Your Smiling Face

~ Recording by James Taylor

Appears on releases

#TitleLengthTrack ArtistRelease TitleRelease ArtistRelease Group TypeCountry/DateLabelCatalog#
Official
1.1Your Smiling Face?:??James TaylorJTJames TaylorAlbum
  • US1977-06-22
Columbia (Sony Music, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX)JCT 34811
1.1Your Smiling Face2:48James TaylorJTJames TaylorAlbum
  • US1977-06-22
Columbia (Sony Music, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX)JC 34811
1.1Your Smiling Face2:55James TaylorJTJames TaylorAlbum
CBS/Sony (imprint used in Japan, South Korea and Southeast Asia 1968–1991; also used in Spain until 1997)25AP 580
1.1Your Smiling Face2:55James TaylorJTJames TaylorAlbum
CBS (CBS Records’ international imprint from 1962–1990; renamed since 1991 as Columbia)DNW 1990
2.7Your Smiling Face2:44James TaylorFM: The Original Movie SoundtrackVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation + Soundtrack
MCA Records (1967–2003; name as in imprint during 1972–1990)MCA2-12000
1.17Your Smiling Face2:41James TaylorFM: The Original Movie SoundtrackVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation + Soundtrack
MCA Records (1967–2003; name as in imprint during 1972–1990)0C 458‐61010, TC2‐MCSP 284
1.1Your Smiling Face2:55James TaylorJTJames TaylorAlbum
  • JP1987-08-26
CBS/Sony (imprint used in Japan, South Korea and Southeast Asia 1968–1991; also used in Spain until 1997)28DP 1039
1.12Your Smiling Face2:43James TaylorClassic SongsJames TaylorAlbum + Compilation
CBS (CBS Records’ international imprint from 1962–1990; renamed since 1991 as Columbia), wea (has logo with just “wea” on it)241089-2
1.12Your Smiling Face2:43James TaylorClassic SongsJames TaylorAlbum + Compilation
CBS (CBS Records’ international imprint from 1962–1990; renamed since 1991 as Columbia)465643 2
1.1Your Smiling Face2:48James TaylorJTJames TaylorAlbum
CBS (CBS Records’ international imprint from 1962–1990; renamed since 1991 as Columbia)CK 34811
1.12Your Smiling Face2:43James TaylorTaylor Made...Greatest Hits (Cover is Taylor Made Greatest Hits. CD label is Classic Songs. Same Catalogue no. on both.)James TaylorAlbum + Compilation
Columbia (Sony Music, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX)465643 2
1.1Your Smiling Face2:46James TaylorJTJames TaylorAlbum
  • JP1994-03-21
Sony Records (Japanese imprint)SRCS-6814
1.1Your Smiling Face2:48James TaylorJT (gold CD)James TaylorAlbum
  • US1994-07-26
Columbia (Sony Music, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX)CK 64415
1.5Your Smiling Face2:45James TaylorPop Music: The Modern Era 1976–1999Various ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
  • US1999-10-12
J2K 65794
1.6Your Smiling Face2:42James TaylorWalk On: Hits From the Last 2 DecadesVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
Columbia (Sony Music, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX), Sony Music TVSONYTV71CD
1.1Your Smiling Face2:48James TaylorJTJames TaylorAlbum
  • CA2000-04-06
Columbia (Sony Music, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX)CK 34811
1.1Your Smiling Face2:48James TaylorJTJames TaylorAlbum
  • US2000-04-25
Columbia (Sony Music, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX)CK 69801
2.7Your Smiling Face2:44James TaylorFM: The Original Movie SoundtrackVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation + Soundtrack
  • US2000-06-13
MCA Records (1967–2003; name as in imprint during 1972–1990)088 112 313-2, 088112313-2
1.3Your Smiling Face2:46James TaylorGreatest Hits, Volume 2James TaylorAlbum + Compilation
  • US2000-11-07
Columbia (Sony Music, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX)CK 85224
1.3Your Smiling Face2:45James TaylorGreatest Hits, Volume 2James TaylorAlbum + Compilation
  • US2000-11-07
Columbia (Sony Music, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX)CK 85223, COLB 85223
