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"You've Got A Friend"
James Taylor's "You've Got A Friend" from Mud Slide Slim and the Blue Horizon
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Mud Slide Slim and the Blue Horizon is James Taylor's third studio album. Released in March 1971 as the follow-up to his commercial breakthrough and critical triumph, Sweet Baby James, it almost equaled the acclaim and surpassed the success of its predecessor at the time of its release. It contains Taylor's biggest hit single in the US, a version of the Carole King standard "You've Got a Friend", which became his only #1 on the Billboard charts on July 31, 1971. The week before, the album itself reached its peak position of #2 in the Billboard album charts. It was held off the top spot by King, then ruling the charts with the blockbuster Tapestry album, which contained her version of "You've Got a Friend". (Taylor also worked with King on her album and appears on several tracks performing acoustic guitar and backing vocals.)

Months later, the album managed to generate another Top 40 hit, "Long Ago and Far Away", which reached #31 on the Billboard Hot 100. Other songs became standards in concert, particularly "You Can Close Your Eyes".

In 1972, "You've Got a Friend" received Grammy Awards both for Taylor (Best Pop Vocal Performance, Male) and King (Song of the Year).

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Robert ChristgauC+[2]
MusicHound3/5[3]
Rolling Stone(favorable)[4]
Rolling Stone Album Guide[5]

Track listing

All songs by James Taylor unless otherwise noted.

Side One

  1. "Love Has Brought Me Around" – 2:41
  2. "You've Got a Friend" (Carole King) – 4:28
  3. "Places in My Past" – 2:01
  4. "Riding on a Railroad" – 2:41
  5. "Soldiers" – 1:13
  6. "Mud Slide Slim" – 5:20

Side Two

  1. "Hey Mister, That's Me up on the Jukebox" – 3:46
  2. "You Can Close Your Eyes" – 2:31
  3. "Machine Gun Kelly" (Danny Kortchmar) – 2:37
  4. "Long Ago and Far Away" – 2:20
  5. "Let Me Ride" – 2:42
  6. "Highway Song" – 3:51
  7. "Isn't It Nice to Be Home Again" – 0:55

Personnel

Charts

References

  1. ^ Ruhlmann, William. Mud Slide Slim and the Blue Horizon at AllMusic. Retrieved 2 October 2004.
  2. ^ Christgau, Robert. "James Taylor > Consumer Guide Reviews". Robert Christgau. Retrieved April 13, 2006.
  3. ^ Graff, Gary; Durchholz, Daniel (eds) (1999). MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide. Farmington Hills, MI: Visible Ink Press. p. 1125. ISBN 1-57859-061-2. {{cite book}}: |first2= has generic name (help)
  4. ^ Gerson, Ben (June 24, 1971). "James Taylor Mud Slide Slim and the Blue Horizon > Album Review". Rolling Stone. No. 85. Archived from the original on October 2, 2007. Retrieved June 15, 2006. {{cite news}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  5. ^ Coleman, Mark; Edmonds, Ben (2004). "James Taylor". In Brackett, Nathan; Hoard, Christian (eds.). The New Rolling Stone Album Guide. London: Fireside. pp. 804–805. ISBN 0-7432-0169-8. {{cite book}}: |access-date= requires |url= (help) Portions posted at "James Taylor > Album Guide". rollingstone.com. Retrieved November 7, 2011.
  6. ^ "Top Albums/CDs - Volume 15, No. 18" (PHP). RPM. June 19, 1971. Retrieved April 2, 2014. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  7. ^ "norwegiancharts.com James Taylor – Mud Slide Slim" (ASP). Retrieved March 9, 2014.
  8. ^ "James Taylor > Artists > Official Charts". UK Albums Chart. Retrieved April 2, 2014. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  9. ^ "AllMusic: Mud Slide Slim and the Blue Horizon: Charts & Awards: Billboard Albums". allmusic.com. Retrieved April 2, 2014.
  10. ^ articles with dead external links%5d%5d%5b%5bCategory:Articles with dead external links from February 2016%5d%5d[%5b%5bWikipedia:Link rot|dead link%5d%5d] "Billboard.BIZ Top Pop Albums of 1971". billboard.biz. Archived from the original on December 31, 2012. Retrieved April 17, 2014. {{cite web}}: Check |archiveurl= value (help)
  11. ^ "American album certifications – James Taylor – Mud Slide Slim". Recording Industry Association of America.
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