Sweet Baby James (studio album) by James Taylor

Sweet Baby James by James Taylor
Year: 1970
Overall rank: 1,504th   Overall chart historyOverall chart history
Average Rating: 
77/100 (from 322 votes)
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Award Top albums of 1970 (41st)
Award Top albums of the 1970s (294th)
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Sweet Baby James is ranked as the best album by James Taylor.

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Average Rating: 
77/100 (from 322 votes)
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05/29/2025 22:17 Smith  Ratings distributionRatings distribution 24985/100
 
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This album is rated in the top 4% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 76.9/100, a mean average of 76.1/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 77.0/100. The standard deviation for this album is 15.4.

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85/100
From 02/24/2025 13:37
Shortlisted for album of the year at the 1971 Grammy Awards. The Winner that year was Bridge Over Troubled Water by Simon & Garfunkel.
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From 02/29/2024 14:11
James Taylor's best album - by far. It is filled with lovely songs, many of them classics. I could do without "Steamroller Blues" and "Oh Baby Don't Lose Your Lip on Me". They send me running for the skip button every time.
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80/100
From 09/06/2022 16:03
Solid
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From 12/27/2021 10:36
Impecable colección de James Taylor en su momento más inspirado.
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90/100
From 04/22/2021 19:24
remarkable distinct voice and songs
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70/100
From 01/01/2021 17:53
It's calm and relaxing, but at the same time very passionate.
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From 12/01/2020 05:27
A pleasant listen, but not enough strong material for a truly great album.
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85/100
From 07/12/2019 21:22
I hear the full album and you can clearly the soul in his voice. Every song was good and i can recommend it for all who want to buy it. Fire and Ran is the best song on the album and the song he is best known for
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95/100
From 07/09/2018 11:01
Sweet Baby James is James Taylor's best known studio album and indeed his finest one too, the title track and Fire And Rain are among his very best songs, but there are plenty of others here well worth a listen - Country Road, Sunny Skies, Blossom, and Streamroller Blues in particular.
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60/100
From 05/21/2018 04:11
This is most certainly not normally in my musical wheel-house but having watched a most excellent documentary on JT's life and times I just had to hear 'Sweet Baby James' which is considered his best album

And what a lovely listen it was , beautiful melody's , earthy lyrics , that JT harmony and highlighted by the absolute classic "Fire and Rain"

My one and only gripe would be track 6 "Oh, Suzannah" which TBH is a bit a shocker , luckily the remaining tracks paper over this misfire

Troubadour JT

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Best Albums of 1970
1. Paranoid by Black Sabbath
2. After The Gold Rush by Neil Young
3. All Things Must Pass by George Harrison
4. Bridge Over Troubled Water by Simon & Garfunkel
5. John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band by John Lennon
6. Bitches Brew by Miles Davis
7. Moondance by Van Morrison
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19. Tea For The Tillerman by Cat Stevens
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