Background
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 The Beatles were recording The White Album. Trident was the most technologically advanced studio in England at the time and was in high demand; some session time booked by The Beatles was used instead to record Taylor's album. Paul McCartney and Asher brought in arranger Richard Hewson to add orchestrations to several of the songs and unusual "link" passages in between them; these would receive a mixed reception at best.
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