Classic Songs is the second compilation album by James Taylor. Only available in Europe it was, for a long time, the only compilation album to feature original versions of Taylor's classics. It spanned from his original work to his That's Why I'm Here album from 1985.[3]

Classic Songs
Compilation album by James Taylor
Released	1987 (1987)
Genre	Pop rock, folk rock
Length	58:12
Label	CBS/WEA
James Taylor chronology
That's Why I'm Here (1985) Classic Songs (1987) Never Die Young (1988)

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Source	Rating
Allmusic.com	[1]
Encyclopedia of Popular Music	[2]

Track listing

All songs by James Taylor except where indicated.

Side 1

1. "Fire and Rain" – 3:25
2. "Mexico" – 3:00
3. "You've Got a Friend" (Carole King) – 4:30
4. "How Sweet It Is (To Be Loved by You)" (Holland–Dozier–Holland) – 3:36
5. "Carolina in My Mind" – 4:00
6. "Something in the Way She Moves" – 3:09
7. "Shower the People" – 4:32
8. "Sweet Baby James" – 2:52

Side 2

1. "That's Why I'm Here" – 3:38
2. "Everyday" (Holly, Petty) – 3:12
3. "Up on the Roof" (Goffin, King) – 4:20
4. "Your Smiling Face" – 2:42
5. "Her Town Too" (Souther, Taylor, Wachtel) – 4:25
6. "Handy Man" (Blackwell, Jones) – 3:17
7. "Don't Let Me Be Lonely Tonight" – 2:36
8. "Only a Dream in Rio" – 4:58

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[it] Classic Songs