New Moon Shine
| New Moon Shine | ||||
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| Released | September 24, 1991 | |||
| Recorded | June 1991 | |||
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| Length | 47:11 | |||
| Label | Columbia | |||
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New Moon Shine is singer-songwriter James Taylor's 13th studio album, being certified platinum.[1]
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
| MusicHound | 3.5/5[2] |
| The Rolling Stone Album Guide |  [3] |
Track listing
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
- James Taylor – lead vocals, acoustic guitar (1, 2, 4, 6–12), arrangements (12)
- Danny Kortchmar – acoustic guitar (3, 5)
- Michael Landau – electric guitar
- Jerry Douglas – dobro
- Don Grolnick – acoustic piano, organ, synthesizers, arrangements (12)
- Clifford Carter – synthesizers, synthesizer programming
- Dan Stein – synthesizer programming (3, 5)
- Jimmy Johnson – bass guitar (1–8, 10, 11, 12)
- Tony Levin – bass guitar (9)
- Carlos Vega – drums (1, 2, 4, 6, 7, 8, 10, 11, 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
- 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
- ^ a b Ruhlmann, William. "New Moon Shine – James Taylor". AllMusic. Retrieved November 6, 2012.
- ^ 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.
{{cite book}}:|first2=has generic name (help) - ^ 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. Retrieved November 6, 2011. |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130105161220/http://www.rollingstone.com/music/artists/james-taylor/albumguide |archive-date=January 5, 2013 |url-status=dead }}