James Taylor - Gorilla / Warner Bros. Records Audio CD 1989 / 7599-27293-2
UPC 075992729321
Gorilla is the sixth studio album by American singer-songwriter James Taylor. Released in May 1975, it was more successful than Walking Man, his previous release. Two album tracks released as singles, "Mexico" and "How Sweet It Is (To Be Loved By You)", rose to the top five on the Billboard charts. This would be Taylor's second-to-last album of new material for Warner Bros. Records, his last being In the Pocket. In many ways, Gorilla showcased Taylor's electric, lighter side that became evident on Walking Man. The song "Sarah Maria" is about his daughter Sally (born Sarah Maria Taylor on January 7, 1974). His then-wife Carly Simon was featured on "How Sweet It Is (To Be Loved By You)", originally recorded by Marvin Gaye. Jimmy Buffett recorded "Mexico" on his 1995 album Barometer Soup and performed "Lighthouse" during his Salty Piece of Land tour of 2005.
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Warner Bros. Records – 7599-27293-2 |
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CD, Album, Reissue
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| Country: |
Europe |
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Released:
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Apr 4, 1989 |
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| Genre: |
Rock |
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| Style: |
Folk Rock, Soft Rock |
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Tracklist:
1
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Mexico
Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar – James Taylor (2)
Bass – Lee Sklar
Drums, Shaker – Russ Kunkel
Electric Guitar – Danny Kortchmar
Harmony Vocals – David Crosby, Graham Nash
Harp – Gayle Levant
Percussion – Milt Holland
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2:57
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Music
Acoustic Guitar, Harmony Vocals – James Taylor (2)
Bass – Willie Weeks
Drums – Andy Newmark
Electric Piano [Fender Rhodes] – Clarence McDonald
Harp – Gayle Levant
Pedal Steel Guitar – Al Perkins
Percussion – Milt Holland
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3:46
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How Sweet It Is (To Be Loved By You)
Bass – Lee Sklar*
Drums – Jim Keltner, Russ Kunkel
Electric Guitar – Danny Kortchmar
Harmony Vocals – Carly Simon
Piano, Electric Piano [Fender Rhodes] – Clarence McDonald
Saxophone – David Sanborn
Tambourine – Russ Kunkel
Written-By – Holland, Dozier, Holland
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3:33
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Wandering
Accordion – Nick DeCaro
Acoustic Guitar, Harmony Vocals – James Taylor (2)
Arranged By, Lyrics By [Additional] – James Taylor (2)
Written-By – Traditional
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2:40
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Gorilla
Acoustic Guitar, Ukulele, Harmony Vocals – James Taylor (2)
Bass – Willie Weeks
Clarinet – Jules Jacob
Drums – Andy Newmark
Mandolin [Mandolin Ensemble] – David Grisman
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3:10
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You Make It Easy
Bass – Willie Weeks
Drums – Andy Newmark
Electric Guitar – Danny Kortchmar
Piano, Electric Piano [Fender Rhodes] – Clarence McDonald
Saxophone – David Sanborn
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4:10
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I Was A Fool To Care
Accordion – Nick DeCaro
Acoustic Guitar – James Taylor (2)
Bass – Lee Sklar
Drums, Percussion – Russ Kunkel
Electric Guitar – Arthur Adams
Electric Piano [Fender Rhodes] – Clarence McDonald
Horns – Chuck Findley, George Bohanon
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3:19
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Lighthouse
Acoustic Guitar – James Taylor (2)
Bass – Lee Sklar
Drums – Russ Kunkel
Harmony Vocals – David Crosby, Graham Nash
Organ [Hornorgan] – Randy Newman
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3:15
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Angry Blues
Acoustic Guitar – James Taylor (2)
Bass – Willie Weeks
Drums – Andy Newmark
Electric Guitar – Lowell George
Harmony Vocals – Lowell George, Valerie Carter
Percussion – Milt Holland, Victor Feldman
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3:25
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Love Songs
Acoustic Guitar, Guitar [High String Guitars], Harmony Vocals – James Taylor (2)
Bass – Lee Sklar
Drums, Congas – Russ Kunkel
Harp – Gayle Levant
Oboe, Clarinet – Jules Jacob
Pedal Steel Guitar – Al Perkins
Percussion – Victor Feldman
Wind Chimes – Milt Holland
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5:45
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Sarah Maria
Accordion – Nick DeCaro
Acoustic Guitar, Harmony Vocals – James Taylor (2)
Mandolin – David Grisman
Marimba – Victor Feldman
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- Arranged By [String Arrangements] – Nick DeCaro
- Art Direction – Ed Thrasher
- Cover, Design – Mike Salisbury
- Engineer [Additional Engineering] – Donn Landee
- Engineer [Assistant] – Loyd Clifft
- Engineer, Mixed By – Lee Herschberg
- Photography By – Norman Seeff
- Producer – Lenny Waronker, Russ Titelman
- Producer [Production Assistants] – Noel Newbolt, Trudy Portch
- Written-By – James Taylor (2) (tracks: 1, 2, 5 to 11)
