Mud Slide Slim and the Blue Horizon

by James Taylor

Mud Slide Slim and the Blue Horizon cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: 16 March 1971
  • Label: Warner Bros.
  • Country: United States
  • Length: 37:21
  • Community rating: 3.89/5 from 4 ratings

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Following his massive commercial breakthrough, the quintessential 70s troubadour delivered a highly polished, impeccably crafted follow-up. Featuring his legendary, chart-topping rendition of Carole King's 'You've Got a Friend', the record solidified the acoustic-driven, deeply melodic Laurel Canyon aesthetic. It remains a definitive, soothing masterpiece of the introspective soft-rock era.

Genres

Descriptors: folk, melodic, acoustic, male-vocals, confessional, storytelling

Tracklist

  1. Love Has Brought Me Around (2:44)
  2. You've Got a Friend (4:28)
  3. Places in My Past (2:01)
  4. Riding on a Railroad (2:42)
  5. Soldiers (1:15)
  6. Mud Slide Slim (5:19)
  7. Hey Mister, That's Me up on the Jukebox (3:48)
  8. You Can Close Your Eyes (2:29)
  9. Machine Gun Kelly (2:37)
  10. Long Ago and Far Away (2:20)
  11. Let Me Ride (2:44)
  12. Highway Song (3:53)
  13. Isn't It Nice to Be Home Again (0:55)

Credits

  • James Taylor - primary artist, acoustic guitar, backing vocals, piano, written-by
  • Danny Kortchmar - acoustic guitar, congas, electric guitar, written-by
  • Laurie Miller - artwork [liner]
  • Abigale Haness - backing vocals
  • Carole King - backing vocals, piano, written-by
  • Joni Mitchell - backing vocals
  • Kate Taylor - backing vocals
  • Leland Sklar - bass

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