On February 28, 2020, “Fantasy” label released “American Standard”, the twentieth James Taylor studio album. It was recorded at “The Barn” in Washington, MA, “United Recording Studios” in Hollywood, “Capitol Studios” in Los Angeles, “Treasure Isle Studios” and “Blackbird Studios” in Nashville, TN, and was produced by Dave O’Donnell, John Pizzarelli and James Taylor. “American Standard” won “Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album” at the 63rd “Annual Grammy Awards”.

Personnel:

• James Taylor – vocals, acoustic guitar
• Kate Markowitz – vocals
• Arnold McCuller – vocals
• Caroline Taylor – vocals
• John Pizzarelli – rhythm guitar
• Michael Landau – lead guitar
• Larry Goldings – piano, keyboards
• Jimmy Johnson – bass
• Viktor Krauss – double bass
• Steve Gadd – drums
• Luis Conte – percussion
• Dorian Holley – vocals
• Louis Marini, Jr. – saxophones, flute, clarinet
• Walter Fowler – trumpets, flügelhorn
• Andrea Zonn – vocals, violin
• Stuart Duncan – violin
• Jerry Douglas – dobro, engineer
• Ted Jensen – mastering
• Justin Shturtz – mastering assistant
• Carrie Smith – art direction, design

Track listing:

1. My Blue Heaven – Walter Donaldson, George A. Whiting
2. Moon River – Henry Mancini, Johnny Mercer
3. Teach Me Tonight – Gene de Paul,, Sammy Cahn
4. As Easy as Rolling Off a Log – M.K. Jerome, Jack Scholl
5. Almost Like Being in Love – Frederick Loewe, Alan Jay Lerner
6. Sit Down, You’re Rockin’ the Boat – Frank Loesser
7. The Nearness of You – Hoagy Carmichael, Ned Washington
8. You’ve Got to be carefully Taught – Richard Rodgers, Oscar Hammerstein II
9. God Bless the Child – Billie Holiday, Arthur Herzog Jr.
10. Pennies from Heaven – Arthur Johnston, Johnny Burke
11. My Heart Stood Still – Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart
12. Ol’ Man River – Jerome Kern, Oscar Hammerstein II
13.  It’s Only a Paper Moon – Harold Arlen, Yip Harburg, Billy Rose
14. The Surrey with the Fringe on Top – Richard Rodgers, Oscar Hammerstein II