Arnold McCuller, Bob Mann, Carlos Vega, David Lasley, James Taylor, Jimmy Johnson, Michael Brecker, Valerie Carter
Hourglass is the fourteenth studio album by singer-songwriter James Taylor released in 1997. It was his first studio album in six years since 1991’s New Moon Shine. It was a huge commercial success, reaching No. 9 on the Billboard 200, his first Top 10 album in sixteen years and also provided a big adult contemporary hit, “Little More Time With You”.
The album also gave Taylor his first Grammy since JT, when he was honored with Best Pop Album in 1998. The album also won producer/engineer Frank Filipetti a Grammy that year for Best Engineered Album. The majority of the album was recorded using a Yamaha O2R mixer and three Tascam DA-88 multitrack recorders, which were early digital devices not typically used by top level artists, as most major label records were still being recorded to analog tape at that time. The album was dedicated to Don Grolnick who died in 1996.
Tracks
1 Line ‘Em Up (James Taylor) 04:44
2 Enough To Be On Your Way (James Taylor) 05:29
3 Little More Time With You (James Taylor) 03:52
4 Gaia (James Taylor) 05:31
5 Ananas (James Taylor) 05:44
6 Jump Up Behind Me (James Taylor) 03:30
7 Another Day (James Taylor) 02:23
8 Up Er Mei (James Taylor) 03:49
9 Up From Your Life (James Taylor) 05:17
10 Yellow And Rose (James Taylor) 04:55
11 Boatman (Livingston Taylor; Maggie Taylor) 03:59
12 Walking My Baby Back Home (Fred Ahlert; Roy Turk) 03:12
13 Hangnail (James Taylor) 02:21
Musicians
| Bass | Jimmy Johnson |
| Drums | Carlos Vega |
| Guitar | Bob Mann |
| Acoustic Guitar | James Taylor |
| Keyboards | Clifford Carter |
| Percussion | Carlos Vega |
| Background Vocals | Arnold McCuller |
| Background Vocals | David Lasley |
| Background Vocals | Kate Markowitz |
| Background Vocals | Valerie Carter |
| Vocals | James Taylor |
Other Musicians
2 Enough To Be On Your Way
| Tin Whistle | James Taylor |
| Cello | Yo-Yo Ma |
| Fiddle | Mark O’Connor |
3 Little More Time With You
4 Gaia
| Acoustic Bass | Edgar Meyer |
| Sax | Branford Marsalis |
5 Ananas
6 Jump Up Behind Me
| EWI | Michael Brecker |
| Vocals | Sting |
7 Another Day
8 Up Er Mei
9 Up From Your Life
| Acoustic Bass | Edgar Meyer |
| Sax | Branford Marsalis |
10 Yellow And Rose
| Pedal Steel Guitar | Dan Dugmore |
| Harmonica | James Taylor |
| Vocals | Shawn Colvin |
11 Boatman
| Guitar | Ross Traut |
| Pedal Steel Guitar | Dan Dugmore |
Liner Notes
Producer – Frank Filipetti, James Taylor
Producer (Associate) – Jill Dell’Abate
Arranged By (Cello) – Edgar Meyer, Stanley Silverman
Engineer – Frank Filipetti
Mastered By – Ted Jensen
Mixed By – Frank Filipetti
Mixed By (Assistant) – Pete Karam
Technician – Ted Cammann, John Morrison
Art Direction – Stephanie Mauer
Design – Chriss Quinn
Mastered At Sterling Sound
Mixed At Right Track Recording
Recorded At Chalker’s Creek
Recorded At Westlake Audio
Recorded At Right Track Recording
Phonographic Copyright Sony Music Entertainment Inc
Copyright Sony Music Entertainment Inc
Copyright Country Road Music Inc
Copyright Morgan Creek Music
Copyright Chappell & Co Ltd
