James Taylor

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James Vernon Taylor (born March 12, 1948) is an American singer-songwriter and guitarist. Taylor achieved his breakthrough in 1970 with the No. 3 single "Fire and Rain" and had his first No. 1 hit in 1971 with his recording of "You've Got a Friend", written by Carole King in the same year. Taylor's 1976 Greatest Hits album was certified Diamond and has sold 11 million copies in the US alone, making it one of the best-selling albums in US history. Following his... [more on Wikipedia]

As a songwriter, James Taylor first charted in 1969 with Carolina in My Mind.The artist placed 17 songs on the Billboard Hot 100, one of which reached the Top‑10.The artist scored 3 UK Top‑75 entries, including a single Top‑10 placement.On US AC the artist achieved 13 Top‑10s, 1 of which went to number‑one.On US Country the artist achieved 1 Top‑10.

Top songs: #1: Fire and Rain - #2: Cold as Ice - #3: Her Town Too - #4: Don't Let Me Be Lonely Tonight - #5: Shower the People
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  James Taylor
Carolina in My Mind
1.
04/1969

Carolina in My Mind
James Taylor greentick

from James Taylor   James Taylor
3 pts
118
US










[Apple 1806]
written by James Taylor greentick
  George Hamilton IV
Carolina in My Mind
2.
11/1969

Carolina in My Mind
George Hamilton IV

from Back Where It's At   
4 pts




29
ctry






[RCA Victor 74-0256]
written by James Taylor greentick
  R.B. Greaves
3.
04/1970

Fire and Rain
R.B. Greaves

11 pts
82
US
37
AC








[Atco 6745]
written by James Taylor greentick
  Johnny Rivers
4.
09/1970

Fire and Rain
Johnny Rivers

from Home Grown   
6 pts
94
US










[Imperial 66453]
written by James Taylor greentick
  James Taylor
5.
09/1970

#1  Fire and Rain
James Taylor greentick

from Sweet Baby James   Sweet Baby James
193 pts
3
US
7
AC






42
UK
[Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs #227]
[Warner 7423]
written by James Taylor greentick
  Merry Clayton
Country Road
6.
10/1970

Country Road
Merry Clayton

from Gimme Shelter   
4 pts
103
US










[Ode 66007]
written by James Taylor greentick
  Crystal Mansion
Carolina in My Mind
7.
11/1970

Carolina in My Mind
Crystal Mansion

14 pts
73
US
34
AC








[Colossus 128]
written by James Taylor greentick
  James Taylor
Carolina in My Mind
8.
11/1970

Carolina in My Mind
James Taylor greentick

from James Taylor   James Taylor
11 pts
67
US










R
[Apple 1805]
written by James Taylor greentick
Country Road
9.
02/1971

Country Road
James Taylor greentick

from Sweet Baby James   Sweet Baby James
38 pts
37
US
9
AC








[Warner 7460]
written by James Taylor greentick
Long Ago and Far Away
10.
10/1971

Long Ago and Far Away
James Taylor greentick

from Mud Slide Slim and the Blue Horizon   Mud Slide Slim and the Blue Horizon
53 pts
31
US
4
AC








[Warner 7521]
written by James Taylor greentick
Don't Let Me Be Lonely Tonight
11.
12/1972

#4  Don't Let Me Be Lonely Tonight
James Taylor greentick

from One Man Dog   One Man Dog
100 pts
14
US
3
AC








[Warner 7655]
written by James Taylor greentick
One Man Parade
12.
03/1973

One Man Parade
James Taylor greentick

from One Man Dog   One Man Dog
12 pts
67
US










[Warner 7682]
written by James Taylor greentick
13.
03/1973

One Morning in May
James Taylor greentick

from One Man Dog   One Man Dog
15 pts










53
UK
written by traditional & James Taylor greentick
  Elvis Presley
Steamroller Blues
14.
04/1973

Steamroller Blues
Elvis Presley

from Aloha from Hawaii: Via Satellite   
68 pts
17
US


31
ctry






live
[RCA 74-0910]
written by James Taylor greentick
  James Taylor
Walking Man
15.
10/1974

Walking Man
James Taylor greentick

from Walking Man   
5 pts


26
AC








[Warner 8028]
written by James Taylor greentick
Mexico
16.
10/1975

Mexico
James Taylor greentick

from Gorilla   Gorilla
36 pts
49
US
5
AC








[Warner 8137]
written by James Taylor greentick
  Willie Nelson
17.
11/1975

Fire and Rain
Willie Nelson

from What Can You Do to Me Now   
4 pts




29
ctry






[RCA Victor 10429]
written by James Taylor greentick
  Nancy Wilson
Don't Let Me Be Lonely Tonight
18.
12/1975

Don't Let Me Be Lonely Tonight
Nancy Wilson

from Come Get to This   
2 pts






54
R&B




[Capitol 4189]
written by James Taylor greentick
  James Taylor
Shower the People
19.
06/1976

#5  Shower the People
James Taylor greentick

from In the Pocket   In the Pocket
75 pts
22
US
1
AC








[Warner 8222]
written by James Taylor greentick
Bartender's Blues
20.
07/1977

Bartender's Blues
James Taylor greentick

from JT   JT
1 pts




88
ctry






[Columbia 10557]
written by James Taylor greentick
Your Smiling Face
21.
10/1977

Your Smiling Face
James Taylor greentick

from JT   JT
73 pts
20
US
6
AC








[Columbia 10602]
written by James Taylor greentick
  George Jones
Bartender's Blues
22.
01/1978

