Sweet Baby James
Lo And Behold
Sunny Skies
Steamroller
Country Road
Oh, Susannah
Fire And Rain
Blossom
Anywhere Like Heaven
Oh Baby, Don't You Loose Your Lip On Me
Suite For 20 G
Frogtoon Music Album Info: Sweet Baby James
Published: 01 Jan 2013, 03:26
Sweet Baby James Is Singer-Songwriter James Taylor's Second Album And His First Release On Warner Bros. Records. Released In February 1970 It Showcased Taylor's Talents And Showed The Direction He Would Take In The Early 1970s With The Expansion Of His Career. The Album Featured One Of Taylor's Earliest Single Successes "Fire And Rain" Which Reached #3 On The Billboard Hot 100. The Album Itself Also Managed To Reach #3 On The Billboard Album Charts. Sweet Baby James Made Taylor One Of The Main Forces Of The Ascendent Folk Movement. The Album Was Nominated To A Grammy Award For Album Of The Year In 1971. The Album Was Listed At #103 On Rolling Stone's 500 Greatest Albums Of All Time. The Album Produced By Peter Asher Was Recorded Between 8 And 17 December 1969 At A Cost Of Only $7 600 Out Of A Budget Of $20 000. Taylor Was "essentially Homeless" At The Time The Album Was Recorded Either Staying In Asher's Home Or Crashing On A Couch At The House Of Guitarist Danny Kortchmar Or Anyone Else Who Would Have Him. The Song "Suite For 20 G" Was So Named Because Taylor Was Promised $20 000 Once The Album Was Delivered. With One More Song Needed He Strung Together Three Unfinished Songs Into A "suite " And Completed The Album.