Flag (James Taylor album)
| Flag | ||
|---|---|---|
| Album by James Taylor | ||
| Released | May, 1979 | |
| Recorded | January 4–March 25, 1979 | |
| Genre | Rock | |
| Length | 42 min 49 sec | |
| Record label | Columbia/Legacy | |
| Producer | Peter Asher | |
| Professional reviews | ||
| AMG | 3.5/5 | link |
| James Taylor Chronology | ||
| JT (1977) | Flag (1979) | Dad Loves His Work (1981) |
Flag is singer-songwriter James Taylor's tenth album. Released in 1979, it was perhaps not Taylor's strongest album, but it did provide a hit in his cover version of the Gerry Goffin/Carole King composition, "Up On the Roof".
Track listing
- "Company Man" (J. Taylor) – 3:47
- "Johnnie Comes Back" (J. Taylor) – 3:55
- "Day Tripper" (J. Lennon, P. McCartney) – 4:25
- "I Will Not Lie for You" (J. Taylor) – 3:16
- "Brother Trucker" (J. Taylor) – 4:01
- "Is That the Way You Look?" (J. Taylor) – 1:59
- "B.S.U.R." (J. Taylor) – 3:23
- "Rainy Day Man" (J. Taylor, Z. Wiesner) – 3:02
- "Millworker" (J. Taylor) – 3:52
- "Up on the Roof" (G. Goffin, C. King) – 4:21
- "Chanson Française" (J. Taylor) – 2:05
- "Sleep Come Free Me" (J. Taylor) – 4:43
Personnel
- James Taylor – guitar, vocals
- Peter Asher – timbales, vocals
- Dan Dugmore – pedal steel guitar
- Steve Forman – percussion
- Don Grolnick -keyboards
- Danny Kortchmar – guitar
- Russ Kunkel – drums, percussion
- David Lasley – vocals
- Jesse Levy – cello
- Arif Mardin – strings
- Arnold McCutler – backing vocals
- Graham Nash – vocals
- David Sanborn – saxophone
- Ralph Schuckett – keyboards
- Louise Schulmann – viola
- Carly Simon – vocals
- Leland Sklar – bass
- David Spinoza – guitar, strings
- Alex Taylor – backing vocals
- Waddy Wachtel – guitar
Categories: James Taylor albums | 1979 albums