The 29-year-old singer earned praise from all three judges and Taylor himself with a cover of "Fire and Rain." ...

“I see him as sort of a version of me,” Taylor said after working with Artis. He also called Artis’ version of the song “really unique,” saying he’d never heard a similar twist on “Fire and Rain” ...

with “Sweet Baby James.” His second album (and first for Warner Bros. Records), it featured three songs — “Fire and Rain,” ...

So why are you looking to other people's material on your new album, "Covers?" James Taylor: Well, you know, I've done a lot of covers in my time. "How Sweet It Is," "Handy Man," "Up on the Roof ...