home Again

Guitar : Danny Kortchmar

Bass : Charles Larkey

Drums : Joe O'Brien

Piano : Carole King

Strings Arranged by John Tartaglia

02 - Ballad Of A Well Known Gun

Guitar : Danny Kortchmar

Bass : Charles Larkey

Drums : Joe O'Brien

Piano : Carole King

Organ : Ralph Schuckett

Tambourine : Sandra Crouch

Congas : Danny Kortchmar

Background vocals : Carole King, Merry Clayton, Oma Drake & Donna Prater

03 - Be That Way

Organ : Ralph Schuckett

Bass : Charles Larkey

Drums : Russ Kunkel

Background vocals : Peter Asher

04 - Handbags And Gladrags

Guitar : Danny Kortchmar

Bass : Leland 'Lee' Sklar

Drums : Russ Kunkel

Piano : Ralph Schuckett

Tambourine : Sandra Crouch

Background Music : Merry Clayton, Oma Drake, Carole King, Donna Prater, Linda Ronstadt & Gail Haness

05 - You Can Close Your Eyes

Piano : Carole King

Bass : Charles Larkey

Drums : Joe O'Brien

Congas : Danny Kortchmar

Strings Arranged by Carole King

06 - Look At Granny Run, Run

Guitar : Danny Kortchmar

Acoustic Guitar : James Taylor

Bass : Leland 'Lee' Sklar

Drums : Russ Kunkel

Tambourine : Sandra Crouch

Horns Arranged & Played by Wayne Jackson, Andrew Love & The Memphis Horns

 

Two

01 - Where You Lead

Guitar : Danny Kortchmar

Bass : Charles Larkey

Drums & Cowbell : Joel O'Brien

Piano : Carole King

Organ : Ralph Schuckett

Tambourine : Sandra Crouch

Congas : Danny Kortchmar

Background vocals : Carole King, Merry Clayton, Oma Drake & Donna Prater

02 - White Lightning

Guitar : Danny Kortchmar

Bass : Leland 'Lee' Sklar

Drums : Russ Kunkel

Piano : Ralph Schuckett

03 - Country Comfort

Guitar : Bernie Leadon

Bass : Leland 'Lee' Sklar

Drums : Russ Kunkel

Banjo : John Hartford

Piano & Accordion : Ralph Schuckett

Background vocals : Linda Ronstadt & Gail Haness

04 - Lo And Behold / Jesus Is Just All Right

Guitar : Danny Kortchmar (Right), John Bieland (Left) & J.D. Souther

Bass : Leland 'Lee' Sklar

Drums : Russ Kunkel

Piano : Ralph Schuckett

Tambourine : Sandra Crouch

Background vocals : Carole King, Merry Clayton, Oma Drake & Donna Prater

Clapping : Kate Taylor, Peter Asher & J.D. Souther

05 - Do I Still Figure In Your Life

Guitar : James Taylor

Bass : Leland 'Lee' Sklar

Drums : Russ Kunkel

Piano : Carole King

06 - Sweet Honesty

Guitar : James Taylor

Bass : Leland 'Lee' Sklar

Drums : Joel O'Brien

Piano : Ralph Schuckett

Kate Taylor "It's In There - And It's Got To Come Out!" (1979) -Country Rock-

Label : CBS, Inc.

 Side 1

01 - I Got The Will (Otis Redding)
02 - Kite Woman (J.D. Souther)
03 - Ain't No Way To Forget You... (W.C. Quillen & Grady Smith)
04 - Loving You Was Easier (Kris Kristofferson)
05 - Ain't Too Proud To Beg (Holland & Norman Whitfield)

Side 2

01 - Same Old Song (Brian Holland, Lamont Dozier & Eddie Holland)
02 - Can't Hurry Love (Brian Holland, Lamont Dozier & Eddie Holland)
03 - I'm A Hog For You Baby (Jerry Lieber & Mike Stoller)
04 - Champagne And Wine (Otis Redding, Roy Johnson & Allan Walden)
05 - Ain't No Love (Michael Price & Don Walsh)


