tracks 5 acoustic guitar Danny Kortchmar
tracks 1 to 9, 11 to 20 acoustic guitar James Taylor
tracks 18 arranged by [strings] Arif Mardin
tracks 17 arranged by [strings] David Campbell
tracks 10 arranged by [strings] Nick DeCaro
art direction Hugh Brown
art direction Maria Villar
tracks 15 backing vocals Andrew Gold
tracks 5, 7, 15, 16 backing vocals James Taylor
tracks 5, 7 backing vocals Joni Mitchell
tracks 16 backing vocals Leah Kunkel
tracks 9 bass Andy Muson
tracks 2 bass John London
tracks 4, 5, 7, 8, 10 to 18 bass Leland Sklar
tracks 19 bass Tony Levin
tracks 20 bass Willie Weeks
compiled by David McLees
tracks 18 conductor [strings] Arif Mardin
tracks 17 conductor [strings] David Campbell
tracks 5, 7 congas Danny Kortchmar
tracks 5, 8 congas Russ Kunkel
tracks 10 drums Jim Keltner
tracks 9 drums Rick Marotta
tracks 3 to 5, 7, 8, 10 to 12, 14 to 19 drums Russ Kunkel
tracks 20 drums Steve Jordan
tracks 16, 17 guitar Danny Kortchmar
tracks 20 guitar John Sheldon
tracks 8, 10, 11, 14, 18 guitar [electric] Danny Kortchmar
tracks 9 guitar [electric] David Spinozza
tracks 11 guitar [electric] James Taylor
tracks 18 guitar [electric] Waddy Wachtel
tracks 15 guitar [steel] Dan Dugmore
tracks 2 guitar [steel] Red Rhodes
tracks 12 horns [hornorgan] Clarence McDonald
tracks 12, 13 horns [hornorgan] Nick DeCaro
tracks 19 keyboards Bill Payne
tracks 16, 17 keyboards Clarence McDonald
tracks 20 keyboards Clifford Carter
tracks 5, 7, 12, 15, 16, 19, 20 lead vocals James Taylor
tracks 1 to 19 mastered by [remastering] Bill Inglot
tracks 1 to 19 mastered by [remastering] Dan Hersch
tracks 20 mastered by [remastering] Ted Jensen
tracks 19 percussion Airto Moreira
tracks 11 percussion Milt Holland
tracks 9 percussion Ralph MacDonald
tracks 12, 16, 17 percussion Russ Kunkel
tracks 16 percussion [cabasa] Peter Asher
tracks 5 percussion [cabasa] Russ Kunkel
tracks 2 to 4, 7 piano Carole King
tracks 10, 14, 15 piano Clarence McDonald
tracks 8 piano Craig Doerge
tracks 16 tambourine Peter Asher
tracks 10 tambourine Russ Kunkel
tracks 20 vocals Curtis King
tracks 19 vocals Eliane Elias
tracks 1 to 4, 6, 8 to 11, 13, 14, 17, 18 vocals James Taylor
tracks 19 vocals Kenia
tracks 19 vocals Randy Brecker
tracks 19 vocals Zbeto
tracks 10, 12 vocals [harmony] Carly Simon
tracks 11 vocals [harmony] David Crosby
tracks 11 vocals [harmony] Graham Nash
tracks 12 vocals [harmony] James Taylor
tracks 5, 18 written-by Carole King
tracks 18 written-by Gerry Goffin
tracks 10 written-by Holland-Dozier-Holland
tracks 1 to 4, 6 to 9, 11 to 15, 17, 19 written-by James Taylor
tracks 16 written-by Jimmy Jones
tracks 20 written-by John Sheldon
tracks 16 written-by Otis Blackwell
Phonographic Copyright (p) Warner Bros. Records Inc.
Copyright (c) Warner Strategic Marketing
Made By Warner Music Manufacturing Europe
Remastered At DigiPrep
Mastered At Sterling Sound
Pressed By WMME Alsdorf
Original track sources:
1: James Taylor (Apple / 17 Feb. 1969)
2 & 3: [m=68202] (Warner Bros. / Feb. 1970)
4: [m=889565] (Warner Bros. / 30 Dec. 1970)
5 to 7: Mud Slide Slim And The Blue Horizon (Warner Bros. / 16 Mar. 1971)
8: [m=68229] (Warner Bros. / Nov. 1972)
9: [m=68259] (Warner Bros. / 13 Jun. 1974)
10 & 11: Gorilla (Warner Bros. / 5 May 1975)
12 & 13: [m=134158] (Warner Bros. / 10 Jun. 1976)
14 & 15: [m=68256] (Warner Bros. / 12 Nov. 1976)
16 & 17: JT (Columbia / 24 Jun. 1977)
18: [m=68225] (Columbia / 26 Apr. 1979)
19: [m=173506] (Columbia / 17 Oct. 1985)
20: new recording

Eliane Elias is incorrectly credited as Eliane Eliaf in the CD booklet's liner notes.

This Compilation ℗ 2003 Warner Bros. Records Inc. © 2003 Warner Strategic Marketing

Made in Germany by [logo] Warner Music Manufacturing Europe. www.onlyhitmusic.com

Originally issued In a card slip case.

Barcode: 0 81227 38372 5
Label Code: LC 03708 (On Disc)
Label Code: LC 02982 (On Inlay)
Rights Society: GEMA/BIEM
Matrix / Runout: 812273837-2 03/03 V01 (Variant 1)
Mastering SID Code: IFPI L012 (Variant 1)
Mould SID Code: IFPI 05N0 (Variant 1)
Matrix / Runout: 812273837- 03/03 V01 (Variant 2)
Mastering SID Code: IFPI L012 (Variant 2)
Mould SID Code: IFPI 05A8 (Variant 2)
Other: 22 (Variant 2, Mould Ring)
Matrix / Runout: 812273837-2 03/03 V01 (Variant 3)
Mould SID Code: IFPI 05E1 (Variant 3)
Mastering SID Code: IFPI L012 (Variant 3)