Handy Man
~ Recording by James Taylor
Appears on releases
| # | Title | Length | Track Artist | Release Title | Release Artist | Release Group Type | Country/Date | Label | Catalog# |
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| 1.7 | Handy Man | 3:19 | James Taylor | JT | James Taylor | Album |
| Columbia (Sony Music, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX) | JC 34811 |
| 1.7 | Handy Man | ?:?? | James Taylor | JT | James Taylor | Album |
| Columbia (Sony Music, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX) | JCT 34811 |
| 1.1 | Handy Man | 3:15 | James Taylor | Handy Man | James Taylor | Single |
| Columbia (Sony Music, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX) | 3-10557 |
| 1.1 | Handy Man | 3:24 | James Taylor | Handy Man / Bartender's Blues | James Taylor | Single |
| Columbia (Sony Music, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX) | 3-10557 |
| 1.7 | Handy Man | 3:15 | James Taylor | JT | James Taylor | Album |
| CBS/Sony (imprint used in Japan, South Korea and Southeast Asia 1968–1991; also used in Spain until 1997) | 25AP 580 |
| 1.7 | Handy Man | 3:15 | James Taylor | JT | James Taylor | Album |
| CBS (CBS Records’ international imprint from 1962–1990; renamed since 1991 as Columbia) | DNW 1990 |
| 1.7 | Handy Man | 3:15 | James Taylor | JT | James Taylor | Album |
| CBS/Sony (imprint used in Japan, South Korea and Southeast Asia 1968–1991; also used in Spain until 1997) | 28DP 1039 |
| 1.14 | Handyman | 3:17 | James Taylor | Classic Songs | James Taylor | Album + Compilation |
| CBS (CBS Records’ international imprint from 1962–1990; renamed since 1991 as Columbia), wea (has logo with just “wea” on it) | 241089-2 |
| 1.2 | Handy Man | 3:19 | James Taylor | Always | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Warner Special Products | OPCD-4526 |
| 1.14 | Handyman | 3:17 | James Taylor | Classic Songs | James Taylor | Album + Compilation |
| CBS (CBS Records’ international imprint from 1962–1990; renamed since 1991 as Columbia) | 465643 2 |
| 1.7 | Handy Man | 3:19 | James Taylor | JT | James Taylor | Album |
| CBS (CBS Records’ international imprint from 1962–1990; renamed since 1991 as Columbia) | CK 34811 |
| 1.11 | Handy Man | 3:17 | James Taylor | Sounds of the Seventies: 1977 (Original CD release, contains ABBA's Dancing Queen) | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Warner Special Products, Time–Life Music | OPCD-2584, SOD-05 |
| 2.14 | Handy Man | 3:18 | James Taylor | 35 Years of Rock and Roll | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Sony Music Special Products | A2 22681, A2 22682, A2 22683 |
| 1.14 | Handyman | 3:17 | James Taylor | Taylor Made...Greatest Hits (Cover is Taylor Made Greatest Hits. CD label is Classic Songs. Same Catalogue no. on both.) | James Taylor | Album + Compilation |
| Columbia (Sony Music, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX) | 465643 2 |
| 1.7 | Handy Man | 3:18 | James Taylor | JT | James Taylor | Album |
| Sony Records (Japanese imprint) | SRCS-6814 |
| 1.7 | Handy Man | 3:19 | James Taylor | JT (gold CD) | James Taylor | Album |
| Columbia (Sony Music, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX) | CK 64415 |
| 1.7 | Handy Man | 3:19 | James Taylor | JT | James Taylor | Album |
| Columbia (Sony Music, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX) | CK 34811 |
| 1.7 | Handy Man | 3:19 | James Taylor | JT | James Taylor | Album |
| Columbia (Sony Music, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX) | CK 69801 |
| 1.2 | Handy Man | 3:17 | James Taylor | Greatest Hits, Volume 2 | James Taylor | Album + Compilation |
| Columbia (Sony Music, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX) | CK 85223, COLB 85223 |
| 1.2 | Handy Man | 3:18 | James Taylor | Greatest Hits, Volume 2 | James Taylor | Album + Compilation |
| Columbia (Sony Music, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX) | CK 85224 |
| 1.2 | Handy Man | 3:17 | James Taylor | Greatest Hits, Volume 2 | James Taylor | Album + Compilation |
| Columbia (Sony Music, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX) | CK 85223 |
| 1.2 | Handy Man | 3:17 | James Taylor | Greatest Hits, Volume 2 | James Taylor | Album + Compilation |
| Columbia (Sony Music, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX) | 501072 2 |
