New Moon Shine
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| Released | September 24, 1991 | |||
| Recorded | June 1991 | |||
| Studio | The Power Station (New York City) Skyline Studios (New York City) A&M Studios (Los Angeles) Studio F (Los Angeles) | |||
| Genre | Soft rock | |||
| 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.[1] The album peaked at number 37 on the Billboard 200 chart and certified platinum.[2] The album was producer-pianist Don Grolnick's sixth and final studio album with Taylor prior to his death in 1996 at age 48 from Non-Hodgkin lymphoma.
Reception
[edit]| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
| The Encyclopedia of Popular Music | [3] |
| MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide |  [4] |
| The Rolling Stone Album Guide | [5] |
The album received generally positive reviews; The New York Times’s Stephen Holden observed that New Moon Shine "finds [Taylor] 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."[6]
Fairport Convention covered "The Frozen Man" on their album Old New Borrowed Blue.
Track listing
[edit]All songs written by James Taylor unless otherwise noted.
- "Copperline" (Reynolds Price, Taylor) – 4:22
- "Down in the Hole" – 5:15
- "(I've Got to) Stop Thinkin' 'Bout That" (Danny Kortchmar, Taylor) – 4:00
- "Shed a Little Light" – 3:52
- "The Frozen Man" – 3:54
- "Slap Leather" – 2:00
- "Like Everyone She Knows" – 4:56
- "One More Go Round" – 4:40
- "Everybody Loves to Cha Cha Cha" (Sam Cooke) – 3:37
- "Native Son" – 3:49
- "Oh, Brother" – 4:24
- "The Water Is Wide" (Traditional) – 3:00
Personnel
[edit]- James Taylor – lead vocals, acoustic guitar (1-3, 5–12), arrangements (12)
- Don Grolnick – acoustic piano, organ, synthesizers, arrangements (12)
- Clifford Carter – synthesizers, synthesizer programming
- Dan Stein – synthesizer programming (3, 5)
- Danny Kortchmar – acoustic guitar (3, 5)
- Michael Landau – electric guitars
- Jerry Douglas – Dobro
- Jimmy Johnson – bass guitar (1–8, 10–12)
- Tony Levin – bass guitar (9)
- Carlos Vega – drums (1, 2, 4, 6–8, 10–12)
- Steve Jordan – drums (3, 5)
- Steve Gadd – drums (9)
- Don Alias – percussion
- Mark O'Connor – violin
- Bob Mintzer – tenor saxophone (3)
- Branford Marsalis – soprano saxophone (7)
- Michael Brecker – tenor saxophone (8, 9)
- Dave Bargeron – trombone (3)
- Randy Brecker – trumpet (3)
- Valerie Carter – backing vocals
- David Lasley – backing vocals
- Kate Markowitz – backing vocals
- Arnold McCuller – backing vocals
- Phillip Ballou – backing vocals (10)
Production
[edit]- Producers – Don Grolnick (all tracks); Danny Kortchmar (Tracks 3 & 5).
- Production Coordinator – Peter Stiglin
- Recorded and Mixed by James Farber
- Assistant Engineers – John Aguto, Patrick Dillett, Rob Jazco, Nathaniel Kunkel, Matthew Lamonica and Katherine Miller.
- Mix Assistant – 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 – Arnold Levine
- Design Assistants – Stefanie Dash, Lisa Sparagano and Marcus Wyns.
- Photography – Lee Crum
References
[edit]- ^ a b Ruhlmann, William. "New Moon Shine – James Taylor". AllMusic. Retrieved November 6, 2012.
- ^ "James Taylor Album & Song Chart History – 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. 804–805. 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.
