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CD Sweet Baby James

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★★★★☆ 4 points (3 reviews)


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  • Issued : 28 May 2008

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Genre : Rock & Pop Catalogue Number : WPCR75387
Format : CD Label : Warner Music
Issued : 28 May 2008 Item sourced from : Japan
Number of Discs : 1
Other : Remaster, Reissue

Sweet Baby James

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Other Versions

  • CD   EUR Edition   ¥1,584   EUR Import   Released: 07 Jul 1987  
  • CD   AUS Edition   ¥1,391   Reissue CD (AUS Import)   Released: 07 May 2010  
  • CD   US Edition   ¥3,661   Reissue CD (US Import)   Released: 06 Sep 2011  

HMV Review

The heart of James Taylor's appeal is that you can take him two ways. On the one hand, his music, including that warm voice, is soothing; its minor key melodies and restrained playing draw in the listener. On the other hand, his world view, especially on such songs as Fire and Rain, reflects the pessimism and desperation of the 1960s hangover that was the early '70s. That may not be intentional: Fire and Rain was about the suicide of a fellow inmate of Taylor's at a mental institution, not the national malaise. But Taylor's sense of wounded hopelessness -- I'm all in pieces, you can have your own choice, he sings in Country Road -- struck a chord with music fans, especially because of its attractive mixture of folk, country, gospel, and blues elements, all of them carefully understated and distanced. Taylor didn't break your heart; he understood that it was already broken, as was his own, and he offered comfort. As a result, Sweet Baby James sold millions of copies, spawned a Top Ten hit in Fire and Rain and a Top 40 hit in Country Road, and launched not only Taylor's career as a pop superstar but also the entire singer/songwriter movement of the early '70s that included Joni Mitchell, Carole King, Jackson Browne, Cat Stevens, and others. A second legacy became clear two decades later, when country stars like Garth Brooks began to cite Taylor, with his use of steel guitar, references to Jesus, and rural and Western imagery on Sweet Baby James, as a major influence. ~ William Ruhlmann, All Music Guide

Credits

Bob West(Bass),  Bobby West(Bass),  Carole King(Piano),  Carole King(Vocals),  Chris Darrow(Violin),  Danny Kortchmar(Guitar),  James Taylor(Guitar),  James Taylor(Vocals),  John London(Bass),  Randy Meisner(Bass),  Red Rhodes(Guitar (Steel)),  Russ Kunkel(Drums),  Chris Darrow(Fiddle),  Jack Bielan(Brass),  Bill Lazerus(Engineer),  Jack Bielan(Arranger),  Peter Asher(Producer),  Ed Thrasher(Art Direction),  Henry Diltz(Photography),  James Taylor(Composer),  Jack Bielan(Brass Arrangement)

Songs

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    1
    Sweet Baby James  (02:48)
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    2
    Lo And Behold  (02:34)
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    3
    Sunny Skies  (02:15)
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    4
    Steamroller  (02:55)
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    5
    Country Road  (03:21)
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    6
    Oh.susannah  (01:58)
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    7
    Fire And Rain  (03:20)
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    8
    Blossom  (02:10)
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    9
    Anywhere Like Heaven  (03:23)
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    10
    Oh Baby.don`t You Loose Your Lip On Me  (01:45)
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    11
    Suite For 20g  (04:45)

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  • ★★★☆☆ 

    ギブソンJ−50  |  京都  |  不明  |  07/November/2006

    紙ジャケ化のニュースを聞いて期待したのですが、やはり単なる紙ジャケ化・・・。ワーナー系は一部アーティストを除いてリマスターに極めて消極的ですが何故でしょう。ジョニ・ミッチェル、トム・ウエイツ、カーリー・サイモン、その他良質のシンガーソングライター系の初期の名作はほったらかし状態。残念です。「sweet baby james」と「mad slide slim」は何年か前の帯に「リマスター」の表記が突然付け加えられましたが、たいして音が良くならなかったので、今後に期待します。アルバム内容については最高です。初めての人は是非どうぞ。

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  • ★★★★★ 

    knack79  |     |  不明  |  18/May/2006

    あまりにも、有名盤ですが、隠れた小曲[SUNNY SKIES]は、本当に素晴らしいです。

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  • ★★★★☆ 

    風街  |  山梨県  |  不明  |  14/April/2006

    細野晴臣氏や小坂忠氏が尊敬していたと聞き、聞いてみました。なるほど 頭の中でHOSONO HOUSEの時の細野氏の声とジェイムスの声が一緒にぐるぐる回るようです。内容も丸です

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