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2020 studio album by James Taylor
American Standard is the twentieth
studio album by American singer-songwriter
James Taylor released on February 28, 2020, by
Fantasy Records .
[1] It consists of his interpretations of standard songs from the American canon. It won
Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album at the
63rd Annual Grammy Awards .
[2]
This album was produced, recorded and mixed by Dave O'Donnell and co-produced by
John Pizzarelli and James Taylor. Mastered by
Ted Jensen at Sterling Sound Nashville.
Critical reception
American Standard received generally positive reviews from critics. At
Metacritic , which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from critics, the album received an average score of 60, which indicates "generally favorable reviews", based on 8 reviews.
[3]
Track listing
American Standard track listingTitle Writer(s) 1. "
My Blue Heaven "
Walter Donaldson ,
George A. Whiting 2:43 2. "
Moon River "
Henry Mancini ,
Johnny Mercer 3:13 3. "
Teach Me Tonight "
Gene de Paul ,
Sammy Cahn 2:58 4. "
As Easy as Rolling Off a Log " M.K. Jerome, Jack Scholl 2:50 5. "
Almost Like Being in Love "
Frederick Loewe ,
Alan Jay Lerner 3:42 6. "
Sit Down, You're Rockin' the Boat "
Frank Loesser 4:11 7. "
The Nearness of You "
Hoagy Carmichael ,
Ned Washington 3:52 8. "
You've Got to Be Carefully Taught "
Richard Rodgers ,
Oscar Hammerstein II 2:26 9. "
God Bless the Child "
Billie Holiday ,
Arthur Herzog Jr. 3:21 10. "
Pennies from Heaven "
Arthur Johnston ,
Johnny Burke 2:52 11. "
My Heart Stood Still " Richard Rodgers,
Lorenz Hart 3:27 12. "
Ol' Man River "
Jerome Kern , Oscar Hammerstein II 2:53 13. "
It's Only a Paper Moon "
Harold Arlen ,
Yip Harburg ,
Billy Rose 3:11 14. "
The Surrey with the Fringe on Top " Richard Rodgers, Oscar Hammerstein II 3:20 Total length: 44:59
Over the Rainbow: The American Standard EP
Album credits
Musicians
Production
James Taylor –
producer
John Pizzarelli – producer
Dave O'Donnell – producer, engineer, mixing
Sean Badum – assistant engineer
Brandon Epps – assistant engineer
Chandler Harrod – assistant engineer
Tyler Hartman – assistant engineer
Jimmy Johnson – assistant engineer
Robbie Kapoor – assistant engineer
Rick Kwan – assistant engineer
Ted Jensen – mastering at Sterling Sound (Nashville, TN)
Justin Shturtz – mastering assistant
Ryan Smith – additional mastering for vinyl at Sterling Sound
JoAnn Tominaga – production coordinator
Norman Seeff – front cover photography
Ellyn Kusmin – back cover and booklet photography, personal assistant, director of studio operations
Carrie Smith – art direction, design
Charts
Weekly charts
Year-end charts
See also
References
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"James Taylor Details New Album, Hits Road With Jackson Browne" .
Rolling Stone . Retrieved March 3, 2020 .
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"63rd Annual Grammy Awards" . Retrieved November 27, 2020 .
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Metacritic . Retrieved March 3, 2020 .
^ Monger, Timothy.
"James Taylor – American Standard " .
AllMusic .
^ Beaumont, Mark (February 27, 2020).
"James Taylor review, American Standard : Expect reassurance rather than revelation" .
The Independent .
Archived from the original on 2020-02-28. Retrieved March 3, 2020 .
^ "James Taylor – American Standard ".
Mojo . March 2020. p. 94.
^ Elliott, Michael (February 28, 2020).
"James Taylor's Standards Album Sounds Exactly Like You Imagine It Does" .
PopMatters . Retrieved March 3, 2020 .
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