- Ebhalwa kwaye yabhalwa nguCarole King ngo-1971, le ngoma yaba yinto enkulu kunazo zonke, kwaye yaziwa kakhulu ngo-James Taylor oneminyaka engama-23 ubudala, kunye ne- # 1 kuphela eMelika. Kwakungowokuqala kwi-albhamu yakhe yesithathu.
UTaylor wayengowokuqala ukurekhoda, ebeka umkhondo kwizitudiyo zeCrystal Sound kwiVine Street eLos Angeles kunye neqela lakhe, elibandakanya uKumkani kwipiyano. Kwiintsuku kamva, uKumkani wabhala ingxelo yakhe kwizitudiyo ze-A & M kwiLa Brea Avenue.
Inguqulelo kaKumkani yakhululwa kuqala, yabonakala kuye Ikhonkco icwecwe ngoFebruwari 1971. Ingoma yavela kuTaylor Isilayidi sodaka Slim kunye neBlue Horizon i-albhamu ngo-Epreli, kwaye yakhutshwa njengeyodwa ngexesha elinye, iya kwi # 1 US ngoJulayi. - NgokukaTaylor, uCarole King wamxelela ukuba le ngoma yayiphendula ngo-1970 ethi 'Fire and Rain,' apho uTaylor acula khona, 'Ndibonile amaxesha endinesithukuthezi xa ndingafumani mhlobo.' Impendulo yomculo kaKing: 'unomhlobo apha.'
- UTaylor wayiva le ngoma okokuqala ngoNovemba 1970, xa wayedlala iveki yemiboniso eTroubadour eLos Angeles. Ngeli xesha, icwecwe lakhe Umntwana olungileyo uJames wayemkile, kwaye uTaylor wayetsala izihlwele ezikhulu. Ucele umhlobo wakhe olungileyo uCarole King ukuba abe sisenzo sakhe sokuvula, kwaye uKumkani ebemnqa-wamamkela-ebengaqhelanga ukudlala ezakhe iingoma zihlala kwaye enovalo.
UKumkani wayebhale 'Unomhlobo' ngokuza kwakhe Ikhonkco i-albhamu, kwaye ngexesha lesandi, wadlala ingoma ngelixa uTaylor emamele ebhalkhoni.
Emva kwexesha, ngexesha leseshoni yokurekhoda eyakhe Isilayidi sodaka Slim kunye neBlue Horizon icwecwe, uTaylor wayenexesha elithile le studio elishiyekileyo emva kokurekhoda iingoma ezimbini ngala mini. Umvelisi wakhe, uPeter Asher, ucebise ukuba bathathe indawo 'Unomhlobo,' ke uTaylor kunye neqela lakhe bayirekhoda le ngoma.
Kwavakala kumnandi, kodwa uTaylor wayengafuni ukuba ingoma kaKumkani phantsi kwakhe, ke uAsher wambiza ngesicelo esomeleleyo sokuvumela uTaylor ukuba abhale ingoma, eyayicace gca ukuba ibetha. UKumkani ngobabalo wanikezela imvume, kunye nohlobo lukaTaylor lwakhutshwa njengolungatshatanga, lwaya ku- # 1 e-US. Oku kusebenze kakuhle kuKumkani, nangona kunjalo, kuba yaba yi-lynchpin yakhe Ikhonkco i-albhamu, kwaye ngelixa engazange akhuphe ingxelo yakhe njengeyodwa, i-albhamu ithengise ngaphezulu kwe-10 yezigidi zeekopi eMelika. - Kukho umahluko kumagama phakathi kwenguqulo kaKing noTaylor, ubukhulu becala umahluko nje omncinci. Umahluko omkhulu ukwimigca yokuvula:
Kumkani:
Xa uphantsi kweengxaki
Kwaye ufuna uthando nenkathalo
UTaylor:
Xa uphantsi kwaye ukhathazekile
Kwaye ufuna uncedo - Inguqulelo kaTaylor yale ngoma iphumelele imbasa yeGrammy ka-1971 yokuSebenza ngokuBalaseleyo kweVocal Pop. Ingoma ikwaphumelele Ingoma yoNyaka, ibhaso eliya kumbhali walo, uCarole King.
- UJoni Mitchell wavuma ingoma yangasemva kule ngoma noTaylor. Uxelele Uncut : 'Ukucula kukaJoni ungqinelwano lwesihlanu olufanayo olwenza ukuba i-chord ibe yeyesithoba. Ivakala ngathi iwenza umculo ngendlela enomdla ukuze aphume kwinqaku elingaqhelekanga. Ilizwi lakhe licocekile kwaye licacile kwaye liqinisekile, ukuba isebenza kwangoko nokuba wenza ntoni. '
UJoni Mitchell uvele kwezinye iingoma ezimbini ezivela kwicwecwe ngokunjalo: 'Uthando lundizisile' kunye 'nokude okude kude.' - URuss Kunkel wadlala i-cabasa kule track, nesisixhobo se-shaker. UKunkel noDanny Kortchmar nabo badlala ii-congas, kwaye uKortchmar noTylor bobabini badlala isiginkci somculo. ULeland Sklar wadlala ibass, kwaye uKkunkel naye wadlala igubu.
- UJames Taylor wacula le nto emva kokubulawa kukaJanuwari kaCharlie Hebdo eFrance kwindibano eyayiseParis, apho uNobhala welizwe uJohn Kerry waya khona. Wachaza Ibhilibhodi Ngelo xesha lokuhlaselwa, mna nomfazi wam sasiseSwitzerland, sithatha ixesha leholide ngaphambi kokuba ndiye eParis ndiyokushicilela iYurophu. UJohn noTeresa Kerry, ndingathi, ngabahlobo bethu abalungileyo. UKim wayemthumela umyalezo emva kohlaselo kwaye wathi, 'John, ndicinga ukuba kufuneka uye eParis.' Babenomngcelele wobumbano kwiintsuku ezimbini emva kohlaselo. Kodwa uJohn kwafuneka abe ePeshawar, entlanganisweni eyimfihlo. Uthe, 'Ndiza kufika ngokukhawuleza.' '
Ukufika kwakhe eParis, satya isidlo sangokuhlwa kwaye wathi, 'Ndenza intetho nosodolophu ngomso. James, uza kucula 'Unomhlobo'? ' Yenziwe ngokuwa komnqwazi. Xa ndema ukuba ndicule, ikatala yam yayingasebenzi. Ke usodolophu [u-Anne Hidalgo] weza wabamba imic yakhe phambi kwekatala yam. '
