New Moon Shine

New Moon Shine
Studio album by
James Taylor
ReleasedSeptember 24, 1991 (1991-09-24)
RecordedJune 1991 (1991-06)
StudioThe Power Station (New York City)
Skyline Studios (New York City)
A&M Studios (Los Angeles)
Studio F (Los Angeles)
GenreSoft rock
Length47:52
LabelColumbia
Producer
James Taylor chronology
Never Die Young
(1988) 		New Moon Shine
(1991) 		Live
(1993)
Singles from New Moon Shine
  1. "Copperline"
    Released: 1991
  2. "(I've Got to) Stop Thinkin' 'Bout That"
    Released: 1991
  3. "Shed a Little Light"
    Released: 1991
  4. "The Frozen Man"
    Released: 1991
  5. "Slap Leather"
    Released: 1991

New Moon Shine is the thirteenth studio album by singer-songwriter James Taylor released in 1991.[1] The album peaked at number 37 on the Billboard 200 chart and certified platinum.[2] 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

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Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music[3]
MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide[4]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide[5]

The album received generally positive reviews; The New York Times’s Stephen Holden observed that New Moon Shine "finds [Taylor] 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."[6]

Fairport Convention covered "The Frozen Man" on their album Old New Borrowed Blue.

Track listing

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All songs written by James Taylor unless otherwise noted.

  1. "Copperline" (Reynolds Price, Taylor) – 4:22
  2. "Down in the Hole" – 5:15
  3. "(I've Got to) Stop Thinkin' 'Bout That" (Danny Kortchmar, Taylor) – 4:00
  4. "Shed a Little Light" – 3:52
  5. "The Frozen Man" – 3:54
  6. "Slap Leather" – 2:00
  7. "Like Everyone She Knows" – 4:56
  8. "One More Go Round" – 4:40
  9. "Everybody Loves to Cha Cha Cha" (Sam Cooke) – 3:37
  10. "Native Son" – 3:49
  11. "Oh, Brother" – 4:24
  12. "The Water Is Wide" (Traditional) – 3:00

Personnel

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Production

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  • Producers – Don Grolnick (all tracks); Danny Kortchmar (Tracks 3 & 5).
  • 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 (New York, NY); A&M Studios (Hollywood, CA); Studio F (Los Angeles, CA).
  • Mixed at Skyline Studios
  • Mastered by Greg Calbi at Sterling Sound (New York, NY).
  • Art Direction – Arnold Levine
  • Design Assistants – Stefanie Dash, Lisa Sparagano and Marcus Wyns.
  • Photography – Lee Crum

References

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  1. ^ a b Ruhlmann, William. "New Moon Shine – James Taylor". AllMusic. Retrieved November 6, 2012.
  2. ^ "James Taylor Album & Song Chart History – Billboard 200". Billboard. Retrieved February 4, 2021.
  3. ^ Larkin, Colin (2007). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music (4th ed.). Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0195313734.
  4. ^ Graff, Gary; Durchholz, Daniel, eds. (1999). MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide. Farmington Hills, MI: Visible Ink Press. p. 1125. ISBN 1-57859-061-2.
  5. ^ Coleman, Mark; Edmonds, Ben (2004). "James Taylor". In Brackett, Nathan; Hoard, Christian (eds.). The New Rolling Stone Album Guide. London: Fireside. pp. 804–805. ISBN 0-7432-0169-8. Portions posted at "James Taylor > Album Guide". rollingstone.com. Archived from the original on January 5, 2013. Retrieved November 6, 2011.
  6. ^ Stephen Holden. "James Taylor Sings The Old and The New". NYTimes.com. Retrieved February 4, 2021.
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