Night Owl (James Taylor song)

"Night Owl"
Single by The Flying Machine
B-side"Brighten Your Night with My Day"
Released1967
RecordedLate 1966, Select Sound Studios, NYC[1]
GenreFolk rock
Length2:25
LabelRainy Day Records
Songwriter(s)James Taylor
Producer(s)Chip Taylor, Al Gorgoni
"Night Owl"
Song by James Taylor
from the album James Taylor
ReleasedDecember 6, 1968
Recorded1968 at Trident Studios, London
GenreRock, R&B
Length3:38
LabelApple 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.

  1. ^ White, Timothy. James Taylor: Long Ago and Far Away, Omnibus Press, 2002, ISBN 0-7119-9193-6. p. 118.