Mud Slide Slim and the Blue Horizon

L'album a été classé deuxième au Billboard en 1972 dans la catégorie folk-rock[1]. La chanson "You've Got a Friend" a été classée première du Billboard en 1971 dans les catégories Adult Contemporary et Hot 100[2].

Extrait de "You've Got a Friend":

Ain't it good to know that you've got a friend

When people can be so cold

They'll hurt you, and desert you

And take your soul if you let them

Oh, but don't you let them

You just call out my name

And you know wherever I am

I'll come running to see you again

Winter, spring, summer or fall

All you have to do is call

And I'll be there

You've got a friend

Les compositions sont de James Taylor, sauf indication contraire.

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

• James Taylor - guitare, piano, chant
• Peter Asher - tambourin, chant
• Richard Greene - flûte
• Gail Haness - chant
• John Hartford - banjo
• Wayne Jackson - trompette
• Kevin Kelly - piano, accordéon
• Carole King - piano, chant
• Danny Kortchmar - guitare, conga
• Russ Kunkel - batterie, percussions
• Andrew Love - saxophone ténor
• Leland Sklar - basse
• Joni Mitchell - chant
• Kate Taylor - chant

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