*PHOTOS ACTUAL*
EX TO NM VINYL WITH INNER VERY FEW LIGHT MARKS SHOULD PLAY PERFECTLY / ex sleeve with some discoloration *NO CUTS*
Label:
Warner Bros. Records – BSK 3113
Format:
Vinyl, LP, Compilation, Reissue, Winchester Pressing
Country:
US
Released:
1977
Genre:
Rock, Blues
Style:
Soft Rock
A1 Something In The Way She Moves
Backing Vocals – Herb Pedersen
Written-By – James Taylor (2)
3:07
A2 Carolina In My Mind
Fiddle – Byron Berline
Harmonium, Backing Vocals – Andrew Gold
Written-By – James Taylor (2)
3:57
A3 Fire And Rain
Double Bass – Bobby 'Wild, Wild' West*
Written-By – James Taylor (2)
3:20
A4 Sweet Baby James
Bass – John London
Steel Guitar – Red Rhodes
Written-By – James Taylor (2)
2:48
A5 Country Road
Bass – Randy Meisner
Written-By – James Taylor (2)
3:21
A6 You've Got A Friend
Acoustic Guitar, Congas – Danny Kootch*
Backing Vocals – Joni Mitchell
Cabasa – Russ Kunkel
Written-By – Carole King
4:29
B1 Don't Let Me Be Lonely Tonight
Piano – Craig Doerge
Tenor Saxophone – Michael Brecker
Written-By – James Taylor (2)
2:34
B2 Walking Man
Bass – Andy Muson
Drums – Rick Marotta
Electric Guitar, Guitar [Acoustic Electric] – David Spinozza
Electric Piano – Kenny Ascher*
Percussion – Ralph MacDonald
Strings, Concertmaster – Gene Orloff
Written-By – James Taylor (2)
3:30
B3 How Sweet It Is (To Be Loved By You)
Drums – Jim Keltner
Saxophone – David Sanborn
Tambourine – Russ Kunkel
Written-By – Holland-Dozier-Holland
3:30
B4 Mexico
Electric Guitar – James Taylor (2)
Harmony Vocals – David Crosby, Graham Nash
Harp – Gayle Levant
Percussion – Milt Holland
Shaker – Russ Kunkel
Written-By – James Taylor (2)
2:44
B5 Shower The People
Bells [Orchestra], Vibraphone – Victor Feldman
Harmony Vocals – James Taylor (2)
Instruments [Hornorgan, Voiceorgan] – Nick DeCaro
Instruments [Hornorgan] – Clarence McDonald
Percussion – Russ Kunkel
Written-By – James Taylor (2)
3:52
B6 Steamroller
Written-By – James Taylor (2)
5:19
Record Company – Warner Bros. Records Inc.
Corporate Owner – Warner Bros. Inc.
Corporate Owner – Warner Communications
Copyright © – Warner Bros. Records Inc.
Phonographic Copyright ℗ – Warner Bros. Records Inc.
Published By – Country Road Music, Inc.
Published By – Blackwood Music Inc.
Published By – Colgems-EMI Music Inc.
