The Best of James Taylor

Infobox Album |
Name = The Best of James Taylor
Type = Compilation album
Artist = James Taylor


Released = April 8, 2003
Recorded = 1968 - 2003
Genre = Rock
Length = 70:43
Label = Warner Bros.
Producer = ???
Reviews =
Last album = "October Road"
(2002)
This album = "The Best of James Taylor"
(2003)
Next album = ""
(2004)The compilation album "The Best of James Taylor" is singer-songwriter James Taylor's twentieth album, released in 2003.

The record is a Warner Bros. release, and as such emphasizes Taylor's recordings for that label; fifteen of the twenty tracks on the album are from his time with Warner Bros. In addition, the version of "Something In The Way She Moves" is the Apple Records version from 1969, whereas "Carolina In My Mind" is the 1976 remake. "Steamroller" is the live version from 1975, and "Country Road" is the alternate single version.

The album debuted on the Billboard 200 album chart on April 26, 2003 at number 11, with sales of approximately 73,500 copies. It remained on the chart for 42 weeks. It was awarded a certified gold record on December 17, 2003, and a platinum record on April 15, 2005, by the RIAA.

Track listing

#"Something In the Way She Moves" - 2:27
#"Sweet Baby James" - 2:53
#"Fire and Rain" - 3:25
#"Country Road" (Single Version) - 3:31
#"You've Got a Friend" - 4:30
#"You Can Close Your Eyes" - 2:32
#"Long Ago and Far Away" - 2:22
#"Don't Let Me Be Lonely Tonight" - 2:37
#"Walking Man" - 3:35
#"How Sweet It Is (To Be Loved By You)" - 3:37
#"Mexico" - 3:00
#"Shower the People" - 4:33
#"Golden Moments" - 3:32
#"Steamroller" (Live Version) - 5:06
#"Carolina In My Mind" (1976 Version) - 4:00
#"Handy Man" - 3:20
#"Your Smiling Face" - 2:48
#"Up on the Roof" - 4:22
#"Only A Dream In Rio" - 5:03
#"Bittersweet" (Previously Unreleased) - 3:44