Notes & Personnel Info |  | 3 LPs on 3 CDs: JT (1977)/THAT'S WHY I'M HERE (1985)/NEVER DIE YOUNG (1988). | | Personnel: James Taylor (vocals, guitar); Randy Brecker (vocals, horns); Peter Asher (vocals, castanets, cowbells, tambourine, wood block, hand claps); Deniece Williams, Graham Nash, Joni Mitchell, Lani Groves (vocals, background vocals); David Lasley, Kenia Gould, Don Henley, Eric Troyer, Frank Filipetti, Zbeto, Elaine Eliaf, Rosemary Butler, Arnold McCuller, Linda Ronstadt, Rory Dodd, Carly Simon (vocals); Dan Dugmore (guitar, steel guitar, pedal steel guitar, banjo); Jeff Mironov, Jeff Pevar (guitar); Kenny Kosek (violin); David Campbell (viola); Greg "Fingers" Taylor (harmonica); Michael Brecker (saxophone, tenor saxophone, horns); Red Callender (tuba); Barry Rogers (horns); Clifford Carter, Dr. Clarence McDonald (keyboards); Bill Payne (synthesizer); Leland Sklar (bass instrument); Jay Leonhart (acoustic bass); Rick Shlosser (drums); Jimmy Maelen (percussion); Leah Kunkel (background vocals); Airto Moreira (vocals, percussion); Danny Kortchmar, Bob Mann (guitar); David Sanborn (saxophone, horns); Don Grolnick (piano, keyboards); Russ Kunkel (drums, castanets, tambourine, wood block, hand claps, percussion); Carlos Vega (drums, percussion). | | Audio Mixers: Frank Filipetti; Val Garay; James Farber. | | Recording information: Air Studios, Montserrat (03/15/1977-04/24/1977); Power Station, New York, NY (03/15/1977-04/24/1977); Right Track Recording, New York, NY (03/15/1977-04/24/1977); The Sound Factory, L.A (03/15/1977-04/24/1977). | | Photographers: David Alexander ; Patricia Caulfield; Jim Brandenburg; Jim Shea. | | Simply put, there are three James Taylor albums in this box: the hit JT (1977), That's Why I'm Here from 1985, and the truly awful Never Die Young from 1988. If you are a fan, you most likely either have them or avoided the last one for good reason. If you are looking to dig into James Taylor, there are far better places to start. This is simply marketing that's trying to fool people. ~ Thom Jurek |
Producer: Frank Filipetti; Peter Asher; Don Grolnick; James Taylor; Frank Filipetti; Don Grolnick; Peter Asher |
Engineer: Frank Filipetti; Val Garay; James Farber; Val Garay; James Farber |
Musical Guests | | David Sanborn | | Airto Moreira | | Michael Brecker | | Joni Mitchell | | Deniece Williams | | Carly Simon | | Linda Ronstadt | | Graham Nash |
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