Mockingbird (Inez & Charlie Foxx song) "Hush Little Baby" in the lyrics of his single "Mockingbird" from his 2004 album "Encore". In The Simpsons episode "Three Gays of the Condo" (2003), Marge and Homer sing the opening from the James Taylor/Carly Simon version of the song after Marge finds a puzzle piece that has James Taylor's face that is part of a jigsaw puzzle that the Simpsons put together. British singer Dusty Springfield performed the song as a duet with Jimi Hendrix on a 1968 episode of her ITV variety show, "It Must Be Dusty". No high quality versions appear to have survived to present day,
James Taylor (album) James Taylor (album) James Taylor is the self-titled debut studio album by American singer-songwriter James Taylor. Released on December 6, 1968, it was the first recording by a non-British artist released by Apple Records, and would also be Taylor's only release on that label. The album was released under the title First Album on the South African market. The album was produced by Peter Asher, who was A&R head for The Beatles' newly formed label Apple Records. Taylor recorded the album from July to October 1968 at Trident Studios, at the same time as the Beatles were recording the White