James Taylor "Mud Slide Slim And The Blue Horizon" (1971) -Folk Rock-

Label : Warner Bros. Records

 Side 1

01 - Love Has Brought Me Around (James Taylor)

02 - You’ve Got A Friend (Carole King)
03 - Places In My Past (James Taylor)
04 - Riding On A Railroad (James Taylor)
05 - Soldiers (James Taylor)
06 - Mud Slide Slim (James Taylor)

Side 2

01 - Hey Mister, That’s Me Up On The Jukebox (James Taylor)
02 - You Can Close Your Eyes (James Taylor)
03 - Machine Gun Kelly (Danny Kortchmar)
04 - Long Ago And Far Away (James Taylor)
05 - Let Me Ride (James Taylor)
06 - Highway Song (James Taylor)
07 - Isn’t It Nice To Be Home Again (James Taylor)


Recorded & Mixed January 3 through February 28, 1971, at Crystal Recording Studios, Hollywood Engineered by Richard Sanford Orshoff
Produced by Peter Asher for Marylebone Productions

Side 1

01 - Love Has Brought Me Around

Acoustic Guitar : James Taylor
Drums : Russ Kunkel
Bass : Leland 'Lee' Sklar
Piano : Carole King
Electric Guitar : Danny Kortchmar
Congas : Russ Kunkel & Danny Kortchmar
Tambourine : Peter Asher
Cowbell & Cymbals : Russ Kunkel
Horns Arranged & Played by Wayne Jackson, Andrew Love & The Memphis Horns
Background vocals : James Taylor & Joni Mitchell

02 - You’ve Got A Friend

Acoustic Guitars : Danny Kortchmar & James Taylor
Drums : Russ Kunkel
Bass : Leland 'Lee' Sklar
Congas : Russ Kunkel & Danny Kortchmar
Cabasa : Russ Kunkel
Background vocals : Joni Mitchell & James Taylor

03 - Places In My Past

Piano : James Taylor
Drums : Russ Kunkel
Bass : Leland 'Lee' Sklar
Guitar : Danny Kortchmar
Accordion : Kevin Kelly

04 - Riding On A Railroad

Acoustic Guitar : James Taylor
Drums : Russ Kunkel
Bass : Leland 'Lee' Sklar
Banjo : John Hartford
Piano : Carole King
Fiddle : Richard Greene

05 - Soldiers

Acoustic Guitar : James Taylor
Drums : Russ Kunkel
Bass : Leland 'Lee' Sklar
Piano : Carole King

06 - Mud Slide Slim

Acoustic Guitar : James Taylor
Drums : Russ Kunkel
Bass : Leland 'Lee' Sklar
Piano : Carole King
Congas : Russ Kunkel
Electric Guitar : Danny Kortchmar
Background vocals : Carole King, James Taylor, Gail Haness & Kate Taylor

Side 2

01 - Hey Mister, That’s Me Up On The Jukebox

Acoustic Guitar : James Taylor
Drums : Russ Kunkel
Bass : Leland 'Lee' Sklar
Piano : Carole King

02 - You Can Close Your Eyes

Acoustic Guitar : James Taylor

03 - Machine Gun Kelly

Acoustic Guitars : Danny Kortchmar & James Taylor
Drums : Russ Kunkel
Congas : Danny Kortchmar
Tambourine : Russ Kunkel
Background vocals : James Taylor & Peter Asher

04 - Long Ago And Far Away

Acoustic Guitar : James Taylor
Drums : Russ Kunkel
Bass : Leland 'Lee' Sklar
Piano : Carole King
Congas : Danny Kortchmar
Background vocals : James Taylor & Joni Mitchell

05 - Let Me Ride

Acoustic Guitar : James Taylor
Drums : Russ Kunkel
Bass : Leland 'Lee' Sklar
Piano : Kevin Kelly
Electric Guitar : Danny Kortchmar
Congas : Russ Kunkel & Danny Kortchmar
Background vocals : James Taylor & Kate Taylor
Horns Arranged & Played by Wayne Jackson, Andrew Love & The Memphis Horns

06 - Highway Song

Piano : Carole King & James Taylor
Drums : Russ Kunkel
Bass : Leland 'Lee' Sklar
Background vocals : Kate Taylor, James Taylor & Peter Asher

13 - Isn’t It Nice To Be Home Again

Acoustic Guitar : James Taylor