"Mexico" | ||||
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Single by James Taylor | ||||
from the album Gorilla | ||||
B-side | "Gorilla" | |||
Released | August 1975 | |||
Genre | Folk rock, soft rock | |||
Length | 2:57 | |||
Label | Warner Bros. | |||
Songwriter(s) | James Taylor | |||
Producer(s) | Russ Titelman, Lenny Waronker | |||
James Taylor singles chronology | ||||
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"Mexico" is a song written by James Taylor that first appeared as the opening track of his 1975 album Gorilla. It was released as a single, with the album's title track as the B-side, and reached No. 49 on the Billboard Hot 100, but performed much better on the Adult Contemporary chart, reaching No. 5. "Mexico" has appeared on many of Taylor's live and compilation albums. It has been covered by Jimmy Buffett, Alex de Grassi and Lauren Laverne.