In the Pocket

06/01/1976 | Warner Bros / Wea 

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All Music Guide Review

James Taylor's seventh album and last new recording for Warner Bros. is notable for producing his biggest self-written hit in four years, "Shower the People" (number 22 pop, number one easy listening). Bobby Womack's "Woman's Gotta Have It" was the album's only cover, and elsewhere Taylor took on a surprisingly rough set of issues in his typically gentle style, including "A Junkie's Lament" and "Money Machine." There were also reflections on being a "Family Man" even if, due to his peripatetic touring life, "Daddy's All Gone." Guest stars included Art Garfunkel, who harmonized on "Captain Jim's Drunken Dream," and Stevie Wonder, who co-wrote and played harmonica on "Don't Be Sad 'Cause Your Sun Is Down." On the whole, a respectable effort for an artist who was evolving into more of a craftsman than a virtuoso. ~ William Ruhlmann, All Music Guide

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  • Clarence McDonald
  • Organ, Synthesizer, Moog Synthesizer, ?, Piano, Fender Rhodes, Hornorgan
  • Nick DeCaro
  • Organ, Accordion, Conductor, Vox Organ, String Ensemble, Voice Organ, Hornorgan, String Arrangements, Arranger, Strings
  • James Taylor
  • Guitar (Acoustic), Harmonica, Arranger, Horn, Horn Arrangements, ?, Main Performer, Harmony Vocals, Vocals (Background), Vocals, Guitar (Electric), Guitar
  • Victor Feldman
  • Percussion, Marimba, Chimes, Bells, Wind Chimes, Bass Marimba, Orchestra Bells, Vibraphone, Cymbals, Piano


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