James TaylorBest James Taylor Albums Ranked
7.9
Avg Score
11
Opinions
18
Albums
3
Reviewers
Summary from 11 ratings
On Wavelength, fans have rated James Taylor's catalog across 18 albums from 11 opinions, with an overall average of 7.9/10. The top-rated James Taylor album is Sweet Baby James (Remastered) (1970) with a 8.6/10 average from 2 ratings, followed by October Road and Covers (Deluxe Edition). The discography on Wavelength spans 1970 to 2015. Fire and Rain ranks as the highest-rated James Taylor song on Wavelength with a 10.0/10 average.
October Road
“On his first album in five years, James Taylor doesn’t sound contemporary — and he seems very unworried by that fact. October Road reunites him with Russ Titelman, producer of 1975’s Gorilla and ’76’s In the Pocket. Their approach here is much the same — delivering classic singer-songwriter fare laced with easy jazz and mellow […]”
Before This World
“On his first album of new songs in 13 years — a long wait even by his meticulous standards — James Taylor's past is never far in the rearview mirror. "Somehow I haven't died," he observes in "Today Today Today," the album's back-porch-ready single. "Angels of Fenway" is a poignant reflection on his late grandmother and her devotion to the Red Sox; as he sings, 1965, the year Taylor became a Sox fa”
Covers (Deluxe Edition)
“On hits like "Handy Man," "Up on the Roof" and "How Sweet It Is (to be Loved by You)," James Taylor’s way of interpreting other songwriters’ hits has been to turn them into James Taylor songs. His honeyed drawl is supple enough to accommodate R&B and country standards, sweetening the savory tang of their rural […]”
One Man Band (Live)
“There’s no shortage of James Taylor hits collections out there, but that doesn’t make this new live CD-DVD, any less welcome. Taylor’s fans regard each reframing of his career as an artistic snapshot of his life at that moment, and this set offers a particularly warm portrait. Recorded at the Colonial Theatre near Taylor’s home […]”
Hourglass
“With his soul-searching eyes and mellow, nurturing baritone, James Taylor was the antithesis of feral hard-rock ’70s Romeos such as Robert Plant. But make no mistake — Taylor’s opus, Sweet Baby James was cranked up in more parked cars than was Led Zeppelin IV. And as young singer/songwriters from Joshua Kadison to Eddie Vedder continue […]”
Dad Loves His Work
“Dad Loves His Work is a typical James Taylor record. The tunes are simple and memorable — you can sing along with most of them after two listens. This is especially true of the LP’s hit single, "Her Town Too" (a duet with cocomposer John David Souther), "Stand and Fight" (which Taylor performed in the […]”
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