This album was Produced by Barry Beckett at The Muscle Shoals Sound Studios, Sheffield, Alabama
Engineered by Greg Hamm with Assistance by David Yates
Horns Arranged by Harrison Calloway 

The Muscle Shoals Horns :
Harrison Caloway : Trumpet
Ben Cauley : Trumpet
Harvey Thompson : Tenor
Ronnie Eades : Baritone
Dennis Good : Trombone


Side 1

01 - I Got The Will

Roger Hawkins : Drums
Tom Roady : Percussion
David Hood : Bass
Jimmy Johnson : Electric Guitar
Barry Beckett : Piano
Randy McCormick : Organ
Pete Carr : Electric Guitar
David Sanborn : Alto Sax
Muscle Shoals Horns
 
02 - Kite Woman

Roger Hawkins : Drums
Tom Roady : Percussion
David Hood : Bass
Jimmy Johnson : Electric Guitar
Barry Beckett : Piano & Arp
Randy McCormick : Organ
Pete Carr : Acoustic Guitar
Hugh Taylor : Background vocals

03 - Ain't No Way To Forget You...

Roger Hawkins : Drums
Tom Roady : Percussion
David Hood : Bass
Jimmy Johnson : Electric Guitar
Barry Beckett : Piano
Randy McCormick : Organ
Pete Carr : Electric Guitar
Larry Byrom : Electric Guitar

04 - Loving You Was Easier

Roger Hawkins : Drums
Tom Roady : Percussion
David Hood : Bass
Jimmy Johnson : Electric Guitar
Barry Beckett : Electric Piano
Randy McCormick : Acoustic Piano
Pete Carr : Electric Guitar
Larry Byrom : Acoustic Guitar
Charlie McCoy : Harmonica
Weldon Myrick : Steel

05 - Ain't Too Proud To Beg

Roger Hawkins : Drums
Tom Roady : Percussion
David Hood : Bass
Jimmy Johnson : Electric Guitar
Barry Beckett : Piano
Randy McCormick : Electric Piano & Clavinet
Pete Carr : Electric Guitar
David Sanborn : Alto Sax
Ava Aldridge, Marle Tomlinson & Cindy Richardson : Background vocals
Muscle Shoals Horns

Side 2

01 - Same Old Song

Roger Hawkins : Drums
Tom Roady : Percussion
David Hood : Bass
Jimmy Johnson : Electric Guitar
Barry Beckett : Piano
Randy McCormick : Organ
Larry Byrom : Electric Guitar
Pete Carr : Electric Guitar
David Sanborn : Alto Sax
Alex Taylor, Hugh Taylor & Livingston Taylor : Background vocals
Burt De Cateaux : Vocal Guidance

02 - Can't Hurry Love

Roger Hawkins : Drums
Tom Roady : Percussion
David Hood : Bass
Jimmy Johnson : Electric Guitar
Barry Beckett : Piano
Randy McCormick : Fender Rhodes
Larry Byrom : Electric Guitar
Pete Carr : Electric Guitar
Ava Aldridge, Marle Tomlinson & Cindy Richardson : Background vocals

03 - I'm A Hog For You Baby

Roger Hawkins : Drums
Tom Roady : Percussion
David Hood : Bass
Jimmy Johnson : Electric Guitar
Barry Beckett : Piano
Randy McCormick : Organ
Larry Byrom : Acoustic Guitar
Pete Carr : Electric Guitar
David Sanborn : Alto Sax

04 - Champagne And Wine

Roger Hawkins : Drums
Tom Roady : Percussion
David Hood : Bass
Jimmy Johnson : Electric Guitar
Barry Beckett : Piano
Randy McCormick : Fender Rhodes
Larry Byrom : Acoustic Guitar
Pete Carr : Electric Guitar
Weldon Myrick : Steel

05 - Ain't No Love

Roger Hawkins : Drums
Tom Roady : Percussion
David Hood : Bass
Jimmy Johnson : Electric Guitar
Barry Beckett : Piano
Randy McCormick : Fender Rhodes
Larry Byrom : Electric Guitar
Pete Carr : Acoustic Guitar