# Live (James Taylor album)

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| Encyclopedia of Popular Music | |
| MusicHound | 3.5/5 |
| The Rolling Stone Album Guide | |
Live (stylised as (LIVE)) is the first live album by singer-songwriter James Taylor released on August 10, 1993, by Columbia Records. The double album presents selections from 14 shows during a November 1992 tour. In the US, Live peaked at number 20 on the Billboard 200 chart and has sold more than one million copies, being certified 2× platinum by the RIAA.
A single-album CD of highlights of the double album was also released, titled Best Live. There are two different versions of this album; a 17-track version was released in 1993, and a shorter 12-track version on June 21, 1994. On digital distributors such as Spotify and iTunes, many of the verbal introductions that were present in the original CD have been cut.

## Track listing

All songs by James Taylor except where noted.

### Disc one

* "Sweet Baby James" – 4:13
* "Traffic Jam" – 2:10
* "Handy Man" (Otis Blackwell, Jimmy Jones) – 3:31
* "Your Smiling Face" – 3:03
* "Secret O' Life" – 3:45
* "Shed a Little Light" – 4:32
* "Everybody Has the Blues" – 2:33
* "Steamroller Blues" – 5:30
* "Mexico" – 3:32
* "Millworker" – 4:25
* "Country Road" – 5:44
* "Fire and Rain" – 4:44
* "Shower the People" – 4:43
* "How Sweet It Is (To Be Loved by You)" (Holland, Dozier, Holland) – 7:29
* "New Hymn" (Reynolds Price, Taylor) – 3:00

### Disc two

* "Walking Man" – 4:35
* "Riding on a Railroad" – 2:41
* "Something in the Way She Moves" – 3:59
* "Sun on the Moon" – 3:54
* "Up on the Roof" (Gerry Goffin, Carole King) – 4:10
* "Don't Let Me Be Lonely Tonight" – 3:37
* "She Thinks I Still Care" (Dickey Lee, Steve Duffy) – 3:28
* "Copperline" (R. Price, Taylor) – 4:43
* "Slap Leather" – 2:11
* "Only One" – 4:41
* "You Make It Easy" – 5:05
* "Carolina in My Mind" – 5:04
* "I Will Follow" – 4:14
* "You've Got a Friend" (King) – 5:09
* "That Lonesome Road (Don Grolnick, Taylor) – 2:46

### Best Live (17 track)

* "Sweet Baby James" – 4:11
* "Handy Man" (Blackwell, Jones) – 3:34
* "Your Smiling Face" – 2:51
* "Steamroller Blues" – 5:36
* "Mexico" – 3:17
* "Walking Man" – 4:08
* "Country Road" – 5:44
* "Fire and Rain" – 4:33
* "How Sweet It Is (To Be Loved By You)" (Holland, Dozier, Holland) – 6:57
* "Riding on a Railroad" – 2:42
* "Something in the Way She Moves" – 3:59
* "Sun on the Moon" – 3:51
* "Up on the Roof" (Goffin, King) – 4:13
* "Copperline" (Price, Taylor) – 4:40
* "Slap Leather" – 2:14
* "You've Got a Friend" (King) – 5:09
* "That Lonesome Road" (Grolnick, Taylor) – 2:46

### Best Live (12 track)

* "Sweet Baby James" – 4:13
* "Handy Man" (Blackwell, Jones) – 3:34
* "Your Smiling Face" – 2:53
* "Shed a Little Light" – 4:17
* "Steamroller Blues" – 5:24
* "Mexico" – 3:15
* "Walking Man" – 4:23
* "Country Road" – 5:38
* "Fire and Rain" – 4:39
* "How Sweet It Is (To Be Loved By You)" (Holland, Dozier, Holland) – 6:58
* "Don't Let Me Be Lonely Tonight" – 3:10
* "Shower the People" – 5:12

## Personnel

* James Taylor – lead vocals, acoustic guitar
* Don Grolnick – acoustic piano
* Clifford Carter – keyboards
* Michael Landau – electric guitars
* Jimmy Johnson – bass guitar
* Carlos Vega – drums
* Valerie Carter – backing vocals
* David Lasley – backing vocals
* Kate Markowitz – backing vocals
* Arnold McCuller – backing vocals

### Production

Studio credits
* Producers – Don Grolnick and George Massenburg
* Production co-ordination – Barbara Moutenot and Ivy Skoff
* Recorded by Nathaniel Kunkel with John Godenzi and Randy Hutson
* Additional engineers – Rail Rogut and Michael White
* Assistant engineer – Rail Rogut
* Mixed by George Massenburg at Electric Lady Studios (New York, NY) and Record One (Los Angeles, CA).
* Mastered by Doug Sax and Gavin Lurssen at The Mastering Lab (Hollywood, CA).
Live credits
* House sound engineer – John Godenzi
* Monitor engineer – Randy Hutson
* Technicians – Gary Epstein and Mark Hughes
Additional credits
* Art direction – Stephanie Mauer
* Photography – Andrew Brucker
* Liner notes – Peter Asher
* Management – Peter Asher Management