- Audio Cassette (17 Oct 1990)
- Format: Import
- Label: Warner Bros / Wea
- ASIN: B000002KDN
- Other Editions: Audio CD | Vinyl | MP3 Download
- Average Customer Review: 4.9 out of 5 stars See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
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Track Listings
| 1. Love Has Brought Me Around |
| 2. You've Got a Friend |
| 3. Places in My Past |
| 4. Riding on a Railroad |
| 5. Soldiers |
| 6. Mud Slide Slim |
| 7. Hey Mister, That's Me up on the Jukebox |
| 8. You Can Close Your Eyes |
| 9. Machine Gun Kelly |
| 10. Long Ago and Far Away |
| 11. Let Me Ride |
| 12. Highway Song |
| 13. Isn't It Nice to Be Home Again |
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Customer Reviews
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18 of 18 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
I've liked a lot of James Taylor's material for more years than I care to mention. His transformation from early 70s hippie to modern day balding favourite uncle, has been littered with some truly classic songs.
When I was young and "hip" this was one of the albums you walked around the school with, tucked under your arm. Although those days are long gone and I now own it on CD, I still love it just as much today.
The key thing that attracted me to Taylor's music was the delicate guitar play that he effortlessly displays on this, and most of his other stand-out albums. It's like a top grade seamstress stitching together high class designs made out of some of the best fabrics you could buy.
I find it hard to pick out too many favourites as this has always been classed as an album rather than a collection of tracks. If you can understand that, then you're on same wavelength as me. It may be nostalgia, but I think this is up there with anything he ever did. A cool guy who went through life's mincing machine and came out the other end looking remarkably healthy and balanced. He still writes tremendous stuff and his live show is a master class, quite an understated humorist. Quality always shines through and this has enough to light up a 100 horizons.
When I was young and "hip" this was one of the albums you walked around the school with, tucked under your arm. Although those days are long gone and I now own it on CD, I still love it just as much today.
The key thing that attracted me to Taylor's music was the delicate guitar play that he effortlessly displays on this, and most of his other stand-out albums. It's like a top grade seamstress stitching together high class designs made out of some of the best fabrics you could buy.
I find it hard to pick out too many favourites as this has always been classed as an album rather than a collection of tracks. If you can understand that, then you're on same wavelength as me. It may be nostalgia, but I think this is up there with anything he ever did. A cool guy who went through life's mincing machine and came out the other end looking remarkably healthy and balanced. He still writes tremendous stuff and his live show is a master class, quite an understated humorist. Quality always shines through and this has enough to light up a 100 horizons.
11 of 11 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
I have all James's albums and I think this might easily be my favourite. The best tracks (in my opinion) are Love Has Brought Me Around, Places In My Past, You've Got A Friend (of course), You Can Close Your Eyes & Long Ago And Far Away. Another excellent track is Riding On A Rainroad which James brought out many years later as a live version but it's poor compared to the original. If you like James Taylor then this, his second album, has to be in your collection.
11 of 12 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
One of the lesser known James Taylor albums , well worth the extra trouble of finding it. The Lyrics show some serious skill and impressive guitar work. Brilliant choice for a cold winter evening, with moods that move from the uplifting "Love has brought me around" to traditional folk to the perfect depressing ballads of "Hey mister,thats me upon the jukebox".
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Most Recent Customer Reviews
Why no remaster?
Yes this is a brilliant album, probably his best. So why has it not been remastered and re-released. This version was released in 1987. Plenty of his othere albums have been?
Published 2 months ago by Mr. T. Jones
Golden Oldie!
James Taylor at his best! Had this L.P. many years ago, and loved it then, saw it on Amazon and just had to buy it, even better 2nd time round.
Published 6 months ago by mummybear
a magic moment
This album is full of great songs, but two tracks stand out for me. Listen to Machine Gun Kelly with its hilarious deadpan humour for such a dark subject, but most of all Soldiers:... Read more
Published 10 months ago by Mr. Martin J. Adams
Mud Slide Slim
I've loved this album since the 1970's, so I was very pleased to get it on C.D. at such a reasonable price. Read more
Published 16 months ago by Avid reader
swanxtra
Ageless just as good and fresh as when I used to borrow my brothers vynil in the seventies....... class
Published 19 months ago by Mr S R Swan
mud slide slim
Mud Slide Slim and the Blue Horizon
What can i say its James Taylor at his best.I have always been a fan and have yet to find a bad album. Read more
What can i say its James Taylor at his best.I have always been a fan and have yet to find a bad album. Read more
Published on 8 Mar 2009 by Mr. Michael Dixon
Very sweet
Let's say this: Sweet Baby James is Taylor's best work, his debut on Apple Records is on the second place, and this album will take a third position. Read more
Published on 14 Jun 2004 by Dmitri Kazantsev
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