• Artist: James Taylor
• Flags: Lyrics are included with the album
• Rating:
• Styles: Soft Rock, Adult Contemporary, Singer/Songwriter
• Track Picks: "Another Day," "Enough to Be on Your Way," "Little More Time With You"
• Similar Albums: Graceland [Video], The Very Best of Carly Simon: Nobody Does It Better, The Ultimate Collection, The Best of Carly Simon [UK], A Tribute to the Eagles, Billboard Top Soft Rock Hits: 1974, Billboard Top Soft Rock Hits: 1973, Billboard Top Soft Rock Hits: 1972, Billboard Top Soft Rock Hits: 1971, Billboard Top Soft Rock Hits: 1970, Feel Like Makin' Love: Romantic Power Ballads, Five Miles from Hope, Can I Have My Money Back?, Greatest Hits, Vol. 1, Marc Cohn

Review

James Taylor stopped pushing himself into new musical and lyrical territories in the late '70s, so it doesn't come as a great surprise that Hourglass, his first studio album in six years, doesn't offer anything new -- it's a collection of pleasant, melodic, simple songs about love, family, and social activism. That's not necessarily a bad thing, since Taylor has a gift for such material, and on Hourglass, he sounds as good as ever. The music, in many ways, has greater depth than previous records, since it features cameos from such heavy hitters as Stevie Wonder, Yo-Yo Ma, Shawn Colvin, Michael Brecker, Mark O'Connor, and Branford Marsalis. There are a few songs that fall a little flat, failing to make much of an impression one way or the other, but on the whole, Hourglass is a nice addition to his catalog. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine, All Music Guide

Tracks

Track Title	iTunes	Composers	Performers	Time
Line 'Em Up	...	James Taylor	James Taylor	(4:42)
Enough to Be on Your Way		James Taylor	James Taylor	(5:57)
Little More Time With You		James Taylor	James Taylor	(3:51)
Gaia	...	James Taylor	James Taylor	(5:30)
Ananas	...	James Taylor, Jack Taylor	James Taylor	(5:42)
Jump up Behind Me	...	Jack Taylor	James Taylor	(3:28)
Another Day		James Taylor	James Taylor	(2:21)
Up Er Mei	...	James Taylor, Jack Taylor	James Taylor	(3:47)
Up from Your Life	...	James Taylor, Jack Taylor	James Taylor	(5:15)
Yellow and Rose	...	James Taylor, Jack Taylor	James Taylor	(4:54)
Boatman	...	Livingston Taylor, Margaret Taylor	James Taylor	(3:57)
Walking My Baby Back Home	...	Fred E. Ahlert, Roy Turk	James Taylor	(2:27)

Credits

Edgar Meyer (Bass (Acoustic)), Edgar Meyer (Cello Arrangement), Shawn Colvin (Vocals), Sting (Vocals), James Taylor (Guitar (Acoustic)), James Taylor (Guitar), James Taylor (Harmonica), James Taylor (Vocals), James Taylor (Producer), James Taylor (Penny Whistle), James Taylor (Main Performer), Michael Brecker (Sax (Tenor)), Michael Brecker (EWI), David Lasley (Vocals), Rob Mounsey (Horn Arrangements), Ross Traut (Guitar), Ross Traut (Hi String Guitar), Yo-Yo Ma (Cello), Valerie Carter (Vocals), Jill Dell'Abate (Vocals), Jill Dell'Abate (Associate Producer), Dan Dugmore (Pedal Steel), Dan Dugmore (Guitar (Steel)), Frank Filipetti (Producer), Frank Filipetti (Engineer), Frank Filipetti (Mixing), Ted Jensen (Mastering), Bob Mann (Guitar), Branford Marsalis (Sax (Soprano)), Kate Markowitz (Vocals), Mark O'Connor (Fiddle), Chris Quinn (Design), Stanley Silverman (Cello Arrangement), Carlos Vega (Percussion), Carlos Vega (Drums), Stevie Wonder (Harmonica), Arnold McCuller (Vocals), Clifford Carter (Keyboards), Herb Ritts (Photography), Tim Gerron (Assistant Engineer), Stephanie Mauer (Art Direction), Pete Karam (Assistant Engineer), Pete Karam (Mixing Assistant), Jimmy Johnson (Bass), Ted Cammann (Production Assistant), Ted Cammann (Assistant Producer), Andrew Felluss (Mixing Assistant)

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