Bartender's Blues
George Jones

from Bartender's Blues   
12 pts




6
ctry






with James Taylor
[Epic 50495]
written by James Taylor greentick
  Carly Simon
23.
09/1979

Spy
Carly Simon

from Spy   Spy
3 pts


34
AC








[Elektra 46514]
written by Carly Simon, James Taylor greentick & Arif Mardin
  James Taylor and J.D. Souther
Her Town Too
24.
03/1981

#3  Her Town Too
James Taylor and J.D. Souther

from Dad Loves His Work   Dad Loves His Work
109 pts
11
US
5
AC




21
rock


[Columbia 60514]
written by J.D. Souther, James Taylor greentick & Waddy Wachtel
  James Taylor
25.
03/1981

Stand and Fight
James Taylor greentick

from Dad Loves His Work   Dad Loves His Work
7 pts








21
rock


written by Jacob Brackman & James Taylor greentick
Hard Times
26.
06/1981

Hard Times
James Taylor greentick

from Dad Loves His Work   Dad Loves His Work
17 pts
72
US
23
AC








[Columbia 02093]
written by James Taylor greentick
Summer's Here
27.
08/1981

Summer's Here
James Taylor greentick

from Dad Loves His Work   Dad Loves His Work
6 pts


25
AC








[Columbia 02093]
written by James Taylor greentick
28.
02/1986

Only One
James Taylor greentick

from That's Why I'm Here   That's Why I'm Here
17 pts


6
AC
80
ctry






[Columbia 05785]
written by James Taylor greentick
29.
05/1986

That's Why I'm Here
James Taylor greentick

from That's Why I'm Here   That's Why I'm Here
13 pts


8
AC








[Columbia 05884]
written by James Taylor greentick
  Rusty Wier
30.
04/1987

Close Your Eyes
Rusty Wier

from Kum-Bak Bar & Grill   
1 pts




74
ctry






[Black Hat 102]
written by James Taylor greentick
  James Taylor
31.
02/1988

Never Die Young
James Taylor greentick

from Never Die Young   Never Die Young
30 pts
80
US
3
AC








[Columbia 38-07616]
written by James Taylor greentick
Baby Boom Baby
32.
07/1988

Baby Boom Baby
James Taylor greentick

from Never Die Young   Never Die Young
9 pts


16
AC








[Columbia 07948]
written by James Taylor greentick & Zachary Wiesner
Sweet Potato Pie
33.
12/1988

Sweet Potato Pie
James Taylor greentick

from Never Die Young   Never Die Young
3 pts


37
AC








[Columbia 08493]
written by James Taylor greentick
Copperline
34.
10/1991

Copperline
James Taylor greentick

from New Moon Shine   New Moon Shine
10 pts


13
AC








[Columbia LP Cut]
written by Reynolds Price & James Taylor greentick
35.
02/1992

(I've Got to) Stop Thinkin' 'Bout That
James Taylor greentick

from New Moon Shine   New Moon Shine
5 pts


28
AC








[Columbia 74214]
written by Danny Kortchmar & James Taylor greentick
36.
10/1992

Like Everyone She Knows
James Taylor greentick

from New Moon Shine   New Moon Shine
4 pts


31
AC








[Columbia LP Cut]
written by James Taylor greentick
  Jimmy Buffett
Mexico
37.
09/1995

Mexico
Jimmy Buffett

from Barometer Soup   Barometer Soup
6 pts


25
AC








[Margaritaville LP Cut]
written by James Taylor greentick
  James Taylor
Little More Time with You
38.
06/1997

Little More Time with You
James Taylor greentick

from Hourglass   Hourglass
31 pts
70
US
3
AC








[US chart position is for Hot 100 Airplay charts]
[Columbia LP Cut]
written by James Taylor greentick
  M.O.P.
Cold as Ice
39.
05/2001

#2  Cold as Ice
M.O.P.

from Warriorz   Warriorz
140 pts










4
UK
written by Eric Murray, Jamal Grinnage, Lou Gramm, Mick Jones [Foreigner] & James Taylor greentick
Cold as Ice
40.
12/2001

Cold as Ice
M.O.P.

from Warriorz   Warriorz
9 pts










76
UK
R
written by Eric Murray, Jamal Grinnage, Lou Gramm, Mick Jones [Foreigner] & James Taylor greentick
  James Taylor
41.
07/2002

On the 4th of July
James Taylor greentick

from October Road   October Road
9 pts


16
AC








[Columbia LP Cut]
written by James Taylor greentick
42.
10/2002

Whenever You're Ready
James Taylor greentick

from October Road   October Road
7 pts


21
AC








[Columbia LP Cut]
written by James Taylor greentick
  Babyface
43.
09/2007

Fire and Rain
Babyface

from Playlist   Playlist
11 pts


10
AC








[Mercury LP Cut]
written by James Taylor greentick
  James Taylor
44.
06/2015

Today Today Today
James Taylor greentick

from Before This World   
4 pts


29
AC








[Concord LP Cut]
written by James Taylor greentick
45.
12/2015

SnowTime
James Taylor greentick

from Before This World   
7 pts


19
AC








[Concord LP Cut]
written by James Taylor greentick


See also...

Art Garfunkel, James Taylor & Paul SimonCarly Simon & James TaylorJames Taylor and J.D. Souther

is/was married to Carly Simon


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