1976: "In the Pocket" is a wonderful album, full of suffering, a desire to start over, amazing chords, accompanied by Taylor's unmistakable, harmonious, and perfect vocals.

The album begins with "Shower the People"—James' optimistic, benign, and philanthropic spirit is in full swing in this ballad, sung in duet with Carly Simon.
In the second track, "A Junkie's Lament", a theme well known to the author is tackled: addiction. A man who has become an addict is no longer the same man 'Mama don't you call him my name, he can't hear you anymore, and even if it's seems the same to you, that's a stranger to your door...'. A touching and autobiographical life story. In the song, the author duets with Art Garfunkel.
Another beautiful duet is in the song "Don't Be Sad 'Cause Your Sun Is Down" with Stevie Wonder, written by both. Stevie Wonder's harmonica is, even in this song, absolutely unmistakable. Other notable tracks include: "Daddy's All Gone", the traditional blues song "Everybody Has the Blues", the dreamy "Captain Jim's Drunken Dream", and the concluding, splendid, delicate, and magical "Golden Moments".
From the latter:
 

...Now I gathered up my sorrows
 and I sold them all for gold
 and I gathered up the gold
 and I threw it all away
It all went for a good time and a song... so c'mon

Ok James.

Tracklist and Lyrics

01   Shower the People (04:34)

You can play the game,
and you can act out the part,
though you know it wasn't written for you.

Tell me how can you stand there with your broken heart,
ashamed to playin' a fool?
But one thing can be to another,
it doesn't take any sacrifice.

Oh, Father, and Mother, and
Sister and Brother,
If it feels nice,
don't think twice,

Just
Shower the people you love with love,
Show them the way that you feel,
Things are gonna work out fine,
if you only will,

Do as I say
Shower the people you love with love
Show them the way you feel,
Things are gonna be much better,
If you only will,

You can run but you cannot hide,
This is widely known,
Now what do you plan to do
with your foolish pride,
when you're all by yourself alone,

Once you tell somebody the way that you feel,
You can feel it beginning to ease,
I think its true what they say about the squeaky wheel,
always getting the grease,

Better to
Shower the people you love with love,
Yes and show them the way you feel,
I know Things are gonna be just fine,
if you only will, what I like to do to you

Shower the people you love with love,
Show them the way you feel,
Things are gonna be much better, if you only will

(whoa)Shower the people you love with love,
(yeah shower)Show them the way you feel,
Shower the people you love with love,
Show them the way you feel,

Shower the people you love with love,(you'll feel better right away)
Show them the way you feel,(don't take much to do)
Shower the people you love with love,(I say)
Show them the way you feel,(they in every life)
Shower the people you love with love,
Show them the way you feel,
Shower the people you love with love,(make it rain)
Show them the way you feel,
Shower the people you love with love,(make it rain)
Show them the way you feel,(love love love is sunshine)
Shower the people you love with love,
Show them the way you feel,

02   A Junkie's Lament (03:31)

03   Money Machine (04:36)

04   Slow Burning Love (03:44)

05   Everybody Has the Blues (02:03)

06   Daddy's All Gone (03:37)

07   Woman's Gotta Have It (04:20)

08   Captain Jim's Drunken Dream (04:04)

09   Don't Be Sad 'cause Your Sun Is Down (03:30)

10   Nothing Like a Hundred Miles (03:45)

11   Family Man (03:39)

12   Golden Moments (03:34)

Now if all my golden moments
Could be rolled into one
They would shine just like the sun
For a Summer day
And after it was over
We could have it back again
With credit to the editor
For striking out the rain (very clean)
And all it really needed
Was the proper point of view

No one's gonna bring me down
No one's gonna stop me now

Now I gathered up my sorrows
And I sold them all for gold
And I gathered up the gold
And I threw it all away
It all went for a good time and a song (come on)
The laughter was like music
It did float my soul along for awhile
And all it really needed was the proper point of view

No one's gonna reach me here
No one's gonna know I'm gone

You may think I might be crazy
And I guess you might be right
But I know the way I feel today is out of sight
I do not trust my senses to remember your name
Without corrective lenses
Things are never twice the same anyway
And all it really needed
Was the proper point of view

No one's gonna bring me down
No one's gonna stop me now
No one's gonna reach me here
No one's gonna know I'm gone

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