[2015-06-16] James Taylor "Before This World" (Concord)

ericsen · **Joined:** 23 Jan 2007 **Posts:** 3844

Description
Legendary singer/songwriter and five-time Grammy Award winning artist James Taylor presents his first collection of original recordings in over 13 years!

The album, Before This World, available on June 16th, will be released prior to US tour dates that includes a sold out performance at Fenway Park in Boston, MA on August 6th. Before This World follows his highly successful recording with Carole King, Live at the Troubadour, which was certified GOLD by the RIAA upon its 2010 release.

The Deluxe Edition features the Before This World CD along with a DVD of 'There We Were: The Making of James Taylor's Before This World'.

The beautiful Super Deluxe Edition book includes bonus tracks, a DVD of the There We Were: The Making of James Taylor's 'Before This World' (Expanded) documentary and a 40 page hard bound book featuring photos, liner notes, and a collector's envelope with handwritten lyrics and other memorabilia, all housed in a numbered, die cut slip case.

Tracklist
CD1:
1. Today Today Today
2. You And I Again
3. Angels Of Fenway
4. Stretch Of The Highway
5. Montana
6. Watchin' Over Me
7. SnowTime
8. Before This World / Jolly Springtime
9. Far Afghanistan
10. Wild Mountain Thyme

CD2:
1. 9lb Hammer (Demo)
2. 6/4 Shuffle (Instrumental)
3. Joshua Gone Barbados (Unreleased recording)
4. Whenever You're Ready (Live)
5. SnowTimeLine (Evolution of the song "SnowTime")

DVD:
1. There We Were: The Recording of James Taylor's Before This World (Expanded Edition)

Super Deluxe Edition (detailed above)
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00VXVBQZI/?tag=imwan-20

Deluxe Edition (contains CD1 and DVD)
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00VMQK37Q/?tag=imwan-20

Standard Edition (contains CD1 only)
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00VMRJPCE/?tag=imwan-20

Vinyl Edition
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00VMS9P64/?tag=imwan-20

ericsen · **Joined:** 23 Jan 2007 **Posts:** 3844

James Taylor has tweeted his new album is done and its title is "Before This World". I read on the James Taylor Online site that the album will be released on June 16, according to the French edition of Rolling Stone magazine, so I am not sure if this is the official release date.

The album will include the songs "Stretch Of The Highway" and "You And I Again" that JT has been performing live in concert.

Here's a link to the youtube performance of You and I Again".

"Stretch Of The Highway"

Renny · 26 Jun 2006

automatic.

nice way to start the summer.

Headfone · **Joined:** 08 Mar 2008 **Posts:** 392

Cool. Nearly ten years since "October Road," his last collection of original material. I'm assuming (and hoping) this album will be made up of original material. Thanks for the heads up, ericsen. Will be purchasing this one on sight whenever it appears.

ericsen · **Joined:** 23 Jan 2007 **Posts:** 3844

Yes, Headfone, the album will be made up of original material. Here are some tracks that should be on the album, again according to the article that was in the French edition of Rolling Stone magazine:

Songs that James confirms for the album:
- Before This World
- Angels of Fenway
- Stretch of the Highway
- Far Afhanistan
- You and I (Again)
- Snowtime
- Today, Today, Today
- Watching over Me
- Montana
The 11-song album was recorded live in James' barn in 11 days, one song per day.

I will also be getting this on release day. James Taylor is one of a very few artists that makes me long for the days when they used to put out an album once a year or every two years.

ericsen · **Joined:** 23 Jan 2007 **Posts:** 3844

Just wanted to post this too. Sorry, I don't know how to post a video here, but this link is from JT's tweet about getting the recording process done. (It's kinda cool and funny)

Headfone · **Joined:** 08 Mar 2008 **Posts:** 392

Ah, yes...looks promising. Thanks again, ericsen. I'll be on the lookout.

