James Taylor

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James Vernon Taylor (born March 12, 1948) is an American singer-songwriter and guitarist. Taylor achieved his breakthrough in 1970 with the No. 3 single "Fire and Rain" and had his first No. 1 hit in 1971 with his recording of "You've Got a Friend", written by Carole King in the same year. Taylor's 1976 Greatest Hits album was certified Diamond and has sold 11 million copies in the US alone, making it one of the best-selling albums in US history. Following his... [more on Wikipedia]

Top songs: #1: Fire and Rain - #2: Don't Let Me Be Lonely Tonight - #3: Her Town Too - #4: Shower the People - #5: Long Ago and Far Away
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  James Taylor
1.
09/1970

#1  Fire and Rain
James Taylor greentick

from Sweet Baby James   Sweet Baby James
225 pts
3
US
7
AC




42
UK
[Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs #227]
[Warner 7423]
written by James Taylor greentick
Country Road
2.
02/1971

Country Road
James Taylor greentick

from Sweet Baby James   Sweet Baby James
50 pts
37
US
9
AC






[Warner 7460]
written by James Taylor greentick
Long Ago and Far Away
3.
10/1971

#5  Long Ago and Far Away
James Taylor greentick

from Mud Slide Slim and the Blue Horizon   Mud Slide Slim and the Blue Horizon
68 pts
31
US
4
AC






[Warner 7521]
written by James Taylor greentick
Don't Let Me Be Lonely Tonight
4.
12/1972

#2  Don't Let Me Be Lonely Tonight
James Taylor greentick

from One Man Dog   One Man Dog
127 pts
14
US
3
AC






[Warner 7655]
written by James Taylor greentick
One Man Parade
5.
03/1973

One Man Parade
James Taylor greentick

from One Man Dog   One Man Dog
15 pts
67
US








[Warner 7682]
written by James Taylor greentick
6.
03/1973

One Morning in May
James Taylor greentick

from One Man Dog   One Man Dog
20 pts








53
UK
written by traditional & James Taylor greentick
Mexico
7.
10/1975

Mexico
James Taylor greentick

from Gorilla   Gorilla
54 pts
49
US
5
AC






[Warner 8137]
written by James Taylor greentick
Shower the People
8.
06/1976

#4  Shower the People
James Taylor greentick

from In the Pocket   In the Pocket
98 pts
22
US
1
AC






[Warner 8222]
written by James Taylor greentick
  Carly Simon
9.
09/1979

Spy
Carly Simon

from Spy   Spy
5 pts


34
AC






[Elektra 46514]
written by Carly Simon, James Taylor greentick & Arif Mardin
  James Taylor and J.D. Souther
Her Town Too
10.
03/1981

#3  Her Town Too
James Taylor and J.D. Souther

from Dad Loves His Work   Dad Loves His Work
119 pts
11
US
5
AC


21
rock


[Columbia 60514]
written by J.D. Souther, James Taylor greentick & Waddy Wachtel
  James Taylor
11.
03/1981

Stand and Fight
James Taylor greentick

from Dad Loves His Work   Dad Loves His Work
61 pts






21
rock


written by Jacob Brackman & James Taylor greentick
Hard Times
12.
06/1981

Hard Times
James Taylor greentick

from Dad Loves His Work   Dad Loves His Work
10 pts
72
US
23
AC






[Columbia 02093]
written by James Taylor greentick
Summer's Here
13.
08/1981

Summer's Here
James Taylor greentick

from Dad Loves His Work   Dad Loves His Work
3 pts


25
AC






[Columbia 02093]
written by James Taylor greentick
14.
02/1986

Only One
James Taylor greentick

from That's Why I'm Here   That's Why I'm Here
10 pts


6
AC
80
ctry




[Columbia 05785]
written by James Taylor greentick
15.
05/1986

That's Why I'm Here
James Taylor greentick

from That's Why I'm Here   That's Why I'm Here
8 pts


8
AC






[Columbia 05884]
written by James Taylor greentick
16.
02/1988

Never Die Young
James Taylor greentick

from Never Die Young   Never Die Young
17 pts
80
US
3
AC






[Columbia 38-07616]
written by James Taylor greentick
Baby Boom Baby
17.
07/1988

Baby Boom Baby
James Taylor greentick

from Never Die Young   Never Die Young
5 pts


16
AC






[Columbia 07948]
written by James Taylor greentick & Zachary Wiesner
Sweet Potato Pie
18.
12/1988

Sweet Potato Pie
James Taylor greentick

from Never Die Young   Never Die Young
2 pts


37
AC






[Columbia 08493]
written by James Taylor greentick
Copperline
19.
10/1991

Copperline
James Taylor greentick

from New Moon Shine   New Moon Shine
5 pts


13
AC






[Columbia LP Cut]
written by Reynolds Price & James Taylor greentick
20.
02/1992

(I've Got to) Stop Thinkin' 'Bout That
James Taylor greentick

from New Moon Shine   New Moon Shine
2 pts


28
AC






[Columbia 74214]
written by Danny Kortchmar & James Taylor greentick
21.
10/1992

Like Everyone She Knows
James Taylor greentick

from New Moon Shine   New Moon Shine
2 pts


31
AC






[Columbia LP Cut]
written by James Taylor greentick
22.
07/2002

On the 4th of July
James Taylor greentick

from October Road   October Road
4 pts


16
AC






[Columbia LP Cut]
written by James Taylor greentick
23.
10/2002

Whenever You're Ready
James Taylor greentick

from October Road   October Road
3 pts


21
AC






[Columbia LP Cut]
written by James Taylor greentick


See also...

Art Garfunkel, James Taylor & Paul Simon • Carly Simon & James TaylorJames Taylor and J.D. Souther

is/was married to Carly Simon


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