"Night Owl" | |
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Single by The Flying Machine | |
B-side | "Brighten Your Night with My Day" |
Released | 1967 |
Recorded | Late 1966, Select Sound Studios, NYC[1] |
Genre | Folk rock |
Length | 2:25 |
Label | Rainy Day Records |
Songwriter(s) | James Taylor |
Producer(s) | Chip Taylor, Al Gorgoni |
"Night Owl" | |
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Song by James Taylor | |
from the album James Taylor | |
Released | December 6, 1968 |
Recorded | 1968 at Trident Studios, London |
Genre | Rock, R&B |
Length | 3:38 |
Label | Apple Records |
Songwriter(s) | James Taylor |
Producer(s) | Peter Asher |
"Night Owl" is a song written by James Taylor that was originally released as a single by Taylor's band the Flying Machine, which also included Danny Kortchmar in 1967. Taylor later rerecorded a solo version of the song for his Apple Records debut album James Taylor in 1968. Subsequently, the Flying Machine version was released on the album James Taylor and the Original Flying Machine. It has also been covered by such artists as Alex Taylor, Carly Simon and Anne Murray.