One Man Band
Live album by
James Taylor
ReleasedNovember 13, 2007 (2007-11-13)
RecordedJuly 19–21, 2007
VenueColonial Theatre, Pittsfield, Massachusetts
Genre
Length77:51
LabelHear Music
Producer
James Taylor chronology
James Taylor at Christmas
(2006) 		One Man Band
(2007) 		Covers
(2008)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
BBC(favourable)[2]
Rolling Stone[3]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide[4]

One Man Band is a live album by American singer-songwriter James Taylor that was released in November 2007 on Hear Music. It was recorded over several days at the Colonial Theatre in Pittsfield, Massachusetts.

Background

The premise for One Man Band is that instead of having a wide array of instruments, as with most concerts, Taylor is accompanied by only his guitar and Larry Goldings on piano, organ, and bass. There are some exceptions, such as the pre-recorded Tanglewood Festival Chorus sings on "My Traveling Star" and "Shower the People". Also, a "drum machine" (in this case, a large mechanical device that physically plays drums) made by Taylor and his friend Gordon Fairfield appears on "Slap Leather" and "Chili Dog".

The digital discrete 5.1 surround sound mix of One Man Band won a TEC Award for best surround sound recording in 2008.[5]

Track listing

All tracks are written by James Taylor, except where noted.

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Something in the Way She Moves" 3:47
2."Never Die Young" 4:24
3."The Frozen Man" 5:07
4."Mean Old Man" 3:42
5."School Song"Larry Goldings1:28
6."Country Road" 4:08
7."Slap Leather" 3:07
8."My Traveling Star" 4:11
9."You've Got a Friend"Carole King5:02
10."Steamroller Blues" 5:59
11."Secret O' Life" 3:42
12."Line 'Em Up" 4:39
13."Chili Dog" 1:50
14."Shower the People" 4:56
15."Sweet Baby James" 3:41
16."Carolina in My Mind" 5:04
17."Fire and Rain" 4:52
18."Copperline" 4:52
19."You Can Close Your Eyes" 3:08
Total length:77:51

References

  1. ^ AllMusic review
  2. ^ BBC review
  3. ^ Rolling Stone review[dead link]
  4. ^ "James Taylor: Album Guide". rollingstone.com. Archived from the original on January 5, 2013. Retrieved October 27, 2015.
  5. ^ Mix Foundation. 2008 TEC Awards Winners Archived 2009-03-18 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved on May 20, 2009.
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