Flag (James Taylor album)
1979 studio album by James Taylor / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Flag is the ninth studio album by American singer-songwriter James Taylor released on May 1, 1979. The album included songs ("Millworker", "Brother Trucker") from Taylor's music score to Stephen Schwartz's Broadway musical, Working, based on the book by Studs Terkel.
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Released | May 1, 1979 (1979-05-01) | |||
Recorded | January 4 – March 25, 1979 (1979-01-04 – 1979-03-25) | |||
Studio | Sound Factory (Hollywood) | |||
Genre | Rock | |||
Length | 42:52 | |||
Label | Columbia/Legacy | |||
Producer | Peter Asher | |||
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The album was not well received, but it did provide a hit in Taylor's cover version of the Gerry Goffin–Carole King composition "Up on the Roof" (Taylor's most recent top 40 hit as a solo artist).
"Rainy Day Man", which first appeared on Taylor's self-titled debut album, was re-recorded.
The signal flag that makes up the cover of the album is "O (Oscar)", standing for man overboard.
On the May 12, 1979, episode of Saturday Night Live, Taylor was the musical guest, and performed three songs from the album, "Up on the Roof", "Millworker", and "Johnnie Comes Back".