Walking Man
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| Studio album by James Taylor | ||||
| Released | June 1, 1974 | |||
| Recorded | January–April 1974 at The Hit Factory, New York City | |||
| Genre | Soft Rock, Folk, Easy Listening | |||
| Length | 33:34 | |||
| Label | Warner Bros. | |||
| Producer | David Spinozza | |||
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Walking Man is the fifth studio album in singer-songwriter James Taylor's discography. 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.
"Hello Old Friend" became notorious in 1989, when it was used in the intro for ABC's Game 3 coverage of that year's World Series, just before the pre-game broadcast was interrupted by a 6.9 magnitude earthquake.
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |    [1] |
| MusicHound | 2/5[2] |
| Rolling Stone | (not rated)[3] |
| The Rolling Stone Album Guide | [4] |
Track listing
All songs were written and composed by James Taylor where not otherwise 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 – 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
