Gorilla (James Taylor album)

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Gorilla
James Taylor - Gorilla.jpg
Studio album by
James Taylor
ReleasedMay 1975 (1975-05)
RecordedMarch 17 – April 24, 1975 (1975-03-17 – 1975-04-24)
StudioWarner Bros. Studios (North Hollywood)
The Burbank Studios (Burbank)
Genre
Length38:46
Label Warner Bros.
Producer
James Taylor chronology
Walking Man
(1974)		Gorilla
(1975)		 In the Pocket
(1976)
Singles from Gorilla
  1. "How Sweet It Is (To Be Loved By You)"
    Released: June 1975
  2. "Mexico"
    Released: September 1975

Gorilla is the sixth studio album by American singer-songwriter James Taylor. Released in May 1975, it was more successful than Walking Man , his previous release. Two album tracks released as singles, "Mexico" and "How Sweet It Is (To Be Loved By You)", rose to the top five on the Billboard charts. This would be Taylor's second-to-last album of new material for Warner Bros. Records, his last being In the Pocket . In many ways, Gorilla showcased Taylor's electric, lighter side that became evident on Walking Man. The song "Sarah Maria" is about his daughter Sally (born Sarah Maria Taylor on January 7, 1974). His then-wife Carly Simon was featured on "How Sweet It Is (To Be Loved By You)", originally recorded by Marvin Gaye. Both "Mexico" and "Lighthouse" feature signature harmony background vocals by David Crosby and Graham Nash. Jimmy Buffett recorded "Mexico" on his 1995 album Barometer Soup and performed "Lighthouse" during his Salty Piece of Land tour of 2005. [1]

Contents

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg [2]
Encyclopedia of Popular Music Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [3]
Rolling Stone (not rated) [4]
Christgau's Record Guide C+ [5]
MusicHound 3.5/5 [6]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg [7]

Track listing

All songs by James Taylor unless otherwise noted.

Side one
  1. "Mexico" – 2:57
  2. "Music" – 3:46
  3. "How Sweet It Is (To Be Loved by You)" (Holland-Dozier-Holland) – 3:33
  4. "Wandering" (Traditional; arrangement and additional lyrics: James Taylor) – 2:40
  5. "Gorilla" – 3:10
  6. "You Make It Easy" – 4:10
Side two
  1. ”I Was a Fool to Care" – 3:19
  2. "Lighthouse" – 3:15
  3. "Angry Blues" – 3:25
  4. "Love Songs" – 5:45
  5. "Sarah Maria" – 2:46

Personnel

Production

Charts

References

  1. ↑ Song & Lyrics Database – BuffettNews.com
  2. ↑ https://www.allmusic.com/album/r19687/review
  3. ↑ Larkin, Colin (2007). Encyclopedia of Popular Music (4th ed.). Oxford University Press. ISBN   978-0195313734.
  4. ↑ Gorilla – Rolling Stone
  5. ↑ Christgau, Robert (1981). "Consumer Guide '70s: T". Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies . Ticknor & Fields. ISBN   089919026X . Retrieved March 15, 2019– via robertchristgau.com.
  6. ↑ 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.
  7. ↑ "James Taylor: Album Guide". rollingstone.com. Archived from the original on January 5, 2013. Retrieved October 27, 2015.
  8. ↑ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 305. ISBN   0-646-11917-6.
  9. ↑ "Top RPM Albums: Issue 4000a". RPM . Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved 5 January 2025.
  10. ↑ "James Taylor Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved 5 January 2025.
  11. ↑ "Top RPM Albums: Issue 6489a". RPM . Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved 5 January 2025.
  12. ↑ "Top US Billboard 200 Albums - Year-end 1975". BestSellingAlbums.org. Retrieved January 5, 2025.
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