New Moon Shine

New Moon Shine is the thirteenth studio album by singer-songwriter James Taylor released in 1991.[1] The album peaked at number 37 on the Billboard 200 chart and certified platinum.[2] The album was producer-pianist Don Grolnick's sixth and final studio album with Taylor prior to his death in 1996 at age 48 from Non-Hodgkin lymphoma.

New Moon Shine
Studio album by
James Taylor
ReleasedSeptember 24, 1991 (1991-09-24)
RecordedJune 1991 (1991-06)
StudioThe Power Station (New York City)
Skyline Studios (New York City)
A&M Studios (Los Angeles)
Studio F (Los Angeles)
Genre
Length47:11
LabelColumbia
Producer
James Taylor chronology
Never Die Young
(1988)		 New Moon Shine
(1991)		 Live
(1993)
Singles from New Moon Shine
  1. "Copperline"
    Released: 1991
  2. "(I've Got to) Stop Thinkin' 'Bout That"
    Released: 1991
  3. "Shed a Little Light"
    Released: 1991
  4. "The Frozen Man"
    Released: 1991
  5. "Slap Leather"
    Released: 1991

Reception
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music[3]
MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide[4]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide[5]

The album received generally positive reviews; The New York Times’s Stephen Holden observed that New Moon Shine "finds [Taylor] near the top of his form in songs like 'Slap Leather,' a playfully pungent rock-and-roll critique of social and environmental ills, and 'Copperline,' a nostalgic ballad remembering his North Carolina roots."[6]

Fairport Convention covered "The Frozen Man" on their album Old New Borrowed Blue.

Track listing

All songs written by James Taylor unless otherwise noted.

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

Personnel

Production
  • Producers – Don Grolnick (all tracks); Danny Kortchmar (Tracks 3 & 5).
  • Production Coordinator – Peter Stiglin
  • Recorded and Mixed by James Farber
  • Assistant Engineers – John Aguto, Patrick Dillett, Rob Jazco, Nathaniel Kunkel, Matthew Lamonica and Katherine Miller.
  • Mix Assistant – Katherine Miller
  • Recorded at The Power Station and Skyline Studios (New York, NY); A&M Studios (Hollywood, CA); Studio F (Los Angeles, CA).
  • Mixed at Skyline Studios
  • Mastered by Greg Calbi at Sterling Sound (New York, NY).
  • Art Direction – Arnold Levine
  • Design Assistants – Stefanie Dash, Lisa Sparagano and Marcus Wyns.
  • Photography – Lee Crum

References
  1. Ruhlmann, William. "New Moon Shine – James Taylor". AllMusic. Retrieved November 6, 2012.
  2. "James Taylor Album & Song Chart History – Billboard 200". Billboard. Retrieved February 4, 2021.
  3. Larkin, Colin (2007). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music (4th ed.). Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0195313734.
  4. Graff, Gary; Durchholz, Daniel, eds. (1999). MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide. Farmington Hills, MI: Visible Ink Press. p. 1125. ISBN 1-57859-061-2.
  5. Coleman, Mark; Edmonds, Ben (2004). "James Taylor". In Brackett, Nathan; Hoard, Christian (eds.). The New Rolling Stone Album Guide. London: Fireside. pp. 804–805. ISBN 0-7432-0169-8. Portions posted at "James Taylor > Album Guide". rollingstone.com. Archived from the original on January 5, 2013. Retrieved November 6, 2011.
  6. Stephen Holden. "James Taylor Sings The Old and The New". NYTimes.com. Retrieved February 4, 2021.
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