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Earnest guys also tend to age better. While stars like Plant often become parodies of their more youthful selves, Taylor, who never had much of an edge to begin with, can settle comfortably even radiantly into middle age. Taylor's latest album, Hourglass, is a case in point. From "Line 'Em Up," the graceful opening ballad, to a beautifully understated cover of "Walking My Baby Back Home," Hourglass glows with the wistful contentment of a man who has lived fully and learned well. In "Jump Up Behind Me," Taylor sings, "I've had my fun and ... my chance to be free," his voice pouring forth, like warm cocoa, over a lilting Latin beat.
Not that Hourglass is a nostalgia trip; change and rebirth are recurring themes. In the achingly melodic "Enough to Be On Your Way," Taylor salutes old friends facing new decisions. And in the gently resolute "Another Day," he serenades a lover with dreams of the future: "Walk with me.... Just to be with you ... just to know that life goes on." Simple, tender come-ons like that never go out of style.
(Posted: May 12, 1997)
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- Line 'Em Up
- Enough To Be On Your Way
- Little More Time With You
- Gaia
- Ananas
- Jump Up Behind Me
- Another Day
- Up Er Mei
- Up From Your Life
- Yellow And Rose
- Boatman
- Walking My Baby Back Home
- Hangnail
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