Live (James Taylor album)

Live (stylised as (LIVE)) is the first live album by singer-songwriter James Taylor released on August 10, 1993, by Columbia Records. The double album presents selections from 14 shows during a November 1992 tour. In the US, Live peaked at number 20 on the Billboard 200 chart^[5] and has sold more than one million copies, being certified 2× platinum by the RIAA.

Live
Live album by James Taylor
Released	August 10, 1993 (1993-08-10)
Recorded	November 1992 (1992-11)
Genre	Rock
Length	123:15
Label	Columbia
Producer	Don Grolnick George Massenburg
James Taylor chronology
New Moon Shine (1991) Live (1993) Hourglass (1997)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[1]
Encyclopedia of Popular Music	^[2]
MusicHound	3.5/5^[3]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide	^[4]

A single-album CD of highlights of the double album was also released, titled Best Live. There are two different versions of this album; a 17-track version was released in 1993,^[6] and a shorter 12-track version on June 21, 1994.^[7] On digital distributors such as Spotify and iTunes, many of the verbal introductions that were present in the original CD have been cut.

Track listing

All songs by James Taylor except where noted.

Disc one

1. "Sweet Baby James" – 4:13
2. "Traffic Jam" – 2:10
3. "Handy Man" (Otis Blackwell, Jimmy Jones) – 3:31
4. "Your Smiling Face" – 3:03
5. "Secret O' Life" – 3:45
6. "Shed a Little Light" – 4:32
7. "Everybody Has the Blues" – 2:33
8. "Steamroller Blues" – 5:30
9. "Mexico" – 3:32
10. "Millworker" – 4:25
11. "Country Road" – 5:44
12. "Fire and Rain" – 4:44
13. "Shower the People" – 4:43
14. "How Sweet It Is (To Be Loved by You)" (Holland, Dozier, Holland) – 7:29
15. "New Hymn" (Reynolds Price, Taylor) – 3:00

Disc two

1. "Walking Man" – 4:35
2. "Riding on a Railroad" – 2:41
3. "Something in the Way She Moves" – 3:59
4. "Sun on the Moon" – 3:54
5. "Up on the Roof" (Gerry Goffin, Carole King) – 4:10
6. "Don't Let Me Be Lonely Tonight" – 3:37
7. "She Thinks I Still Care" (Dickey Lee) – 3:28
8. "Copperline" (R. Price, Taylor) – 4:43
9. "Slap Leather" – 2:11
10. "Only One" – 4:41
11. "You Make It Easy" – 5:05
12. "Carolina in My Mind" – 5:04
13. "I Will Follow" – 4:14
14. "You've Got a Friend" (King) – 5:09
15. "That Lonesome Road (Don Grolnick, Taylor) – 2:46

Best Live (17 track)

1. "Sweet Baby James" – 4:11
2. "Handy Man" (Blackwell, Jones) – 3:34
3. "Your Smiling Face" – 2:51
4. "Steamroller Blues" – 5:36
5. "Mexico" – 3:17
6. "Walking Man" – 4:08
7. "Country Road" – 5:44
8. "Fire and Rain" – 4:33
9. "How Sweet It Is (To Be Loved By You)" (Holland, Dozier, Holland) – 6:57
10. "Riding on a Railroad" – 2:42
11. "Something in the Way She Moves" – 3:59
12. "Sun on the Moon" – 3:51
13. "Up on the Roof" (Goffin, King) – 4:13
14. "Copperline" (Price, Taylor) – 4:40
15. "Slap Leather" – 2:14
16. "You've Got a Friend" (King) – 5:09
17. "That Lonesome Road" (Grolnick, Taylor) – 2:46

Best Live (12 track)

1. "Sweet Baby James" – 4:13
2. "Handy Man" (Blackwell, Jones) – 3:34
3. "Your Smiling Face" – 2:53
4. "Shed a Little Light" – 4:17
5. "Steamroller Blues" – 5:24
6. "Mexico" – 3:15
7. "Walking Man" – 4:23
8. "Country Road" – 5:38
9. "Fire and Rain" – 4:39
10. "How Sweet It Is (To Be Loved By You)" (Holland, Dozier, Holland) – 6:58
11. "Don't Let Me Be Lonely Tonight" – 3:10
12. "Shower the People" – 5:12

Personnel

• James Taylor – lead vocals, acoustic guitar
• Michael Landau – electric guitars
• Don Grolnick – acoustic piano
• Clifford Carter – keyboards
• Jimmy Johnson – bass guitar
• Carlos Vega – drums
• Valerie Carter – backing vocals
• David Lasley – backing vocals
• Kate Markowitz – backing vocals
• Arnold McCuller – backing vocals

Production

Studio credits

• Producers – Don Grolnick and George Massenburg
• Production co-ordination – Barbara Moutenot and Ivy Skoff
• Recorded by Nathaniel Kunkel with John Godenzi and Randy Hutson
• Additional engineers – Rail Rogut and Michael White
• Assistant engineer – Rail Rogut
• Mixed by George Massenburg at Electric Lady Studios (New York, NY) and Record One (Los Angeles, CA).
• Mastered by Doug Sax and Gavin Lurssen at The Mastering Lab (Hollywood, CA).

Live credits

• House sound engineer – John Godenzi
• Monitor engineer – Randy Hutson
• Technicians – Gary Epstein and Mark Hughes

Additional credits

• Art direction – Stephanie Mauer
• Photography – Andrew Brucker
• Liner notes – Peter Asher
• Management – Peter Asher Management

References

1. "AllMusic review". Allmusic. Retrieved April 22, 2011.
2. Larkin, Colin (2007). Encyclopedia of Popular Music (4th ed.). Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0195313734.
3. 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.
4. . Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on January 5, 2013. Retrieved October 27, 2015.
5. "James Taylor awards". Allmusic. Retrieved April 10, 2014.
6. "James Taylor – (Best Live)". Discogs. Retrieved April 3, 2013.
7. "James Taylor – (Best Live)". James Taylor. Retrieved April 3, 2013.