James Taylor – American Standard: Teach Me Tonight
Oldies Songs A quiet lesson in love, memory and the timeless language of longing When James Taylor released American Standard in 2020, the album quickly reminded listeners that some voices are not…
James Taylor – Copperline
A gentle remembrance of home where memory, innocence, and the passage of time quietly converge Released as part of James Taylor’s early 90s resurgence, Copperline emerged in 1991 as one…
James Taylor – Steamroller
A Bluesy Exhale of Swagger Beneath a Folk Singer’s Gentle Surface On James Taylor’s 1970 breakthrough album Sweet Baby James, “Steamroller” arrives like a mischievous detour, a gritty blues parody…
James Taylor – Don’t Let Me Be Lonely Tonight
Loneliness in Soft Focus: James Taylor’s Quiet Plea from 1972 There’s something unmistakably intimate about “Don’t Let Me Be Lonely Tonight”, the kind of hushed confession that could only have…
James Taylor – Secret O’ Life
A gentle meditation on gratitude and presence, carried by James Taylor’s warmest and most life-affirming voice On James Taylor’s 1977 album JT, the song “Secret O’ Life” did not climb…
James Taylor – You Can Close Your Eyes
A Quiet Benediction of Love: James Taylor’s “You Can Close Your Eyes” Offers Comfort in a World of Uncertainty In 1971, amid the seismic shifts in culture and music, James…
James Taylor – Something in the Way She Moves (Greenwich Town Party 2013)
When the Rain Fell, the Canyon Echoed Again On a storm soaked afternoon in Greenwich, Connecticut, James Taylor stepped onto the stage of the Greenwich Town Party in May 2013…
James Taylor – October Road
A Late-Career Meditation on Time, Transition, and the Beautiful, Unfinished Journey of Middle Age. For those of us who have long revered the gentle, introspective genius of James Taylor, the…
James Taylor – Handy Man
The Gentle Art of Healing: A Soulful, Laid-Back Anthem Reimagined as a Tender Metaphor for Mending a Broken Heart. In the late 1970s, as rock music fragmented into punk’s fury…
James Taylor – Shower the People
The Simple, Profound Sermon of the Soul: A Tender Plea to Drop the Foolish Pride and Express Love While There Is Still Time. For those of us who came of…