Walking Man

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Walking Man
Studio album by
ReleasedJune 1974 (1974-06)
RecordedJanuary 1974 (1974-01)–April 1974 (1974-04)
StudioHit Factory, New York City
Genre
Length33:34
Warner Bros.
ProducerDavid Spinozza
James Taylor chronology
One Man Dog
(1972)
Walking Man
(1974)
Gorilla
(1975)
Singles from Walking Man
  1. "Let It All Fall Down"
    Released: 1974
  2. "Walking Man"
    Released: 1974

Walking Man is the fifth

RIAA
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The title track reached number 26 on the

Easy Listening chart in October 1974.[1]

Record World called the title track a "tall, proud mansong" that could be Taylor's biggest hit since "Fire and Rain."[2]

Cash Box said of the single "Let It All Fall Down" that it's a "tender, highly lyrical tune, very reminiscent of the artist's powerful beginning.."[3] Record World called it a "nihilistic hymn of anarchy [that] gets the hauntingly up musical treatment."[4]

"Hello Old Friend" was used in the intro for ABC's Game 3 coverage of the 1989 World Series, just before the pre-game broadcast was interrupted by a 6.9 magnitude earthquake.

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Encyclopedia of Popular Music
[6]
MusicHound2/5[7]
Rolling Stone(not rated)[8]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide[9]

Track listing

All tracks are written by James Taylor except where noted.

Side one
  1. "Walking Man" – 3:30
  2. "Rock 'n' Roll Is Music Now" – 3:25
  3. "Let It All Fall Down" – 3:30
  4. "Me and My Guitar" – 3:30
  5. "Daddy's Baby" – 2:37
Side two
  1. "Ain't No Song" (Joey Levine, David Spinozza) – 3:28
  2. "Hello Old Friend" – 2:45
  3. "Migration" – 3:14
  4. "The Promised Land" (Chuck Berry) – 4:03
  5. "Fading Away" – 3:32

Personnel

Production

  • Producer – David Spinozza
  • Engineered and Mixed by Harry Maslin
  • Assistant Engineers – Blaise Castellano and David Henson
  • Design – Rod Dyer
  • Photography – Richard Avedon

Charts

Chart (1974) Peak
position
Australia (Kent Music Report)[10] 50
US Billboard 200 13

References

  1. ^ Whitburn, Joel (1993). Top Adult Contemporary: 1961–1993. Record Research. p. 237.
  2. ^ "Single Picks" (PDF). Record World. September 14, 1974. p. 14. Retrieved 2023-03-15.
  3. ^ "CashBox Record Reviews" (PDF). Cash Box. August 17, 1974. p. 20. Retrieved 2021-12-11.
  4. ^ "Single Picks" (PDF). Record World. August 17, 1974. p. 12. Retrieved 2023-03-15.
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  9. ^ "James Taylor: Album Guide". rollingstone.com. Archived from the original on January 5, 2013. Retrieved October 27, 2015.
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