Hard Times
~ Recording by James Taylor
Appears on releases
| # | Title | Length | Track Artist | Release Title | Release Artist | Release Group Type | Country/Date | Label | Catalog# |
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| 1.1 | Hard Times | 3:13 | James Taylor | Dad Loves His Work | James Taylor | Album |
| Columbia (Sony Music, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX) | TC 37009 |
| 1.1 | Hard Times | 3:13 | James Taylor | Dad Loves His Work | James Taylor | Album |
| Columbia (Sony Music, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX) | TC 37009 |
| 1.1 | Hard Times | 3:09 | James Taylor | Dad Loves His Work | James Taylor | Album |
| CBS/Sony (imprint used in Japan, South Korea and Southeast Asia 1968–1991; also used in Spain until 1997) | 25AP 1995 |
| 1.1 | Hard Times | 3:10 | James Taylor | Dad Loves His Work (made in Japan) | James Taylor | Album |
| Columbia (Sony Music, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX) | CK 37009 |
| 1.1 | Hard Times | 3:12 | James Taylor | Dad Loves His Work | James Taylor | Album |
| Sony Records (Japanese imprint) | SRCS-6136 |
| 1.1 | Hard Times | 3:13 | James Taylor | Dad Loves His Work (gold CD) | James Taylor | Album |
| Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab | UDCD 726 |
| 1.1 | Hard Times | 3:11 | James Taylor | Dad Loves His Work | James Taylor | Album |
| Columbia (Sony Music, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX) | |
| 1.1 | Hard Times | 3:13 | James Taylor | Dad Loves His Work | James Taylor | Album |
| Columbia (Sony Music, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX) | CK 69803 |
| 1.1 | Hard Times | 3:13 | James Taylor | Dad Loves His Work | James Taylor | Album |
| Columbia (Sony Music, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX) | 497450 2 |
| 1.1 | Hard Times | 3:12 | James Taylor | Dad Loves His Work | James Taylor | Album |
| Columbia (Sony Music, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX) | CK 37009 |
| 3.18 | Hard Times | 3:13 | James Taylor | Freedom: Songs From the Heart of America | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Columbia (Sony Music, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX), Legacy (reissue division of Sony Music Entertainment) | C3K 86879 |
| 1.15 | Hard Times | 3:12 | James Taylor | Freedom: A History of US | Various Artists | Album + Compilation + Soundtrack |
| Columbia (Sony Music, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX), Legacy (reissue division of Sony Music Entertainment) | CK 86992 |
| 1.1 | Hard Times | 3:12 | James Taylor | Dad Loves His Work | James Taylor | Album |
| Columbia (Sony Music, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX) | CH 90750 |
| 2.1 | Hard Times | 3:13 | James Taylor | Dad Loves His Work | James Taylor | Album |
| Columbia (Sony Music, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX) | CH 90750 |
| 1.1 | Hard Times | 3:10 | James Taylor | Dad Loves His Work | James Taylor | Album |
| Sony Records International (Japanese TEXTLESS walking eye imprint) | MHCP-1191 |
| 1.1 | Hard Times | 3:11 | James Taylor | Dad Loves His Work | James Taylor | Album |
| Columbia (Sony Music, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX) | CK 37009 |
| 3.1 | Hard Times | 3:13 | James Taylor | Original Album Classics | James Taylor | Album + Compilation |
| Sony Music (global brand, excluding JP, owned by Sony Music Entertainment), Columbia (Sony Music, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX), Legacy (reissue division of Sony Music Entertainment) | 88697764492 |
| 3.1 | Hard Times | 3:13 | James Taylor | Original Album Classics | James Taylor | Album + Compilation |
| Columbia (Sony Music, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX), Legacy (reissue division of Sony Music Entertainment), Sony Music (global brand, excluding JP, owned by Sony Music Entertainment) | 88697764492 |
| 1.1 | Hard Times | 3:13 | James Taylor | Dad Loves His Work | James Taylor | Album |
| Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab | MFSL 1-356 |
| 1.1 | Hard Times | 3:13 | James Taylor | Dad Loves His Work | James Taylor | Album |
| Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab | UDSACD 2072 |
| 2.1 | Hard Times | 3:13 | James Taylor | Dad Loves His Work | James Taylor | Album |
| Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab | UDSACD 2072 |
| 1.1 | Hard Times | 3:11 | James Taylor | Dad Loves His Work | James Taylor | Album |
| Culture Factory | CFU0396 |
| 1.1 | Hard Times | 3:10 | James Taylor | Dad Loves His Work | James Taylor | Album |
| Music on Vinyl (imprint of Music on Vinyl B.V. Do not use for manufacturing/distribution relationships!) | MOVLP893 |
| 1.1 | Hard Times | 3:10 | James Taylor | Dad Loves His Work | James Taylor | Album |
| Sony Records International (Japanese TEXTLESS walking eye imprint) | SICP-30649 |
| 1.1 | Hard Times | 3:10 | James Taylor | Dad Loves His Work | James Taylor | Album |
| Sony Records International (Japanese TEXTLESS walking eye imprint) | SICP-4871 |
| 1.1 | Hard Times | 3:10 | James Taylor | Dad Loves His Work | James Taylor | Album |
| Columbia (Sony Music, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX) | PC 37009 |
Relationships
| assistant recording engineer: | Niko Bolas |
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| recording engineer: | Val Garay |
| producer: | Peter Asher |
| bass guitar: | Leland Sklar |
| congas and drums (drum set): | Rick Marotta (US drummer/percussionist) |
| electric guitar: | Dan Dugmore Waddy Wachtel |
| organ and piano: | Don Grolnick |
| solo electric guitar: | Waddy Wachtel |
| synthesizer: | Bill Cuomo |
| background vocals: | David Lasley Arnold McCuller |
| lead vocals: | James Taylor (singer-songwriter and guitarist) |
| phonographic copyright (℗) by: | CBS, Inc. (US broadcasting company; file no releases here!) (in 1981) |
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| recorded at: | Record One in Sherman Oaks, Los Angeles, California, United States (from 1980-09-05 until 1981-01-18) |
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| has remixes: | Hard Times (5.1 mix) |
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| recording of: | Hard Times |
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Related works
Hard Times
| lyricist and composer: | James Taylor (singer-songwriter and guitarist) |
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| publisher: | Country Road Music, Inc. イーエムアイ音楽出版 ソニー事業部 (until 2021-06-30) ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング EMI外国事業部 (sub‐publisher for foreign (non‐Japanese) works) (from 2021-07-01 to present) |
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