| 1.2 | Handy Man | 3:17 | James Taylor | Greatest Hits, Volume 2 | James Taylor | Album + Compilation |
| Columbia (Sony Music, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX) | CK 85223 |
| 1.2 | Handy Man | 3:18 | James Taylor | Greatest Hits, Volume 2 | James Taylor | Album + Compilation | Columbia (Sony Music, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX) | 5010722000 | |
| 1.7 | Handy Man | 3:19 | James Taylor | JT | James Taylor | Album |
| Columbia (Sony Music, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX) | 474680 2 |
| 1.7 | Handy Man | 3:18 | James Taylor | JT | James Taylor | Album |
| Columbia (Sony Music, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX) | 497448 2 |
| 1.2 | Handy Man | 3:18 | James Taylor | Greatest Hits, Volume 2 | James Taylor | Album + Compilation |
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| 2.3 | Handy Man | 3:18 | James Taylor | Alternative 60s: From Woodstock to Vietnam | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Sony Music (global brand, excluding JP, owned by Sony Music Entertainment) | STVCD144 |
| 1.7 | Handy Man | 3:19 | James Taylor | JT | James Taylor | Album |
| Columbia (Sony Music, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX) | CS 69801 |
| 1.12 | Handy Man | 3:16 | James Taylor | Coração de Estudante - Internacional | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Som Livre | 2322-2 |
| 1.16 | Handy Man | 3:20 | James Taylor | The Best of James Taylor | James Taylor | Album + Compilation |
| Warner Bros. Records (1958–2019; “WB” logo, with or without “records” beneath or on banner across) | R2 73837 |
| 1.7 | Handy Man | 3:19 | James Taylor | JT | James Taylor | Album |
| Columbia (Sony Music, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX) | 497448 2 |
| 1.11 | Handy Man | 3:17 | James Taylor | Sounds of the Seventies: 1977 | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Warner Special Products, Time–Life Music | OPCD-2584A, SOD-05 |
| 1.16 | Handy Man | 3:20 | James Taylor | The Best of James Taylor | James Taylor | Album + Compilation |
| Warner Bros. Records (1958–2019; “WB” logo, with or without “records” beneath or on banner across) | 08122-73837-2 |
| 1.16 | Handy Man | 3:20 | James Taylor | The Best of James Taylor | James Taylor | Album + Compilation |
| Warner Bros. Records (1958–2019; “WB” logo, with or without “records” beneath or on banner across) | R2 514319 |
| 1.11 | Handy Man | 3:17 | James Taylor | Ultimate Seventies: 1977 | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Warner Special Products, Time–Life Music | 19472‐2, OPCD‐2584A, R634‐05 |
| 1.16 | Handy Man | 3:20 | James Taylor | You've Got a Friend: The Best of James Taylor | James Taylor | Album + Compilation |
| Warner Bros. Records (1958–2019; “WB” logo, with or without “records” beneath or on banner across) | 8122738372 |
| 1.16 | Handy Man | 3:20 | James Taylor | You’ve Got a Friend: The Best of James Taylor | James Taylor | Album + Compilation |
| Warner Bros. Records (1958–2019; “WB” logo, with or without “records” beneath or on banner across) | 8122-73837-2 |
| 1.7 | Handy Man | 3:17 | James Taylor | JT | James Taylor | Album |
| Sony Records International (Japanese TEXTLESS walking eye imprint) | MHCP-1189 |
| 1.7 | Handy Man | 3:19 | James Taylor | Original Album Classics | James Taylor | Album + Compilation |
| Sony Music (global brand, excluding JP, owned by Sony Music Entertainment), Columbia (Sony Music, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX), Legacy (reissue division of Sony Music Entertainment) | 88697764492 |
| 1.7 | Handy Man | 3:19 | James Taylor | Original Album Classics | James Taylor | Album + Compilation |
| Columbia (Sony Music, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX), Legacy (reissue division of Sony Music Entertainment), Sony Music (global brand, excluding JP, owned by Sony Music Entertainment) | 88697764492 |
| 1.7 | Handy Man | 3:19 | James Taylor | JT | James Taylor | Album |
| Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab | UDSACD 2070 |
| 2.7 | Handy Man | 3:19 | James Taylor | JT | James Taylor | Album |
| Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab | UDSACD 2070 |
| 1.7 | Handy Man | 3:15 | James Taylor | JT | James Taylor | Album |
| Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab | MFSL 1-354 |
