Live (James Taylor album)


Live is the first live album by singer-songwriter James Taylor, released on August 10, 1993, on Columbia. The double album presents selections from 14 shows during a November 1992 tour. Live peaked at number 20 on the Billboard 200 chart, and has sold more than one million copies, being certified 2x platinum by the RIAA.
A single-album CD featuring highlights of the double album was also released, titled Best Live. There are two different versions of this album; a 17-track version was released in 1993, while a shorter 12-track version was released on June 21, 1994.
On digital distributors such as Spotify and iTunes, many of the verbal introductions that were present in the original CD have been cut.

Track listing

All songs by James Taylor except where noted.
;Disc one
  1. "Sweet Baby James" – 4:13
  2. "Traffic Jam" – 2:10
  3. "Handy Man" – 3:31
  4. "Your Smiling Face" – 3:03
  5. "Secret O' Life" – 3:45
  6. "Shed a Little Light" – 4:32
  7. "Everybody Has the Blues" – 2:33
  8. "Steamroller Blues" – 5:30
  9. "Mexico" – 3:32
  10. "Millworker" – 4:25
  11. "Country Road" – 5:44
  12. "Fire and Rain" – 4:44
  13. "Shower the People" – 4:43
  14. "How Sweet It Is " – 7:29
  15. "New Hymn" – 3:00
;Disc two
  1. "Walking Man" – 4:35
  2. "Riding on a Railroad" – 2:41
  3. "Something in the Way She Moves" – 3:59
  4. "Sun on the Moon" – 3:54
  5. "Up on the Roof" – 4:10
  6. "Don't Let Me Be Lonely Tonight" – 3:37
  7. "She Thinks I Still Care" – 3:28
  8. "Copperline" – 4:43
  9. "Slap Leather" – 2:11
  10. "Only One" – 4:41
  11. "You Make It Easy" – 5:05
  12. "Carolina in My Mind" – 5:04
  13. "I Will Follow" – 4:14
  14. "You've Got a Friend" – 5:09
  15. "That Lonesome Road – 2:46

    ''Best Live'' (17 track)

  16. "Sweet Baby James" – 4:11
  17. "Handy Man" – 3:34
  18. "Your Smiling Face" – 2:51
  19. "Steamroller Blues" – 5:36
  20. "Mexico" – 3:17
  21. "Walking Man" – 4:08
  22. "Country Road" – 5:44
  23. "Fire and Rain" – 4:33
  24. "How Sweet It Is " – 6:57
  25. "Riding on a Railroad" – 2:42
  26. "Something in the Way She Moves" – 3:59
  27. "Sun on the Moon" – 3:51
  28. "Up on the Roof" – 4:13
  29. "Copperline" – 4:40
  30. "Slap Leather" – 2:14
  31. "You've Got a Friend" – 5:09
  32. "That Lonesome Road" – 2:46

    ''Best Live'' (12 track)

  33. "Sweet Baby James" – 4:13
  34. "Handy Man" – 3:34
  35. "Your Smiling Face" – 2:53
  36. "Shed a Little Light" – 4:17
  37. "Steamroller Blues" – 5:24
  38. "Mexico" – 3:15
  39. "Walking Man" – 4:23
  40. "Country Road" – 5:38
  41. "Fire and Rain" – 4:39
  42. "How Sweet It Is " – 6:58
  43. "Don't Let Me Be Lonely Tonight" – 3:10
  44. "Shower the People" – 5:12

    Personnel

;Studio credits
;Live credits
;Additional credits