Covers

by James Taylor

Overview

A cozy companion to One Man Band, James Taylor's 2007 intimate stroll through his back pages for Starbucks' Hear Music, Covers once again finds the singer/songwriter on familiar, friendly territory, as he returns to his easy rolling full band and digs into the songbook of the rock & roll era. It's his era, of course, the time he had hit singles, including many hit cover versions, as he points out himself in his brief liner notes to the album. All of this makes Covers feel perhaps even more comfortable than One Man Band, which had the distinction of its unique guitar-and-piano arrangements, something that made his hits sound relatively fresh. Here, standards -- and despite a couple of oddball choices like the Spinners' "Sadie," John Anderson's "Seminole Wind," and the only modern song here, the Dixie Chicks' "Some Days You Gotta Dance," this is all standards like "Wichita Lineman," "Suzanne," "Hound Dog," "On Broadway," "Summertime Blues," and "Not Fade Away" -- are given Taylor's warm, mellow signature, so Covers winds up feeling a bit like an outdoor concert on a sunny summer Sunday afternoon: something that is wholly relaxing and not in the least surprising. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine

Product Details

Release Date:	09/30/2008
Label:	Hear Music / Universal
UPC:	0888072308299
Rank:	125233

Tracks

1. It's Growing
2. (I'm A) Road Runner
3. Wichita Lineman
4. Why Baby Why
5. Some Days You Gotta Dance
6. Seminole Wind
7. Suzanne
8. Hound Dog
9. Sadie
10. On Broadway
11. Summertime Blues
12. Not Fade Away

Album Credits

Performance Credits

James Taylor   Primary Artist,Vocals,Harmonica
Arnold McCuller   Vocals
David Lasley   Vocals
Jeff Babko   Organ,Piano
Lou Marini   Flute,Clarinet,Saxophone
Jimmy Johnson   Bass
Kate Markowitz   Vocals
Yo-Yo Ma   Cello
Caroline Taylor   Vocals
James "J.T." Taylor   Guitar,Vocals,Harmonica
Larry Goldings   Organ,Piano,Piano (Electric)
Andrea Zonn   Fiddle,Vocals
Steve Gadd   Drums
Walt Fowler   Trumpet,Keyboards,Flugelhorn
Luis Conte   Percussion
Michael Landau   Guitar (Electric)

Technical Credits

Mike Stoller   Composer
Tommy Steele   Design,Art Direction
Brian Holland   Composer
Buddy Holly   Composer
Joe Tooley   Audio Engineer,Assistant Engineer
Darrell Edwards   Composer
Tom Waits   Composer
Bruce Hawes   Composer
Steve Cropper   Composer
Barry Mann   Composer
Eddie Cochran   Composer
Oscar Hammerstein II   Composer
Richard Rodgers   Composer
Smokey Robinson   Composer
Joseph B. Jefferson   Composer
Lou Marini   Arranger
Ellyn Kusmin   Production Coordination,Personal Assistant
JoAnn Tominaga   Contractor
Sam Feldman   Consultant
Mark Konrad   Piano Technician
Troy Johnson   Composer,Composer
George Jones   Composer
Yo-Yo Ma   Arranger,Cello Arrangement
Andrew Sottile   Audio Engineer
Raymond Edwards   Composer
Wilson Pickett Jr.   Composer
William Horton   Composer
Charles Simmons   Composer
Robert Fortunato   Photography
Eddie Jackson   Engineer,Audio Engineer
Jonathan Brett Prince   Guitar Technician
Charles Harding   Composer
Earl T. Beal   Composer
Richard a. Lewis   Composer
James "J.T." Taylor   Producer
Chuck Berry   Composer
Jimmy Webb   Composer
Larry Goldings   Arranger,Cello Arrangement
Cynthia Weil   Composer
Ted Jensen   Mastering
Leonard Cohen   Composer
Lamont Dozier   Composer
Eddie Floyd   Composer
Eddie Holland   Composer
Walt Fowler   Arranger
James Taylor   Arranger,Audio Production,Musical Adaptation
John Anderson   Composer
Dave O'Donnell   Mixing,Engineer,Producer,Audio Production
Joseph Jefferson   Composer
Marshall Morgan   Composer
Scott Hoffman   Drum Technician
Warren "Pete" Moore   Composer
Jerry Capehart   Composer
Jerry Leiber   Composer
Norman Petty   Composer