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:  The Essential James Taylor (Deluxe Edition)  (2015)

Genre:  Folk, Folk Rock, Country, Blues, Rock, Pop, Soft Rock, Contemporary Pop, Adult Contemporary
Label:  Rhino Records
Rating:   *****

Track

Disc 1: 

 1.  Sweet Baby James  (2:52)
 2.  Fire And Rain  (3:23)
 3.  Long Ago And Far Away  (2:21)
 4.  You've Got A Friend  (4:29)
 5.  Don't Let Me Be Lonely Tonight  (2:35)
 6.  One Man Parade  (3:13)
 7.  Walking Man  (3:33)
 8.  Hell Old Friend  (2:47)
 9.  How Sweet It Is (To Be Loved By You)  (3:35)
10. Mexico  (2:59)
11. Gorilla  (3:11)
12. Shower The People  (4:32)
13. Nothing Like A Hundred Miles  (3:43)
14. Don't Be Sad 'Cause Your Sun Is Down (3:28)
15. Steamrolloer  (5:19)
16. Something In The Way She Moves  (3:10)
17. Carolina In My Mind  (3:59)
18. Honey Don't Leave L.A. (3:05)
19. Handy Man  (3:16)

Disc 2:

 1.  Your Smiling Face  (2:45)
 2.  Millworker  (3:49)
 3.  Her Town Too  (4:28)
 4.  Everyday  (3:15)
 5.  Only One  (4:19)
 6.  That's Why I'm Here  (3:38)
 7.  Never Die Young  (4:24)
 8.  Copperline  (4:22)
 9.  The Water Is Wide  (3:01)
10. Country Road (Live)  (5:39)
11. Secret O' Life (Live)  (3:45)
12. Line 'Em Up  (4:43)
13. Little More Time With You  (3:52)
14. Another Day  (2:22)
15. Hard Times Come Again No More (feat. James Taylor)Yo-Yo Ma, Mark O'Connor, Edgar Meyer  (3:40)
16. Caroline, I See You  (4:59)
17. My Traveling Star (Live)  (4:13)
18. You Can Close Your Eyes (Live)  (2:53)

The Essential James Taylor is the compilation album by James Taylor, was released on September 18, 2015 by Rhino Records, which gives an overwiew of James Taylor's work from his breakthrough in 1970 with "Sweet Baby James" to One Man Band in 2007.  Deluxe Edition in 2 CD, 27 Essential Tracks including "Sweet Baby James", "Fire & Rian", "You've Got A Friend", "Carolina In My Mind", "Handy Man", and many more!.