New Moon Shine
New Moon Shine is the thirteenth studio album by singer-songwriter James Taylor released in 1991. The album peaked at number 37 on the Billboard 200 chart and certified platinum. The album was producer-pianist Don Grolnick's sixth and final studio album with Taylor prior to his death in 1996 at age 48 from Non-Hodgkin lymphoma.
Reception
The album received generally positive reviews; The New York Times’s Stephen Holden observed that New Moon Shine "finds near the top of his form in songs like 'Slap Leather,' a playfully pungent rock-and-roll critique of social and environmental ills, and 'Copperline,' a nostalgic ballad remembering his North Carolina roots."Fairport Convention covered "The Frozen Man" on their album Old New Borrowed Blue.
Track listing
All songs written by James Taylor unless otherwise noted.- "Copperline" – 4:22
- "Down in the Hole" – 5:15
- " Stop Thinkin' 'Bout That" – 4:00
- "Shed a Little Light" – 3:52
- "The Frozen Man" – 3:54
- "Slap Leather" – 2:00
- "Like Everyone She Knows" – 4:56
- "One More Go Round" – 4:40
- "Everybody Loves to Cha Cha Cha" – 3:37
- "Native Son" – 3:49
- "Oh, Brother" – 4:24
- "The Water Is Wide" – 3:00
Personnel
- James Taylor – lead vocals, acoustic guitar, arrangements
- Don Grolnick – acoustic piano, organ, synthesizers, arrangements
- Clifford Carter – synthesizers, synthesizer programming
- Dan Stein – synthesizer programming
- Danny Kortchmar – acoustic guitar
- Michael Landau – electric guitars
- Jerry Douglas – Dobro
- Jimmy Johnson – bass guitar
- Tony Levin – bass guitar
- Carlos Vega – drums
- Steve Jordan – drums
- Steve Gadd – drums
- Don Alias – percussion
- Mark O'Connor – violin
- Bob Mintzer – tenor saxophone
- Branford Marsalis – soprano saxophone
- Michael Brecker – tenor saxophone
- Dave Bargeron – trombone
- Randy Brecker – trumpet
- Valerie Carter – backing vocals
- David Lasley – backing vocals
- Kate Markowitz – backing vocals
- Arnold McCuller – backing vocals
- Phillip Ballou – backing vocals
Production
- Producers – Don Grolnick ; Danny Kortchmar.
- Production Coordinator – Peter Stiglin
- Recorded and Mixed by James Farber
- Assistant Engineers – John Aguto, Patrick Dillett, Rob Jazco, Nathaniel Kunkel, Matthew Lamonica and Katherine Miller.
- Mix Assistant – Katherine Miller
- Recorded at The Power Station and Skyline Studios ; A&M Studios ; Studio F.
- Mixed at Skyline Studios
- Mastered by Greg Calbi at Sterling Sound.
- Art Direction – Arnold Levine
- Design Assistants – Stefanie Dash, Lisa Sparagano and Marcus Wyns.
- Photography – Lee Crum