James Taylor – New Moon Shine
James Taylor – lead vocals, acoustic guitar (A1-3, A5 to B6) [click here to see more vinyl featuring James Taylor]
Backing vocals - Valerie Carter, David Lasley, Kate Markowitz, Arnold McCuller, Phillip Ballou
Steve Gadd – drums (B3)
Don Grolnick – acoustic piano, organ, synthesizers
Clifford Carter – synthesizers, synthesizer programming
Dan Stein – synthesizer programming (A3, A5)
Danny Kortchmar – acoustic guitar (A3, A5)
Michael Landau – electric guitars
Jerry Douglas – dobro
Jimmy Johnson – bass guitar (A1 to B2, B4-6)
Tony Levin – bass guitar (B3)
Carlos Vega – drums (A1-2, B4, B1-2, B4-6)
Steve Jordan – drums (A3, A5)
Don Alias – percussion
Mark O'Connor – violin
Bob Mintzer – tenor saxophone (A3)
Branford Marsalis – soprano saxophone (B1)
Michael Brecker – tenor saxophone (B2-3)
Dave Bargeron – trombone (A3)
Randy Brecker – trumpet (A3)
Written by James Taylor (A1-6, B1-2, B4-5), Reynolds Price (A1), Danny Kortchmar (A3), Sam Cooke (B3)
B6 is a traditional song arranged by James Taylor, Don Grolnick
1 LP, standard sleeve
Heavy Press : 180g
Record color : Black
Speed : 33RPM
Size : 12”
Stereo
Studio
Record Press : Record Technology Incorporated
Label : Analog Spark
Original Label : Columbia
Recorded June 1991 at The Power Station and Skyline Studios (New York); A&M Studios (Hollywood); Studio F (Los Angeles)
Recorded by James Farber
Mixed by James Farber at Skyline Studios
Produced by Don Grolnick (all tracks) and Danny Kortchmar (A3, A5)
Mastered by Ryan K. Smith at Sterling Sound
Photography by Lee Crum
Originally released in September 1991
Reissued in August 2018
Tracks :
Side A:
- Copperline
- Down In The Hole
- (I've Got To) Stop Thinkin' 'Bout That
- Shed A Little Light
- The Frozen Man
- Slap Leather
Side B:
- Like Everyone She Knows
- One More Go Round
- Everybody Loves To Cha Cha Cha
- Native Son
- Oh Brother
- The Water Is Wide
Reviews :
“James Taylor produced a typical collection of familiar-sounding songs on New Moon Shine, his concerns ranging from romance to the life of the working man to political issues like war and civil rights on which he took the expected liberal positions. The album was written, played, and sung with typical craft and care, and was a worthy addition to Taylor's catalog. Taylor's reliability means that his records do not disappoint his faithful audience, but neither do they provide any revelations. New Moon Shine provided four Adult Contemporary chart entries in "Copperline," "(I've Got To) Stop Thinkin' 'Bout That," a cover of Sam Cooke's "Everybody Loves to Cha Cha Cha," and "Like Everyone She Knows," and the album went gold, staying in the charts more than nine months, a good showing for a record that essentially repeated previous efforts. (New Moon Shine was eventually certified platinum.)” AllMusic Review by William Ruhlmann
Ratings:
AllMusic : 3 / 5 ; Discogs 4.78 / 5