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American Standard (James Taylor album)

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American Standard
James Taylor American Standard.jpg
Studio album by
James Taylor
ReleasedFebruary 28, 2020 (2020-02-28)
StudioThe Barn (Washington, MA)
United Recording Studios and Capitol Studios (Hollywood, CA)
Treasure Isle Studios and Blackbird Studios (Nashville, TN)
Studio D (New York City, New York)
Length44:59
Label Fantasy
Producer
James Taylor chronology
Before This World
(2015)		American Standard
(2020)

American Standard is the twentieth studio album by American singer-songwriter James Taylor, released on February 28, 2020, by Fantasy Records. [1] It consists of his interpretations of standard songs from the American canon. It won Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album at the 63rd Annual Grammy Awards. [2]

Contents

This album was produced, recorded and mixed by Dave O'Donnell and co-produced by John Pizzarelli and James Taylor. Mastered by Ted Jensen at Sterling Sound Nashville.

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic 60/100 [3]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg [4]
The Independent Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [5]
Mojo Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [6]
PopMatters Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [7]
Uncut Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [8]

American Standard received generally positive reviews from critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from critics, the album received an average score of 60, which indicates "generally favorable reviews", based on 8 reviews. [3]

Track listing

American Standard track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."My Blue Heaven" Walter Donaldson, George A. Whiting 2:43
2."Moon River" Henry Mancini, Johnny Mercer 3:13
3."Teach Me Tonight" Gene de Paul, Sammy Cahn 2:58
4."As Easy as Rolling Off a Log"M.K. Jerome, Jack Scholl2:50
5."Almost Like Being in Love" Frederick Loewe, Alan Jay Lerner 3:42
6."Sit Down, You're Rockin' the Boat" Frank Loesser 4:11
7."The Nearness of You" Hoagy Carmichael, Ned Washington 3:52
8."You've Got to Be Carefully Taught" Richard Rodgers, Oscar Hammerstein II 2:26
9."God Bless the Child" Billie Holiday, Arthur Herzog Jr. 3:21
10."Pennies from Heaven" Arthur Johnston, Johnny Burke 2:52
11."My Heart Stood Still"Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart 3:27
12."Ol' Man River" Jerome Kern, Oscar Hammerstein II2:53
13."It's Only a Paper Moon" Harold Arlen, Yip Harburg, Billy Rose 3:11
14."The Surrey with the Fringe on Top"Richard Rodgers, Oscar Hammerstein II3:20
Total length:44:59
Target edition bonus tracks & Japan bonus tracks [9]
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
15."I've Grown Accustomed to Her Face"Loewe, Lerner2:15
16."Never Never Land" Jule Styne, Betty Comden, Adolph Green 3:22
Total length:50:42

Over the Rainbow: The American Standard EP

Track listing [10]
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."I've Grown Accustomed to Her Face"Loewe, Lerner2:15
2."Never Never Land"Styne, Comden, Green3:22
3."Over the Rainbow" Harold Arlen, Yip Harburg 3:07
Total length:8:45

Album credits

Musicians

Production

Charts

See also

References

  1. ↑ Kreps, Daniel (January 23, 2020). "James Taylor Details New Album, Hits Road With Jackson Browne". Rolling Stone . Retrieved March 3, 2020.
  2. ↑ "63rd Annual Grammy Awards" . Retrieved November 27, 2020.
  3. 1 2 "American Standard by James Taylor – Critic Reviews". Metacritic . Retrieved March 3, 2020.
  4. ↑ Monger, Timothy. "James Taylor – American Standard". AllMusic .
  5. ↑ Beaumont, Mark (February 27, 2020). "James Taylor review, American Standard: Expect reassurance rather than revelation" . The Independent . Archived from the original on February 28, 2020. Retrieved March 3, 2020.
  6. ↑ "James Taylor – American Standard". Mojo . March 2020. p. 94.
  7. ↑ Elliott, Michael (February 28, 2020). "James Taylor's Standards Album Sounds Exactly Like You Imagine It Does". PopMatters . Retrieved March 3, 2020.
  8. ↑ "James Taylor – American Standard". Uncut . April 2020. p. 37.
  9. ↑ "アメリカン・スタンダード[CD]" (in Japanese). Universal Music Japan. Retrieved September 5, 2020.
  10. ↑ "Over the Rainbow - the American Standard EP".
  11. ↑ "2021 James Taylor Official Site'". February 28, 2020. Retrieved November 27, 2020.
  12. ↑ "Australiancharts.com – James Taylor – American Standard". Hung Medien. Retrieved March 7, 2020.
  13. ↑ "Ultratop.be – James Taylor – American Standard" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved March 7, 2020.
  14. ↑ "Ultratop.be – James Taylor – American Standard" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved March 7, 2020.
  15. ↑ "James Taylor Has This Week's No. 1 Album". FYIMusicNews. Retrieved March 9, 2020.
  16. ↑ "Dutchcharts.nl – James Taylor – American Standard" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved March 6, 2020.
  17. ↑ "Top Albums (Week 10, 2020)" (in French). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique. Retrieved March 9, 2020.
  18. ↑ "Offiziellecharts.de – James Taylor – American Standard" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved March 6, 2020.
  19. ↑ "Irish Albums Chart: 6 March 2020". Irish Recorded Music Association. Retrieved March 7, 2020.
  20. ↑ "Album – Classifica settimanale WK 10 (dal 28.2.2020 al 5.3.2020)" (in Italian). Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana . Retrieved March 7, 2020.
  21. ↑ "Portuguesecharts.com – James Taylor – American Standard". Hung Medien. Retrieved March 12, 2020.
  22. ↑ "Official Scottish Albums Chart on 6/3/2020 – Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved March 7, 2020.
  23. ↑ "Top 100 Albumes – Semana 10: del 28.2.2020 al 5.3.2020" (in Spanish). Productores de Música de España . Retrieved March 11, 2020.
  24. ↑ "Swisscharts.com – James Taylor – American Standard". Hung Medien. Retrieved March 11, 2020.
  25. ↑ "Official Albums Chart on 6/3/2020 – Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved March 7, 2020.
  26. ↑ "James Taylor Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard . Retrieved September 4, 2025.
  27. ↑ "James Taylor Chart History (Top Rock & Alternative Albums)". Billboard . Retrieved September 4, 2025.
  28. ↑ "Top Rock Albums – Year-End 2020". Billboard. Retrieved December 26, 2020.
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