Greatest Hits, Volume 2

~ Release by James Taylor (see all versions of this release, 7 available)

Tracklist

▼CD 1
#TitleRatingLength
1Secret o’ Life
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:
Secret o’ Life
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) and 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)
53:34
2Handy Man
recording engineer and mixer:
Val Garay
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 and James Taylor (singer-songwriter and guitarist)
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)
cover recording of:
Handy Man
writer:
Otis Blackwell (American pianist, singer and songwriter) and Jimmy Jones (writer of "Good Timin'" and "Handy Man")
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 and 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)
4.653:17
3Your Smiling Face
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
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) and 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)
52:45
4Up on the Roof
additional assistant recording engineer:
Lincoln Clapp (engineer) and Michael O’Reilly (engineer)
assistant recording engineer and assistant mixer:
George Ybarra
recording engineer and mixer:
Val Garay
producer:
Peter Asher
acoustic guitar and lead vocals:
James Taylor (singer-songwriter and guitarist)
bass guitar [bass]:
Leland Sklar
drums (drum set):
Russell Kunkel
electric guitar [electric guitars]:
Danny Kortchmar and Waddy Wachtel
conductor:
Arif Mardin
strings arranger:
Arif Mardin
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
CBS, Inc. (US broadcasting company; file no releases here!) (in 1979) and Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (company owned by Sony Corporation of America from 1991–2004, operated worldwide except in JP; normally not a release label) (in 1979)
additionally recorded at:
Atlantic Studios (1841 Broadway, New York, 1957–1991) in Midtown Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (from 1979-01-04 until 1979-03-25) and Mediasound Studios in New York, New York, United States (from 1979-01-04 until 1979-03-25)
recorded at:
Sound Factory (1969–1980) in Los Angeles, California, United States (from 1979-01-04 until 1979-03-25)
mixed at:
Sound Factory (1969–1980) in Los Angeles, California, United States
cover recording of:
Up on the Roof
lyricist:
Gerry Goffin and Carole King
composer:
Carole King
publisher:
Screen Gems–Columbia Music, Inc., Screen Gems–EMI Music, Inc. (USA, affiliated with BMI), イーエムアイ音楽出版 フジパシフィック事業部 (until 2021-06-30) and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング フジパシフィック事業部 (from 2021-07-01 to present)
34:20
5Her Town Too
assistant recording engineer:
Niko Bolas
recording engineer:
Val Garay
producer:
Peter Asher
acoustic guitar:
Waddy Wachtel
bass guitar:
Leland Sklar
drums (drum set):
Rick Marotta (US drummer/percussionist)
electric guitar:
Dan Dugmore
electric piano and organ:
Don Grolnick
vocals:
J.D. Souther and James Taylor (singer-songwriter and guitarist)
conductor:
Gene Page
strings arranger:
Gene Page
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
CBS, Inc. (US broadcasting company; file no releases here!) (in 1981) and Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (company owned by Sony Corporation of America from 1991–2004, operated worldwide except in JP; normally not a release label) (in 1982)
recorded at:
Record One in Sherman Oaks, Los Angeles, California, United States (from 1980-09-05 until 1981-01-18)
recording of:
Her Town Too
writer:
J.D. Souther, James Taylor (singer-songwriter and guitarist) and Waddy Wachtel
publisher:
Country Road Music, Inc., Ice Age Music, Leadsheet Land Music, 日音 Synch事業部, イーエムアイ音楽出版 ソニー事業部 (until 2021-06-30) and 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)
3.654:34
6That’s Why I’m Here
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (company owned by Sony Corporation of America from 1991–2004, operated worldwide except in JP; normally not a release label) (in 1985)
recording of:
That’s Why I’m Here
lyricist and composer:
James Taylor (singer-songwriter and guitarist)
53:38
7Only a Dream in Rio
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (company owned by Sony Corporation of America from 1991–2004, operated worldwide except in JP; normally not a release label) (in 1985)
recording of:
Only a Dream in Rio
writer:
James Taylor (singer-songwriter and guitarist)
45:02
8Everyday
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (company owned by Sony Corporation of America from 1991–2004, operated worldwide except in JP; normally not a release label) (in 1985)
