James Taylor / JT (US, Columbia, JC 34811) <June 1977>

James Taylor / JT (US, Columbia, JC 34811) <June 1977>
(SIDE 1) PAL 34811 1B
(SIDE 2) PBL 34811 1A

JT is the eighth studio album by American singer-songwriter James Taylor, and his first album for Columbia Records. Released in June 1977, two hit singles were spawned from the album: "Handy Man", a Jimmy Jones cover, which peaked at #4 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart and also topped the Adult Contemporary chart. "Your Smiling Face", the other big hit, peaked at #20. The record also contains other Taylor classics such as "Secret O' Life" and "Terra Nova", with the participation of Taylor's then-wife Carly Simon.

At the 1978 Grammy Awards, Taylor won the Best Male Pop Vocal Performance for his version of "Handy Man". JT itself was also nominated for Album of the Year, but lost to Rumours by Fleetwood Mac.

JT was Taylor's highest-charting album since Mud Slide Slim and the Blue Horizon, and stands as Taylor's biggest-selling studio album in the United States with over 3.5 million copies sold.

James Taylor – guitar, vocals
Dan Dugmore – steel guitar
Danny Kortchmar – guitars
Clarence McDonald – keyboards
Leland Sklar – bass
Russell Kunkel – drums, percussion
Peter Asher – percussion
Linda Ronstadt – vocals
Carly Simon – vocals
Leah Kunkel – vocals
David Sanborn – saxophone
Red Callender – tuba
David Campbell – string arrangements, viola

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wKFwcYlHToE

"Handy Man"

Hey girls, gather round, listen to what I'm putting down.
Hey babe, I'm your handy man.
I'm not the kind to use a pencil or rule, I'm handy with love and I'm no fool,
I fix broken hearts, I know that I truly can.

If your broken heart should need repair, then I'm the man to see.
I whisper sweet things, you tell all your friends, they'll come running to me.

Here is the main thing I want to say, I'm busy 24 hours a day.
I fix broken hearts, I know that I truly can.
Comma, comma, comma, com, com, yeah, yeah, yeah.
Comma, comma, comma, com, com, yeah, yeah, yeah, they'll come running to me.

Here is the main thing I want to say, I'm busy 24 hours a day.
I fix broken hearts, I know that I truly can.
Comma, comma, comma, com, com, yeah, yeah, yeah.
Comma, comma, comma, com, com, yeah, yeah, yeah.