Why is a one year fixed rate riskier for The Co-op than a monthly variable rate? Offering one year fixed rate products requires The Co-op to purchase a portion of the electricity months or years in advance, called hedges, to secure fixed prices.
Shower the People. Shower the People is the opening track on James Taylor's 1976 album In the Pocket. The song features Carly Simon on backing vocals. Shower the People reached #22 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in the U.S. that fall, remaining in the Top 40 for eight weeks.
According to Taylor, Carole King told him that this song was a response to his 1970 hit  Fire and Rain , where Taylor sings, I've seen lonely times when I could not find a friend.. King's musical response: you've got a friend right here..Taylor heard this song for the first time in November 1970, when he played a week of shows at The Troubadour in Los Angeles. By this time, his album Sweet Baby James had taken off, and Taylor was drawing large crowds.is producer, Peter Asher, suggested they take a crack at You've Got a Friend, so Taylor and his band recorded the song. It sounded great, but Taylor didn't want to steal King's song out from under her, so he called her up to get her thoughts.