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Usually ships in 13-22 business days | | | | | | 20 of his greatest singles and most popular album tracks released on Apple, Warner Bros. and Columbia/Sony. Slipcase. 2003. | | | |
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| | Product Details | | Audio CD Release Date: | April 08, 2003 | | Studio: | Rhino | | Number Of Discs: | 1 | | Average Customer Rating: |  based on 100 reviews |
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| | Track Listing | | 1. | Something In The Way She Moves - James Taylor | | 2. | Sweet Baby James - James Taylor | | 3. | Fire And Rain - James Taylor | | 4. | Country Road | | 5. | You've Got A Friend | | 6. | You Can Close Your Eyes | | 7. | Long Ago And Far Away | | 8. | Don't Let Me Be Lonely Tonight | | 9. | Walking Man | | 10. | How Sweet It Is (To Be Loved By You) | | 11. | Mexico | | 12. | Shower The People | | 13. | Golden Moments | | 14. | Steamroller (Live) | | 15. | Caroline In My Mind - James Taylor | | 16. | Handy Man - James Taylor | | 17. | Your Smiling Face - James Taylor | | 18. | Up On The Roof - James Taylor | | 19. | Only A Dream In Rio - James Taylor | | 20. | Bittersweet - James Taylor | |
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87 of 91 found the following review helpful:
 One for the JT Newbies Apr 08, 2003
By T. C Lane
Couple of notes: the version of "Something In The Way She Moves" is the Apple Records version from 1969, but "Carolina In My Mind" is the 1976 re-recording. Also "Steamroller Blues" is the live 1975 cut. Among the odd surprises on this Collection are "You Can Close Your Eyes" a great album track from Mud Slide Slim, and "Golden Moments" a forgotten track from 1976's In The Pocket. This CD swallows the whole of the first Gr. Hits album, save for "Something" which is remade on the first (but not this) Hits CD. Because this is a WB Records release, 15 of the 20 songs are from JT's WB days. The Columbia years are sorely lacking. Where's "Her Town Too" or "Copperline" or "Secret O'Life" to name three. So, if you're a beginner to JT's catalog and you like what you hear on this CD then seek out his Greatest Hits Vol. 2 on Columbia Records. The one new song, "Bittersweet" is a good uptempo song that wasn't written by Taylor. There are no liner notes, except for a quick paragraph from JT. If you're a JT newbie this is for you. The rest can do with the other 2 Greatest Hits albums.
34 of 35 found the following review helpful:
 The Best One Disc Compilation of the Man That's Out There! Apr 10, 2006
By Frederick Baptist
This is by far the best compilation of JT's work that's out there. Not only are the 20 tracks here truly representative of the best that JT's ever done, the sound quality is brilliant as the tracks have also been very well remastered. For those of you who are sticklers for detail and order, the tracks are arranged in chronological order as well and yet the album does not sound as disjointed as you might expect. The liner notes albeit short have been written by JT himself too. JT is that special individual who has managed to carve out his own unique sound and his works are able to evoke great emotion out of his listeners with the ability to transport them to other worlds. Great remastered sound, great value for money and great songwriting make this a must have in any music-lover's collection. Very highly recommended.
19 of 19 found the following review helpful:
 Good collection but... Jan 20, 2006
By Rick
"hunternc"
..."Something In The Way She Moves" and "Country Road" are not the same versions as on the original JT's Greatest Hits from '76, which I prefer. If I were to do a one-disc comp, I would have included "Never Die Young" and "Copperline" (they could have dispensed with the live "Steamroller Blues" for one of those tracks.) And, the closing, newly-recorded "Bittersweet" is okay, but sounds like a leftover track that he decided to stick on this collection because it didn't really fit anywhere else. But, those complaints aside, this is still a good overall compilation with really nice sound quality.
13 of 13 found the following review helpful:
Great mastering of great songs Apr 12, 2003
As a sampler of the anticipated upcoming remastering of James Taylor's Warner Bros. catalog, this is a fantastic teaser. All these tracks have been available for a long time on CD, except for the rare Apple recording of "Something in the Way She Moves," yet the WB tracks (everything up to "Handy Man") have never sounded so warm and clear. The Joni Mitchell harmonies on "You've Got A Friend" and "Long Ago and Far Away" are a revelation, as are the lovely multi-tracked JT harmonies "Golden Moments" and the strings on "Walking Man." The few tracks on the end of the disc from his early/mid Columbia years have been remastered recently, both on their original albums, and the "Greatest Hits Vol. II," which is also a nice overview of Taylor's post WB years up until his great 2002 studio album "October Road." (The exception is, the new song "Bittersweet" which is amiable, but not resonant like Taylor's other recent work.) It might have been better to draw upon some more choice album cuts from the WB years, but this is merely subjective. What's here is poignant, passionate, sublime and sounding better than it ever has.
28 of 32 found the following review helpful:
Great remastering, just a few flaws... Apr 08, 2003
Ok, so if you're like me, you've been waiting for a newly packaged remastered edition of JT's earlier work. All in all, this cd sounds great.. much better than the classic "James Taylor's Greatest Hits" (white cover) that's been on the shelves for such a long time. My only glitch though is that "Something In The Way She Moves" is the original version from his '68 debut, and not the recut (and better) version on the old greatest hits. The version for "Country Road" is also different, and not nearly as good. However, they did manage to include the old greatest hits version for "Carolina In My Mind" (thank God). Songs like "Up On The Roof" and "Only A Dream In Rio" are good, but not needed since they're already covered on the James Taylor Greatest Hits 2 (Columbia) release. It would have been nice to have other older tunes. The cd is great though.
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