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2003 greatest hits album by James Taylor From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Best of James Taylor is the fourth compilation album by American singer-songwriter James Taylor released by Warner Bros. Records in 2003. The same album was released in Europe as You've Got a Friend: The Best of James Taylor.[4]
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The Best of James Taylor | ||||
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Greatest hits album by | ||||
Released | April 8, 2003 | |||
Recorded | 1968–2003 | |||
Genre | Folk rock, rock | |||
Length | 70:43 | |||
Label | Warner Bros. | |||
Producer | Peter Asher, David Spinozza, Lenny Waronker, Russ Titelman, James Taylor, Frank Filipetti, Danny Kortchmar[1] | |||
Compiler | David McLees[1] | |||
James Taylor chronology | ||||
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Singles from The Best of James Taylor | ||||
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Review scores | |
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [2] |
The Rolling Stone Album Guide | [3] |
The album emphasizes Taylor's recordings for the label; fourteen of the twenty tracks on the album are from his time with Warner Bros. It contains one previously unreleased track, "Bittersweet", recorded for this release. It entered the Billboard 200 album chart on April 26, 2003, at number 11, with sales of approximately 73,500 copies.[5] It remained on the chart for 42 weeks. It was awarded a certified gold record on December 17, 2003, and a platinum record on April 15, 2005, by the RIAA.[6]
All songs were written by James Taylor, except where noted.
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