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1. Secret O Life
2. Handy Man
3. Your Smiling Face
4. Up On The Roof
5. Her Town Too
6. Thats Why Im Here
7. Only A Dream In Rio
8. Everyday
9. Song For You Far Away
10. Never Die Young
11. (Ive Got To) Stop Thinkin Bout That
12. Copperline
13. Shed A Little Light
14. Another Day
15. Little More Time With You
16. Enough To Be On Your Way
James Taylors first Greatest Hits album, released in 1976 and consisting of his well-known early 70s recordings on Warner Bros. and re-recordings of some of the songs from his 1968 Apple Records debut, is in the rarefied sales category of double-digit millions. The second part of Taylors recording career has been different from his first, especially when it comes to hits. All of Taylors Columbia albums have been good sellers, hitting gold or platinum sales. But he has scored only four Top 40 hits on the pop charts: Handy Man his only Top Ten single on Columbia, Your Smiling Face, Up on the Roof, and Her Town Too. Its a different story on the adult contemporary charts, where he has been a mainstay. But Greatest Hits, Vol. 2 is not so much a collection of Taylors chart entries as it is a best-of. There are several tracks, among them Secret O Life, Only a Dream in Rio, and Song for You Far Away, that were never hits but have become audience favorites, frequently played in Taylors concerts. And there are chart singles, notably Only One, which got into the adult contemporary Top Ten, and Hard Times and Honey Dont Leave L.A., which made the pop charts, that have been omitted. That said, this is a well-balanced compilation that should please most of the singer/songwriters fans and that serves as a good selection of his work, circa 1977-1997.
