Classic Songs

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Classic Songs
Album Classic Songs.jpg
Compilation album by
James Taylor
Released1987 (1987)
GenrePop rock, folk rock
Length58:12
LabelCBS/WEA
James Taylor chronology
That's Why I'm Here
(1985) 		Classic Songs
(1987) 		Never Die Young
(1988)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic.com4.5/5 stars[1]
Encyclopedia of Popular Music5/5 stars[2]

Classic Songs is the second compilation album by James Taylor. Only available in Europe it was, for a long time, the only compilation album to feature original versions of Taylor's classics. It spanned from his original work to his That's Why I'm Here album from 1985.[3]

Track listing[]

All songs by James Taylor except where indicated.

Side 1
  1. "Fire and Rain" 3:25
  2. "Mexico" 3:00
  3. "You've Got a Friend" (Carole King) 4:30
  4. "How Sweet It Is (To Be Loved by You)" (Holland–Dozier–Holland) 3:36
  5. "Carolina in My Mind" 4:00
  6. "Something in the Way She Moves" 3:09
  7. "Shower the People" 4:32
  8. "Sweet Baby James" 2:52
Side 2
  1. "That's Why I'm Here" 3:38
  2. "Everyday" (Holly, Petty) 3:12
  3. "Up on the Roof" (Goffin, King) 4:20
  4. "Your Smiling Face" 2:42
  5. "Her Town Too" (Souther, Taylor, Wachtel) 4:25
  6. "Handy Man" (Blackwell, Jones) 3:17
  7. "Don't Let Me Be Lonely Tonight" 2:36
  8. "Only a Dream in Rio" 4:58

References[]

  1. ^ Allmusic.com review
  2. ^ Larkin, Colin (2007). Encyclopedia of Popular Music (4th ed.). Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0195313734.
  3. ^ Woodstra, Chris. "Classic Songs - James Taylor". AllMusic. Retrieved 2012-02-09.
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