New Moon Shine is the thirteenth studio album by singer-songwriter James Taylor released in 1991.[1] The album peaked at number 37 on the Billboard 200 chart and certified platinum.[2] The album was producer-pianist Don Grolnick's sixth and final studio album with Taylor prior to his death in 1996 at age 48 from Non-Hodgkin lymphoma.
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Released | September 24, 1991 | |||
Recorded | June 1991 | |||
Studio | The Power Station (New York City) Skyline Studios (New York City) A&M Studios (Los Angeles) Studio F (Los Angeles) | |||
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Length | 47:52 | |||
Label | Columbia | |||
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Singles from New Moon Shine | ||||
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AllMusic | [1] |
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music | [3] |
MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide | [4] |
The Rolling Stone Album Guide | [5] |
The album received generally positive reviews; The New York Times’s Stephen Holden observed that New Moon Shine "finds [Taylor] near the top of his form in songs like 'Slap Leather,' a playfully pungent rock-and-roll critique of social and environmental ills, and 'Copperline,' a nostalgic ballad remembering his North Carolina roots."[6]
Fairport Convention covered "The Frozen Man" on their album Old New Borrowed Blue.
All songs written by James Taylor unless otherwise noted.