James Taylor / Flag [Columbia / FC 36058]

■オリジナル／US盤／GFジャケット。
■盤質：B／薄い擦れ程度で致命的な深いキズ無し。
■ジャケット：B／擦れ汚れあるが抜け裂け割れ等無し。

アメリカ屈指の影響力を誇るシンガーソングライター、ジェイムステイラー。
本作は通算9作目となる1979年作品。60年代にダニークーチと組んだフライング・マシーン曲の再演「Is That The Way You Look」、ビートルズのカヴァー「Day Tripper」、キャロルキングの「Up On The Roof」など収録。

A1 Company Man
A2 Johnnie Comes Back
A3 Day Tripper
A4 I Will Not Lie For You
A5 Brother Trucker
A6 Is That The Way You Look
B1 B.S.U.R. (S.U.C.S.I.M.I.M.)
B2 Rainy Day Man
B3 Millworker
B4 Up On The Roof
B5 Chanson Francaise
B6 Sleep Come Free Me

James Taylor – lead vocals, acoustic guitar, backing vocals (1, 3-6)
Don Grolnick – clavinet (1-3, 5), electric piano (1, 5, 7, 8, 11, 12), organ (4, 7, 8, 12), ARP String Ensemble (5), acoustic piano (9), harmonium (9), shoe (9)
Ralph Schuckett – organ (2)
Danny Kortchmar – electric guitar (1-5, 7, 8, 10, 12)
Waddy Wachtel – electric guitar (2, 10), acoustic guitar (4)
Dan Dugmore – pedal steel guitar (5)
Leland Sklar – bass (1-8, 10-12)
Russ Kunkel – drums (1-8, 10-12), cowbell (3), timbales (3), congas (11)
Steve Forman – tambourine (2), timbales (2), Mazda phone (5), cowbell (7), congas (8), waterphone (8)
Peter Asher – timbales (4), shaker (5), backing vocals (7)
David Sanborn – saxophone (4)
Jesse Levy – cello (9)
Louise Schulmann – viola (9)
David Spinozza – string arrangements and conductor (3)
Arif Mardin – string arrangements and conductor (10)
Larry Touquet – cell door effects (12)
Graham Nash – backing vocals (1)
Alex Taylor – backing vocals (5)
Carly Simon – backing vocals (7)
David Lasley – backing vocals (8)
Arnold McCuller – backing vocals (8)

Producer – Peter Asher
Engineer – Val Garay