Greatest Hits is the first greatest hits album by American singer-songwriter James Taylor, released in November 1976 by Warner Bros. records. As of February 2023, it remains Taylor's best selling album, with over 12 million units being sold in the United States. Greatest Hits is also the 31st best-selling album of fhe 1970's. The album took place in the context of Taylor's end of his recording contract with Warner Records. It features redone versions of "Carolina in My Mind" and "Something in the Way She Moves", both of which had been previously included on Taylor's self-titled debut album in 1968. It also includes a previously unavailable live version of "Steamroller". The album did not rise higher than number 23 on the Billboard albums chart on its original release. However it became a steady seller for many years, and Greatest Hits has sold over 12,000,000 copies certifying it as a Platinum album twelve times over, and a Diamond album once (for 10 million copies). In August 2012, the album re-entered the Billboard 200 albums chart, at number 15, which gave the album a new peak. Reception Music critic William Ruhlmann gave the album a positive review, writing for AllMusic that it constitutes a "reasonable collection for an artist who wasn't particularly well-defined by his singles". While cautioning that the release did not quite show the "evolution" of Taylor's songwriting, he stated that it remains "a good sampler" of the artist's early work. Track listing All songs were written by James Taylor except where noted. Side 1 "Something in the Way She Moves" (1976 version) – 3:14 "Carolina in My Mind" (1976 version) – 4:00 "Fire and Rain" – 3:26 "Sweet Baby James" – 2:55 "Country Road" – 3:26 "You've Got a Friend" (Carole King) – 4:33 Side 2 "Don't Let Me Be Lonely Tonight" – 2:39 "Walking Man" – 3:36 "How Sweet It Is (To Be Loved by You)" (Holland-Dozier-Holland) – 3:39 "Mexico" – 3:01 "Shower the People" – 4:01 "Steamroller" (Live) – 5:19 Personnel James Taylor – acoustic guitar, vocals Kenny Ascher – electric piano (track 8) Byron Berline – fiddle (track 2) Michael Brecker – tenor saxophone (track 7) David Crosby – harmony vocals (track 10) Nick DeCaro – hornorgan, voiceorgan (track 11) Craig Doerge – piano (track 7) Dan Dugmore – pedal steel guitar (tracks 1, 2) Victor Feldman – orchestra bells, vibes (track 11) Andrew Gold –