Английская Википедия:Greatest Hits (James Taylor album)
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Greatest Hits is the first greatest hits album by American singer-songwriter James Taylor, released in November 1976 by Warner Bros. Records. It remains Taylor's best-selling album, with over 11 million units being sold in the United States, making it among the best-selling albums of the 1970's.[1][2]
The album took place in the context of Taylor's end of his recording contract with Warner Records. It features redone versions of "Carolina in My Mind" and "Something in the Way She Moves", both of which had been previously included on Taylor's self-titled debut album in 1968. It also includes a previously unavailable live version of "Steamroller".[3]
The album did not rise higher than number 23 on the Billboard albums chart on its original release. However it became a steady seller for many years, and Greatest Hits has sold over 11,000,000 copies certifying it as an 11× Platinum album
In August 2012, the album re-entered the Billboard 200 albums chart, at number 15, which gave the album a new peak.
Reception
Music critic William Ruhlmann gave the album a positive review, writing for AllMusic that it constitutes a "reasonable collection for an artist who wasn't particularly well-defined by his singles". While cautioning that the release did not quite show the "evolution" of Taylor's songwriting, he stated that it remains "a good sampler" of the artist's early work.[3]
Track listing
Personnel
- James Taylor – acoustic guitar, vocals
- Kenny Ascher – electric piano (track 8)
- Byron Berline – fiddle (track 2)
- Michael Brecker – tenor saxophone (track 7)
- David Crosby – harmony vocals (track 10)
- Nick DeCaro – hornorgan, voiceorgan (track 11)
- Craig Doerge – piano (track 7)
- Dan Dugmore – pedal steel guitar (tracks 1, 2)
- Victor Feldman – orchestra bells, vibes (track 11)
- Andrew Gold – harmonium, backing vocals (track 2)
- Milt Holland – percussion (track 10)
- Jim Keltner – drums (track 9)
- Carole King – piano, backing vocals (tracks 3–5)
- Danny Kortchmar – electric guitar (tracks 7, 9–10, 12); credited as Danny Kootch – acoustic guitar, congas (track 6)
- Russ Kunkel – drums (tracks 2–7, 10–12); congas (tracks 6–7); cabasa (track 6); tambourine (track 9); shaker (track 10)
- Gayle Levant – harp (track 10)
- John London – bass guitar (track 4)
- Rick Marotta – drums (track 8)
- Ralph MacDonald – percussion (track 8)
- Clarence McDonald – piano (tracks 2, 9, 12); Fender Rhodes piano (tracks 9, 11); voiceorgan (track 11)
- Randy Meisner – bass guitar (track 5)
- Joni Mitchell – backing vocals (track 6)
- Andy Muson – bass guitar (track 8)
- Graham Nash – harmony vocals (track 10)
- Gene Orloff – strings (concertmaster) (track 8)
- Herb Pedersen – backing vocals (track 1)
- Red Rhodes – pedal steel guitar (track 4)
- David Sanborn – saxophone (track 9)
- Carly Simon – harmony vocals (tracks 9, 11)
- Leland Sklar (credited as "Lee" Sklar) – bass guitar (tracks 1–2, 6–7, 9–12)
- David Spinozza – electric guitar; acoustic guitar (track 8)
- Bobby West (credited as Bobby "Wild Wild" West) – double bass (track 3)
Charts
Weekly charts
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Australian Albums (Kent Music Report)[4] | 67 |
Year-end charts
Chart (2020) | Position |
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US Top Rock Albums (Billboard)[5] | 79 |
Certifications
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See also
References
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