VH-1 Storytellers (contd) James Taylor NY 1997 | ALBUMS THAT SHOULD EXIST

James Taylor - VH-1 Storytellers, VH-1 Storytellers Studio, New York City, 5-31-1997

Paul says: Next up for "VH-1 Storytellers" is an episode featuring singer-songwriter James Taylor.

This one is twice as long as a typical episode of this TV show. I don't know if that's because it was broken into two episodes or if it's a bootleg that contained the full concert. But either way, we get lots of music.

In 1997, Taylor released the studio album "Hourglass," his first studio album in six years. It was seen as a comeback for him, both commercially and critically. It was his first Top Ten album in the U.S. in 16 years, selling over a million copies. It also won him a Grammy Award for Best Pop Album. 

He performed six songs from his new album: "Line 'Em Up," "Hangnail," "Jump Up Behind Me," "Enough to Be on Your Way," "Little More Time with You," and "Another Day." His other songs were generally classics from older albums. On some songs he played solo acoustic, while on others he was backed by a small band.

Note that one song from this performance was officially released: "Mexico." It appeared on a various artists collection of Storytellers highlights.

This album is an hour and 24 minutes long. 

01 talk 
02 Carolina in My Mind 
03 talk 
04 Sweet Baby James 
05 talk
06 Jump Up Behind Me 
07 talk 
08 Mexico 
09 talk 
10 Mona 
11 talk
12 Enough to Be on Your Way
13 talk
14 Little More Time with You 
15 talk
16 Steamroller 
17 Copperline 
18 talk 
19 The Frozen Man 
20 talk
21 Riding on the Railroad 
22 talk 
23 Hangnail 
24 talk 
25 Fire and Rain 
26 talk
27 Another Day
28 talk
29 Line 'Em Up
30 talk 
31 Valentine's Day 
32 talk 
33 Mudslide Slim and the Blue Horizon