James Taylor - 1981-05-13 - Atlanta GA (FM)

James Taylor
1981-05-13
Atlanta Civic Center
Atlanta, GA
FM Broadcast
320 Kbps
Artwork Included

CD 1
01. How Sweet It Is (To Be Loved By You)
02. Stand and Fight
03. Brother Trucker
04. Hey Good Lookin'
05. Walking Man
06. Hard Times
07. I Think It's Gonna Work Out Fine
08. Up on the Roof
09. Fire and Rain

CD 2:
01. Sugar Trade
02. Millworker
03. Twelve Gates to the City
04. Steamroller
05. I Will Not Lie For You
06. Daddy's All Gone
07. Her Town Too
08. Your Smiling Face
09. Mexico
10. Country Road
11. Money Machine
12. You've Got A Friend

James Taylor - 1981-05-13 - Atlanta GA (FM)

James Taylor - 1980s: In 1981, James Taylor released the album Dad Loves His Work, which just like 6 of his previous 8 albums, made it to the top 10 on the Billboard charts (the other 2 by the way made the top 20!). Taylor’s life, however, was about to change dramatically. His then wife, Carly Simon, had given him an ultimatum: cut back on his music and touring, and spend more time with her and their children, or the marriage was over. The album's title was JT’s answer, and their divorce soon followed. Whether it was related or not is debatable, but with the end of his marriage’s end also came an end of JT’s chart success. He would not have another top 10 album until Hourglass in 1997, a gap of 16 years.  This FM broadcast captures Taylor on tour in support of Dad Loves His Work, on May 13, 1981, 35 years ago today.