Dad Loves His Work

Performer: James Taylor (Soft Rock)
Artist: J. D. Souther; Jennifer Warnes; Waddy Wachtel; Dan Dugmore; David Lasley; Rick Marotta
Engineer: Val Garay...
Producer: Peter Asher...
Distributor: n/a

Notes: Personnel: James Taylor (vocals, acoustic guitar, bass harmonica); John David Souther (vocals); Gene Page (conductor); Dan Dugmore (electric guitar, pedal steel guitar); Waddy Wachtel (electric & acoustic guitars, slide guitar); Fingers Taylor (harmonica); Don Grolnick (piano, Fender Rhodes, organ, keyboards); Bill Cuomo (synthesizers); Leland Sklar (bass); Rick Marotta (drums, congas, timbales, percussion); Peter Asher (shaker, percussion, background vocals); David Lasley, Arnold McCuller, Jim Gilstrap, Benard Ighner, Jennifer Warnes (background vocals). Recorded from September 5, 1980-January 18, 1981 at Record One, Los Angeles, California. Recording information: Record One, Los Angeles, CA (09/05/1980-01/18/1981). Photographer: Aaron Rapoport. James Taylor helped pioneer the singer-songwriter movement of the late 1960s with songs of surprising musical sophistication and lyrics that were both introspective and gently poetic. For decades to follow, Taylor continued to produce music that was personal, accessible and enjoyable. Here, he has matured into a pop craftsman of the first order. On DAD LOVES HIS WORK the arc of his talent continues to rise. The radio-friendly "Hard Times" would make Smokey Robinson proud. "Summer's Here" is jazzy, breezy and as warm as the season it celebrates. "Her Town Too," co-written with John David Souther, marked another notch high up on the pop charts for J.T.

James Taylor was the archetype for the gentle, inward-looking singer/songwriter movement of the early '70s. The easy lilt and timbre of Taylor's voice belies the complex emotional content of his songs, which aren't merely carefree folk-based odes, but instead look unflinchingly at a flawed man's journey through life. It's a tribute to his knack for making great pop records that he managed a long, decade-plus string of big hits. Taylor remained relevant long after his impressive run of top 40 hits, recording numerous million-selling records in the '90s & '00s and winning multiple Grammys.

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