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Mother Earth: Bring Me Home

In April 1971, “Reprise” label released “Bring Me Home”, the fifth Mother Earth album. It was recorded in 1971, and was produced by Travis Rivers.

Personnel:

  • Bob Cardwell – electric guitar, backing vocals
  • John Andrews – electric guitar
  • Tracy Nelson – lead and backing vocals, piano
  • Andy McMahon – piano, organ, backing vocals 
  • David Zettner – bass, backing vocals 
  • Karl Himmel – drums
  • Farrell Morris – percussion
  • James Day – steel guitar
  • John Gimbel, Sammy Dodge – fiddle
  • Ben Keith – dobro
  • Earthettes, Earthmen, Irma Routen, Sandie Cantrell – backing vocals

Track listing:

  1. Temptation Took Control of Me and I Fell
  2. There Is No End
  3. Soul of Sadness
  4. I’ll Be Long Gone
  5. Bring Me Home
  6. Tonight the Sky’s About To Cry
  7. Seven Bridges Road
  8. Lo and Behold
  9. Deliver Me

James Taylor: Sweet Baby James

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In February 1970, “Warner Bros” label released “Sweet Baby James”, the second James Taylor studio album. It was recorded in December 1969, at “Sunset Sound” in Los Angeles, and was produced by Peter Asher. “Rolling Stone” magazine ranked “Sweet Baby James” at number 103 on its list of the “Greatest Albums of All Time”. In 2003 the TV network “VH1” named  the album the 77th greatest album of all time. “Sweet Baby James” was certified 3 x Platinum in the US by “RIIA”.

Personnel:

  • James Taylor— vocals, guitar
  • Danny Kortchmar— guitar
  • Red Rhodes— steel guitar
  • Carole King — vocals, piano
  • Bobby West —double bass
  • John London— bass
  • Randy Meisner— bass
  • Russ Kunkel— drums
  • Jack Bielan —brass
  • Chris Darrow —fiddle, violin

Tracks listing:

All tracks by James Taylor except where noted.

  1. Sweet Baby James
  2. Lo and Behold
  3. Sunny Skies
  4. Steamroller
  5. Country Road
  6. Oh, Susanna – Stephen Foster
  7. Fire and Rain
  8. Blossom
  9. Anywhere Like Heaven
  10. Oh Baby, Don’t You Loose Your Lip on Me
  11. Suite for 20 G