JAMES TAYLOR - WANDERING

WANDERING

JAMES TAYLOR

SONGWRITER: JAMES TAYLOR

WHERE: LIVE AT THE BEACON THEATER

COUNTRY: U. S. A.

ALBUM: GORILLA

LABEL: WARNER BROS

 GENRE: SOFT ROCK

YEAR: 1975

 

            James Vernon Taylor (born March 12, 1948) is an American singer-songwriter and guitarist. A five-time Grammy Award winner, he was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2000. He is one of the best-selling music artists of all time, having sold more than 100 million records worldwide.

           Taylor achieved his breakthrough in 1970 with the Nº. 3 single "Fire and Rain" and had his first Nº. 1 hit in 1971 with his recording of "You've Got a Friend", written by Carole King in the same year. His 1976 Greatest Hits album was certified Diamond and has sold 12 million US copies. Following his 1977 album JT, he has retained a large audience over the decades. Every album that he released from 1977 to 2007 sold over 1 million copies. He enjoyed a resurgence in chart performance during the late 1990s and 2000s, when he recorded some of his most-awarded work (including Hourglass, October Road, and Covers). He achieved his first number-one album in the US in 2015 with his recording Before This World.

            He is known for his covers, such as "How Sweet It Is (To Be Loved by You)" and "Handy Man", as well as originals such as "Sweet Baby James".

           Gorilla is the sixth studio album by American singer-songwriter James Taylor. Released in May 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 became evident on Walking Man. The song "Sarah Maria" is about his daughter Sally (born Sarah Maria Taylor on January 7, 1974). His then wife Carly Simon was featured on "How Sweet It Is (To Be Loved By You)", originally recorded by Marvin Gaye. Jimmy Buffett recorded "Mexico" on his 1995 album Barometer Soup and performed "Lighthouse" during his Salty Piece of Land tour of 2005.

I've been wandering early and late from New York City to the Golden Gate,

and it don't look like I'll ever stop my wandering.

 

My daddy was an engineer, my brother drives a hack,

my sister takes in laundry while the baby balls the jack,

and it don't look like I'll ever stop my wandering.

 

I've been in the army, I've worked on a farm

and all I've got to show is the muscle in my arm,

and it don't look like I'll ever stop my wandering.

 

My ma, she died when I was young, my daddy took to stealing and he got hung,

and it don't look like I'll ever stop my wandering.

 

Snakes in the ocean, eels in the sea, I let a redheaded woman make a fool out of me,

and it don't look like I'll ever stop my wandering.

 

I've been wandering early and late from the New York City to the Golden Gate,

and it don't look like I'll ever stop my wandering.

No, it don't look like I'll ever stop my wandering.