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They Say...
James Taylor stopped pushing himself into new musical and lyrical territories in the late '70s, so it doesn't come as a great surprise that Hourglass, his first studio album in six years, doesn't offer anything new -- it's a collection of pleasant, melodic, simple songs about love, family, and social activism. That's not necessarily a bad thing, since Taylor has a gift for such material, and on Hourglass, he sounds as good as ever. The music, in many ways, has greater depth than previous records, since it features cameos from such heavy hitters as Stevie Wonder, Yo-Yo Ma, Shawn Colvin, Michael Brecker, Mark O'Connor, and Branford Marsalis. There are a few songs that fall a little flat, failing to make much of an impression one way or the other, but on the whole, Hourglass is a nice addition to his catalog.
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- Edgar Meyer - Bass (Acoustic) // Edgar Meyer - Bass (Acoustic) // Edgar Meyer - Cello Arrangement // Edgar Meyer - Cello Arrangement // Shawn Colvin - Vocals // Sting - Vocals // James Taylor - Guitar (Acoustic) // James Taylor - Guitar (Acoustic) // James Taylor - Guitar (Acoustic) // James Taylor - Guitar // James Taylor - Guitar // James Taylor - Guitar // James Taylor - Harmonica // James Taylor - Harmonica // James Taylor - Harmonica // James Taylor - Vocals // James Taylor - Vocals // James Taylor - Vocals // James Taylor - Producer // James Taylor - Producer // James Taylor - Producer // James Taylor - Penny Whistle // James Taylor - Penny Whistle // James Taylor - Penny Whistle // James Taylor - Main Performer // James Taylor - Main Performer // James Taylor - Main Performer // Michael Brecker - Sax (Tenor) // Michael Brecker - Sax (Tenor) // Michael Brecker - EWI // Michael Brecker - EWI // David Lasley - Vocals // Rob Mounsey - Horn Arrangements // Ross Traut - Guitar // Ross Traut - Hi String Guitar // Yo-Yo Ma - Cello // Valerie Carter - Vocals // Jill Dell'Abate - Vocals // Jill Dell'Abate - Associate Producer // Dan Dugmore - Pedal Steel // Dan Dugmore - Guitar (Steel) // Frank Filipetti - Producer // Frank Filipetti - Engineer // Frank Filipetti - Mixing // Ted Jensen - Mastering // Bob Mann - Guitar // Branford Marsalis - Sax (Soprano) // Branford Marsalis - Sax (Soprano) // Branford Marsalis - Sax (Soprano) // Branford Marsalis - Sax (Soprano) // Branford Marsalis - Sax (Soprano) // Kate Markowitz - Vocals // Mark O'Connor - Fiddle // Mark O'Connor - Fiddle // Mark O'Connor - Fiddle // Mark O'Connor - Fiddle // Chris Quinn - Design // Stanley Silverman - Cello Arrangement // Carlos Vega - Percussion // Carlos Vega - Drums // Stevie Wonder - Harmonica // Stevie Wonder - Harmonica // Arnold McCuller - Vocals // Clifford Carter - Keyboards // Herb Ritts - Photography // Tim Gerron - Assistant Engineer // Stephanie Mauer - Art Direction // Pete Karam - Assistant Engineer // Pete Karam - Mixing Assistant // Jimmy Johnson - Bass // Ted Cammann - Production Assistant // Ted Cammann - Assistant Producer // Andrew Felluss - Mixing Assistant
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