What makes this particular collection of covers interesting is the breadth of material that he chooses to tackle. He touches on soul and R&B with songs made popular by The Spinners, The Temptations, The Drifters, and Jr. Walker & the All Stars ((I'm A) Roadrunner, which you can hear below), but also goes country by touching on Glen Campbell, John Anderson, and the Dixie Chicks. He also hits some middle ground with oldies from the 50's and 60's like Eddie Cochran and Jerry Capehart's Summertime Blues, Buddy Holly's Not Fade Away (which has a suprisingly snarling guitar line! hear it below) and Leonard Cohen's Suzanne.
I'm not going to lie to you; not all of the covers here do it for me. Part of it might be the material, the country songs in particular. I'm not all that familiar with the originals, so I can't compare, but Taylor's voice and even more so his style just don't seem suited for them. He does better with the Motown material and the oldies in my opinion. There are some good tracks here, you just might need to search through to see what tickles your fancy.
James Taylor - (I'm A) Roadrunner (Jr. Walker & the All Stars cover) : Covers
James Taylor - Not Fade Away (Buddy Holly cover) : Covers
James Taylor - Not Fade Away (Buddy Holly cover) : Covers
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