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You Can Close Your Eyes

First released 1971English41 recordingson 103 releasesISWC T-070.282.373-1
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Written by

James TaylorComposerJames TaylorLyricist

Recordings

PerformanceBy
You Can Close Your EyesLinda Ronstadt3:10
You Can Close Your EyesJoni Mitchell & James Taylor2:29
You Can Close Your EyesJames Taylor2:30
Close Your EyesMaggie Reilly2:23
You Can Close Your EyesTufts University Beelzebubs2:53
You Can Close Your EyesJames Taylor & Carole King2:36
You Can Close Your EyesJanis Siegel and Fred Hersch2:46
You Can Close Your EyesJames Taylor2:59
You Can Close Your EyesJoni Mitchell & James Taylor2:51
You Can Close Your EyesSheryl Crow2:11
You Can Close Your EyesCarly Simon3:22
You Can Close Your EyesJames Taylor3:09
You can close your eyesRicky Koole2:21
You Can Close Your EyesCarole King & James Taylor2:49
You Can Close Your EyesKim Scanlon4:31
You Can Close Your EyesJenna Mammina4:18
You Can Close Your Eyes (live)James Taylor2:54
You Can Close Your EyesJames Taylor2:31
You Can Close Your Eyes (live)James Taylor2:53
You Can Close Your EyesSean McCue & Michelle Beauchesne2:17
You Can Close Your EyesJames Taylor2:10
You Can Close Your EyesMatthew Sweet and Susanna Hoffs2:35
You Can Close Your EyesJames Taylor2:29
You Can Close Your EyesJames Taylor
You Can Close Your Eyes · videoJames Taylor2:57
You Can Close Your Eyes · videoJames Taylor2:47
You can Close Your EyesJames Taylor2:50
You Can Close Your EyesTorun Eriksen2:46
You Can Close Your EyesLisa Ekdahl4:04
You Can Close Your Eyes (live on In Concert, BBC, Paris Theatre, London, England, 10/29/1970)Joni Mitchell with James Taylor2:54
Close Your EyesJoanie Bartels2:36
You Can Close Your EyesJames Taylor2:28
You Can Close Your EyesJoni Mitchell2:13
You Can Close Your EyesErin Bode2:33
You Can Close Your EyesJames Taylor2:52
You Can Close Your Eyes (live)James Taylor
You Can Close Your EyesJenna Mammina & Matt Rollings4:23
You Can Close Your EyesJames Taylor2:43
You Can Close Your EyesLucy Kaplansky2:45
You Can Close Your EyesJacob Collier3:57
You Can Close Your EyesJoni Mitchell & James Taylor2:30

On these albums

Mud Slide Slim and the Blue Horizon
Mud Slide Slim and the Blue HorizonJames Taylor · 1971
Heart Like a Wheel
Heart Like a WheelLinda Ronstadt · 1974
Unreleased Live Album 1981
Unreleased Live Album 1981James Taylor · 1981
Lullaby Magic
Lullaby MagicJoanie Bartels · 1985
Short Stories
Short StoriesJanis Siegel and Fred Hersch · 1989
1970-10-28: Royal Albert Hall, London, UK
1970-10-28: Royal Albert Hall, London, UKJoni Mitchell & James Taylor · 1990
Close Your Eyes
Close Your EyesJoni Mitchell & James Taylor · 1991
Roses for Carole
Roses for CaroleJames Taylor & Carole King · 1995
Carnegie Hall
Carnegie HallJames Taylor · 1996
Live at the Beacon Theatre
Live at the Beacon TheatreJames Taylor · 1998
Night Songs & Lullabies
Night Songs & LullabiesKim Scanlon · 1999
Greatest Hits, Volume 2
Greatest Hits, Volume 2James Taylor · 2000
Next
NextTufts University Beelzebubs · 2001
Baby James By The Bay
Baby James By The BayJames Taylor · 2002
Pull Over
Pull OverJames Taylor · 2002
Save It for a Rainy Day
Save It for a Rainy DayMaggie Reilly · 2002
Meant to Be
Meant to BeJenna Mammina · 2002
The Best of James Taylor
The Best of James TaylorJames Taylor · 2003
Artist’s Choice: Sheryl Crow
Artist’s Choice: Sheryl CrowVarious Artists · 2003
BBC In Concert
BBC In ConcertJoni Mitchell & James Taylor · 2004
Trilogy (Three Classic Albums)
Trilogy (Three Classic Albums)James Taylor · 2005
The Best of Linda Ronstadt: The Capitol Years
The Best of Linda Ronstadt: The Capitol YearsLinda Ronstadt · 2006
The Circle Game
The Circle GameJoni Mitchell & James Taylor · 2007
Into White
Into WhiteCarly Simon · 2007
2007 GRAMMY Nominees
2007 GRAMMY NomineesVarious Artists · 2007
One Man Band
One Man BandJames Taylor · 2007
Ricky Koole
Ricky KooleRicky Koole · 2007
Revolutions in Sound: Warner Bros. Records: The First Fifty Years
Revolutions in Sound: Warner Bros. Records: The First Fifty YearsVarious Artists · 2008
Under the Covers, Vol. 2
Under the Covers, Vol. 2Matthew Sweet and Susanna Hoffs · 2009
Amchitka: The 1970 Concert That Launched Greenpeace
Amchitka: The 1970 Concert That Launched GreenpeaceJoni Mitchell, James Taylor & Phil Ochs · 2009
Linda Ronstadt / Heart Like a Wheel
Linda Ronstadt / Heart Like a WheelLinda Ronstadt · 2010
Live at the Troubadour
Live at the TroubadourCarole King & James Taylor · 2010
You Can Close Your Eyes
You Can Close Your EyesSean McCue & Michelle Beauchesne · 2011
The Essential James Taylor
The Essential James TaylorJames Taylor · 2013
Visits
VisitsTorun Eriksen · 2013
Transmission Impossible (Legendary Broadcasts From 1960s - 1990s)
Transmission Impossible (Legendary Broadcasts From 1960s - 1990s)Joni Mitchell · 2015
Completely Under the Covers
Completely Under the CoversMatthew Sweet & Susanna Hoffs · 2015
Close Your Eyes
Close Your EyesJenna Mammina · 2017
Wandering in the Wild
Wandering in the WildJames Taylor · 2017
The Warner Bros. Albums: 1970–1976
The Warner Bros. Albums: 1970–1976James Taylor · 2019
West Coast Sound California Georges Lang
West Coast Sound California Georges LangVarious Artists · 2019
Grand Songs
Grand SongsLisa Ekdahl · 2021
YourSong Volume 1
YourSong Volume 1Erin Bode · 2021
Mutineer (Audiophile Edition Sea)
Mutineer (Audiophile Edition Sea)Jenna Mammina & Matt Rollings · 2021
You Can Close Your Eyes (live on In Concert, BBC, Paris Theatre, London, England, 10/29/1970)
You Can Close Your Eyes (live on In Concert, BBC, Paris Theatre, London, England, 10/29/1970)Joni Mitchell with James Taylor · 2021
Carousel Of Time
Carousel Of TimeJames Taylor · 2021
Archives, Volume 2: The Reprise Years (1968–1971)
Archives, Volume 2: The Reprise Years (1968–1971)Joni Mitchell · 2021
The Lucy Story: Unreleased & Rare Tracks, 1976-2023
The Lucy Story: Unreleased & Rare Tracks, 1976-2023Lucy Kaplansky · 2025
The Light for Days
The Light for DaysJacob Collier · 2025
Acoustic Live and Rarities Volume 1
Acoustic Live and Rarities Volume 1James Taylor

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