Country Road (song)

"Country Road"
German 7" picture sleeve
Single by James Taylor
from the album Sweet Baby James
B-side"Sunny Skies"
ReleasedFebruary 1971
GenreFolk rock, country rock
Length3:24
LabelWarner Bros.
Songwriter(s)James Taylor
Producer(s)Peter Asher
James Taylor singles chronology
"Fire and Rain"
(1970)
"Country Road"
(1971)
"You've Got a Friend"
(1971)

"Country Road" is a song written and performed by American singer-songwriter James Taylor, released in February 1971 by Warner Bros. Records. It is the third single from Taylor's second studio album, Sweet Baby James. "Country Road" is also featured on James Taylor's 1976 Greatest Hits record. The song has been played at most of his concerts since 1970. Randy Meisner, later of the Eagles, played bass on the album version.