Published By – Stone Agate Music
Recorded At – The Sound Factory
Recorded At – Sunset Sound
Recorded At – Crystal Sound
Recorded At – James' House
Recorded At – A&R Studios
Recorded At – The Hit Factory
Recorded At – Warner Bros. Recording Studios
Recorded At – Universal Amphitheatre
Recorded By – Enactron Truck
Mixed At – Clover Recorders
Mixed At – The Sound Factory
Mastered At – A&M Mastering Studios
Pressed By – Capitol Records Pressing Plant, Winchester
Acoustic Guitar – James Taylor (2) (tracks: A1 to B2, B4, B5, B6)
Art Direction, Design [Cover] – Kosh*
Backing Vocals – James Taylor (2) (tracks: A1, A2, A6, B2)
Bass – Lee Sklar* (tracks: A1, A2, A6, B1, B3, B4, B5, B6)
Congas – Russ Kunkel (tracks: A6, B1)
Drums – Russ Kunkel (tracks: A2 to B1, B3, B4, B5, B6)
Electric Guitar – Danny Kortchmar (tracks: B1, B3, B4, B6)
Electric Piano [Fender Rhodes] – Clarence McDonald (tracks: B3, B5)
Engineer [Assisted By] – Blaise Castellano (tracks: B2), David Henson (tracks: B2)
Engineer [Engineered By] – Bill Lazerus (tracks: A3 to A5), Harry Maslin (tracks: B2), Lee Herschberg (tracks: B3 to B6), Richard Sanford Orshoff (tracks: A6), Val Garay (tracks: A1, A2)
Harmony Vocals – Carly Simon (tracks: B3, B5)
Mastered By – Bernie Grundman
Mixed By – Robert Appère (tracks: B1), Val Garay (tracks: B6)
Photography By [Sleeve] – Norman Seeff
Piano – Carole King (tracks: A3, A4, A5), Clarence McDonald (tracks: A2, B3, B6)
Producer [Produced By] – David Spinozza (tracks: B2), Lenny Waronker (tracks: B3 to B6), Peter Asher (tracks: A1 to B1, B6), Russ Titelman (tracks: B3 to B6)
Recorded By [Tenor Solo Recorded By] – Phil Ramone (tracks: B1)
Steel Guitar – Dan Dugmore (tracks: A1, A2)
Originally released as BS 2979
Pressing plant variant, Capitol Records Pressing Plant, Winchester pressing indicated by "WW" and " ━◁" etched in runout, and 1⁷/₁₆” press ring.
Variant 2, side B runout has two complete matrix numbers which have been so thoroughly scratched out as to make them essentially undecipherable. A trailing ◁ was not scratched out.
All runout data is etched.
A1, A2: © 1968 Country Road Music, Inc./Blackwood Music Inc. BMI. Re-recorded at The Sound Factory, L.A. October 1976.
A3 to A5: © 1969 Country Road Music, Inc./Blackwood Music Inc. BMI. Recorded at Sunset Sound, December 1969.
A6: © 1971 Colgems-EMI Music Inc. ASCAP. Recorded at Crystal Recording Studios, Hollywood, January 1971.
B1: © 1972 Country Road Music, Inc./Blackwood Music Inc. BMI. Recorded at James' house August 1972. Tenor solo recorded at A+R Studios, N.Y. Mixed at Clover Recorders.
B2: © 1974 Country Road Music, Inc. BMI. Recorded at The Hit Factory, February 1974.
B3: © 1964 Stone Agate Music, BMI. Recorded at Warner Bros. Recording Studios, North Hollywood, February 1975.
B4: © 1975 Country Road Music, Inc. BMI. Recorded at Warner Bros. Recording Studios, North Hollywood, February 1975.
B5: © 1976 Country Road Music, Inc. BMI. Recorded at Warner Bros. Recording Studios, North Hollywood, February 1976.
B6: © 1970 Country Road Music, Inc./Blackwood Music Inc. BMI. Recorded live at the Universal Amphitheatre, L.A., August 1975 [...] in the Enactron Truck. Mixed at The Sound Factory, L.A.
Spine: ℗ 1972, 1974, 1975, 1976 Warner Bros. Records Inc. Printed in U.S.A.
Back cover: Made in U.S.A. © 1976 Warner Bros. Records Inc.
Pressing Plant ID (Runouts): ─◁
Rights Society (A1 to A5, B1 to B6): BMI
Rights Society (A6): ASCAP
Matrix / Runout (Variant 1 runout A): BSK-1-3113-WW5 ─◁
Matrix / Runout (Variant 1 runout B): BSK-2-3113 WW2 #4 ─◁
Matrix / Runout (Variant 2 runout A): BSK-1-3113-WW3 ─◁
Matrix / Runout (Variant 2 runout B): ◁ BSK-2-3113-WW1 15 ─◁
Matrix / Runout (Variant 3 runout A): BSK-1-3113 WW3 ̶B̶S̶-̶1̶-̶2̶9̶7̶9̶ WW3 ─◁
Matrix / Runout (Variant 3 runout B): BSK-2-3113 WW1 #5 ̶B̶S̶-̶2̶-̶2̶9̶7̶9̶-̶W̶W̶1̶ #5 ─◁
- Media Condition: Excellent+ (EX+)
- Sleeve Condition: Excellent (EX)
- Format: Vinyl
- Genre: FOLK
- Format Type: LP
