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Albums · 1974

Hotcakes

1974 · Elektra

Recorded while pregnant with daughter Sally; a warm, domestic high point. The James Taylor duet 'Mockingbird' hit US #5.

Mockingbird (#5, Gold)Haven't Got Time for the Pain (#14)

From the liner notes

Producer
Richard Perry
Engineering
Harry Maslin and Bill Schnee; mastered by Doug Sax
Recorded at
Producers Workshop, Los Angeles, and the Hit Factory, New York
Musicians
James Taylor (guitar, and the "Mockingbird" duet); Dr. John (piano, organ); Robbie Robertson (guitar); Klaus Voormann, Richard Davis (bass); Jim Keltner, Jim Gordon, Rick Marotta, Russ Kunkel, Billy Cobham, Andy Newmark (drums); Michael Brecker, Bobby Keys (saxophones); Lucy Simon (backing vocals)
Artwork
Cover photograph by Ed Caraeff

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