Sweet Baby James is the second studio album by American singer-songwriter James Taylor, released on February 1, 1970, by Warner Bros. Records. It reached number three on the Billboard Top LPs & Tape chart, and includes two of Taylor's earliest successful singles: "Fire and Rain" and "Country Road", which reached number three and number thirty-seven on the Billboard Hot 100, respectively. This success made Taylor one of the most prominent figures in the emerging singer-songwriter movement.