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Released
  
June 1, 1974

Walking Man(1974)
  
Gorilla(1975)

Release date
  
1 June 1974

Label
  
Warner Bros. Records

Length
  
33:34

Artist
  
James Taylor

Producer
  
David Spinozza

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Recorded
  
January–April 1974 at The Hit Factory, New York City

Genres
  
Rock music, Soft rock, Easy listening

Similar
  
In the Pocket, Never Die Young, That's Why I'm Here, New Moon Shine, October Road

Walking Man is the fifth studio album by singer-songwriter James Taylor. Released on June 1, 1974, it was not as successful as his previous efforts, only reaching #13 on the Billboard Album Chart and only selling 300,000 copies in the USA. It is also the only studio album he released that never received a certification as a gold record from the RIAA. The song "Walking Man", released as the album's first single, failed to place on the Billboard Hot 100 chart at all, but nevertheless stands today as an often reprised fan favorite.

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"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.

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Track listing

All songs were written and composed by James Taylor where not otherwise 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

  • James Taylor – acoustic guitar, vocals
  • Kenny Ascher – Fender Rhodes electric piano, piano
  • Kenny Berger – baritone saxophone
  • Michael Brecker – tenor saxophone
  • Randy Brecker – trumpet
  • Peter Gordon – French horn
  • Don Grolnick – piano, Hammond organ, Vox humana
  • Howard Johnson – tuba
  • Ralph MacDonald – percussion
  • George Marge – oboe
  • Rick Marotta – drums
  • Linda McCartney – vocals
  • Paul McCartney – backing vocals
  • Hugh McCracken – electric guitar, acoustic guitar, harmonica, backing vocals
  • Andy Muson – bass
  • Gene Orloff – strings
  • Barry Rogers – trombone
  • Alan Rubin – trumpet
  • Ralph Schuckett – clavinet
  • Carly Simon – vocals
  • David Spinozza – electric guitar, acoustic electric guitar, music producer, Wurlitzer electric piano
  • George Young – alto saxophone
  • Harry Maslin - Recording and Mixing Engineer

    • Songs

    1Walking Man3:35
    2Rock & Roll Is Music Now3:28
    3Let It All Fall Down3:35

    References

    Walking Man Wikipedia
    (Text) CC BY-SA


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