One Man Band DVD

James Taylor

HRM-31453-09
RELEASE DATE: 16 Jun 2009
HRM-31453-09
label: Hear Music
genre: Pop & Rock

tracklisting

1. Intro
2. Something In The Way She Moves
3. Never Die Young - Intro
4. Never Die Young
5. The Frozen Man - Intro
6. The Frozen Man
7. Mean Old Man - Intro
8. Mean Old Man
9. School Song
10. Country Road
11. Slap Leather - Intro
12. Slap Leather
13. My Traveling Star - Intro
14. My Traveling
15. You've Got A Friend - Intro
16. You've Got A Friend
17. Steamroller Blues - Intro
18. Steamroller Blues
19. Secret O' Life (Intro)
20. Secret O' Life
21. Line 'Em Up - Intro
22. Line 'Em Up
23. Chili Dog - Intro
24. Chili Dong (Intro Bis)
25. Chili Dog
26. Shower The People
27. Sweet Baby James - Intro
28. Sweet Baby James
29. Carolina In My Mind - Intro
30. Carolina In My Mind
31. Fire And Rain
32. Copperline - Intro
33. Copperline
34. You Can Close Your Eyes - Intro
35. You Can Close Your Eyes
36. Credits
37. Outtakes

One Man Band marks a return to an earlier, simpler style of performance for the quintessential singer-songwriter. The DVD, produced and directed by Don Mischer ("Kennedy Center Honors," and "Super Bowl XLI Halftime Show with Prince") and executive produced by Sydney Pollack ("Out of Africa," "Sketches of Frank Gehry"), helps tell the stories behind some of Taylor's most beloved hits through exclusive interviews, rare multi-media footage, home movies and photographs from Taylor's personal archives. The result is an extraordinary, one-of-a-kind portrait of an iconic American artist, his renowned repertoire and the personal stories behind the songs.

"This project has been working in my mind for years," says Taylor. "Performing these songs in their original, stripped-down form in small halls is like going to the well for water. It reconnects me to the music and puts me back in touch with the audience."

Mr. Taylor began his career in the late-‘60s with a guitar, a suitcase and a handful of original songs. On "One Man Band," Taylor returns to this spirit and showcases material over the past 40 years from "Something in the Way She Moves," "Carolina In My Mind," "Fire and Rain," right up to "Mean Old Man" and "My Traveling Star" from Taylor's most recent release "October Road." Filmed at recent concerts at the Colonial Theatre in the Berkshires, the performances feature insightful and humorous anecdotes on the inspiration for the songs.