I Was Only Telling a Lie

~ Recording by James Taylor

Appears on releases

#TitleLengthTrack ArtistRelease TitleRelease ArtistRelease Group TypeCountry/DateLabelCatalog#
Official
1.8I Was Only Telling a Lie3:25James TaylorJTJames TaylorAlbum
  • US1977-06-22
Columbia (Sony Music, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX)JC 34811
1.8I Was Only Telling a Lie?:??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
1.8I Was Only Telling a Lie3:24James TaylorJTJames TaylorAlbum
CBS (CBS Records’ international imprint from 1962–1990; renamed since 1991 as Columbia)DNW 1990
1.8I Was Only Telling a Lie3:24James TaylorJTJames TaylorAlbum
CBS/Sony (imprint used in Japan, South Korea and Southeast Asia 1968–1991; also used in Spain until 1997)25AP 580
1.8I Was Only Telling a Lie3:24James 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
1.8I Was Only Telling a Lie3:25James TaylorJTJames TaylorAlbum
CBS (CBS Records’ international imprint from 1962–1990; renamed since 1991 as Columbia)CK 34811
1.8I Was Only Telling a Lie3:24James TaylorJTJames TaylorAlbum
  • JP1994-03-21
Sony Records (Japanese imprint)SRCS-6814
1.8I Was Only Telling a Lie3:25James 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
1.8I Was Only Telling a Lie3:25James TaylorJTJames TaylorAlbum
  • CA2000-04-06
Columbia (Sony Music, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX)CK 34811
1.8I Was Only Telling a Lie3:25James TaylorJTJames TaylorAlbum
  • US2000-04-25
Columbia (Sony Music, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX)CK 69801
1.8I Was Only Telling a Lie3:25James TaylorJTJames TaylorAlbum
  • -2000
Columbia (Sony Music, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX)474680 2
1.8I Was Only Telling a Lie3:25James TaylorJTJames TaylorAlbum
  • -2000
Columbia (Sony Music, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX)497448 2
1.8I Was Only Telling a Lie3:25James TaylorJTJames TaylorAlbum
  • US2002-08-27
Columbia (Sony Music, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX)CS 69801
1.8I Was Only Telling a Lie3:25James TaylorJTJames TaylorAlbum
Columbia (Sony Music, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX)497448 2
1.8I Was Only Telling a Lie3:23James TaylorJTJames TaylorAlbum
  • JP2006-11-22
Sony Records International (Japanese TEXTLESS walking eye imprint)MHCP-1189
1.8I Was Only Telling a Lie3:25James 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
1.8I Was Only Telling a Lie3:25James 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
2.8I Was Only Telling a Lie3:25James TaylorJTJames TaylorAlbum
  • US2011-03-31
Mobile Fidelity Sound LabUDSACD 2070
1.8I Was Only Telling a Lie3:25James TaylorJTJames TaylorAlbum
  • US2011-03-31
Mobile Fidelity Sound LabUDSACD 2070
1.8I Was Only Telling a Lie3:24James TaylorJTJames TaylorAlbum
  • US2011-08-16
Mobile Fidelity Sound LabMFSL 1-354
1.8I Was Only Telling a Lie3:23James TaylorJTJames TaylorAlbum
  • US2013-04-22
Culture FactoryCFU0398
1.8I Was Only Telling a Lie3:21James 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
1.8I Was Only Telling a Lie3:24James TaylorJTJames TaylorAlbum
  • JP2014-12-24
Sony Records International (Japanese TEXTLESS walking eye imprint)SICP-30648
1.8I Was Only Telling a Lie3:24James TaylorJTJames TaylorAlbum
  • JP2017-08-02
Sony Records International (Japanese TEXTLESS walking eye imprint)SICP-5437
1.8I Was Only Telling a Lie3:25James TaylorJT (CSR Compact Disc)James TaylorAlbum
CBS (CBS Records’ international imprint from 1962–1990; renamed since 1991 as Columbia)CK 34811
1.8I Was Only Telling a Lie3:23James TaylorJTJames TaylorAlbum
Columbia (Sony Music, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX)
1.8I Was Only Telling a Lie3:25James TaylorJT (Apple Digital Master)James TaylorAlbum
Columbia (Sony Music, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX)

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
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:I Was Only Telling a Lie

Related works

I Was Only Telling a Lie

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)