Shower the People
| "Shower the People" | ||||
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| Single by James Taylor | ||||
| from the album In the Pocket | ||||
| B-side | "I Can Dream of You" | |||
| Released | June 1976 | |||
| Genre | Soft rock, folk rock, pop rock | |||
| Length | 4:32 | |||
| Label | Warner Bros. Records | |||
| Writer(s) | James Taylor | |||
| Producer(s) | Russ Titelman & Lenny Waronker | |||
| James Taylor singles chronology | ||||
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"Shower the People" is the opening track on James Taylor's 1976 album In the Pocket. The song features Carly Simon on backing vocals.
"Shower the People" reached #22 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in the U.S. that fall, remaining in the Top 40 for eight weeks. It also topped the Easy Listening chart for one week, Taylor's third song to do so, following 1971's "You've Got a Friend" and 1975's "How Sweet It Is (To Be Loved by You)".[1]
Cover versions
"Shower the People" was later recorded by:
- Country music artist Glen Campbell
- 4 Runner
- Christian rock performer Mylon LeFevre
- Dance music artist Kristine W
- R&B singer Babyface.
See also
References
- ↑ Whitburn, Joel (1996). The Billboard Book of Top 40 Hits, 6th Edition (Billboard Publications)
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