James Vernon Taylor is an American singer-songwriter and guitarist. A six-time Grammy Award winner,he was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2000.
Carly Elisabeth Simon is an American musician,singer,songwriter,and author. She rose to fame in the 1970s with a string of hit records;her 13 Top 40 U.S. hits include "Anticipation" (No. 13),"The Right Thing to Do" (No. 17),"Haven't Got Time for the Pain" (No. 14),"You Belong to Me" (No. 6),"Coming Around Again" (No. 18),and her four Gold-certified singles "You're So Vain" (No. 1),"Mockingbird","Nobody Does It Better" (No. 2) from the 1977 James Bond film The Spy Who Loved Me,and "Jesse" (No. 11). She has authored two memoirs and five children's books.
Sweet Baby James is the second studio album by American singer-songwriter James Taylor,released on February 1,1970,by Warner Bros. Records.
Tapestry is the second studio album by American singer-songwriter Carole King,released on February 10,1971,by Ode Records and produced by Lou Adler. The album's lead singles,"It's Too Late" and "I Feel the Earth Move",spent five weeks at number one on both the Billboard Hot 100 and Easy Listening charts.
JT is the eighth studio album by American singer-songwriter James Taylor. It was released on June 22,1977,via Columbia Records,making it his first album released for the label. Recording session took place from March 15 to April 24,1977,at The Sound Factory in Los Angeles with Val Garay. Production was handled by Peter Asher.
Dad Loves His Work is the tenth studio album by James Taylor,released in 1981. The album includes the duet with JD Souther titled "Her Town Too",which peaked at number 11 on the Billboard Hot 100 and number 5 on the Billboard Adult Contemporary chart. The album was certified Platinum in the United States. It was his first album without any covers.
"It's Too Late" is a song from American singer-songwriter Carole King's second studio album,Tapestry (1971). Toni Stern wrote the lyrics and King wrote the music. It was released as a single in April 1971 and reached number 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 and Adult Contemporary charts. Sales were later platinum-certified by the RIAA. Billboard ranked "It's Too Late" and its fellow A-side,"I Feel the Earth Move",as the No. 3 record for 1971.
Torch is the 10th studio album by American singer-songwriter Carly Simon,released by Warner Bros. Records,in August 1981.
Prisoner In Disguise (1975) is Linda Ronstadt's sixth solo LP release and her second for the label Asylum Records. It followed Ronstadt's multi-platinum breakthrough album,Heart Like a Wheel,which became her first number one album on the US Billboard 200 album chart in early 1975.
Don't Cry Now is the fourth solo studio album by American singer Linda Ronstadt. It was released by Asylum Records on October 1,1973 and contained ten tracks. While some tracks were new material,many of the songs were cover tunes. The album explored the genres of Country folk,country rock and pop rock. It was Ronstadt's first album recorded on the Asylum label and first to feature producer Peter Asher. Don't Cry Now was given favorable reviews from several music publications and was a commercial success. Along with reaching chart positions in multiple countries,it also certified gold in the United States for selling over 500,000 copies.
Simple Dreams is the eighth studio album by the American singer Linda Ronstadt,released in 1977 by Asylum Records. It includes several of her best-known songs,including her cover of the Rolling Stones song "Tumbling Dice" and her version of the Roy Orbison song "Blue Bayou",which earned her a Grammy nomination for Record of the Year. The album also contains covers of the Buddy Holly song "It's So Easy!" and the Warren Zevon songs "Poor Poor Pitiful Me" and "Carmelita".
"Your Smiling Face" is a song by singer James Taylor. First available on the album JT,and released as the album's sophomore single in September 1977,"Your Smiling Face" peaked at number 11 in Cash Box magazine and at 20 on the Billboard Hot 100 near year's end. It reached number 11 on the RPM Top Singles chart in Canada. On Billboard's Adult Contemporary chart,it reached number 6.
"You Were Mine" is a song recorded by American country music group Dixie Chicks. Released in December 1998 as the fourth single from the album Wide Open Spaces,the song spent two weeks atop the U.S. Country singles chart in March 1999;that same month,it reached #34 on the Billboard Hot 100 and topped Canada's country music chart for a week.
"Tennessee Flat Top Box" is a song written and recorded by American country music singer Johnny Cash. It was released as a single in late 1961,reaching 11 on the Billboard country singles charts and 84 on the pop charts. The song's name refers to a steel-stringed acoustic guitar.
"The Right Thing to Do" is a song written and performed by Carly Simon that first appeared on her 1972 album No Secrets. The song was recorded at Trident Studios in London's Soho. It was released as the second single to the album,following "You're So Vain" and reached No. 17 on the Billboard Hot 100 and No. 4 on Billboard's Adult Contemporary chart. It also reached No. 20 on the Canada Top Singles chart and No. 9 on the Canadian Adult Contemporary chart. It reached No. 17 in the UK.
Red is the fourth studio album by the American singer-songwriter Taylor Swift,released on October 22,2012,by Big Machine Records. Swift designated Red as a breakup album that portrays the complex and conflicting feelings ensuing from lost love.
"All Too Well" is a song by the American singer-songwriter Taylor Swift. Written by Swift and Liz Rose,the song was first produced by Swift and Nathan Chapman for her fourth studio album,Red (2012). After a 2019 dispute regarding the ownership of Swift's masters,she re-recorded the song as "Taylor's Version" and released an unabridged "10 Minute Version" as part of the re-recorded album Red in November 2021.
"Forever &Always" is a song written and recorded by the American singer-songwriter Taylor Swift for her second studio album,Fearless (2008). Swift was inspired to write the song by her short-lived relationship with Joe Jonas in 2008. Produced by Swift and Nathan Chapman,"Forever &Always" is a country pop and pop rock song with lyrics about a troubled relationship with an ex-boyfriend. Music critics found the song catchy but generic,and they commented that it set the precedent to Swift's songwriting about her highly publicized personal life on subsequent albums.
"Hard Times" is a song written by James Taylor. It first appeared on his 1981 album Dad Loves His Work. It was also released as a single,as the follow-up to the Top-20 hit "Her Town Too." It did not perform as well as its predecessor,reaching #72 on the Billboard Hot 100 and #23 on the Billboard Adult Contemporary chart. The single's b-side,"Summer's Here," performed similarly on the Adult Contemporary chart,peaking at #25.
"Babe" is a song recorded by American country music duo Sugarland,featuring guest vocals from American singer-songwriter Taylor Swift. It was released by Big Machine Records on April 20,2018,as the second single from Sugarland's sixth studio album,Bigger (2018). "Babe" is a midtempo country pop ballad and breakup song. It peaked at number 2 on the Billboard Digital Songs chart,number 8 on the Billboard Hot Country Songs,and at number 72 on the Billboard Hot 100.
