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While his aging contemporaries took a variety of tacks to keep up with changing fashions, from adopting more synthesized, percussive production styles to assembling an orchestra and singing standards, James Taylor just kept playing a summer concert tour each year, and periodically putting out another collection of similar-sounding songs. Never Die Young was unusual only in that there was no big oldies cover from the '50s or '60s -- every song was written or co-written by Taylor -- but otherwise it addressed the same audience in much the same terms as he always had. The title song and "Baby Boom Baby" (both Adult Contemporary hits) referred to the passage of time, and the rest floated on a sea of yuppie contentment. "I work hard to see that you remember my name," he sang, and that work seemed to consist of reminding his listeners why they had liked him in the first place.
© William Ruhlmann /TiVo
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James Taylor, Associated Performer, Guitar, Main Artist, Associated Performer, Guitar - Don Grolnick, Keyboards, Producer - J. Taylor, Composer, Lyricist - Arnold McCuller - Rhonda Schoen, Editor - Peter Stiglin - Rosemary Butler - Oberman - David Lasley - Greg Calbi, Engineer - Lani Groves - Don Rodenbach, Assistant Engineer - Bob Mann, Guitar - JAMES FARBER, Mixing Engineer, Recording Engineer - Dan Dugmore, Banjo - Calos Vega, Percussion - Carlos Vega, Drums - Leland Sklar, Bass
(P) 1988 Columbia Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
James Taylor, Associated Performer, Guitar, Main Artist, Associated Performer, Guitar - B. Payne, Composer, Lyricist - Don Grolnick, Keyboards, Producer - J. Taylor, Composer, Lyricist - Arnold McCuller - Rhonda Schoen, Editor - Peter Stiglin - Rosemary Butler - Oberman - Bob Mann, Guitar - Greg Calbi, Engineer, Mastering Engineer - Don Rodenbach, Assistant Engineer - Dan Dugmore, Banjo - JAMES FARBER, Mixing Engineer, Recording Engineer - Calos Vega, Percussion - Carlos Vega, Drums - Bill Payne, Synthesizer - Leland Sklar, Bass - Michael Brecker, Tenor Saxophone
(P) 1988 Columbia Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
James Taylor, Associated Performer, Guitar, Main Artist, Associated Performer, Guitar - Don Grolnick, Keyboards, Producer - Z. Wiesner, Composer, Lyricist - J. Taylor, Composer, Lyricist - Arnold McCuller - Rhonda Schoen, Editor - Peter Stiglin - Rosemary Butler - Oberman - Bob Mann, Guitar - Greg Calbi, Engineer, Mastering Engineer - Don Rodenbach, Assistant Engineer - Dan Dugmore, Banjo - JAMES FARBER, Mixing Engineer, Recording Engineer - Calos Vega, Percussion - Carlos Vega, Drums - Leland Sklar, Bass - Michael Brecker, Tenor Saxophone
(P) 1988 Columbia Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
James Taylor, Associated Performer, Guitar, Main Artist, Associated Performer, Guitar - Don Grolnick, Keyboards, Producer - J. Taylor, Composer, Lyricist - Arnold McCuller - Rhonda Schoen, Editor - Peter Stiglin - Rosemary Butler - Oberman - Bob Mann, Guitar - Greg Calbi, Engineer, Mastering Engineer - Don Rodenbach, Assistant Engineer - Dan Dugmore, Banjo - JAMES FARBER, Mixing Engineer, Recording Engineer - Calos Vega, Percussion - Carlos Vega, Drums - Bill Payne, Synthesizer - Mark O'Connor, Violin - Leland Sklar, Bass
(P) 1988 Columbia Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
James Taylor, Associated Performer, Guitar, Main Artist, Associated Performer, Guitar - J. Taylor, Composer, Lyricist - Arnold McCuller - Rosemary Butler - Bob Mann, Guitar - Jay Leonhart, Bass Guitar - Dan Dugmore, Banjo - Calos Vega, Percussion - Carlos Vega, Drums - Don Grolnick, Keyboards, Producer - Mark O'Connor, Violin - Leland Sklar, Bass - Rhonda Schoen, Editor - Peter Stiglin - Oberman - Greg Calbi, Engineer, Mastering Engineer - Don Rodenbach, Assistant Engineer - JAMES FARBER, Mixing Engineer, Recording Engineer
(P) 1988 Columbia Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
