2020 studio album by James Taylor
American 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]
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.
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]
American Standard track listingTitle Writer(s) 1. "My Blue Heaven " Walter Donaldson , George A. Whiting 2:43 2. "Moon River " Henry Mancini , Johnny Mercer 3:13 3. "Teach Me Tonight " Gene de Paul , Sammy Cahn 2:58 4. "As Easy as Rolling Off a Log " M.K. Jerome, Jack Scholl 2:50 5. "Almost Like Being in Love " Frederick Loewe , Alan Jay Lerner 3:42 6. "Sit Down, You're Rockin' the Boat " Frank Loesser 4:11 7. "The Nearness of You " Hoagy Carmichael , Ned Washington 3:52 8. "You've Got to Be Carefully Taught " Richard Rodgers , Oscar Hammerstein II 2:26 9. "God Bless the Child " Billie Holiday , Arthur Herzog Jr. 3:21 10. "Pennies from Heaven " Arthur Johnston , Johnny Burke 2:52 11. "My Heart Stood Still " Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart 3:27 12. "Ol' Man River " Jerome Kern , Oscar Hammerstein II2:53 13. "It's Only a Paper Moon " Harold Arlen , Yip Harburg , Billy Rose 3:11 14. "The Surrey with the Fringe on Top " Richard Rodgers, Oscar Hammerstein II 3:20 Total length: 44:59
Over the Rainbow: The American Standard EP [ edit ]
James Taylor – producer
John Pizzarelli – producer
Dave O'Donnell – producer, engineer, mixing
Sean Badum – assistant engineer
Brandon Epps – assistant engineer
Chandler Harrod – assistant engineer
Tyler Hartman – assistant engineer
Jimmy Johnson – assistant engineer
Robbie Kapoor – assistant engineer
Rick Kwan – assistant engineer
Ted Jensen – mastering at Sterling Sound (Nashville, TN)
Justin Shturtz – mastering assistant
Ryan Smith – additional mastering for vinyl at Sterling Sound
JoAnn Tominaga – production coordinator
Norman Seeff – front cover photography
Ellyn Kusmin – back cover and booklet photography, personal assistant, director of studio operations
Carrie Smith – art direction, design
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