One Man Band (James Taylor album)

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One Man Band

Live album by

James Taylor

Released

November 13, 2007

Recorded

July 19–21, 2007

Venue

Colonial Theatre, Pittsfield, Massachusetts

Genre

Length

77:51

Label

Hear Music

Producer

James Taylor
Dave O'Donnell

James Taylor chronology

James Taylor at Christmas
(2006)

One Man Band
(2007)

Covers
(2008)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
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]

Release

In 2007, it was also released a 2CD/1DVD quad-fold digipak special edition of One Man Band including a 2-hour 19-song live concert DVD directed and produced by Don Mischer.^[6] In 2009, the DVD was released separately from the 2CD edition.

Track listing

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

No.	Title	Writer(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 Goldings	1:28
6.	"Country Road"		4:08
7.	"Slap Leather"		3:07
8.	"My Traveling Star"		4:11
9.	"You've Got a Friend"	Carole King	5:02
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

^ AllMusic review
^ BBC review
^ Rolling Stone review^{[dead link‍]}
^ "James Taylor: Album Guide". rollingstone.com. Archived from the original on January 5, 2013. Retrieved October 27, 2015.
^ Mix Foundation. 2008 TEC Awards Winners Archived 2009-03-18 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved on May 20, 2009.
^ www.discogs.com > James Taylor (2) – One Man Band

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Studio albums	James Taylor Sweet Baby James Mud Slide Slim and the Blue Horizon One Man Dog Walking Man Gorilla In the Pocket JT Flag Dad Loves His Work That's Why I'm Here Never Die Young New Moon Shine Hourglass October Road Covers Before This World American Standard
Live albums	Live/Best Live One Man Band Amchitka Live at the Troubadour Live at the Beacon Theatre (DVD video)
Holiday albums	A Christmas Album James Taylor at Christmas
Compilation albums	Greatest Hits Classic Songs Greatest Hits Volume 2 The Best of James Taylor The Essential James Taylor
Extended plays	Other Covers
Singles	"Carolina in My Mind" "Knocking 'Round the Zoo" "Sweet Baby James" "Fire and Rain" "Country Road" "You've Got a Friend" "Long Ago and Far Away" "Don't Let Me Be Lonely Tonight" "One Man Parade" "Hymn" "Mockingbird" (with Carly Simon) "How Sweet It Is (To Be Loved by You)" "Mexico" "Shower the People" "Woman's Gotta Have It" "Handy Man" "Your Smiling Face" "Honey Don't Leave L.A." "Devoted to You" (with Carly Simon) "Up on the Roof" "Her Town Too" "Hard Times" "Everyday" "It's Growing" "Change"
Other songs	"Night Owl" "Something in the Way She Moves" "Sunny Skies" "Steamroller Blues" "You Can Close Your Eyes" "Highway Song" "I Was a Fool to Care" "Bartender's Blues" "Secret O' Life" "Millworker" "Summer's Here"
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