Brooklyn Vegan — "My parents listened to a lot of Paul Simon, Simon and Garfunkel and James Taylor, and I've always been pretty into [Simon's] first few solo records," he explains. "Just the way he mixed cool musical ideas with interesting lyrics. I... more info

Time — This is the second longest an artist has ever had to wait for a chart-topping album more info

Reuters — LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Veteran singer-songwriter James Taylor raced ahead of pop singers Adam Lambert and Hilary Duff to score his first No. 1 album on the weekly U.S. Billboard 200 chart on Wednesday. more info

L.A. Times - Entertainment — He's seen fire and he's seen rain -- and now he's seen a No. 1 album. more info

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Aquarium Drunkard — Pedal steel ace Orville “Red” Rhodes (1930-1995) was one of LA’s most in-demand session players during the late 1960s and early 1970s, lending his laid-back licks to hits by James Taylor, Linda Rondstadt, and The Carpenters. But Red was more th... more info

The Telegraph — At the age of 67, James Taylor has made his 16th album, his first in 13 years. After spending his early career addicted to heroin, he's surprised he made it this far more info

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Perez Hilton — There aren't many better voices in Hollywood! Don't get us wrong, both Jimmy Fallon and Benedict Cumberbatch do a great Alan Rickman impression, but there's no better than Professor Snape himself! Apparently the Harry Potter alum caught wind of Fallo... more info