The Best of James Taylor

The Best of James Taylor
Greatest hits album by
ReleasedApril 8, 2003
Recorded1968–2003
GenreFolk rock, rock
Length70:43
LabelWarner Bros.
ProducerPeter Asher, David Spinozza, Lenny Waronker, Russ Titelman, James Taylor, Frank Filipetti, Danny Kortchmar[1]
CompilerDavid McLees[1]
James Taylor chronology
October Road
(2002)
The Best of James Taylor
(2003)
A Christmas Album
(2004)
Singles from The Best of James Taylor
  1. "Bittersweet"
    Released: 2003
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide[3]

The Best of James Taylor is the fourth compilation album by American singer-songwriter James Taylor released by Warner Bros. Records in 2003. The same album was released in Europe as You've Got a Friend: The Best of James Taylor.[4]

The album emphasizes Taylor's recordings for the label; fourteen of the twenty tracks on the album are from his time with Warner Bros. It contains one previously unreleased track, "Bittersweet", recorded for this release. It entered the Billboard 200 album chart on April 26, 2003, at number 11, with sales of approximately 73,500 copies.[5] It remained on the chart for 42 weeks. It was awarded a certified gold record on December 17, 2003, and a platinum record on April 15, 2005, by the RIAA.[6]

  1. ^ a b The Best of James Taylor (Media notes). James Taylor. Warner Bros. Records. 2003. R2 73837.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  2. ^ The Best of James Taylor at AllMusic
  3. ^ "James Taylor: Album Guide". rollingstone.com. Archived from the original on January 5, 2013. Retrieved October 27, 2015.
  4. ^ "The Best of James Taylor (images)". Discogs. Retrieved November 19, 2013.
  5. ^ "Chart Search | Billboard". www.billboard.com. Retrieved January 18, 2018.
  6. ^ "JAMES TAYLOR – THE BEST OF JAMES TAYLOR". RIAA. Retrieved January 18, 2018.