James Taylor

Artist:  James Taylor
Birth Name:  James Vernon Taylor
Born:  March 12, 1948.  Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Origin:  Chapel Hill, North Carolina
Genre:  Folk, Folk Rock, Country, Blues, Rock, Pop, Soft Rock, Contemporary Pop, Adult Contemporary
Occupation:  Singer, Songwriter, Musician
Instruments:  Vocals, Guitar, Harmonica

James Taylor is an American Singer and Songwriter.   1970, he achieved No. 3 single "Fire And Rain"and had his first No. 1 Hit the following year with "You've Got A Friend".  He got five-time Grammy Award Winner, and he was inducted into the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame in 2000.

Title:  Before This World  (2015)
Genre:  Folk, Folk Rock, Country, Blues, Rock, Pop, Soft Rock, Contemporary Pop, Adult Contemporary
Label:  Concord Records
Rating:   *****

Tracks:

 1.  Today Today Today  (3:09)
 2.  You And I Again  (3:52)
 3.  Angels Of Fenway  (3:18)
 4.  Stretch Of The Highway  (5:32)
 5.  Montana  (3:25)
 6.  Watchin' Over Me  (4:07)
 7.  Snow Time  (5:48)
 8.  Before This World/Jolly Springtime (feat. Sting) (5:34)
 9.  Far Afghanistan  (4:04)
10. Wild Mountain Thyme  (2:56)

Personnel:

James Taylor:  Vocals,  Acoustic Guitar, Harmonica, Hi-Strung Guitar, Synth Guitar
Jimmy Johnson:  Bass
Steve Gadd;  Drums
Michael Landau:  Electric & Nylon-String Guitars
Larry Goldings:  Piano, Wurlitzer, Fender Rhodes, Organ, Accordion, Harmonium
Luis Conte:  Percussion
Andrea Zonn:  Fiddle, Backing Vocals
Arnold McCuller:  Backing Vocals
David Lasley:  Backing Vocals
Kate markowitz:  Backing Vocals

Before This World is the seventeenth studio album by James Taylor, was released on June 15, 2015 by Concord Records.  It is Taylor's first album of original material since October Road (2002) that he recorded with Steve Gadd (Drums) and Jimmy Johnson (Bass).  This album reached No. 1 on US Billboard 200 Albums Chart.