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American Standard (James Taylor album)

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]

American Standard
Studio album by
James Taylor
ReleasedFebruary 28, 2020 (2020-02-28)
StudioThe Barn (Washington, MA)
United Recording Studios and Capitol Studios (Hollywood, CA)
Treasure Isle Studios and Blackbird Studios (Nashville, TN)
Studio D (New York City, New York)
Length44:59
LabelFantasy
Producer
James Taylor chronology
Before This World
(2015) 		American Standard
(2020)

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.

Critical reception

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Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic60/100[3]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic     [4]
The Independent     [5]
Mojo     [6]
PopMatters          [7]
Uncut     [8]

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]

Track listing

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American Standard track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."My Blue Heaven"Walter Donaldson, George A. Whiting2:43
2."Moon River"Henry Mancini, Johnny Mercer3:13
3."Teach Me Tonight"Gene de Paul, Sammy Cahn2:58
4."As Easy as Rolling Off a Log"M.K. Jerome, Jack Scholl2:50
5."Almost Like Being in Love"Frederick Loewe, Alan Jay Lerner3:42
6."Sit Down, You're Rockin' the Boat"Frank Loesser4:11
7."The Nearness of You"Hoagy Carmichael, Ned Washington3:52
8."You've Got to Be Carefully Taught"Richard Rodgers, Oscar Hammerstein II2:26
9."God Bless the Child"Billie Holiday, Arthur Herzog Jr.3:21
10."Pennies from Heaven"Arthur Johnston, Johnny Burke2:52
11."My Heart Stood Still"Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart3:27
12."Ol' Man River"Jerome Kern, Oscar Hammerstein II2:53
13."It's Only a Paper Moon"Harold Arlen, Yip Harburg, Billy Rose3:11
14."The Surrey with the Fringe on Top"Richard Rodgers, Oscar Hammerstein II3:20
Total length:44:59
Target edition bonus tracks & Japan bonus tracks [9]
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
15."I've Grown Accustomed to Her Face"Loewe, Lerner2:15
16."Never Never Land"Jule Styne, Betty Comden, Adolph Green3:22
Total length:50:42

Over the Rainbow: The American Standard EP

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Track listing[10]
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."I've Grown Accustomed to Her Face"Loewe, Lerner2:15
2."Never Never Land"Styne, Comden, Green3:22
3."Over the Rainbow"Harold Arlen, Yip Harburg3:07
Total length:8:45

Album credits

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Musicians

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Production

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  • 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

Charts

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ Kreps, Daniel (January 23, 2020). "James Taylor Details New Album, Hits Road With Jackson Browne". Rolling Stone. Retrieved March 3, 2020.
  2. ^ "63rd Annual Grammy Awards". Retrieved November 27, 2020.
  3. ^ a b "American Standard by James Taylor – Critic Reviews". Metacritic. Retrieved March 3, 2020.
  4. ^ Monger, Timothy. "James Taylor – American Standard". AllMusic.
  5. ^ Beaumont, Mark (February 27, 2020). "James Taylor review, American Standard: Expect reassurance rather than revelation". The Independent. Archived from the original on 2020-02-28. Retrieved March 3, 2020.
  6. ^ "James Taylor – American Standard". Mojo. March 2020. p. 94.
  7. ^ Elliott, Michael (February 28, 2020). "James Taylor's Standards Album Sounds Exactly Like You Imagine It Does". PopMatters. Retrieved March 3, 2020.
  8. ^ "James Taylor – American Standard". Uncut. April 2020. p. 37.
  9. ^ "アメリカン・スタンダード[CD]" (in Japanese). Universal Music Japan. Retrieved September 5, 2020.
  10. ^ "Over the Rainbow - the American Standard EP".
  11. ^ "2021 James Taylor Official Site'". February 28, 2020. Retrieved November 27, 2020.
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  18. ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – James Taylor – American Standard" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved March 6, 2020.
  19. ^ "Irish Albums Chart: 6 March 2020". Irish Recorded Music Association. Retrieved March 7, 2020.
  20. ^ "Album – Classifica settimanale WK 10 (dal 28.2.2020 al 5.3.2020)" (in Italian). Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana. Retrieved March 7, 2020.
  21. ^ "Portuguesecharts.com – James Taylor – American Standard". Hung Medien. Retrieved March 12, 2020.
  22. ^ "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved March 7, 2020.
  23. ^ "Top 100 Albumes – Semana 10: del 28.2.2020 al 5.3.2020" (in Spanish). Productores de Música de España. Retrieved March 11, 2020.
  24. ^ "Swisscharts.com – James Taylor – American Standard". Hung Medien. Retrieved March 11, 2020.
  25. ^ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved March 7, 2020.
  26. ^ Caulfield, Keith (March 8, 2020). "Lil Baby Earns First No. 1 Album on Billboard 200 Chart With 'My Turn'". Billboard. Retrieved March 9, 2020.
  27. ^ "James Taylor Chart History (Top Rock Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved December 26, 2020.
  28. ^ "Top Rock Albums – Year-End 2020". Billboard. Retrieved December 26, 2020.
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