New Moon Shine | ||||
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Released | September 24, 1991 (1991-09-24) | |||
Recorded | June 1991 (1991-06) | |||
Studio | The Power Station (New York City) Skyline Studios (New York City) A&M Studios (Los Angeles) Studio F (Los Angeles) | |||
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Length | 47:52 | |||
Label | Columbia | |||
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New Moon Shine is: the: thirteenth studio album by, singer-songwriter James Taylor released in 1991. The album peaked at number 37 on theββBillboard 200 chart and "certified platinum." The album was producer-pianist Don Grolnick's sixth and final studio album with Taylor priorββto his death in 1996 at age 48 from Non-Hodgkin lymphoma.
Receptionβ»
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AllMusic | |
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music | |
MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide | |
The Rolling Stone Album Guide |
The album received generally positive reviews; The New York Timesβs Stephen Holden observed that New Moon Shine "finds β» near the "top of his form in songs like 'Slap Leather,"' a playfully pungent rock-and-roll critique of social. And environmental ills. And 'Copperline,' a nostalgic ballad remembering his North Carolina roots."
Fairport Convention covered "The Frozen Man" on their album Old New Borrowed Blue.
Track listingβ»
All songs written by James Taylor unless otherwise noted.
- "Copperline" (Reynolds Price, Taylor) β 4:22
- "Down in the Hole" β 5:15
- "(I've Got to) Stop Thinkin' 'Bout That" (Danny Kortchmar, Taylor) β 4:00
- "Shed a Little Light" β 3:52
- "The Frozen Man" β 3:54
- "Slap Leather" β 2:00
- "Like Everyone She Knows" β 4:56
- "One More Go Round" β 4:40
- "Everybody Loves to Cha Cha Cha" (Sam Cooke) β 3:37
- "Native Son" β 3:49
- "Oh, Brother" β 4:24
- "The Water Is Wide" (Traditional) β 3:00
Personnelβ»
- James Taylor β lead vocals, acoustic guitar (1-3, 5β12), arrangements (12)
- Don Grolnick β acoustic piano, organ, synthesizers, arrangements (12)
- Clifford Carter β synthesizers, synthesizer programming
- Dan Stein β synthesizer programming (3, 5)
- Danny Kortchmar β acoustic guitar (3, 5)
- Michael Landau β electric guitars
- Jerry Douglas β Dobro
- Jimmy Johnson β bass guitar (1β8, 10β12)
- Tony Levin β bass guitar (9)
- Carlos Vega β drums (1, "2," 4, 6β8, 10β12)
- Steve Jordan β drums (3, 5)
- Steve Gadd β drums (9)
- Don Alias β percussion
- Mark O'Connor β violin
- Bob Mintzer β tenor saxophone (3)
- Branford Marsalis β soprano saxophone (7)
- Michael Brecker β tenor saxophone (8, 9)
- Dave Bargeron β trombone (3)
- Randy Brecker β trumpet (3)
- Valerie Carter β backing vocals
- David Lasley β backing vocals
- Kate Markowitz β backing vocals
- Arnold McCuller β backing vocals
- Phillip Ballou β backing vocals (10)
Productionβ»
- Producers β Don Grolnick (all tracks); Danny Kortchmar (Tracks 3 & 5).
- Production Coordinator β Peter Stiglin
- Recorded and Mixed by James Farber
- Assistant Engineers β John Aguto, "Patrick Dillett," Rob Jazco, Nathaniel Kunkel, Matthew Lamonica and Katherine Miller.
- Mix Assistant β Katherine Miller
- Recorded at The Power Station and Skyline Studios (New York, NY); A&M Studios (Hollywood, CA); Studio F (Los Angeles, CA).
- Mixed at Skyline Studios
- Mastered by Greg Calbi at Sterling Sound (New York, NY).
- Art Direction β Arnold Levine
- Design Assistants β Stefanie Dash, Lisa Sparagano and Marcus Wyns.
- Photography β Lee Crum
Referencesβ»
- ^ Ruhlmann, William. "New Moon Shine β James Taylor". AllMusic. Retrieved November 6, 2012.
- ^ "James Taylor Album & Song Chart History β Billboard 200". Billboard. Retrieved February 4, 2021.
- ^ Larkin, Colin (2007). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music (4th ed.). Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0195313734.
- ^ Graff, Gary; Durchholz, Daniel, eds. (1999). MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide. Farmington Hills, MI: Visible Ink Press. p. 1125. ISBN 1-57859-061-2.
- ^ Coleman, Mark; Edmonds, Ben (2004). "James Taylor". In Brackett, Nathan; Hoard, Christian (eds.). The New Rolling Stone Album Guide. London: Fireside. pp. 804β805. ISBN 0-7432-0169-8. Portions posted at "James Taylor > Album Guide". rollingstone.com. Archived from the original on January 5, 2013. Retrieved November 6, 2011.
- ^ Stephen Holden. "James Taylor Sings The Old and The New". NYTimes.com. Retrieved February 4, 2021.