How Sweet It Is (To Be Loved by You) his album "Gorilla" (1975). Taylor's 1975 single has been the most successful remake of the song to date, hitting No. 1 on the Easy Listening chart and No. 5 on the US "Billboard" Hot 100 chart. In addition to James Taylor on lead vocals and guitar, other personnel include Carly Simon on harmony vocals, David Sanborn on saxophone, Clarence McDonald on piano, Fender Rhodes electric piano and possibly ARP String Ensemble, Lee Sklar on bass and both Jim Keltner and Russ Kunkel on drums with Kunkel doubling on tambourine. Author Ian Halperin believes that the song was included on "Gorilla"
Mexico (James Taylor song) song hasn't aged, and that it still seems "as immediate and relevant in the 21st century as [it] did in the 1970s." "Mexico" has appeared on a number of James Taylor compilation albums. It was included on the 1976 album "Greatest Hits". It later appearedon the 1990 album "Classic Songs", the 2003 album "The Best of James Taylor" and the 2013 album "The Essential James Taylor". Live versions of "Mexico" have been included on several live albums, including the 1991 album "Live in Rio", all versions of the 1993 album "Live" and the 1998 album "Live at the Beacon Theatre".