New Moon Shine

New Moon Shine
New Moon Shine
Studio album by James Taylor
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)
Genre	Soft rock
Length	47:52
Label	Columbia
Producer	Don Grolnick; Danny Kortchmar;
James Taylor chronology
Singles from New Moon Shine
	"Copperline"; Released: 1991; "(I've Got to) Stop Thinkin' 'Bout That"; Released: 1991; "Shed a Little Light"; Released: 1991; "The Frozen Man"; Released: 1991; "Slap Leather"; Released: 1991;

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.

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
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.

Track listing

All songs written by James Taylor unless otherwise noted.

"Copperline" (Reynolds Price, Taylor) – 4:22
"Down in the Hole" – 5:15
"(I've Got to) Stop Thinkin' 'Bout That" (Danny Kortchmar, Taylor) – 4:00
"Shed a Little Light" – 3:52
"The Frozen Man" – 3:54
"Slap Leather" – 2:00
"Like Everyone She Knows" – 4:56
"One More Go Round" – 4:40
"Everybody Loves to Cha Cha Cha" (Sam Cooke) – 3:37
"Native Son" – 3:49
"Oh, Brother" – 4:24
"The Water Is Wide" (Traditional) – 3:00

Personnel

James Taylor – lead vocals, acoustic guitar (1–3, 5–12), arrangements (12)
Don Grolnick – acoustic piano, organ, synthesizers, arrangements (12)
Clifford Carter – synthesizers, synthesizer programming
Dan Stein – synthesizer programming (3, 5)
Danny Kortchmar – acoustic guitar (3, 5)
Michael Landau – electric guitars
Jerry Douglas – Dobro
Jimmy Johnson – bass guitar (1–8, 10–12)
Tony Levin – bass guitar (9)
Carlos Vega – drums (1, 2, 4, 6–8, 10–12)
Steve Jordan – drums (3, 5)
Steve Gadd – drums (9)
Don Alias – percussion
Mark O'Connor – violin
Bob Mintzer – tenor saxophone (3)
Branford Marsalis – soprano saxophone (7)
Michael Brecker – tenor saxophone (8, 9)
Dave Bargeron – trombone (3)
Randy Brecker – trumpet (3)
Valerie Carter – backing vocals
David Lasley – backing vocals
Kate Markowitz – backing vocals
Arnold McCuller – backing vocals
Phillip Ballou – backing vocals (10)

Production

Producers – Don Grolnick (all tracks); Danny Kortchmar (Tracks 3 & 5).
Production Coordinator – Peter Stiglin
Recorded and Mixed by James Farber
Assistant Engineers – John Aguto, Patrick Dillett, Rob Jazco, Nathaniel Kunkel, Matthew Lamonica and Katherine Miller.
Mix Assistant – Katherine Miller
Recorded at The Power Station and Skyline Studios (New York, NY); A&M Studios (Hollywood, CA); Studio F (Los Angeles, CA).
Mixed at Skyline Studios
Mastered by Greg Calbi at Sterling Sound (New York, NY).
Art Direction – Arnold Levine
Design Assistants – Stefanie Dash, Lisa Sparagano and Marcus Wyns.
Photography – Lee Crum