January, March, May–July, November 2014 – February 2015
Studio
The Barn – January 2014 (Basic), August, October, November 2014 – February 2015 (Overdubs). United Recording March. Avatar Studios
Genre
Soft rock
folk
Length
41:45
Label
Concord
Producer
Dave O'Donnell
James Taylor chronology
The Essential James Taylor (2013)
Before This World (2015)
American Standard (2020)
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
Source
Rating
Metacritic
65/100[1]
Review scores
Source
Rating
AllMusic
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The Telegraph
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Newsday
A[4]
Rolling Stone
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Before This World is the nineteenth studio album by American singer-songwriter James Taylor. Released on June 15, 2015, it was Taylor's first new studio album of original material since October Road (2002) and first studio album of any kind since Covers in 2008. He recorded the album in a barn on his property in western Massachusetts with Steve Gadd on drums and Jimmy Johnson on bass.[6] In April 2015, he announced a short U.S. tour running from July 2 to August 6 to promote the album,[7][8] which then continued into 2016 and 2017.
Before This World became Taylor's first album to reach number one on the Billboard 200 chart. The album arrived on top of the chart of July 4, 2015, more than 45 years after Taylor arrived on the list with Sweet Baby James (on the March 14, 1970, list). The album launched atop the Billboard 200 with 97,000 equivalent album units earned in the week ending June 21, 2015. Of its start, pure album sales were 96,000 copies sold, Taylor's best debut week for an album since October Road.
^"Review for Before This World by James Taylor". metacritic.com. CBS Interactive Inc. Retrieved June 19, 2015.
^Thomas Erlewine, Stephen. "James Taylor – Before This World". allmusic.com. CBS Interactive Media. Retrieved June 19, 2015.
^McCormick, Neil (June 13, 2015). "James Taylor, Before This World, review: 'glad-hearted sentiments'". telegraph.co.uk. Telegraph Media Group Limited. Retrieved June 19, 2015.
^Gamboa, Glenn (June 12, 2015). "James Taylor's 'Before This World' review: Sure-handed stunners". newsday.com. Newsday. Retrieved June 19, 2015.
^Browne, David (June 16, 2015). "Before This World – James Taylor – Concord". rollingstone.com. Rolling Stone. Retrieved June 19, 2015.
^Andy Greene (March 27, 2015). "James Taylor's Mellow Rebirth: Inside 'Before This World'". Rolling Stone. No. 1232. Retrieved April 2, 2015.
^"James Taylor 2015 U.S. Tour Schedule". April 18, 2015. Archived from the original on June 27, 2015. Retrieved April 18, 2015.
^"James Taylor Announces First U.S. Tour Dates For New Album, 'Before This World'". April 16, 2015. Archived from the original on March 6, 2016. Retrieved April 18, 2015.
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