Dad Loves His Work
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| Released | March 1981 | |||
| Recorded | September 5, 1980 – January 18, 1981 | |||
| Genre | Soft rock | |||
| Length | 38:46 | |||
| Label | Columbia/Legacy | |||
| Producer | Peter Asher | |||
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Dad Loves His Work is the tenth studio album by James Taylor. It was released in March 1981[1] and includes the duet with J. D. Souther "Her Town Too", which reached #11 on the Billboard Hot 100 and the Top 5 of Billboard's Adult Contemporary chart. The album was certified Platinum in the United States.
| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [2] |
| Encyclopedia of Popular Music | [3] |
| MusicHound | 2.5/5[4] |
| Rolling Stone | (not rated)[5] |
| The Rolling Stone Album Guide | [6] |
Track listing[]
All songs by James Taylor unless otherwise noted.
- Side one
- "Hard Times" – 3:13
- "Her Town Too" (Duet with J.D. Souther) (Taylor, J. D. Souther, Waddy Wachtel) – 4:34
- "Hour That the Morning Comes" – 2:56
- "I Will Follow" – 4:19
- "Believe It or Not" – 3:53
- Side two
- "Stand and Fight" (Taylor, Jacob Brackman) – 3:10
- "Only for Me" – 4:55
- "Summer's Here" – 2:43
- "Sugar Trade" (Taylor, Jimmy Buffett, Timothy Mayer) – 2:48
- "London Town" – 3:56
- "That Lonesome Road" (Taylor, Don Grolnick) – 2:22
Personnel[]
- James Taylor – lead vocals, acoustic guitar (3-10), bass harmonica (9)
- Dan Dugmore – electric guitar (1-3, 6-8, 10), pedal steel guitar (4, 5)
- Waddy Wachtel – electric guitar (1, 4-8, 10), guitar solo (1), acoustic guitar (2), slide guitar (3)
- Bill Cuomo – synthesizers (1, 4)
- Don Grolnick – acoustic piano (1, 3, 5, 10, 11), organ (1-3, 7-9), Fender Rhodes (2, 5, 8, 10), keyboards (4)
- Leland Sklar – bass (1-10)
- Rick Marotta – drums (1-8, 10), conga (1), percussion (5, 6), timbales (8)
- Peter Asher – percussion (6, 7), shaker (8)
- Greg "Fingers" Taylor – harmonica (6, 8, 10)
- Gene Page – string arrangements and conductor (2)
- David Lasley – backing vocals (1, 4, 6, 7, 10)
- Arnold McCuller – backing vocals (1, 4, 6, 7, 10)
- J.D. Souther – harmony vocals (2)
Choir on "That Lonesome Road"
- Peter Asher
- Jim Gilstrap
- Bernard Ighner
- David Lasley
- Arnold McCuller
- James Taylor
- Jennifer Warnes
Production[]
- Producer – Peter Asher
- Engineer – Val Garay
- Assistant Engineer – Niko Bolas
- Recorded at Record One (Los Angeles, CA).
- Piano and Keyboard Technician – Edd Kolakowski
- Mastered by Doug Sax and Mike Reese at The Mastering Lab (Hollywood, CA).
- Photography – Aaron Rapoport
- Art Direction and Design – John Kosh
Charts[]
| Chart (1981) | Peak position |
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| Australia (Kent Music Report)[7] | 23 |
Notes[]
- ^ http://www.discogs.com/James-Taylor-Dad-Loves-His-Work/release/1766793
- ^ link
- ^ Larkin, Colin (2007). Encyclopedia of Popular Music (4th ed.). Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0195313734.
- ^ Graff, Gary; Durchholz, Daniel (eds) (1999). MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide. Farmington Hills, MI: Visible Ink Press. p. 1125. ISBN 1-57859-061-2.CS1 maint: extra text: authors list (link)
- ^ link
- ^ "James Taylor: Album Guide". rollingstone.com. Archived from the original on January 5, 2013. Retrieved October 27, 2015.
- ^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 305. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
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Categories:
- 1981 albums
- James Taylor albums
- Albums produced by Peter Asher
- Columbia Records albums
- Legacy Recordings albums