1971 Kate Taylor – Sister Kate
Sister Kate is singer Kate Taylor‘s first album, released in 1971.
The album features versions of songs by a number of different artists, including “Where You Lead” and “Home Again” which also appeared on Carole King’s Tapestry album that same year, as well as two songs which had been recently been covered by Rod Stewart: “Handbags and Gladrags” and “Country Comfort”. “Country Comfort” and “Ballad of a Well Known Gun” are two Elton John/Bernie Taupin compositions. The album also features a composition by Taylor’s brother Livingston and two by brother James.
Sister Kate peaked at number 88 on the Billboard charts.
Tracks
1 Home Again (Carole King) 2:18
2 Ballad Of A Well Known Gun (Elton John, Bernie Taupin) 4:42
3 Be That Way (Livingston Taylor) 2:51
4 Handbags And Gladrags (Mike Dabo) 3:25
5 You Can Close Your Eyes (James Taylor) 2:34
6 Look At Granny Run, Run (Jerry Ragovoy, Mort Shuman) 2:49
7 Where You Lead (Carole King) 2:27
8 White Lightning (Jape Richardson) 2:40
9 Country Comfort (Elton John, Bernie Taupin) 3:39
10 Lo And Behold / Jesus Is Just All Right (James Taylor, Arthur Reynolds) 2:22
11 Do I Still Figure In Your Life (Pete Dello) 2:20
12 Sweet Honesty (Beverley Martyn) 6:32
Media
Musicians
1 Home Again
Bass | Charles Larkey |
Drums | Joel O’Brien |
Guitar | Danny Kortchmar |
Piano | Carole King |
2 Ballad Of A Well Known Gun
Bass | Charles Larkey |
Drums | Joel O’Brien |
Guitar | Danny Kortchmar |
Organ | Ralph Schuckett |
Piano | Carole King |
Congas | Danny Kortchmar |
Percussion | Sandra Crouch |
Background Vocals | Carole King |
Background Vocals | Donna Prater |
Background Vocals | Merry Clayton |
Background Vocals | Oma Drake |
3 Be That Way
Bass | Charles Larkey |
Drums | Russ Kunkel |
Organ | Ralph Schuckett |
Background Vocals | Peter Asher |
4 Handbags And Gladrags
Bass | Leland Sklar |
Drums | Russ Kunkel |
Guitar | Danny Kortchmar |
Piano | Ralph Schuckett |
Percussion | Sandra Crouch |
Background Vocals | Carole King |
Background Vocals | Donna Prater |
Background Vocals | Abigail Haness |
Background Vocals | Linda Ronstadt |
Background Vocals | Merry Clayton |
Background Vocals | Oma Drake |
5 You Can Close Your Eyes
Bass | Charles Larkey |
Drums | Joel O’Brien |
Acoustic Guitar | James Taylor |
Piano | Carole King |
Congas | Danny Kortchmar |
6 Look At Granny Run, Run
Bass | Leland Sklar |
Drums | Russ Kunkel |
Guitar | Danny Kortchmar |
Acoustic Guitar | James Taylor |
Horns | Andrew Love |
Horns | The Memphis Horns |
Horns | Wayne Jackson |
Percussion | Sandra Crouch |
7 Where You Lead
Bass | Charles Larkey |
Drums | Joel O’Brien |
Guitar | Danny Kortchmar |
Organ | Ralph Schuckett |
Piano | Carole King |
Percussion | Sandra Crouch |
Background Vocals | Carole King |
Background Vocals | Donna Prater |
Background Vocals | Merry Clayton |
Background Vocals | Oma Drake |
8 White Lightning
Bass | Leland Sklar |
Drums | Russ Kunkel |
Guitar | Danny Kortchmar |
Piano | Ralph Schuckett |
9 Country Comfort
Bass | Leland Sklar |
Drums | Russ Kunkel |
Guitar | Bernie Leadon |
Banjo | John Hartford |
Piano | Ralph Schuckett |
Accordion | Ralph Schuckett |
Background Vocals | Abigail Haness |
Background Vocals | Linda Ronstadt |
10 Lo And Behold / Jesus Is Just All Right
Bass | Leland Sklar |
Drums | Russ Kunkel |
Guitar | John Bieland |
Guitar | Danny Kortchmar |
Guitar | John David Souther |
Piano | Ralph Schuckett |
Percussion | Sandra Crouch |
Background Vocals | Carole King |
Background Vocals | Donna Prater |
Background Vocals | Merry Clayton |
Background Vocals | Oma Drake |
11 Do I Still Figure In Your Life
Bass | Leland Sklar |
Drums | Russ Kunkel |
Guitar | James Taylor |
Piano | Carole King |
12 Sweet Honesty
Bass | Leland Sklar |
Drums | Joel O’Brien |
Guitar | Danny Kortchmar |
Piano | Ralph Schuckett |
Liner Notes
Producer – Peter Asher
Arranged By (Strings) – John Tartaglia (Track 1)
Engineer – Richard Sanford Orshoff
Engineer – Bill Lazerus (Trackss 6, 11)
Engineer (Horns) – Terry Manning
Design – Richard Edlund, Wayne Kimbell
Photography By – Jim Marshall
Copyright (c) – Atlantic Recording Corporation
Recorded At – Crystal Sound
Recorded At – Sunset Sound
Recorded At – Ardent Studios
Mixed At – Crystal Sound
Lacquer Cut At – Atlantic Studios
Mastered At – Monarch Record Mfg. Co.
Pressed By – Monarch Record Mfg. Co.
Record Company – Cotillion Records
Manufactured By – Atlantic Recording Corporation