Never Die Young

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.

For the 2013 film, see Never Die Young (film).

Never Die Young
Studio album by
James Taylor
ReleasedJanuary 1988 (1988-01)
GenreRock
Length40:14
LabelColumbia/Legacy
ProducerDon Grolnick
James Taylor chronology
Classic Songs
(1985)		 Never Die Young
(1988)		 New Moon Shine
(1991)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Encyclopedia of Popular Music[2]
MusicHound2/5[3]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide[4]

The album features the title track, which peaked at No. 80 on the Billboard Hot 100, becoming the only charting single from the album.

Track listing

All songs were written by James Taylor, except where noted.

  1. "Never Die Young" – 4:24
  2. "T-Bone" (Bill Payne, Taylor) – 3:47
  3. "Baby Boom Baby" (Taylor, Zachary Wiesner) – 4:59
  4. "Runaway Boy" – 4:18
  5. "Valentine's Day" – 2:35
  6. "Sun on the Moon" – 4:09
  7. "Sweet Potato Pie" – 3:30
  8. "Home by Another Way" (Timothy Mayer, Taylor) – 3:50
  9. "Letter in the Mail" – 4:41
  10. "First of May" – 4:01

Personnel

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
  1. Never Die Young at AllMusic
  2. Larkin, Colin (2007). Encyclopedia of Popular Music (4th ed.). Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0195313734.
  3. 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.CS1 maint: extra text: authors list (link)
  4. "James Taylor: Album Guide". rollingstone.com. Archived from the original on January 5, 2013. Retrieved October 27, 2015.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.