Never Die Young

All songs were written by James Taylor, except where noted. • "Never Die Young" – 4:24 • "T-Bone" (Bill Payne, Taylor) – 3:47 • "Baby Boom Baby" (Taylor, Zachary Wiesner) – 4:59 • "Runaway Boy" – 4:18 • "Valentine's Day" – 2:35 • "Sun on the Moon" – 4:09 • "Sweet Potato Pie" – 3:30 • "Home by Another Way" (Timothy Mayer, Taylor) – 3:50 • "Letter in the Mail" – 4:41 • "First of May" – 4:01 == Personnel ==

• James Taylor – lead vocals, guitars • Don Grolnick – keyboards • Clifford Carter – synthesizer programming • Robbie Kilgore – synthesizer programming • Bill Payne – synthesizers (2, 4) • Bob Mann – guitars • Jeff Mironov – additional guitars (2, 6) • Dan Dugmore – banjo, pedal steel guitar • Leland Sklar – bass guitar (1–4, 6–10) • Jay Leonhart – acoustic bass (5) • Carlos Vega – drums, percussion • "Cafe" Edison A. da Silva – percussion (10) • Michael Brecker – tenor saxophone (2, 3) • Mark O'Connor – violin (4, 5) • Greg "Fingers" Taylor – harmonica (8) • Rosemary Butler – backing vocals • Arnold McCuller – backing vocals • Lani Groves – additional backing vocals (1, 6, 10) • David Lasley – additional backing vocals (1, 6, 10) == Production ==

• Producer – Don Grolnick • Production Coordinator – Peter Stiglin • Recorded and Mixed by James Farber • Assistant Engineer – Don Rodenbach • Recorded and Mixed at The Power Station (New York, NY). • Guitar and Piano Technician – Edd Kolakowski • Digital Editing – Rhonda Schoen • Mastered by Greg Calbi at Sterling Sound (New York, NY). • Wolf Photos – Jim Brandenburg • J.T. Photos – Rudy Molacek • Art Direction – Marc Balet ==References==