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James Taylor - JT (1977) [MFSL 180g LP] 24-bit/96kHz & CD-compatible format
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James Taylor - JT
Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab 180 g LP / Cat.#: MFSL 1-354
Half-speed mastered by Krieg Wunderlich & Rob LoVerde @ MFSL, Sebastopol, CA
Vinyl rip in 24-bit/192kHz (presented in 24/96 & 16/44.1) | FLAC | m3u, cue & Tech Log
Artwork | DR Analysis | 725/200 mb incl. recovery | FSonic, FF & WU | Contemporary | 1977
Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab 180 g LP / Cat.#: MFSL 1-354
Half-speed mastered by Krieg Wunderlich & Rob LoVerde @ MFSL, Sebastopol, CA
Vinyl rip in 24-bit/192kHz (presented in 24/96 & 16/44.1) | FLAC | m3u, cue & Tech Log
Artwork | DR Analysis | 725/200 mb incl. recovery | FSonic, FF & WU | Contemporary | 1977
| “ | JT was James Taylor's best album since Mud Slide Slim and the Blue Horizon because it acknowledged the darkness of his earlier work while explaining the deliberate lightness of his current viewpoint, and because it was his most consistent collection in years. - William Ruhlmann/AMG (4,5/5 Stars) | ” |
JT is singer-songwriter James Taylor's eighth album, and his first album for Columbia Records. Released in 1977, it contains hit singles in "Handy Man" and "Your Smiling Face" and was Taylor's highest charting album since Mud Slide Slim and the Blue Horizon.
This album also contains several Taylor classics, such as "Secret O' Life" and "Terra Nova", with the participation of Taylor's then-wife Carly Simon.
Taylor won the Grammy for Best Pop Vocal Performance, Male for "Handy Man".
| “ | Review by William Ruhlmann On his last couple of Warner Brothers albums, Gorilla and In the Pocket, James Taylor seemed to be converting himself from the shrinking violet, too-sensitive-to-live "rainy day man" of his early records into a mainstream, easy-listening crooner with a sunny outlook. JT, his debut album for Columbia Records, was something of a defense of this conversion. Returning to the autobiographical, Taylor declared his love for Carly Simon ("There We Are"), but expressed some surprise at his domestic bliss. "Isn't it amazing a man like me can feel this way?" he sang in the opening song, "Your Smiling Face" (a Top 40 hit). At the same time, domesticity could have its temporary depressions ("Another Grey Morning"). The key track was "Secret O' Life," which Taylor revealed as "enjoying the passage of time." Working with his long-time backup band of Danny Kortchmar, Leland Sklar, and Russell Kunkel, and with Peter Asher back in the producer's chair, Taylor also enjoyed the playing of music, mixing his patented acoustic guitar-based folk sound with elements of rock, blues, and country. He even made the country charts briefly with "Bartender's Blues," a genre exercise complete with steel guitar and references to "honky tonk angels" that he would later re-record with George Jones. The album's Top Ten hit was Taylor's winning remake of Jimmy Jones' "Handy Man," which replaced the grit of the original with his characteristic warmth. JT was James Taylor's best album since Mud Slide Slim and the Blue Horizon because it acknowledged the darkness of his earlier work while explaining the deliberate lightness of his current viewpoint, and because it was his most consistent collection in years. Fans responded: JT sold better than any Taylor album since Sweet Baby James. | ” |
Track listing
All songs by James Taylor unless otherwise noted.
- Side A
"Your Smiling Face" – 2:50
"There We Are" – 3:02
"Honey Don't Leave L.A." (Danny Kortchmar) – 3:05
"Another Grey Morning" – 2:44
"Bartender's Blues" – 4:12
"Secret O' Life" – 3:34
Side B
"Handy Man" (Otis Blackwell, Jimmy Jones) – 3:17
"I Was Only Telling a Lie" – 3:24
"Looking for Love on Broadway" – 2:23
"Terra Nova" (Carly Simon, Taylor) – 4:32
"Traffic Jam" – 1:58
"If I Keep My Heart Out of Sight
Personnel
- James Taylor — guitar, vocals
Peter Asher — percussion
Red Callender — bass, tuba
David Campbell — strings arranger, viola
Dan Dugmore — guitar, steel guitar
Danny Kortchmar — guitar
Leah Kunkel — percussion, vocals
Russell Kunkel — drums, percussion
Dr. Clarence McDonald — keyboards
Graham Nash — vocals
Linda Ronstadt — vocals
David Sanborn — saxophone
Carly Simon — vocals
Leland Sklar — bass
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Arend's rip was fine to me, and sometimes i'm disappointed with MFSL release's sound!
Thank you Aksman for sharing another "interpretation" of this great classic. :-)
Thanks very much.
Thanks for this beautiful rip. IMHO this is a little more open and natural than SACD rip posted by Dr. Robert, which sounds excelent too!