music.wikisort.org - CompositionAmerican 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]
2020 studio album by James Taylor
American Standard |
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Released | February 28, 2020 (2020-02-28) |
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Studio | The Barn |
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Length | 44:59 |
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Label | Fantasy |
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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
Professional ratingsAggregate scores |
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Source | Rating |
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Metacritic | 60/100[3] |
Review scores |
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Source | Rating |
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AllMusic |     [4] |
The Independent |     [5] |
Mojo |     [6] |
PopMatters |          [7] |
Uncut |     [8] |
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) |
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1. | "My Blue Heaven" | Walter Donaldson, George A. Whiting | 2:43 |
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2. | "Moon River" | Henry Mancini, Johnny Mercer | 3:13 |
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3. | "Teach Me Tonight" | Gene de Paul, Sammy Cahn | 2:58 |
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4. | "As Easy as Rolling Off a Log" | M.K. Jerome, Jack Scholl | 2:50 |
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5. | "Almost Like Being in Love" | Frederick Loewe, Alan Jay Lerner | 3:42 |
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6. | "Sit Down, You're Rockin' the Boat" | Frank Loesser | 4:11 |
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7. | "The Nearness of You" | Hoagy Carmichael, Ned Washington | 3:52 |
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8. | "You've Got to Be Carefully Taught" | Richard Rodgers, Oscar Hammerstein II | 2:26 |
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9. | "God Bless the Child" | Billie Holiday, Arthur Herzog Jr. | 3:21 |
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10. | "Pennies from Heaven" | Arthur Johnston, Johnny Burke | 2:52 |
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11. | "My Heart Stood Still" | Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart | 3:27 |
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12. | "Ol' Man River" | Jerome Kern, Oscar Hammerstein II | 2:53 |
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13. | "It's Only a Paper Moon" | Harold Arlen, Yip Harburg, Billy Rose | 3:11 |
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14. | "The Surrey with the Fringe on Top" | Richard Rodgers, Oscar Hammerstein II | 3:20 |
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Total length: | 44:59 |
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Over the Rainbow: The American Standard EP
Track listing[10]Title | Writer(s) |
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1. | "I've Grown Accustomed to Her Face" | Loewe, Lerner | 2:15 |
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2. | "Never Never Land" | Styne, Comden, Green | 3:22 |
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3. | "Over the Rainbow" | Harold Arlen, Yip Harburg | 3:07 |
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Total length: | 8:45 |
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Album credits
Recorded at
- TheBarn, Washington, MA
- United Recording Studios, Hollywood, CA
- Capitol Studios, Los Angeles, CA
- Treasure Isle Studios, Nashville, TN
- Blackbird Studios, Nashville, TN
- Mixed at TheBarn and Studio D, NY
- Mastered by Ted Jensen at Sterling Sound, Nashville, TN
- Additional mastering for vinyl by Ryan Smith at Sterling Sound, Nashville, TN
Musicians
Production
- Ted Jensen – master engineer
- Jerry Douglas – engineer, producer
- Justin Shturtz – mastering assistant
- James Taylor, Dave O'Donnell, John Pizzarelli – production
Charts
See also
References
- Kreps, Daniel (January 23, 2020). "James Taylor Details New Album, Hits Road With Jackson Browne". Rolling Stone. Retrieved March 3, 2020.
- "63rd Annual Grammy Awards". Retrieved November 27, 2020.
- "American Standard by James Taylor – Critic Reviews". 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.
- "James Taylor – American Standard". Uncut. April 2020. p. 37.
- "アメリカン・スタンダード[CD]" (in Japanese). Universal Music Japan. Retrieved September 5, 2020.
- "Over the Rainbow - the American Standard EP".
- "2021 James Taylor Official Site'". February 28, 2020. Retrieved November 27, 2020.
- "Australiancharts.com – James Taylor – American Standard". Hung Medien. Retrieved March 7, 2020.
- "Ultratop.be – James Taylor – American Standard" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved March 7, 2020.
- "Ultratop.be – James Taylor – American Standard" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved March 7, 2020.
- "James Taylor Has This Week's No. 1 Album". FYIMusicNews. Retrieved March 9, 2020.
- "Dutchcharts.nl – James Taylor – American Standard" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved March 6, 2020.
- "Top Albums (Week 10, 2020)" (in French). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique. Retrieved March 9, 2020.
- "Offiziellecharts.de – James Taylor – American Standard" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved March 6, 2020.
- "Irish Albums Chart: 6 March 2020". Irish Recorded Music Association. Retrieved March 7, 2020.
- "Album – Classifica settimanale WK 10 (dal 28.2.2020 al 5.3.2020)" (in Italian). Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana. Retrieved March 7, 2020.
- "Portuguesecharts.com – James Taylor – American Standard". Hung Medien. Retrieved March 12, 2020.
- "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved March 7, 2020.
- "Top 100 Albumes – Semana 10: del 28.2.2020 al 5.3.2020" (in Spanish). Productores de Música de España. Retrieved March 11, 2020.
- "Swisscharts.com – James Taylor – American Standard". Hung Medien. Retrieved March 11, 2020.
- "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved March 7, 2020.
- Caulfield, Keith (March 8, 2020). "Lil Baby Earns First No. 1 Album on Billboard 200 Chart With 'My Turn'". Billboard. Retrieved March 9, 2020.
- "James Taylor Chart History (Top Rock Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved December 26, 2020.
- "Top Rock Albums – Year-End 2020". Billboard. Retrieved December 26, 2020.
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