Hourglass is the fourteenth studio album by singer-songwriter James Taylor released in 1997. It was his first studio album in six years since 1991’s New Moon Shine. It was a huge commercial success, reaching No. 9 on the Billboard 200, his first Top 10 album in sixteen years and also provided a big adult contemporary hit, “Little More Time With You”.
The album also gave Taylor his first Grammy since JT, when he was honored with Best Pop Album in 1998. The album also won producer/engineer Frank Filipetti a Grammy that year for Best Engineered Album. The majority of the album was recorded using a Yamaha O2R mixer and three Tascam DA-88 multitrack recorders, which were early digital devices not typically used by top level artists, as most major label records were still being recorded to analog tape at that time. The album was dedicated to Don Grolnick who died in 1996.
Tracks 1 Line ‘Em Up (James Taylor) 04:44 2 Enough To Be On Your Way (James Taylor) 05:29 3 Little More Time With You (James Taylor) 03:52 4 Gaia (James Taylor) 05:31 5 Ananas (James Taylor) 05:44 6 Jump Up Behind Me (James Taylor) 03:30 7 Another Day (James Taylor) 02:23 8 Up Er Mei (James Taylor) 03:49 9 Up From Your Life (James Taylor) 05:17 10 Yellow And Rose (James Taylor) 04:55 11 Boatman (Livingston Taylor; Maggie Taylor) 03:59 12 Walking My Baby Back Home (Fred Ahlert; Roy Turk) 03:12 13 Hangnail (James Taylor) 02:21Biography James Taylor
Musicians
Bass - Jimmy Johnson Drums - Carlos Vega Guitar - Bob Mann Acoustic Guitar - James Taylor Keyboards - Clifford Carter Percussion - Carlos Vega Background Vocals - Arnold McCuller Background Vocals - David Lasley Background Vocals - Kate Markowitz Background Vocals - Valerie Carter Vocals - James Taylor
Other Musicians
2 Enough To Be On Your Way Tin Whistle - James Taylor Cello - Yo-Yo Ma Fiddle - Mark O’Connor
3 Little More Time With You Harmonica - Stevie Wonder
6 Jump Up Behind Me EWI - Michael Brecker Vocals - Sting
7 Another Day Cello - Yo-Yo Ma
8 Up Er Mei Vocals - Jill Dell’Abate
9 Up From Your Life Acoustic Bass - Edgar Meyer Sax - Branford Marsalis
10 Yellow And Rose Pedal Steel Guitar - Dan Dugmore Harmonica - James Taylor Vocals - Shawn Colvin
11 Boatman Guitar - Ross Traut Pedal Steel Guitar - Dan Dugmore
Liner Notes
Producer – Frank Filipetti, James Taylor Producer (Associate) – Jill Dell’Abate Arranged By (Cello) – Edgar Meyer, Stanley Silverman Arranged By (Horns) – Rob Mounsey (Track 5) Engineer – Frank Filipetti Mastered By – Ted Jensen Mixed By – Frank Filipetti Mixed By (Assistant) – Pete Karam Technician – Ted Cammann, John Morrison Art Direction – Stephanie Mauer Design – Chriss Quinn Mastered At Sterling Sound Mixed At Right Track Recording Recorded At Chalker’s Creek Recorded At Westlake Audio Recorded At Right Track Recording Phonographic Copyright Sony Music Entertainment Inc Copyright Sony Music Entertainment Inc Copyright Country Road Music Inc Copyright Morgan Creek Music Copyright Chappell & Co Ltd
