James Taylor-Greatest Hits (1976)

 


Artist: James Taylor

Title: Greatest Hits

Label: Warner Bros.

Format: 8-Track

Catalog Number: M8 3113

Year of Release: 1976

Country and Year of Edition: US Columbia Records Club edition

Sell Price: $2.57

Sell Date: 6/10/26

Condition: VG/VG untested

Discogs Last Sold: 1/17/25 VG+/no cover $2.98

Low: $2.57

Median: $2.77

Average: $2.77

High: $2.98

Current low price: $2.57 VG/G+

Current Number on Sale at Discogs: 3

Have/Want: 32/26

Where Sold: Fort Worth, TX

Time It Took To Sell:  3 years

Where and When Bought: Ebay lot

Gwiz-gau Letter Grade: C-

Sad To See It Go: No

I've always found James Taylor to be a bit insufferable.  I had the supposed "5-star" Sweet Baby James ever since I found it for 50 cents at a yard sale in the early 80's.  I didn't particularly like it, even if I respected it.  However, I never really bought any of his other 70's albums until fairly recently.  I always think I'm missing something, whether JT or the Apple debut, but I'm always thinking to myself that I really don't like James Taylor or his music.

11 million people to date have bought this 1976 sampler in the US alone.  I believe that is more than all the albums these songs came from combined.   You cannot escape "Fire and Rain,'" "You've Got A Friend," "How Sweet It Is" or "Shower The People" as much as you may try.  Whether elevator, supermarket or drug store, these melodies will lurk from the inner regions of mundane American society.  To voluntarily listen to them is just a bridge too far for me.

"Carolina In My Mind" and "Sweet Baby James" are the next tier of inescapability.  If I have to choose one, it is probably "Mexico."  When he gets down on the blues jam "Steamroller,"  it seems like forced passion.  Why bother?

The Columbia years aren't much better but at least they kicked off with "Your Smiling Face."

FOR FURTHER REVIEW:

Joni Mitchell-The Hissing of Summer Lawns (1975)

Bonnie Raitt-Streetlights (1976)

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