Copperline

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"Copperline"
Single by James Taylor
from the album New Moon Shine
B-side
  • "Slap Leather"
  • "Steamroller" (Live)
Released1991
RecordedJune 1991
Length4:22
Label Columbia
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
James Taylor singles chronology
"Baby Boom Baby"
(1988)
"Copperline"
(1991)
"(I've Got to) Stop Thinkin' 'Bout That"
(1991)

"Copperline" is a song by American singer-songwriter James Taylor, released in 1991 as the lead single from his thirteenth studio album New Moon Shine . The song was written by Taylor and poet Reynolds Price.

Chart performance

"Copperline" peaked at number 13 on the Billboard Adult Contemporary chart. [1] It also peaked at number 43 in Canada.

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References

  1. "James Taylor Chart History". Billboard. Retrieved 25 June 2023.