Added: Nov 22, 2008
From: udolamentiter
Duration: 4:57
James Vernon Taylor (born March 12, 1948) is an American singer-songwriter and guitarist, born in Boston, Massachusetts and raised in Chapel Hill, North Carolina.Taylor's career began in the mid-1960s, but he found his audience in the early 1970s, singing sensitive and gentle acoustic songs. He was part of a wave of singer-songwriters of the time that also included Joni Mitchell, Tom Rush, Cat Stevens, Carole King, John Denver, Jim Croce, Don McLean, and Jackson Browne, as well as Carly Simon, whom Taylor later married. His 1976 album Greatest Hits was certified diamond and has sold more than 11 million copies. He has retained a large audience well into the 1990s and early 2000s, when some of his best-selling and most-awarded albums were released."You've Got a Friend" is a Grammy Award winning song from the early 1970s which marked the singer-songwriter movement. The song was written by Carole King and appeared on her 1971 album Tapestry. It has been named one of the The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame's 500 Songs that Shaped Rock and Roll.James Taylor sang a version of "You've Got a Friend" on his 1971 album Mud Slide Slim and the Blue Horizon. The most famous version of the song, Taylor's rendition hit #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 on July 31, 1971, and won Grammy Awards both for Taylor (Best Pop Vocal Performance, Male) and King (Song of the Year). It also reached #4 in the UK Singles Chart, giving Taylor his only Top 20 entry in the United Kingdom. The song was also recorded in 1971 by Dusty Springfield, a recording that predates Taylor's version. It was recorded for her third album for Atlantic Records, but a falling-out with the company meant the album was unreleased. The song was left unissued until 1999, when it was issued as a bonus track for the Rhino Records deluxe re-release of Dusty in Memphis.
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udolamentiter Says:
Nov 22, 2008 - ^__^
softwallz Says:
Nov 22, 2008 - A true friend is someone who is always there for you, through good times as well as bad times. A true friend will also support you even if it hurts their own interest. If you have a true friend, consider yourself lucky. If you have the chance to become someone else's true friend, go for it. Personally my true friend is jesus, until I meet the right somebody. (¯`•.•´¯) (¯`•.•´¯) `•.¸(¯`•.•´¯)¸.•´ (¯`•.•´¯) (¯`•.•´¯) `•.¸(¯`•.•´¯)¸.•´ `•.¸.•´
vanityclair Says:
Nov 22, 2008 - Non è una canzone, è una perla :)
laura060366 Says:
Nov 22, 2008 - One of the most beautiful and meaningful songs of all time! Thanks so much for the share, Tricia.
Aramaristella Says:
Nov 22, 2008 - you've got a friend (live 2008)