American Standard (James Taylor album)

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American Standard
James Taylor American Standard.jpg
Studio album by
James Taylor
ReleasedFebruary 28, 2020 (2020-02-28)
StudioThe Barn (Washington, MA)
United Recording Studios and Capitol Studios (Hollywood, CA)
Treasure Isle Studios and Blackbird Studios (Nashville, TN)
Studio D (New York City, New York)
Length44:59
Label Fantasy
Producer
James Taylor chronology
Before This World
(2015)		American Standard
(2020)

American Standard is the twentieth studio album by American singer-songwriter James Taylor released on February 28, 2020, by Fantasy Records. [1] It consists of his interpretations of standard songs from the American canon. It won Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album at the 63rd Annual Grammy Awards. [2]

Contents

This album was produced, recorded and mixed by Dave O'Donnell and co-produced by John Pizzarelli and James Taylor. Mastered by Ted Jensen at Sterling Sound Nashville.

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic 60/100 [3]
Review scores
SourceRating
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The Independent Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [5]
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Uncut Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [8]

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. [3]

Track listing

American Standard track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
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 Scholl2:50
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 II3:20
Total length:44:59
Target edition bonus tracks & Japan bonus tracks [9]
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
15."I've Grown Accustomed to Her Face"Loewe, Lerner2:15
16."Never Never Land" Jule Styne, Betty Comden, Adolph Green 3:22
Total length:50:42

Over the Rainbow: The American Standard EP

Track listing [10]
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."I've Grown Accustomed to Her Face"Loewe, Lerner2:15
2."Never Never Land"Styne, Comden, Green3:22
3."Over the Rainbow" Harold Arlen, Yip Harburg 3:07
Total length:8:45

Album credits

Musicians

Production

Charts

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