Highlight tracks include: quot;Everybody Has the Blues,quot; quot;Daddy's All Gone,quot; quot;Woman's Gotta Have It,quot; quot;Captain Jim's Drunken Dream,quot; quot;Don't Be Sad 'Cause Your Sun Is Down,quot; quot;Nothing Like a Hundred Miles,quot; quot;Family Man,quot; quot;Golden Moments.quot;
James Taylor's seventh album and last new recording for Warner Bros. is notable for producing his biggest self-written hit in four years, "Shower the People" (number 22 pop, number one easy listening). Bobby Womack's "Woman's Gotta Have It" was the album's only cover, and elsewhere Taylor took on a surprisingly rough set of issues in his typically gentle style, including "A Junkie's Lament" and "Money Machine." There were also reflections on being a "Family Man" even if, due to his peripatetic touring life, "Daddy's All Gone." Guest stars included Art Garfunkel, who harmonized on "Captain Jim's Drunken Dream," and Stevie Wonder, who co-wrote and played harmonica on "Don't Be Sad 'Cause Your Sun Is Down." On the whole, a respectable effort for an artist who was evolving into more of a craftsman than a virtuoso. ~ William Ruhlmann, Rovi
