YeahSoMaybe? 2007-05-11
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I own many James Taylor albums but I find myself playing this one the most. It's effortless for me to listen to. I just love it. Lest you think I am snowed with anything JT does, well...I only like half of In The Pocket (still a good album) and I * detest * "Flag" (ick! ick!). The last later JT album I had an interest in was New Moon Shine in the 80's. Somehow after that I lost interest. However, one must remember those shining moments - this is one of them. This album is sort of a "stealth peak" album (i.e. I only realized it in retrospect) that started with James Taylor (1st album on Apple), Sweet Baby James, Mud Slide Slim, One Man Dog (all good in their own idiosyncratic ways : ) If you like harmonies and thoughtful yet soothing heartfelt songs of his genre, you'll like this. Oh and really good sounding acoustic pop guitar playing -- the production's good but not overdone - everything's there for a reason. Try it?
P.S. Find the live version of the duet "Mockingbird" with Carly Simon on the No Nukes album and listen to it for the sheer joy of it. It's a lot of fun! Was probably made about the time this was released.