Gorilla (James Taylor album)

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Gorilla
Studio album by James Taylor
Released	May 1, 1975
Recorded	?
Genre	Rock
Length	38:46
Label	Warner Bros. Records
Producer	Russ Titelman Lenny Waronker
Professional reviews
All Music Guide link Rolling Stone (not rated) link Robert Christgau (C+) link
James Taylor chronology
Walking Man (1974) Gorilla (1975) In the Pocket (1976)

Gorilla is singer-songwriter James Taylor's sixth album. Released in 1975, it was more successful than Walking Man, his previous release, with two hits: "Mexico" and "How Sweet It Is (To Be Loved By You)", which rose to the top five on the Billboard charts. This would be his second-to-last release of new material for Warner Bros. Records, his last being In the Pocket. In many ways, Gorilla showcased Taylor's electric, lighter side that was evident on his previous album Walking Man." Gorilla, however, is arguably a more consistent and fresher sounding Taylor with classics such as "Wandering" and "Angry Blues." It also features the song "Sarah Maria", about his daughter Sally (born Sarah Maria Taylor on January 7, 1974.) His ex wife Carly Simon is featured on "How Sweet It Is (To Be Loved By You)" originally recorded by Marvin Gaye.

[edit] Track listing

All songs by James Taylor unless otherwise noted.

1. "Mexico" – 2:57
2. "Music" – 3:46
3. "How Sweet It Is (To Be Loved By You)" (Holland/Dozier/Holland) – 3:33
4. "Wandering" (Traditional; arrangement and additional lyrics: Taylor) – 2:40
5. "Gorilla" – 3:10
6. "You Make It Easy" – 4:10
7. "I Was a Fool to Care" – 3:19
8. "Lighthouse" – 3:15
9. "Angry Blues" – 3:25
10. "Love Songs" – 5:45
11. "Sarah Maria" – 2:46

[edit] Personnel

• James Taylor — guitar, vocals
• Arthur Adams — guitar
• George Bohannon — trombone

• David Crosby — vocals
• Nick DeCaro — organ, strings, accordion
• Victor Feldman — percussion, piano
• Chuck Findley — horn
• Lowell George — slide guitar, ukulele, vocals
• Valerie Carter — vocals
• David Grisman — mandolin
• Milt Holland — percussion
• Jules Jacob — clarinet, oboe
• Jim Keltner — drums
• Danny Kortchmar — guitar
• Russ Kunkel — drums, percussion
• Gayle Levant — harp
• Clarence McDonald — synthesizer, piano
• Graham Nash — vocals
• Randy Newman — keyboards
• Andy Newmark — drums
• Al Perkins — pedal steel guitar
• Linda Ronstadt — vocals
• David Sanborn — saxophone
• Carly Simon — vocals
• Leland Sklar — bass
• Willie Weeks — bass