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2020 studio album by James Taylor
American Standard Released February 28, 2020 (2020-02-28 ) Studio The Barn Length 44 :59 Label Fantasy Producer
American Standard is the twentieth studio album by American singer-songwriter James Taylor . The album was released on February 28, 2020, by Fantasy Records .[1]
This album was produced, recorded and mixed by Dave O'Donnell and co-produced by John Pizzarelli and James Taylor.
Critical reception
American Standard received generally positive reviews from critics. At Metacritic , which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from critics, the album received an average score of 60, which indicates "generally favorable reviews", based on 8 reviews.[2]
Track listing
American Standard track listingTitle Writer(s) 1. "My Blue Heaven " Walter Donaldson , George A. Whiting 2:43 2. "Moon River " Henry Mancini , Johnny Mercer 3:13 3. "Teach Me Tonight " Gene de Paul , Sammy Cahn 2:58 4. "As Easy as Rolling Off a Log " M.K. Jerome, Jack Scholl 2:50 5. "Almost Like Being in Love " Frederick Loewe , Alan Jay Lerner 3:42 6. "Sit Down, You're Rockin' the Boat " Frank Loesser 4:11 7. "The Nearness of You " Hoagy Carmichael , Ned Washington 3:52 8. "You've Got to Be Carefully Taught " Richard Rodgers , Oscar Hammerstein II 2:26 9. "God Bless the Child " Billie Holiday , Arthur Herzog Jr. 3:21 10. "Pennies from Heaven " Arthur Johnston , Johnny Burke 2:52 11. "My Heart Stood Still " Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart 3:27 12. "Ol' Man River " Jerome Kern , Oscar Hammerstein II2:53 13. "It's Only a Paper Moon " Harold Arlen , Yip Harburg , Billy Rose 3:11 14. "The Surrey with the Fringe on Top " Richard Rodgers, Oscar Hammerstein II 3:20 Total length: 44:59
Charts
See also
References
^ Kreps, Daniel (January 23, 2020). "James Taylor Details New Album, Hits Road With Jackson Browne" . Rolling Stone . Retrieved March 3, 2020 .
^ a b "American Standard by James Taylor – Critic Reviews" . Metacritic . Retrieved March 3, 2020 .
^ Monger, Timothy. "James Taylor – American Standard " . AllMusic .
^ Beaumont, Mark (February 27, 2020). "James Taylor review, American Standard : Expect reassurance rather than revelation" . The Independent . Retrieved March 3, 2020 .
^ "James Taylor – American Standard ". Mojo . March 2020. p. 94.
^ Elliott, Michael (February 28, 2020). "James Taylor's Standards Album Sounds Exactly Like You Imagine It Does" . PopMatters . Retrieved March 3, 2020 .
^ "James Taylor – American Standard ". Uncut . April 2020. p. 37.
^ "Australiancharts.com – James Taylor – American Standard" . Hung Medien. Retrieved March 7, 2020.
^ "Ultratop.be – James Taylor – American Standard" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved March 7, 2020.
^ "Ultratop.be – James Taylor – American Standard" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved March 7, 2020.
^ "James Taylor Has This Week's No. 1 Album" . FYIMusicNews . Retrieved March 9, 2020 .
^ "Dutchcharts.nl – James Taylor – American Standard" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved March 6, 2020.
^ "Top Albums (Week 10, 2020)" (in French). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique. Retrieved March 9, 2020 .
^ "Offiziellecharts.de – James Taylor – American Standard" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts . Retrieved March 6, 2020.
^ "Irish Albums Chart: 6 March 2020" . Irish Recorded Music Association. Retrieved March 7, 2020 .
^ "Album – Classifica settimanale WK 10 (dal 28.2.2020 al 5.3.2020)" (in Italian). Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana . Retrieved March 7, 2020 .
^ "Portuguesecharts.com – James Taylor – American Standard" . Hung Medien. Retrieved March 12, 2020.
^ "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100" . Official Charts Company . Retrieved March 7, 2020.
^ "Top 100 Albumes – Semana 10: del 28.2.2020 al 5.3.2020" (in Spanish). Productores de Música de España . Retrieved March 11, 2020 .
^ "Swisscharts.com – James Taylor – American Standard" . Hung Medien. Retrieved March 11, 2020.
^ "Official Albums Chart Top 100" . Official Charts Company . Retrieved March 7, 2020.
^ Caulfield, Keith (March 8, 2020). "Lil Baby Earns First No. 1 Album on Billboard 200 Chart With 'My Turn' " . Billboard . Retrieved March 9, 2020 .
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