Other Covers CD

When legendary singer/songwriter James Taylor went into the studio in 2008 to cut his Grammy nominated “Covers” album, he and his band had so much fun playing some of their all-time favorites that they ended up with far more material than they could possibly include on the record. Lucky for us, they’ve released a follow up with those additional songs. Other Covers contains stellar material including versions of Tom Wait’s “Shiver Me Timbers,” Chuck Berry’s “Memphis,” The Silhouettes’ “Get A Job” and the Eddie Floyd/Steve Cropper Stax nugget “Knock On Wood.”

“I had such a great time recording these songs,” said Taylor. “There was a real freedom to these sessions. You have these great musicians, these incredible songs— we improvised everything on the spot in a 10-day period and came away with close to 20 songs. It was difficult to pick the songs for Covers since we had so much material and I am thrilled at the opportunity to share these additional songs with my fans.”

Release Date:
Apr 7th, 2009

TRACK LISTING:
1. Oh, What a Beautiful Mornin’ (Rogers – Hammerstein) (3:13)
2. Get a Job (Earl Beal, Raymond Edwards, Richard Lewis, William Horton) (4:08)
3. Memphis (Chuck Berry) (3:11)
4. Shiver Me Timbers (Tom Waits) (4:18)
5. Wasn’t That a Mighty Storm (Traditional arr. James Taylor) (4:20)
6. In the Midnight Hour (Steve Cropper – Wilson Pickett) (3:14)
7. Knock on Wood (Eddie Floyd-Steve Cropper) (3:53)