Linda · **Posted:** Sat Feb 28, 2015 6:48 pm

ericsen wrote:

Just wanted to post this too. Sorry, I don't know how to post a video here, but this link is from JT's tweet about getting the recording process done. (It's kinda cool and funny)

I embedded this for you, Eric. Just take the URL of a video, wrap it in [youtube] tags, and you'll be good to go.

ericsen · **Joined:** 23 Jan 2007 **Posts:** 3844

Linda,

Thank you very much for showing me how to display a video.

Eric

Headfone · **Joined:** 08 Mar 2008 **Posts:** 392

Hello, ericsen.

Well, it's official...(not that your word wasn't good enough

)

http://www.rollingstone.com/music/featu ... d-20150327

Looking forward to this one.

JoeP · **Joined:** 20 Sep 2006 **Posts:** 542

Looking forward to it. October Road was excellent, but hard to believe... over a decade since it came out.

Renny · 26 Jun 2006

amazon has the deluxe edition (19.99), the supper deluxe edition(79.99), and the vinyl(26.99) now available.

no regular edition yet.

Linda · **Posted:** Sat Apr 11, 2015 1:01 pm

Bump: All editions are linked for pre-order in the first post now, and we have the album cover too. (Not yet sure what the Super Deluxe Edition will consist of.)

Here's a teaser:

Renny · 26 Jun 2006

thanks for the link to the regular edition, i sure as hell couldn't find it

it's ordered, along with the new j.d.souther and shelby lynne.

had to wait to get $35 to get free shipping.

ericsen · **Joined:** 23 Jan 2007 **Posts:** 3844

There's a pic of the Super Deluxe Edition now on Amazon. It appears to be a 3 disc set. Looks like one of them will be the making of DVD and one disc I would assume is the CD. I wonder what the 3rd disc is? I've looked, but so far have not seen a whole lot of what the contents of the Super Deluxe Edition are going to be. The price seems pretty steep at 79.99.

I should have looked further down. They now also have a description of this edition:
Before This World is James Taylor's first collection of new material in 13 years. The beautiful Super Deluxe Edition book includes bonus tracks, a DVD of the There We Were: The Making of James Taylor's 'Before This World' (Expanded) documentary and a 40 page hard bound book featuring photos, liner notes, and a collector's envelope with handwritten lyrics and other memorabilia, all housed in a numbered, die cut slip case.

http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00VXVBQZI/?tag=imwan-20

Jimbo · 19 Jul 2006

So, 80 bucks for an undetermined number of extra tracks? Way to milk your fans, Sweet Baby James.

ericsen · **Joined:** 23 Jan 2007 **Posts:** 3844

On Amazon UK you can preview all of the songs on the regular edition. I really liked what I heard. Looking forward to the June release.

http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B00VJU9OTS/?tag=imwan-21

Renny · 26 Jun 2006

Jimbo wrote:

So, 80 bucks for an undetermined number of extra tracks? Way to milk your fans, Sweet Baby James.

yep.. a good old fashioned fleecing for sure.

maybe the bonus tracks will appear on spotify.

Linda · **Posted:** Mon May 04, 2015 6:07 pm

Robert Meagher · 30 Sep 2006

I wouldn't get this if you paid me $80! Angels of Fenway? I never trusted that guy - I am glad I stopped buying his vinyl in the mid-70's.

PeterJ · 16 May 2007

Robert Meagher wrote:

I wouldn't get this if you paid me $80! Angels of Fenway? I never trusted that guy - I am glad I stopped buying his vinyl in the mid-70's.

I've been a baseball fan for a long time and I've always been impressed by the rationality, objectivity, and impartiality of Yankee and Red Sox fans.

I ordered this disc a couple of weeks ago.

Linda · **Posted:** Sun May 17, 2015 10:40 pm

Target will be offering extra tracks on their version of the CD/DVD Deluxe Edition:

11. Pretty Boy Floyd
12. I Can't Help It (If I'm Still In Love With You)
13. Diamond Joe

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