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1991 studio album by James Taylor
New Moon Shine
Released September 24, 1991 (1991-09-24 ) Recorded June 1991 (1991-06 ) Studio
The Power Station (New York City) Skyline Studios (New York City)
A&M Studios (Los Angeles) Studio F (Los Angeles)
Genre Length 47 :52
Label
Columbia
Producer
"Copperline" Released: 1991
"(I've Got to) Stop Thinkin' 'Bout That" Released: 1991
"Shed a Little Light" Released: 1991
"The Frozen Man" Released: 1991
"Slap Leather" Released: 1991
New Moon Shine is the thirteenth studio album by singer-songwriter
James Taylor released in 1991.
[1] The album peaked at number 37 on the
Billboard 200 chart and certified platinum.
[2] The album was producer-pianist
Don Grolnick 's sixth and final studio album with Taylor prior to his death in 1996 at age 48 from
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma .
Reception
The album received generally positive reviews; The New York Times ’s Stephen Holden observed that New Moon Shine "finds [Taylor] near the top of his form in songs like 'Slap Leather,' a playfully pungent rock-and-roll critique of social and environmental ills, and 'Copperline,' a nostalgic ballad remembering his North Carolina roots."
[6]
Fairport Convention covered "The Frozen Man" on their album
Old New Borrowed Blue .
Track listing
All songs written by
James Taylor unless otherwise noted.
"
Copperline " (
Reynolds Price , Taylor) – 4:22
"Down in the Hole" – 5:15
"(I've Got to) Stop Thinkin' 'Bout That" (
Danny Kortchmar , Taylor) – 4:00
"Shed a Little Light" – 3:52
"The Frozen Man" – 3:54
"Slap Leather" – 2:00
"Like Everyone She Knows" – 4:56
"One More Go Round" – 4:40
"
Everybody Loves to Cha Cha Cha " (
Sam Cooke ) – 3:37
"Native Son" – 3:49
"Oh, Brother" – 4:24
"
The Water Is Wide " (Traditional) – 3:00
Personnel
James Taylor – lead vocals, acoustic guitar (1-3, 5–12), arrangements (12)
Don Grolnick – acoustic piano,
organ , synthesizers, arrangements (12)
Clifford Carter – synthesizers, synthesizer programming
Dan Stein – synthesizer programming (3, 5)
Danny Kortchmar – acoustic guitar (3, 5)
Michael Landau – electric guitars
Jerry Douglas –
Dobro
Jimmy Johnson – bass guitar (1–8, 10–12)
Tony Levin – bass guitar (9)
Carlos Vega – drums (1, 2, 4, 6–8, 10–12)
Steve Jordan – drums (3, 5)
Steve Gadd – drums (9)
Don Alias – percussion
Mark O'Connor – violin
Bob Mintzer – tenor saxophone (3)
Branford Marsalis – soprano saxophone (7)
Michael Brecker – tenor saxophone (8, 9)
Dave Bargeron – trombone (3)
Randy Brecker – trumpet (3)
Valerie Carter – backing vocals
David Lasley – backing vocals
Kate Markowitz – backing vocals
Arnold McCuller – backing vocals
Phillip Ballou – backing vocals (10)
Production
Producers – Don Grolnick (all tracks); Danny Kortchmar (Tracks 3 & 5).
Production Coordinator – Peter Stiglin
Recorded and Mixed by James Farber
Assistant Engineers – John Aguto, Patrick Dillett, Rob Jazco, Nathaniel Kunkel, Matthew Lamonica and Katherine Miller.
Mix Assistant – Katherine Miller
Recorded at
The Power Station and Skyline Studios (New York, NY);
A&M Studios (Hollywood, CA); Studio F (Los Angeles, CA).
Mixed at Skyline Studios
Mastered by
Greg Calbi at Sterling Sound (New York, NY).
Art Direction – Arnold Levine
Design Assistants – Stefanie Dash, Lisa Sparagano and Marcus Wyns.
Photography – Lee Crum
References
^
a
b Ruhlmann, William.
"New Moon Shine – James Taylor" . AllMusic. Retrieved November 6, 2012 .
^
"James Taylor Album & Song Chart History – Billboard 200" .
Billboard . Retrieved February 4, 2021 .
^
Larkin, Colin (2007).
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music (4th ed.).
Oxford University Press .
ISBN
978-0195313734 .
^ 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 .
^ Coleman, Mark; Edmonds, Ben (2004). "James Taylor". In
Brackett, Nathan ; Hoard, Christian (eds.).
The New Rolling Stone Album Guide . London: Fireside. pp.
804–805 .
ISBN
0-7432-0169-8 . Portions posted at
"James Taylor > Album Guide" . rollingstone.com . Archived from
the original on January 5, 2013. Retrieved November 6, 2011 .
^ Stephen Holden.
"James Taylor Sings The Old and The New" . NYTimes.com . Retrieved February 4, 2021 .
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