Walking Man
Walking Man | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | June 1974 | |||
Recorded | January 1974 | –April 1974|||
Studio | Hit Factory, New York City | |||
Genre | ||||
Length | 33:34 | |||
Warner Bros. | ||||
Producer | David Spinozza | |||
James Taylor chronology | ||||
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Singles from Walking Man | ||||
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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.
Review scores | |
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Source | Rating |
Encyclopedia of Popular Music | [6] |
MusicHound | 2/5[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
- "Walking Man" – 3:30
- "Rock 'n' Roll Is Music Now" – 3:25
- "Let It All Fall Down" – 3:30
- "Me and My Guitar" – 3:30
- "Daddy's Baby" – 2:37
- Side two
- "Ain't No Song" (Joey Levine, David Spinozza) – 3:28
- "Hello Old Friend" – 2:45
- "Migration" – 3:14
- "The Promised Land" (Chuck Berry) – 4:03
- "Fading Away" – 3:32
Personnel
- James Taylor – lead vocals, backing vocals (1-4, 6), acoustic guitar (1-8, 10), arrangements
- David Spinozza – electric guitar (1, 4, 6, 7, 9, 10), acoustic electric guitar (1), electric piano (2), acoustic guitar (4), organ (8), arrangements
- Hugh McCracken – electric guitar (2, 3, 6, 9, 10), harmonica (4), acoustic guitar (8)
- Kenny Ascher– electric piano (1, 3, 6), acoustic piano (2, 7, 8, 10), organ (9)
- Don Grolnick – acoustic piano (4, 9), organ (4, 10), Vox humana (5, 8)
- Ralph Schuckett – clavinet (6), electric piano (7)
- Andy Muson – bass guitar (1-4, 6-10)
- Rick Marotta – drums (1-4, 6-10), backing vocals (2)
- Ralph MacDonald – percussion (1, 3, 4, 6, 8)
- Gene Orloff – strings (1, 4, 7), concertmaster (1, 4, 7)
- George Young – alto saxophone (2, 6, 7, 9)
- Kenny Berger – baritone saxophone (2, 6, 9)
- Michael Brecker – tenor saxophone (2, 6, 9)
- Barry Rogers – trombone (2, 6, 9)
- Randy Brecker – trumpet (2, 7)
- Alan Rubin – trumpet (2, 4, 6, 7, 9)
- Howard Johnson – tuba (2, 6, 9)
- Peter Gordon – French horn (4, 7)
- George Marge – oboe (4, 7)
- Linda McCartney – backing vocals (2, 3)
- Paul McCartney – backing vocals (2, 3)
- Carly Simon – backing vocals (2-6)
- Peter Asher – backing vocals (4, 6)
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 |
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Australia (Kent Music Report)[10] | 50 |
US Billboard 200 | 13 |
References
- ^ Whitburn, Joel (1993). Top Adult Contemporary: 1961–1993. Record Research. p. 237.
- ^ "Single Picks" (PDF). Record World. September 14, 1974. p. 14. Retrieved 2023-03-15.
- ^ "CashBox Record Reviews" (PDF). Cash Box. August 17, 1974. p. 20. Retrieved 2021-12-11.
- ^ "Single Picks" (PDF). Record World. August 17, 1974. p. 12. Retrieved 2023-03-15.
- ^ link
- ISBN 978-0195313734.
- ISBN 1-57859-061-2.
- ^ link
- ^ "James Taylor: Album Guide". rollingstone.com. Archived from the original on January 5, 2013. Retrieved October 27, 2015.
- ISBN 0-646-11917-6.