American Standard (James Taylor album)

American Standard is the twentieth studio album by American singer-songwriter James Taylor released on February 28, 2020, by Fantasy Records.[1] It consists of his interpretations of standard songs from the American canon. It won Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album at the 63rd Annual Grammy Awards.[2]

American Standard
Studio album by
James Taylor
ReleasedFebruary 28, 2020 (2020-02-28)
StudioThe Barn (Washington, MA)
United Recording Studios and Capitol Studios (Hollywood, CA)
Treasure Isle Studios and Blackbird Studios (Nashville, TN)
Studio D (New York City, New York)
Length44:59
LabelFantasy
Producer
James Taylor chronology
Before This World
(2015)		 American Standard
(2020)

This album was produced, recorded and mixed by Dave O'Donnell and co-produced by John Pizzarelli and James Taylor. Mastered by Ted Jensen at Sterling Sound Nashville.

Critical reception
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic60/100[3]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[4]
The Independent[5]
Mojo[6]
PopMatters[7]
Uncut[8]

American Standard received generally positive reviews from critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from critics, the album received an average score of 60, which indicates "generally favorable reviews", based on 8 reviews.[3]

Track listing
American Standard track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."My Blue Heaven"Walter Donaldson, George A. Whiting2:43
2."Moon River"Henry Mancini, Johnny Mercer3:13
3."Teach Me Tonight"Gene de Paul, Sammy Cahn2:58
4."As Easy as Rolling Off a Log"M.K. Jerome, Jack Scholl2:50
5."Almost Like Being in Love"Frederick Loewe, Alan Jay Lerner3:42
6."Sit Down, You're Rockin' the Boat"Frank Loesser4:11
7."The Nearness of You"Hoagy Carmichael, Ned Washington3:52
8."You've Got to Be Carefully Taught"Richard Rodgers, Oscar Hammerstein II2:26
9."God Bless the Child"Billie Holiday, Arthur Herzog Jr.3:21
10."Pennies from Heaven"Arthur Johnston, Johnny Burke2:52
11."My Heart Stood Still"Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart3:27
12."Ol' Man River"Jerome Kern, Oscar Hammerstein II2:53
13."It's Only a Paper Moon"Harold Arlen, Yip Harburg, Billy Rose3:11
14."The Surrey with the Fringe on Top"Richard Rodgers, Oscar Hammerstein II3:20
Total length:44:59
Target edition bonus tracks & Japan bonus tracks [9]
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
15."I've Grown Accustomed to Her Face"Loewe, Lerner2:15
16."Never Never Land"Jule Styne, Betty Comden, Adolph Green3:22
Total length:50:42

Over the Rainbow: The American Standard EP
Track listing[10]
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."I've Grown Accustomed to Her Face"Loewe, Lerner2:15
2."Never Never Land"Styne, Comden, Green3:22
3."Over the Rainbow"Harold Arlen, Yip Harburg3:07
Total length:8:45

Album credits

Musicians

Production
  • James Taylor – producer
  • John Pizzarelli – producer
  • Dave O'Donnell – producer, engineer, mixing
  • Sean Badum – assistant engineer
  • Brandon Epps – assistant engineer
  • Chandler Harrod – assistant engineer
  • Tyler Hartman – assistant engineer
  • Jimmy Johnson – assistant engineer
  • Robbie Kapoor – assistant engineer
  • Rick Kwan – assistant engineer
  • Ted Jensen – mastering at Sterling Sound (Nashville, TN)
  • Justin Shturtz – mastering assistant
  • Ryan Smith – additional mastering for vinyl at Sterling Sound
  • JoAnn Tominaga – production coordinator
  • Norman Seeff – front cover photography
  • Ellyn Kusmin – back cover and booklet photography, personal assistant, director of studio operations
  • Carrie Smith – art direction, design

Charts

See also

References
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  5. Beaumont, Mark (February 27, 2020). "James Taylor review, American Standard: Expect reassurance rather than revelation". The Independent. Archived from the original on 2020-02-28. Retrieved March 3, 2020.
  6. "James Taylor – American Standard". Mojo. March 2020. p. 94.
  7. Elliott, Michael (February 28, 2020). "James Taylor's Standards Album Sounds Exactly Like You Imagine It Does". PopMatters. Retrieved March 3, 2020.
  8. "James Taylor – American Standard". Uncut. April 2020. p. 37.
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