Episode Details
Eamon O’Flynn is joined by Gia Mora and Adam Becker to discuss Sweet Baby James, the bluesy second studio album by James Taylor. This album ranked #182 on the 2020 Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Albums of All Time list.
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Runtime: 57 minutes
Who is James Taylor?
James Taylor (1948-) is an American singer, songwriter and musician. He is one of the best-selling musicians of all time, having sold more than 100 million records worldwide. In fact, every album he released between 1977 and 2007 sold more than one million copies. A six-time Grammy Award winner, he was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2000. He has one album on the Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Albums list - Sweet Baby James.
What is Sweet Baby James?
Sweet Baby James is James Taylor’s second studio album. Released in 1970, this album was an immediate success, reaching #3 on the Billboard album charts and receiving a nomination for Album of the Year at the Grammy Awards. Combining blues, folk and country sounds, Sweet Baby James included one of Taylor’s signature songs - “Fire and Rain” - and was ranked #104 on the Rolling Stone Greatest Album list in 2003 and 2012 before dropping to #182 in 2020.