1.3Your Smiling Face2:45James TaylorGreatest Hits, Volume 2James TaylorAlbum + Compilation
  • US2000-11-07
Columbia (Sony Music, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX)CK 85223
1.3Your Smiling Face2:45James TaylorGreatest Hits, Volume 2James TaylorAlbum + Compilation
  • GB2000-11-07
Columbia (Sony Music, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX)501072 2
1.3Your Smiling Face2:45James TaylorGreatest Hits, Volume 2James TaylorAlbum + Compilation
Columbia (Sony Music, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX)CK 85223
1.3Your Smiling Face2:46James TaylorGreatest Hits, Volume 2James TaylorAlbum + Compilation
Columbia (Sony Music, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX)5010722000
1.1Your Smiling Face2:48James TaylorJTJames TaylorAlbum
  • -2000
Columbia (Sony Music, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX)474680 2
1.1Your Smiling Face2:47James TaylorJTJames TaylorAlbum
  • -2000
Columbia (Sony Music, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX)497448 2
1.17Your Smiling Face2:44James TaylorThe All Time Greatest Pop Hits of the Last 3 DecadesVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
Sony Music Media500541 2
1.3Your Smiling Face2:46James TaylorGreatest Hits, Volume 2James TaylorAlbum + Compilation
1.1Your Smiling Face2:48James TaylorJTJames TaylorAlbum
  • US2002-08-27
Columbia (Sony Music, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX)CS 69801
1.17Your Smiling Face2:48James TaylorThe Best of James TaylorJames TaylorAlbum + Compilation
  • US2003-04-08
Warner Bros. Records (1958–2019; “WB” logo, with or without “records” beneath or on banner across)R2 73837
1.5Your Smiling Face2:44James TaylorPop Music: The Modern Era 1976–1999Various ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
Sony Music Entertainment (not for release label use! company owned by Sony Corporation of America since Oct 1, 2008; operates worldwide except in JP)
1.1Your Smiling Face2:48James TaylorJTJames TaylorAlbum
Columbia (Sony Music, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX)497448 2
1.17Your Smiling Face2:48James TaylorThe Best of James TaylorJames TaylorAlbum + Compilation
Warner Bros. Records (1958–2019; “WB” logo, with or without “records” beneath or on banner across)R2 514319
1.17Your Smiling Face2:48James TaylorThe Best of James TaylorJames TaylorAlbum + Compilation
Warner Bros. Records (1958–2019; “WB” logo, with or without “records” beneath or on banner across)08122-73837-2
1.17Your Smiling Face2:48James TaylorYou've Got a Friend: The Best of James TaylorJames TaylorAlbum + Compilation
Warner Bros. Records (1958–2019; “WB” logo, with or without “records” beneath or on banner across)8122738372
1.17Your Smiling Face2:48James TaylorYou’ve Got a Friend: The Best of James TaylorJames TaylorAlbum + Compilation
Warner Bros. Records (1958–2019; “WB” logo, with or without “records” beneath or on banner across)8122-73837-2
2.18Your Smiling Face2:46James TaylorUltimate AcousticVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
  • GB2004-06-21
Sony Music TV5173642000, MOODCD82
1.1Your Smiling Face2:45James TaylorJTJames TaylorAlbum
  • JP2006-11-22
Sony Records International (Japanese TEXTLESS walking eye imprint)MHCP-1189
1.1Your Smiling Face2:48James TaylorOriginal Album ClassicsJames TaylorAlbum + Compilation
  • GB2010-10-25
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
1.1Your Smiling Face2:48James TaylorOriginal Album ClassicsJames TaylorAlbum + Compilation
  • XE2010-12-06
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
1.1Your Smiling Face2:48James TaylorJTJames TaylorAlbum
  • US2011-03-31
Mobile Fidelity Sound LabUDSACD 2070
2.1Your Smiling Face2:48James TaylorJTJames TaylorAlbum
  • US2011-03-31
Mobile Fidelity Sound LabUDSACD 2070
