| | James Taylor Mud Slide Slim & The Blue Horizon CD James Taylor Discography of CDs
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For the follow up to his classic SWEET BABY JAMES, which rivals TAPESTRY's place in the boomer canon, archetypal sensitive singer-songwriter Taylor wisely elected not to stray too far from the approach that had worked so well on his previous ... Full Descriptionalbum. He covers another Carole King tune ("You've Got A Friend,") perfects the L.A. folk-rock sound he inaugurated on his earlier work, courtesy of studio hotshots like Russ Kunkel, Danny Kootch and Leland Sklar, whose names are virtually synonymous with Taylor's '70s work. One of the most memorable tunes here, "Hey Mister That's Me Up On the Jukebox" is one of the more effective songs to bemoan the plight of the lonely balladeer, evidence that Taylor mined the introspective troubadour style long before it became a mawkish sham. In other words, don't blame the father for the sins of the wayward sons.
Live Recording
Personnel: James Taylor (vocals, acoustic guitar, electric guitar, piano); Danny Kortchmar (electric guitar, congas); John Hartford (banjo); Richard Greene (fiddle); Kevin Kelly (accordion); Andrew Love (saxophone); Wayne Jackson (trumpet); Carole King (piano, background vocals); Leland Sklar (bass instrument); Russ Kunkel (drums); Peter Asher (tambourine, background vocals); Joni Mitchell, Kate Taylor, Gale Harness (background vocals).
Recording information: Crystal Studios, Hollywood, California (01/03/1971 - 02/28/1971).
Rolling Stone (6/24/71, p.42) - "...MUD SLIDE SLIM broods about James Taylor, songster and runaway phenomenon, and expresses his ambivalence and impotence in the face of it all..."
Rolling Stone (9/30/71, p.42) - "...it is a natural progression past SWEET BABY JAMES. James Taylor's emotional power derives precisely from his restraint, the absence of any form of affectation or pretension..."
Record Collector (magazine) (p.102) - 4 stars out of 5 -- "Bringing all of his past experiences and failings to bear, the album was almost cathartic but retained the urge to roam and to escape his problems." Hide Description Mud Slide Slim & The Blue Horizon Music | List Price | $12.97 (You save $3.52) | | Category | Rock Albums, Rock/Pop CDs, Singer/Songwriter | | Label | Warner Bros. (Record Label) | | Orig Year | 1971 | | All Time Sales Rank |  2593  | | CD Universe Part number | 1099089 | | Catalog number | 2561 | | Discs | 1 | | Release Date | Oct 25, 1990 | | Studio/Live | Studio | | Mono/Stereo | Stereo | | Producer | Peter Asher | | Engineer | Richard Orshoff | | Recording Time | 37 minutes | | Personnel | Russ Kunkel - drums
James Taylor - vocals, acoustic guitar, electric guitar, piano
James Taylor - vocals, acoustic guitar, electric guitar, piano
Leland Sklar - bass instrument
Danny Kortchmar - electric guitar, congas
Wayne Jackson - trumpet
Andrew Love - saxophone
Richard Greene - fiddle
Kevin Kelly - accordion
Kate Taylor
Gale Harness - background vocals
Also: Joni Mitchell, Memphis Horns, Carole King, Peter Asher, John Hartford |
James Taylor Mud Slide Slim & The Blue Horizon Songs Mud Slide Slim & The Blue Horizon Music Mud Slide Slim & The Blue Horizon Music Review Average Rating: (5 out of 5 stars)  CD Copy
The music is classic James Taylor, but the copy is really poor. The sound is recorded way too low and is muffled
Submitted by cl_burnett (Phoenix, AZ) 
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This is the album everyone who loves James Taylor should own. This is the album that people who sort of like James Taylor should own! I would not call myself a Taylor groupie, but this is his best. It is upbeat, sing-along songs. It's got Joni Mitchell singing background. And it contains my favorite Taylor song, (no not "You've Got a Friend"--but that is the second track)"Mudslide Slim and the Blue Horizon." Great lyrics, guitar work and percussion. 5 stars!! :)
Submitted by pwallesv (Iron Ridge, WI, USA)
Was This Review Helpful? Yes No Five stars for this Album!
I liked every single song, which is
unusual for a CD.
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