“Most of them are stream-of-consciousness songs, the kind that come to you in the middle of the night, when you just want to go back to bed. The harder you try to do something, the more it evades you. These weren’t like that.”
~Bob Dylan (to Edna Gundersen, Sept 1989)
The Studio New Orleans, Louisiana 12 March 1989 4th Oh Mercy recording session, produced by Daniel Lanois
Most Of The Time
Most Of The Time
Most Of The Time “Most of The Time” is a “big song,” a major work, the sort of listening experience that brings people back to an album again and again. ~Paul Williams (BD Performing Artist 86-90 & Beyond)
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Overdubbed: Malcolm Burns (bass) 19 April 1989
Released on: Oh Mercy – 19 September 1989
When people use the term “singer/songwriter” (often modified by the word “sensitive”) in praise or in criticism, they’re thinking of James Taylor.
~William Ruhlmann (allmusic.com)
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That’s the motivation of an artist – to seek attention of some kind.
~James Taylor
One of the most hotly awaited second albums in history — right up there with those by the Beatles and the Band — Déjà Vu lived up to its expectations and rose to number one on the charts.
~Bruce Eder (allmusic.com)
