Kate Taylor is the second studio album by singer Kate Taylor, released May 4, 1978. The album included Taylor's sole chart single: her version of "It's in His Kiss (The Shoop Shoop Song)", recorded in August 1977 to peak at number 49 that autumn; the Kate Taylor album also introduced the singer's remakes of "A Fool in Love", "It's Growin'" and "Stubborn Kind of Woman" (originally "Stubborn Kind of Fellow"); the track "It's Growin'" was issued as a single in July 1978. The album's other tracks included the debut versions of two James Taylor compositions: "Happy Birthday Sweet Darling" and "Slow and Steady", and also Kate Taylor's rendition of "Rodeo", composed by her brother Livingston Taylor for his 1973 album Over the Rainbow. Kate Taylor also included the B-side of "It's in His Kiss": the self-penned "Jason & Ida", and introduced "Tiah's Cove" — written by Kate Taylor's husband Charlie Witham – and also the Walter Robinson composition "Harriet Tubman": the latter is described by James Taylor biographer Timothy White as "a searing latterday spiritual" which is "the highpoint of Kate's exceptional eleven song set."
Contents
Track listing
"A Fool in Love" — (Ike Turner)
"Smuggler's Song" — (Clay Jackson, Ethan Singer)
"Harriet Tubman" — (Walter Robinson)
"Stubborn Kind of Woman" — (Marvin Gaye, William "Mickey" Stevenson, George Gordy)
"Happy Birthday Sweet Darling" — (James Taylor)
"It's in His Kiss" — (Rudy Clark)
"Slow and Steady" — (James Taylor, Zach Wiesner)
"It's Growin'" — (Warren "Pete" Moore, Smokey Robinson)
"Tiah's Cove" — (Charlie Witham)
"Rodeo" — (Livingston Taylor)
"Jason & Ida" — (Duane Giesemann, Kate Taylor)
Personnel
Kate Taylor – vocals
Kenny Ascher, Kenneth Bichel, Richard Tee – piano
Rubens Bassini, Errol "Crusher" Bennett, Ralph MacDonald – percussion
Randy Brecker – trumpet, tenor saxophone
Don Brooks – harmonica
Ron Carter, Will Lee, Tony Levin – bass guitar
Ronnie Cuber – baritone saxophone
Jessy Dixon – backing vocals
Cornell Dupree, Onnie McIntyre, Jeff Mironov – guitar
Steve Ferrone, Steve Gadd, Gary Mure – drums
Don Grolnick – organ, piano
John Hall – backing vocals
Elsa Harris – backing vocals
Bingo Hodges – backing vocals
Arif Mardin – strings, arranger
Lou Marini, David Tofani – tenor saxophone
Alan Rubin – trumpet
David Sanborn – alto saxophone
Carly Simon – backing vocals
David Spinozza – guitar, horn
Alex Taylor – backing vocals