Table of Contents
Series Foreword James E. Perone vii
Acknowledgments ix
Introduction xi
Overview of James Taylor's Life, Career, and Impact xi
Organization of This Book xvi
1 Flying toward Apple 1
The Early Years 1
The Flying Machine 1
James Taylor (1968) 4
2 Fire and Rain 11
Sweet Baby James (1970) 11
Mud Slide Slim and the Blue Horizon (1971) 18
One Man Dog (1972) 25
Walking Man (1974) 31
3 In the Pocket 37
Gorilla (1975) 38
In the Pocket (1976) 42
JT(1977) 48
Flag (1979) 54
4 Dad Loves His Work 61
Dad Loves His Work (1981) 61
That's Why I'm Here (1985) 66
Never Die Young (1988) 71
New Moon Shine (1991) 74
5 Before This World 83
Hourglass (1997) 83
October Road (2002) 90
Covers (2008) 96
Before This World (2015) 101
Conclusion: Sweet Baby James 113
Annotated Discography 123
Notes 129
Annotated Bibliography 135
Index 145