American Standard (James Taylor album)

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American Standard
File:James Taylor American Standard.jpg
Studio album by James Taylor
Released February 28, 2020 (2020-02-28)
Studio The Barn
Length 44:59
Label Fantasy
Producer
James Taylor chronology
Before This World
(2015)		 American Standard
(2020)

American Standard is the twentieth studio album by American singer-songwriter James Taylor. It consists of his interpretations of standard songs from the American canon. The album was released on February 28, 2020, by Fantasy Records.[1] It won Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album at the 63rd Annual Grammy Awards.[2]

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

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
Source Rating
Metacritic 60/100[3]
Review scores
Source Rating
AllMusic 3.5/5 stars[4]
The Independent 4/5 stars[5]
Mojo 3/5 stars[6]
PopMatters 5/10 stars[7]
Uncut 3/5 stars[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

American Standard track listing
No. Title Length
1. "My Blue Heaven"   2:43
2. "Moon River"   3:13
3. "Teach Me Tonight"   2:58
4. "As Easy as Rolling Off a Log"   2:50
5. "Almost Like Being in Love"   3:42
6. "Sit Down, You're Rockin' the Boat"   4:11
7. "The Nearness of You"   3:52
8. "You've Got to Be Carefully Taught"   2:26
9. "God Bless the Child"   3:21
10. "Pennies from Heaven"   2:52
11. "My Heart Stood Still"   3:27
12. "Ol' Man River"   2:53
13. "It's Only a Paper Moon"   3:11
14. "The Surrey with the Fringe on Top"   3:20
Total length:
 44:59
Target edition bonus tracks & Japan bonus tracks [9]
No. Title Length
15. "I've Grown Accustomed to Her Face"   2:15
16. "Never Never Land"   3:22
Total length:
 50:42

Over the Rainbow: The American Standard EP

Track listing[10]
No. Title Length
1. "I've Grown Accustomed to Her Face"   2:15
2. "Never Never Land"   3:22
3. "Over the Rainbow"   3:07
Total length:
 8:45

Album credits

Recorded at

  • TheBarn, Washington, MA
  • United Recording Studios, Hollywood, CA
  • Capitol Studios, Los Angeles, CA
  • Treasure Isle Studios, Nashville, TN
  • Blackbird Studios, Nashville, TN
  • Mixed at TheBarn and Studio D, NY
  • Mastered by Ted Jensen at Sterling Sound, Nashville, TN
  • Additional mastering for vinyl by Ryan Smith at Sterling Sound, Nashville, TN

Musicians

Production

  • Ted Jensen – master engineer
  • Jerry Douglas – engineer, producer
  • Justin Shturtz – mastering assistant
  • James Taylor, Dave O'Donnell, John Pizzarelli – production

Charts

See also

References

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