- One Man Dog
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One Man Dog Studio album by James Taylor Released November 1, 1972 Genre Rock Length 36:48 Label Warner Bros. Producer Peter Asher James Taylor chronology Mud Slide Slim and the Blue Horizon
(1971)One Man Dog
(1972)Walking Man
(1974)One Man Dog is singer-songwriter James Taylor's fourth album. Released in 1972, it features the hit "Don't Let Me Be Lonely Tonight", which peaked at #14 on the Billboard charts on January 13, 1973. It was a concept album primarily recorded in Taylor's home studio.
The album is made up of 18 short pieces strung together. It climbed to #4 on the US Billboard Pop Albums charts.
Professional ratings Review scores Source Rating Allmusic [1]
Robert Christgau (C+) [2] Rolling Stone (positive) [3] Rolling Stone Album Guide [4]
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Track listing
All songs by James Taylor unless otherwise noted.
- "One Man Parade" – 3:10
- "Nobody But You" – 2:57
- "Chili Dog" – 1:35
- "Fool for You" – 1:42
- "Instrumental I" – 0:55
- "New Tune" – 1:35
- "Back on the Street Again" (Danny Kortchmar) – 3:00
- "Don't Let Me Be Lonely Tonight" – 2:34
- "Woh, Don't You Know" (Kortchmar, Leland Sklar, Taylor) – 2:10
- "One Morning in May" (Bill Keith, Jim Rooney) – 2:54
- "Instrumental II" – 1:41
- "Someone" (John McLaughlin) – 3:36
- "Hymn" – 2:24
- "Fanfare" – 2:33
- "Little David" – 1:00
- "Mescalito" – 0:29
- "Dance" – 2:07
- "Jig" – 1:13
Personnel
- James Taylor - guitar, vocals
- Arthur Baron - trombone
- George Bohannon - trombone
- Michael Brecker - flute, soprano and tenor saxophone
- Randy Brecker - trumpet, flugelhorn, piccolo trumpet
- Dash Crofts - mandolin
- Craig Doerge - keyboards
- Bobbye Hall - percussion
- Abigale Haness - vocals
- Steven Edney - vocals
- John Hartford - banjo, fiddle, violin
- Carole King - piano, vocals
- Danny Kortchmar - guitar, timbales
- Russ Kunkel - drums, conga, tambourine, cabasa
- John McLaughlin - guitar
- Mark Paletier - sound effects, saw
- Red Rhodes - steel guitar
- Barry Rogers - trombone
- Linda Ronstadt - vocals
- Carly Simon - vocals
- Leland Sklar - bass guitar
- Alex Taylor - vocals
- Hugh Taylor - vocals
- Kate Taylor - vocals
References
- ^ Ruhlmann, William. One Man Dog at Allmusic. Retrieved 2 October 2004.
- ^ Christgau, Robert. "James Taylor > Consumer Guide Reviews". Robert Christgau. http://www.robertchristgau.com/get_artist.php?name=james+taylor. Retrieved 13 April 2006.
- ^ Landau, Jon (January 18, 1973). "James Taylor One Man Dog > Album Review". Rolling Stone (126). Archived from the original on 2 October 2007. http://www.rollingstone.com/music/albumreviews/one-man-dog-19730118. Retrieved 15 June 2006.
- ^ Coleman, Mark with Edmonds, Ben (2004). "James Taylor". In Brackett, Nathan with Hoard, Christian. The New Rolling Stone Album Guide. London: Fireside. pp. 804-805. ISBN 0-7432-0169-8. Portions posted at "James Taylor > Album Guide". rollingstone.com. http://www.rollingstone.com/music/artists/james-taylor/albumguide. Retrieved 6 November 2011.
Studio albums James Taylor · Sweet Baby James · Mud Slide Slim and the Blue Horizon · One Man Dog · Walking Man · Gorilla · In the Pocket · JT · Flag · Dad Loves His Work · That's Why I'm Here · Never Die Young · New Moon Shine · Hourglass · October Road · CoversLive albums Holiday albums James Taylor: A Christmas Album · James Taylor at ChristmasCompilation albums Video albums James Taylor: In Concert · James Taylor Live in Rio · James Taylor in Concert in Boston · Squibnocket · Live at the Beacon Theatre · Pull Over · A Musicares Person of the Year TributeExtended plays Related articles Discography · James Taylor and the Original Flying Machine · Albums · Songs · Vote for Change Tour · Troubadour Reunion TourCategories:- 1972 albums
- Concept albums
- James Taylor albums
- Albums produced by Peter Asher
- Warner Bros. Records albums
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