1.1Your Smiling Face2:55James TaylorJTJames TaylorAlbum
  • US2011-08-16
Mobile Fidelity Sound LabMFSL 1-354
1.1Your Smiling Face2:45James TaylorJTJames TaylorAlbum
  • US2013-04-22
Culture FactoryCFU0398
1.1Your Smiling Face2:43James TaylorJTJames TaylorAlbum
  • XE2013-07-29
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
1.14Your Smiling Face2:45James TaylorThe Essential James TaylorJames TaylorAlbum + Compilation
  • US2013-10-13
Legacy (reissue division of Sony Music Entertainment)
1.14Your Smiling Face2:44James TaylorThe Essential James TaylorJames TaylorAlbum + Compilation
  • XW2013-10-29
Legacy (reissue division of Sony Music Entertainment)
1.5Your Smiling Face2:43James TaylorPop Music: The Modern Era 1976–1999Various ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
  • -2014-12-12
Columbia (Sony Music, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX)
1.1Your Smiling Face2:47James TaylorJTJames TaylorAlbum
  • JP2014-12-24
Sony Records International (Japanese TEXTLESS walking eye imprint)SICP-30648
2.1Your Smiling Face2:45James TaylorThe Essential James TaylorJames TaylorAlbum + Compilation
  • XE2015-09-11
Rhino (reissue label), Warner Bros. Records (1958–2019; “WB” logo, with or without “records” beneath or on banner across)8122795781
1.12Your Smiling Face2:45James TaylorThe Essential James TaylorJames TaylorAlbum + Compilation
  • AU2015-10-16
Warner Bros. Records (1958–2019; “WB” logo, with or without “records” beneath or on banner across)8122795782
2.1Your Smiling Face2:45James TaylorThe Essential James TaylorJames TaylorAlbum + Compilation
  • XW2015-11-09
Rhino (reissue label)
1.1Your Smiling Face2:47James TaylorJTJames TaylorAlbum
  • JP2017-08-02
Sony Records International (Japanese TEXTLESS walking eye imprint)SICP-5437
1.10Your Smiling Face2:42James TaylorClassic Rock SuperstarsVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
1.1Your Smiling Face2:45James TaylorJTJames TaylorAlbum
Columbia (Sony Music, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX)
1.1Your Smiling Face2:47James TaylorJT (CSR Compact Disc)James TaylorAlbum
CBS (CBS Records’ international imprint from 1962–1990; renamed since 1991 as Columbia)CK 34811
1.1Your Smiling Face2:47James TaylorJT (Apple Digital Master)James TaylorAlbum
Columbia (Sony Music, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX)
1.14Your Smiling Face2:46James TaylorPure Attraction 2: 18 Powerful Love SongsVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
1.12Your Smiling Face2:43James TaylorTaylor Made... Greatest HitsJames TaylorAlbum + Compilation
(unknown)
1.13Your Smiling Face2:38James TaylorPro Series Plus, Volume 137Various ArtistsAlbum + Compilation

Relationships

recording engineer and mixer:Val Garay
producer:Peter Asher
acoustic guitar, background vocals and lead vocals:James Taylor (singer-songwriter and guitarist)
bass guitar:Leland Sklar
drums (drum set) and percussion:Russell Kunkel
guitar [guitars]:Danny Kortchmar
keyboard:Dr. Clarence McDonald
conductor:David Campbell (US based Canadian violinist, composer, conductor and arranger)
strings arranger:David Campbell (US based Canadian violinist, composer, conductor and arranger)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:CBS, Inc. (US broadcasting company; file no releases here!) (in 1977)
recorded at and mixed at:The Sound Factory (1969–1980) in Los Angeles, California, United States (from 1977-03-15 until 1977-04-24)
recording of:Your Smiling Face

Related works

Your Smiling Face

lyricist and composer:James Taylor (singer-songwriter and guitarist)
publisher:Country Road Music, Inc.
イーエムアイ音楽出版 ソニー事業部 (until 2021-06-30)
ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング EMI外国事業部 (sub‐publisher for foreign (non‐Japanese) works) (from 2021-07-01 to present)
later parody versions:The Prostitute Song