"Country Road" is a song written and performed by American singer-songwriter James Taylor, released in February 1971 by Warner Bros. Records.

The song was inspired by Somerset Street in Belmont, Massachusetts,[1] a wooded road running adjacent to the land owned by McLean Hospital where Taylor had committed himself in 1965 to receive treatment for depression.

[3] He noted the theme of solitude appears on other songs on Sweet Baby James including the title track and "Sunny Skies.

[4] Music author Barney Hoskyns called "Country Road" "a perfect distillation of the new rural mood" which had become popular at the time.

"[6] Cash Box called it a "gem" and said "Somewhat akin to his 'Fire & Rain' sound, the new release should have little problem streaking into top forty running.