James Taylor「Mud Slide Slim and

 the Blue Horizon」1971

 

James Taylor3枚目のアルバムです。

 

2枚目のSweet Baby Jamesで シングル

カットされたFire and Rainが全米3位で

 

このアルバムに収録されている世界的に

有名にしたCarole KingのYou've Got a

 Friend/君の友達収録

 

Track listing

Side one
1."Love Has Brought Me Around" 
2. "You've Got a Friend" (Carole King) 
3."Places in My Past" 
4."Riding on a Railroad" 
5."Soldiers" 
6."Mud Slide Slim" 
 
Side two
1."Hey Mister, That's Me up on the Jukebox" 
2."You Can Close Your Eyes" 
3."Machine Gun Kelly" 
4."Long Ago and Far Away" 
5."Let Me Ride"
6."Highway Song" 
7."Isn't It Nice to Be Home Again" 
 

Personnel

・James Taylor – lead vocals, backing vocals (1, 2, 6, 9-12), acoustic guitar (1, 2, 4-11, 13), piano (3, 12) Danny ・

・Kortchmar – electric guitar (1, 6, 11), acoustic guitar (2, 9), guitar (3), congas (9, 10, 11)

・John Hartford – banjo (4)

・Carole King – piano (1, 4-7, 10, 12) Kevin Kelly – accordion (3), piano (11) Leland Sklar – bass guitar (1-7, 10-12)  ・Russ Kunkel – drums (1-7, 9-12), congas (1, 2, 6, 11), cowbell (1), cymbal (1), cabasa (2), tambourine (9)

・Peter Asher – tambourine (1), backing vocals (9, 12) 

・Richard Greene – fiddle (4) 

・The Memphis Horns – horns and horn arrangements (1, 11)

・Andrew Love – tenor saxophone

・Joni Mitchell – backing vocals (1, 2, 10) 

・Kate Taylor – backing vocals (11, 12)