| 1.5 | Handy Man | 3:18 | James Taylor | I Love the 70s: Love Songs | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Columbia (Sony Music, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX) | 513 484-2 |
| 4.15 | Handy Man | 3:20 | James Taylor | Lite FM: Late Night Ballads from the 70’s & 80’s | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Reader’s Digest | SSTC07791 |
| 1.7 | Handy Man | 3:17 | James Taylor | JT | James Taylor | Album |
| Culture Factory | CFU0398 |
| 1.7 | Handy Man | 3:16 | James Taylor | JT | James Taylor | Album |
| Columbia (Sony Music, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX), Music on Vinyl (imprint of Music on Vinyl B.V. Do not use for manufacturing/distribution relationships!) | MOVLP702 |
| 1.13 | Handy Man | 3:16 | James Taylor | The Essential James Taylor | James Taylor | Album + Compilation |
| Legacy (reissue division of Sony Music Entertainment) | |
| 1.13 | Handy Man | 3:16 | James Taylor | The Essential James Taylor | James Taylor | Album + Compilation |
| Legacy (reissue division of Sony Music Entertainment) | |
| 1.7 | Handy Man | 3:18 | James Taylor | JT | James Taylor | Album |
| Sony Records International (Japanese TEXTLESS walking eye imprint) | SICP-30648 |
| 1.19 | Handy Man | 3:16 | James Taylor | The Essential James Taylor | James Taylor | Album + Compilation |
| Rhino (reissue label), Warner Bros. Records (1958–2019; “WB” logo, with or without “records” beneath or on banner across) | 8122795781 |
| 1.11 | Handy Man | 3:17 | James Taylor | The Essential James Taylor | James Taylor | Album + Compilation |
| Warner Bros. Records (1958–2019; “WB” logo, with or without “records” beneath or on banner across) | 8122795782 |
| 1.19 | Handy Man | 3:17 | James Taylor | The Essential James Taylor | James Taylor | Album + Compilation |
| Rhino (reissue label) | |
| 1.7 | Handy Man | 3:18 | James Taylor | JT | James Taylor | Album |
| Sony Records International (Japanese TEXTLESS walking eye imprint) | SICP-5437 |
| 1.7 | Handy Man | 3:17 | James Taylor | JT | James Taylor | Album |
| Columbia (Sony Music, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX) | |
| 1.7 | Handy Man | 3:19 | James Taylor | JT (CSR Compact Disc) | James Taylor | Album |
| CBS (CBS Records’ international imprint from 1962–1990; renamed since 1991 as Columbia) | CK 34811 |
| 1.7 | Handy Man | 3:18 | James Taylor | JT (Apple Digital Master) | James Taylor | Album |
| Columbia (Sony Music, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX) | |
| 1.14 | Handyman | 3:17 | James Taylor | Taylor Made... Greatest Hits | James Taylor | Album + Compilation |
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| 1.11 | Handy Man | 3:17 | James Taylor | Sounds of the Seventies: 1977 | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Time–Life Music | SOD-05 |
Relationships
| recording engineer and mixer: | Val Garay |
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| producer: | Peter Asher |
| acoustic guitar and lead vocals: | James Taylor (singer-songwriter and guitarist) |
| bass guitar: | Leland Sklar |
| cabasa and tambourine: | Peter Asher |
| drums (drum set) and percussion: | Russell Kunkel |
| guitar [guitars]: | Danny Kortchmar |
| keyboard: | Dr. Clarence McDonald |
| background vocals: | Leah Kunkel James Taylor (singer-songwriter and guitarist) |
| phonographic copyright (℗) by: | CBS, Inc. (US broadcasting company; file no releases here!) (in 1977) |
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| recorded at and mixed at: | The Sound Factory (1969–1980) in Los Angeles, California, United States (from 1977-03-15 until 1977-04-24) |
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| recording of: | Handy Man (cover) |
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Related works
Handy Man
| writer: | Otis Blackwell (American pianist, singer and songwriter) Jimmy Jones (writer of "Good Timin'" and "Handy Man") |
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| publisher: | Bess Music Company EMI Unart Catalog Inc. Metric Music Company (publisher) Shalimar Music Corp. フジパシフィックミュージック SBK事業部 ヤマハミュージックエンタテインメントホールディングス (holding company - do not use as release label) |
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| later translated versions: | Lykkesmed |
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