James Taylor, Associated Performer, Guitar, Main Artist, Associated Performer, Guitar - Don Grolnick, Keyboards, Producer - J. Taylor, Composer, Lyricist - Arnold McCuller - Rhonda Schoen, Editor - Peter Stiglin - Rosemary Butler - Oberman - David Lasley - Greg Calbi, Engineer, Mastering Engineer - Lani Groves - Don Rodenbach, Assistant Engineer - Bob Mann, Guitar - JAMES FARBER, Mixing Engineer, Recording Engineer - Dan Dugmore, Banjo - Calos Vega, Percussion - Carlos Vega, Drums - Leland Sklar, Bass
(P) 1988 Columbia Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
James Taylor, Associated Performer, Guitar, Main Artist, Associated Performer, Guitar - Don Grolnick, Keyboards, Producer - J. Taylor, Composer, Lyricist - Arnold McCuller - Rhonda Schoen, Editor - Peter Stiglin - Rosemary Butler - Oberman - Bob Mann, Guitar - Greg Calbi, Engineer, Mastering Engineer - Don Rodenbach, Assistant Engineer - Dan Dugmore, Banjo - JAMES FARBER, Mixing Engineer, Recording Engineer - Calos Vega, Percussion - Carlos Vega, Drums - Leland Sklar, Bass
(P) 1988 Columbia Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
James Taylor, Associated Performer, Guitar, Main Artist, Associated Performer, Guitar - Don Grolnick, Keyboards, Producer - T. Mayer, Composer, Lyricist - Arnold McCuller - J. Taylor, Composer, Lyricist - Rhonda Schoen, Editor - Peter Stiglin - Rosemary Butler - Oberman - Bob Mann, Guitar - Greg Calbi, Engineer, Mastering Engineer - Don Rodenbach, Assistant Engineer - Dan Dugmore, Banjo - JAMES FARBER, Mixing Engineer, Recording Engineer - Calos Vega, Percussion - Carlos Vega, Drums - Leland Sklar, Bass - Greg Taylor, Harmonica
(P) 1988 Columbia Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
James Taylor, Associated Performer, Guitar, Main Artist, Associated Performer, Guitar - Don Grolnick, Keyboards, Producer - J. Taylor, Composer, Lyricist - Arnold McCuller - Rhonda Schoen, Editor - Peter Stiglin - Rosemary Butler - Oberman - Bob Mann, Guitar - Greg Calbi, Engineer, Mastering Engineer - Don Rodenbach, Assistant Engineer - Dan Dugmore, Banjo - JAMES FARBER, Mixing Engineer, Recording Engineer - Calos Vega, Percussion - Carlos Vega, Drums - Leland Sklar, Bass
(P) 1988 Columbia Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
James Taylor, Associated Performer, Guitar, Main Artist, Associated Performer, Guitar - Don Grolnick, Keyboards, Producer - J. Taylor, Composer, Lyricist - Arnold McCuller - Rhonda Schoen, Editor - Oberman - Rosemary Butler - Peter Stiglin - David Lasley - Greg Calbi, Engineer, Mastering Engineer - Lani Groves - Don Rodenbach, Assistant Engineer - Bob Mann, Guitar - JAMES FARBER, Mixing Engineer, Recording Engineer - Dan Dugmore, Banjo - Calos Vega, Percussion - Edson A. daSilva, Percussion - Carlos Vega, Drums - Leland Sklar, Bass
(P) 1988 Columbia Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Album review
While his aging contemporaries took a variety of tacks to keep up with changing fashions, from adopting more synthesized, percussive production styles to assembling an orchestra and singing standards, James Taylor just kept playing a summer concert tour each year, and periodically putting out another collection of similar-sounding songs. Never Die Young was unusual only in that there was no big oldies cover from the '50s or '60s -- every song was written or co-written by Taylor -- but otherwise it addressed the same audience in much the same terms as he always had. The title song and "Baby Boom Baby" (both Adult Contemporary hits) referred to the passage of time, and the rest floated on a sea of yuppie contentment. "I work hard to see that you remember my name," he sang, and that work seemed to consist of reminding his listeners why they had liked him in the first place.
© William Ruhlmann /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 10 track(s)
- Total length: 00:40:11
- Main artists: James Taylor
- Composer: J. Taylor
- Label: Columbia
- Genre: Pop/Rock Rock
(P) 1988 Sony Music Entertainment Inc.
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