This anthology captures the artistic essence of the legendary singer-songwriter James Taylor. After the very successful JT (1977), he retained a large audience over the decades. His 1976 album Greatest Hits was certified diamond and has sold more than 11 million copies. number-one You've Got a Friend, a cover of Carole King's song. During the early seventies his work achieved success among critics and the public, with hit singles like Fire and Rain and the U.S. He was part of a wave of singer-songwriters of the time that also included Cat Stevens, Carole King, Paul Simon, Joni Mitchell, Tom Rush, and Jackson Browne, as well as Carly Simon, whom Taylor later married, although the marriage did not last. Taylor's career began in the mid-1960s, but his commercial and critical breakthrough came with the 1970 album Sweet Baby James, a collection of sensitive and introspective songs ranked among the greatest folk rock albums ever. James Taylor is a Grammy Award winning American singer-songwriter and guitarist born in Boston, Massachusetts, and raised in Carrboro, North Carolina. Songlist: Some Kind Of Wonderful, Beautiful, He's Sure The Boy I Love, Uptown, So Far Away, Pleasant Valley Sunday, It's Too Late, Be-Bop-A-Lula, Chains, One Fine Day, Happy Days Are Here Again, I Feel The Earth Move, The Loco-Motion, (You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman, Oh! Carol, On Broadway, Take Good Care Of My Baby, Up On The Roof, Walking In The Rain, We Gotta Get Out Of This Place, Who Put The Bomp (In The Bomp Ba Bomp Ba Bomp), Will You Love Me Tomorrow?, It Might As Well Rain Until September, You've Got A Friend, You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin' Voicing: Solo | Performed by Carole King | 20187b | Songbook | $17.95 | Voice and Piano Piano/vocal arrangements include: Beautiful - I Feel the Earth Move - It's Too Late - The Loco-Motion - (You Make Me Feel Like) a Natural Woman - One Fine Day - So Far Away - Some Kind of Wonderful - Up on the Roof - Will You Love Me Tomorrow (Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow) - You've Got a Friend - You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin' - and more. 12.Carole King : Beautiful: The Carole King Musicalīeautiful tells of the story of one of the 20th century's most beloved songwriters, Carole King, through 25 of the hit songs she penned for herself and others. Although several of the songs feel a little flat, the arrangements and vocals are flawless, resulting in a very pleasant addition to Taylor’s catalog. 9 on the Billboard 200 (Taylor’s first time in the top ten for sixteen years) and winning a Grammy. Consisting of a collection of original songs that draw on his troubled past, the album was a major commercial success, peaking at No. In 1997, Taylor dug deep and got personal for his 14th studio album, Hourglass. Not a bad record, maybe, but certainly a predictable one. Musically, it’s unadventurous – the vocals are as reliably good as always, but the songs sound much the same as any other album. 80 on the Billboard Hot 100) and failed to pick up a lot of love from the press. However, it only managed to produce one charting single (the title track, which peaked at No. 25 on the Billboard 200 and eventually certifying Platinum. Commercially, it was a moderate success, peaking at No. Three years after releasing That’s Why I’m Here, Taylor returned with his tenth studio album, Never Die Young.
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