Editing Terry Scott Taylor

{{short description|American singer-songwriter}}
{{Distinguish|Terry Taylor (musician)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=October 2014}}
{{BLP sources|date=August 2009}}
{{Infobox musical artist
| name                = Terry Scott Taylor
| image               = Terry ST.jpg
| landscape           = yes
| caption             = Taylor in 2007
| background          = solo_singer
| birth_date          = {{Birth date and age|1950|5|24|mf=y}}
| birth_place         =
| origin              = [[Los Angeles]], California, U.S.
| genre               = {{hlist|[[Rock music|Rock]]|[[Folk music|folk]]|[[blues]]|[[experimental music|experimental]]}}
| years_active        = 1971–present
| label               = [[Stunt Records|Stunt]]
| current_member_of   = {{hlist|[[Daniel Amos]]|[[The Swirling Eddies]]|[[Lost Dogs]]}}
| website             = 
}}

'''Terry Scott Taylor''' (born May 24, 1950) is an American songwriter, record producer, writer and founding member of the bands [[Daniel Amos]] and [[The Swirling Eddies]] (credited as '''Camarillo Eddy'''). Taylor is also a member of the [[Traditional music|roots]] and [[Christian alternative rock|alternative music]] group, [[Lost Dogs]].

==''Knowledge & Innocence''==
{{Infobox album
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| name         = Knowledge & Innocence
| type         = studio
| artist       = Terry Scott Taylor
| cover        =
| alt          =
| released     = 1986
| recorded     =
| venue        =
| studio       = 3-D Studios, Costa Mesa, CA
| genre        = [[Contemporary Christian music]]
| length       =
| label        = Shadow
| producer     = Terry Taylor and Rob Watson<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.danielamos.com/tst/knowledgeandinnocence/|title=Terry Scott Taylor : Knowledge & Innocence|website=Danielamos.com|access-date=March 6, 2023}}</ref>
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| next_title   = A Briefing for the Ascent
| next_year    = 1987
}}

''Knowledge & Innocence'', released in 1986 as Terry Scott Taylor's first solo album, is an introspective album dedicated to Taylor's grandfather. Lyrically referencing the 1789 poetry collection ''[[Songs of Innocence]]'' by [[William Blake]], references found also in Taylor's other work such as the Daniel Amos band album ''Fearful Symmetry''.<ref>Mark Alan Powell ''Encyclopedia of Contemporary Christian Music '' (album description and review p.934) "still there have been very few significant projects in the history of contemporary Christian music that have not borne his influence, if not his fingerprints. Taylor is best known as the front man for three of Christian music's most popular and critically acclaimed groups: Daniel Amos, the Lost Dogs, and the Swirling Eddies... Knowledge and Innocence is a deeply introspective project inspired by the death of Taylor's grandfather. Musically the songs are situated somewhere between Rubber Soul (Beatles) and Pet Sounds (Beach Boys), lyrically the closest reference points would be to William Blake. … The Wild Wood... a tune that recalls David Bowie. Song of Innocence is a children's song or at least a song about songs for children"</ref> "Song of Innocence", a duet with [[Randy Stonehill]] singing, in Taylor's words, a breathy "soulful and sweet" vocal, was released as a single.<ref>[http://www.songfacts.com/detail.php?id=25665 Songfacts – Song of Innocence 1986] (citation of interview with Taylor describing the creation of the song and the album)</ref>

{{track listing
| title1   = Dancing on Light
| length1  = 4:53
| title2   = (out of) The Wild Wood
| length2  = 5:50
| title3   = Waiting
| length3  = 3:07
| title4   = Here He Comes, Second Time
| length4  = 3:10
| title5   = Picture of You
| length5  = 4:03
| title6   = Song of Innocence
| length6  = 3:57
| title7   = Old Time Gospel Camp Meeting Hour
| length7  = 3:56
| title8   = Picture of You (reprise)
| length8  = 1:39
| title9   = Ever After
| length9  = 3:36
| title10  = Home Movies (a. Christmas 1980) (b. Knowledge & Innocence)
| length10 = 1:20
| title11  = One More Time
| length11 = 3:42
| title12  = Baby's Heartbeat (6 Months)
| length12 = 0:14
| title13  = Light Princess
| length13 = 4:09
| title14  = Waiting (reprise)
| length14 = 1:20
}}<ref>{{Cite AV media notes |title=Knowledge & Innocence |others=Terry Scott Taylor |year=1993 |type=CD tray insert |publisher=Refuge Records |id=790-060-5800}}</ref>

==Influence==
Numerous{{Citation needed|date=November 2017}} people have named Taylor and Daniel Amos as an influence over the years including [[Jonathan Coulton]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.jonathancoulton.com/2007/10/15/portal-the-skinny/|title=Portal: The Skinny -Jonathan Coulton|website=Jonathancoulton.com|access-date=March 6, 2023}}</ref>

==Discography==
{{see also|Daniel Amos#Discography|The Swirling Eddies#Discography|Lost Dogs#Discography}}
* ''Knowledge & Innocence'' (1986)
* ''A Briefing for the Ascent'' (1987)
* ''Neverhood Songs'' (1996)
* ''John Wayne'' (1998)
* ''Avocado Faultline'' (2000)
* ''LITTLE, big'' (2002)
* ''All Day Sing and Dinner on the Ground'' (with [[Michael Roe]], 2002)
* ''Songs for the Day After Christmas''
* ''Imaginarium: Songs from the Neverhood'' (2004)
* ''Random Acts and Hodgepodge'' (2008)
* ''An Intimate Evening with Terry Scott Taylor'' (2009)
* ''Swine Before Pearl, Vol.1: Standard & Deluxe Editions'' (2010)
* ''Swine Before Pearl, Vol. 2: Madness and Blindness and Astonishment of the Heart'' (2011)
* ''Return to [[The Neverhood]]'' (2012)
* ''[[Armikrog|The Music of Armikrog]]'' (2015)
*''This Beautiful Mystery'' (2022)

===Other appearances===
* ''[[Surfonic Water Revival]]'' (Various Artists compilation, 1998)
* ''[[City on a Hill: It's Christmas Time]]'' (Various Artists compilation, 2002)
* ''[[Making God Smile]]: A Tribute to [[Beach Boys|Beach Boy]] [[Brian Wilson]]'' (Various Artists compilation, 2002)
* ''Come As a Child Or Not at All'' (Compilation memorial with Theo Obrastoff, 2003)

==References==
{{Reflist}}
{{Commons category|Terry Scott Taylor}}

==External links==
* [http://www.thelostdogs.com/ www.TheLostDogs.com]
* [http://www.danielamos.com/ www.DanielAmos.com]
* [https://www.myspace.com/terryscotttaylor Terry Scott Taylor at MySpace.com]
* {{IMDb name|0853251}}
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20100722142047/http://www.christianmusicarchive.com/artist.php?id=4021 Rapsures]

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