SWIFT TAYLOR – James Taylor & JT
JT (1977): Taylor marked his Columbia debut with a big-selling album, a Grammy award, two top 5 singles – and return to favour with the critics.
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NO DISGUISING A FINE ALBUM – Linda Ronstadt & PRISONER IN DISGUISE
Consolidating the huge success of ‘Heart Like a Wheel’ from the year before, PRISONER IN DISGUISE (1975) soon turned platinum and produced three top ten singles.
POCKET SIZE: James Taylor – IN THE POCKET
Released to negative reviews and only modest chart success ‘IN THE POCKET’ (1976) has nevertheless become an album warmly embraced by Taylor fans.
FIRST IMPRESSIVE – the 1972 debut album of Jackson Browne
JACKSON BROWNE (1972) With barely a word or note that sounds inconsequential, Browne creates high standards for himself and resets the bar for the singer-songwriter album.
THINKER TAYLOR – James Taylor & ‘SWEET BABY JAMES’ (1970)
SWEET BABY JAMES (1970) was a defining album of the era, propelling Taylor to worldwide fame while laying a foundation stone of the singer-songwriter movement.
MACHINE PRECISION: Linda Ronstadt & ‘HEART LIKE A WHEEL’
‘HEART LIKE A WHEEL’ (1974) propelled Ronstadt to superstardom and ended all debate regarding the finest female rock singer on the planet.
TAYLORED TO FIT: James Taylor – ‘MUD SLIDE SLIM and the BLUE HORIZON’
‘Mud Slide Slim and the Blue Horizon’ (1971) provided refuge against the world rather than a reaction to it.
BREEZE ROCK: Crosby & Nash – ‘WIND ON THE WATER’
‘WIND ON THE WATER’ (1975): Hailed as a ‘creative renaissance’ the LP received more acclaim than the Stills-Young effort of 12 months later.
REVOLUTION-CONVOLUTION-EVOLUTION: Twenty Great Albums of 1968
Twenty Great Albums of 1968: Small Faces – OGDEN’S NUT GONE FLAKE: A fast moving feast of rock, layered pop, surrealism and Cockney revelry.
APE HIT – James Taylor & ‘GORILLA’
‘GORILLA’ (1975) dispelled any notion of a career in decline, Taylor in fine form throughout a strong, 11 song collection.