Beautiful Road

Infobox Album
Name = Beautiful Road
Type = Album
Artist = Kate Taylor


Released = 2003
Recorded = ???
Genre = Folk
Length = 45:40
Label = CBS
Producer = Charlie Witham, Tony Garnier
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Last album = "It's in There"
(1979)
This album = "Beautiful Road"
(2003)
Next album = "Kate Taylor Live at The Cutting Room"
(2005)

"Beautiful Road" is singer-songwriter Kate Taylor's fourth album, released in 2003.

After Taylor's previous album, 1979's "It's in There" failed to reach its public, Taylor took a break from the music industry for the next two decades, during which time she appeared sporadically as a performer and back-up singer for various other artists, not releasing another album until "Beautiful Road" in 2003.

The album contained new material, and not the primarily covers of her previous work. Most of the songs were written by Taylor's husband and manager, Charlie Witham. Unfortunately, Witham fell ill while the album was being recorded and would die shortly before it was released in April 2003.

The album closes with a version "Auld Lang Syne", arranged by Taylor's brother James.

Track listing

* "I Will Fly" (C. Witham) – 5:28
* "Beautiful Road" (E. Wheeler) – 3:53
* "Blue Tin Suitcase" (C. Witham) – 4:23
* "The Golden Key" (C. Witham) – 6:19
* "Rain on the Water" (C. Witham) – 4:58
* "Flying in the Face of Mr. Blue" (R. Bramblett, D. Causey, B. Jones) – 5:26
* "Shanty Song" (C. Witham) – 4:05
* "He's Waiting" (K. Taylor) – 2:42
* "Shores of Paradise" (C. Witham) – 5:18
* "Auld Lang Syne" (R. Burns; Traditional) – 3:08

Credits

* Kate Taylor – Vocals
* Kevin Barry – Acoustic guitar
* Richard Bell – Piano
* Peter Calo – Acoustic guitar
* Larry Campbell – Electric guitar
* Clifford Carter – Synthesizer
* Shannon Ford – Percussion, drums
* Tony Garnier – Bass, tambourine
* Vance Gilbert – Acoustic guitar
* Tom Hambridge – Drums, tambourine
* Levon Helm – Mandolin
* Mindy Jostyn – Guitar, violin
* Stuart Kimball – Acoustic guitar
* Chuck Leavell – Organ, piano
* Dennis McDermott – Drums
* Arlen Roth – Acoustic guitar, electric guitar, Fender telecaster
* Mavis Staples – Vocals
* James Taylor – Vocals