cover recording of:
Everyday
writer:
Buddy Holly (1950s rock & roll singer-songwriter) and Norman Petty
publisher:
Peer International Corporation (BMI) and Southern Music Publishing Co., Inc. ((ASCAP) tradename Peermusic)
43:17
9Song for You Far Away
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (company owned by Sony Corporation of America from 1991–2004, operated worldwide except in JP; normally not a release label) (in 1985)
recording of:
Song for You Far Away
lyricist and composer:
James Taylor (singer-songwriter and guitarist)
52:59
10Never Die Young
recording engineer and mixer:
James A. Farber (sound engineer)
assistant engineer:
Don Rodenbach
producer:
Don Grolnick
additional vocals:
Lani Groves and David Lasley
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (company owned by Sony Corporation of America from 1991–2004, operated worldwide except in JP; normally not a release label) (in 1988)
recorded at and mixed at:
Power Station Studios in Manhattan, New York, New York, United States
recording of:
Never Die Young
lyricist and composer:
James Taylor (singer-songwriter and guitarist)
4:24
11(I’ve Got To) Stop Thinkin’ ’bout That
recording engineer and mixer:
James Farber (sound engineer)
synthesizer programming:
Dan Stein (US composer; has works with Disney & Jim Henson)
producer:
Don Grolnick and Danny Kortchmar
guest acoustic guitar:
Danny Kortchmar
guest drums (drum set) [drums]:
Steve Jordan (US drummer/multi-instrumentalist, composer & producer)
guest trombone:
Dave Bargeron (US trombonist & tubist)
guest trumpet:
Randy Brecker
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (company owned by Sony Corporation of America from 1991–2004, operated worldwide except in JP; normally not a release label) (in 1991)
recording of:
(I’ve Got To) Stop Thinkin’ ’bout That
writer:
Danny Kortchmar and James Taylor (singer-songwriter and guitarist)
publisher:
Country Road Music, Inc. (in 1991) and Kortchmar Music (in 1991)
44:01
12Copperline
recording engineer and mixer:
James Farber (sound engineer)
producer:
Don Grolnick
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (company owned by Sony Corporation of America from 1991–2004, operated worldwide except in JP; normally not a release label) (in 1991)
recording of:
Copperline
writer:
Reynolds Price and James Taylor (singer-songwriter and guitarist)
publisher:
Country Road Music, Inc. (in 1991)
54:21
13Shed a Little Light
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (company owned by Sony Corporation of America from 1991–2004, operated worldwide except in JP; normally not a release label) (in 1993)
live recording of:
Shed a Little Light
lyricist and composer:
James Taylor (singer-songwriter and guitarist)
publisher:
Country Road Music, Inc. (in 1991)
4:18
14Another Day
producer:
Frank Filipetti and James Taylor (singer-songwriter and guitarist)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (company owned by Sony Corporation of America from 1991–2004, operated worldwide except in JP; normally not a release label) (in 1997)
recording of:
Another Day
lyricist and composer:
James Taylor (singer-songwriter and guitarist)
42:22
15Little More Time With You
producer:
Frank Filipetti and James Taylor (singer-songwriter and guitarist)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (company owned by Sony Corporation of America from 1991–2004, operated worldwide except in JP; normally not a release label) (in 1997)
recording of:
Little More Time With You
lyricist and composer:
James Taylor (singer-songwriter and guitarist)
43:52
16Enough to Be on Your Way
producer:
Frank Filipetti and James Taylor (singer-songwriter and guitarist)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (company owned by Sony Corporation of America from 1991–2004, operated worldwide except in JP; normally not a release label) (in 1997)
recording of:
Enough to Be on Your Way
lyricist and composer:
James Taylor (singer-songwriter and guitarist)
45:28

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Release

manufactured by:Columbia Records (not for release label use! company owned by Sony Music Entertainment, only use for manufacturing/distribution and copyright holding)
copyrighted (©) by:Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (company owned by Sony Corporation of America from 1991–2004, operated worldwide except in JP; normally not a release label) (in 2000)
ASIN:US: B000050HV9 [info]