Never Die Young
| Never Die Young | ||||
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| Released | January 1988 | |||
| Genre | Rock | |||
| Length | 40:14 | |||
| Label | Columbia/Legacy | |||
| Producer | Don Grolnick | |||
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| Singles from Never Die Young | ||||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
| Encyclopedia of Popular Music | [2] |
| MusicHound | 2/5[3] |
| The Rolling Stone Album Guide | [4] |
Never Die Young is singer-songwriter James Taylor's twelfth studio album. It was released in 1988, three years after his previous effort, That's Why I'm Here. The album reached No. 25 on the Billboard 200 and eventually was certified Platinum by the RIAA.
The album features the title track, which peaked at No. 80 on the Billboard Hot 100, becoming the only charting single from the album. It is Taylor's second album after 1981's Dad Loves His Work where he wrote everything on it.
Track listing
All songs were written by James Taylor, except where noted.
- "Never Die Young" – 4:24
- "T-Bone" (Bill Payne, Taylor) – 3:47
- "Baby Boom Baby" (Taylor, Zachary Wiesner) – 4:59
- "Runaway Boy" – 4:18
- "Valentine's Day" – 2:35
- "Sun on the Moon" – 4:09
- "Sweet Potato Pie" – 3:30
- "Home by Another Way" (Timothy Mayer, Taylor) – 3:50
- "Letter in the Mail" – 4:41
- "First of May" – 4:01
Personnel
- James Taylor – lead vocals, guitars
- Don Grolnick – keyboards
- Clifford Carter – synthesizer programming
- Robbie Kilgore – synthesizer programming
- Bill Payne – synthesizers (2, 4)
- Bob Mann – guitars
- Jeff Mironov – additional guitars (2, 6)
- Dan Dugmore – banjo, pedal steel guitar
- Leland Sklar – bass guitar (1-4, 6-10)
- Jay Leonhart – acoustic bass (5)
- Carlos Vega – drums, percussion
- "Cafe" Edison A. da Silva – percussion (10)
- Michael Brecker – tenor saxophone (2, 3)
- Mark O'Connor – violin (4, 5)
- Greg "Fingers" Taylor – harmonica (8)
- Rosemary Butler – backing vocals
- Arnold McCuller – backing vocals
- Lani Groves – additional backing vocals (1, 6, 10)
- David Lasley – additional backing vocals (1, 6, 10)
Production
- Producer – Don Grolnick
- Production Coordinator – Peter Stiglin
- Recorded and Mixed by James Farber
- Assistant Engineer – Don Rodenbach
- Recorded and Mixed at The Power Station (New York, NY).
- Guitar and Piano Technician – Edd Kolakowski
- Digital Editing – Rhonda Schoen
- Mastered by Greg Calbi at Sterling Sound (New York, NY).
- Wolf Photos – Jim Brandenburg
- J.T. Photos – Rudy Molacek
- Art Direction – Marc Balet
References
- ^ Never Die Young at AllMusic
- ^ Larkin, Colin (2007). Encyclopedia of Popular Music (4th ed.). Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0195313734.
- ^ Graff, Gary; Durchholz, Daniel (eds) (1999). MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide. Farmington Hills, MI: Visible Ink Press. p. 1125. ISBN 1-57859-061-2.
{{cite book}}:|first2=has generic name (help) - ^ "James Taylor: Album Guide". rollingstone.com. Archived from the original on January 5, 2013. Retrieved October 27, 2015.
