New Moon Shine - Definition and Overview

New Moon Shine is singer-songwriter James Taylor's fourteenth album. After a series of lacklustre releases in the 1980s, the deep and well crafted New Moon Shine, released in 1991, ranks with the best of his production of the 1970s.

Highlights include the autobiographical "Copperline", the anthemic "Shed a Little Light", the angry "Slap Leather" as well as "(I've Got To) Stop Thinkin' 'Bout That" and "The Frozen Man".

New Moon Shine has been certified platinum.

Track listing

1. "Copperline" (Price, Taylor) - 4:22
2. "Down in the Hole" (Taylor) - 5:15
3. "(I've Got to) Stop Thinkin' 'Bout That" (Danny Kortchmar, Taylor) - 4:00
4. "Shed a Little Light" (Taylor) - 3:52
5. "The Frozen Man" (Taylor) - 3:54
6. "Slap Leather" (Taylor) - 2:00
7. "Like Everyone She Knows" (Taylor) - 4:56
8. "One More Go Round" (Taylor) - 4:40
9. "Everybody Loves to Cha Cha Cha" (Sam Cooke) - 3:37
10. "Native Son" (Taylor) - 3:49
11. "Oh Brother" (Taylor) - 4:24
12. "The Water Is Wide" (Traditional) - 3:00

Personnel

• James Taylor - guitar, vocals
• Don Alias - percussion
• Phillip Ballou - vocals
• Dave Bargeron - trombone
• Michael Brecker - tenor saxophone
• Randy Brecker - trumpet
• Cliff Carter - synthesizer
• Valerie Carter - vocals
• Jerry Douglas - dobro
• Steve Gadd - drums
• Don Grolnick - keyboards, synthesiser
• Jimmy Johnson - bass
• Steve Jordan - drums
• Danny Kortchmar - guitar
• Michael Landau - guitar
• David Lasley - vocals
• Tony Levin - bass
• Branford Marsalis - soprano saxophone
• Kate Markowitz - vocals
• Arnold McCutler - vocals
• Bob Mintzer - tenor saxophone
• Mark O'Connor - violin
• Dan Stein - programming
• Carlos Vega – drums