1980 Livingston Taylor – Man’s Best Friend
Man’s Best Friend is singer-songwriter Livingston Taylor‘s sixth album, and fifth original album, released in 1980.
Tracks
1 Ready Set Go (Jeff Baxter, Livingston Taylor, David Wolfert) 3:15
2 Dance With Me (John Hall, Joanna Hall) 3:19
3 First Time Love (Pat Alger, Peter Kaminsky) 2:45
4 Sunshine Girl (John Manchester, Livingston Taylor) 3:50
5 You Don’t Have To Choose (Jeff Baxter, Livingston Taylor) 3:30
6 Dancing In The Street (William Stevenson, Marvin Gaye, Ivy Hunter) 3:27
7 Out Of This World (Maggie Taylor, Livingston Taylor) 2:36
8 Face Like Dog (John Manchester, Livingston Taylor) 4:05
9 Pajamas (Maggie Taylor, Livingston Taylor) 1:57
10 Marie (Randy Newman) 2:22
Biography
Musicians
1 Ready Set Go
| Bass | Neil Stubenhaus |
| Drums | Ed Greene |
| Guitar | Jeff Baxter |
| Keyboards | Jai Winding |
| Percussion | Paulinho Da Costa |
| Background Vocals | Carta Thomas |
| Vocals | Livingston Taylor |
2 Dance With Me
| Bass | Scott Edwards |
| Drums | Russ Kunkel |
| Guitar | Larry Carlton |
| Acoustic Guitar | Livingston Taylor |
| Keyboards | Victor Feldman |
| Sax | Gary Foster |
| Percussion | Victor Feldman |
| Background Vocals | Tom Kelly |
| Background Vocals | Tommy Funderburk |
| Background Vocals | Don Henley |
| Vocals | Livingston Taylor |
3 First Time Love
| Bass | Scott Edwards |
| Drums | Russ Kunkel |
| Acoustic Guitar | Livingston Taylor |
| Keyboards | Victor Feldman |
| Percussion | Victor Feldman |
| Background Vocals | Tom Kelly |
| Background Vocals | Tommy Funderburk |
| Vocals | Livingston Taylor |
4 Sunshine Girl
| Bass | Neil Stubenhaus |
| Drums | Jeffrey Porcaro |
| Guitar | Jeff Baxter |
| Acoustic Guitar | Livingston Taylor |
| Keyboards | Jai Winding |
| Background Vocals | Mark Volman |
| Background Vocals | Tommy Funderburk |
| Vocals | Livingston Taylor |
5 You Don’t Have To Choose
| Bass | Neil Stubenhaus |
| Drums | Ed Greene |
| Guitar | Jeff Baxter |
| Keyboards | Jai Winding |
| Synthesizer | Jeff Baxter |
| Vocals | Livingston Taylor |
6 Dancing In The Street
| Bass | Neil Stubenhaus |
| Drums | Ed Greene |
| Guitar | Steve Cropper |
| Keyboards | Jai Winding |
| Organ | Jeff Baxter |
| Sax | James Mitchell |
| Sax | Andrew Love |
| Sax | Lewis Collins Jr |
| Trombone | Jack Hale |
| Trumpet | Ben Cauley |
| Vocals | Carla Thomas |
| Vocals | Livingston Taylor |
7 Out Of This World
| Bass | Scott Edwards |
| Drums | Russ Kunkel |
| Acoustic Guitar | Livingston Taylor |
| Keyboards | Victor Feldman |
| Percussion | Victor Feldman |
| Background Vocals | Tom Kelly |
| Background Vocals | Tommy Funderburk |
| Vocals | Livingston Taylor |
8 Face Like Dog
| Bass | Neil Stubenhaus |
| Drums | Rick Shlosser |
| Guitar | Jeff Baxter |
| Keyboards | Jai Winding |
| Percussion | Victor Feldman |
| Vocals | Livingston Taylor |
9 Pajamas
| Bass | Neil Stubenhaus |
| Drums | Rick Shlosser |
| Guitar | Jeff Baxter |
| Keyboards | Jai Winding |
| Vocals | Livingston Taylor |
10 Marie
| Orchestration | Jimmie Haskell |
| Vocals | Livingston Taylor |
Liner Notes
Producer – Jeff Baxter (Tracks 1, 4, 5, 6, 8, 9)
Producer – John Boylan (Tracks 2, 3, 7, 10)
Engineer – Bruce Robb, Larry Rebhun
Engineer (Assistant) – Deni King, Phil Jamtaas
Mixed By – Paul Grupp
Orchestrated By – Jimmie Haskell (Tracks 2, 3, 7, 10)
Design – Nancy Greenberg, Paula Scher
Photography By – Benno Friedman
Mixed At Record Plant, Los Angeles
Recorded At Cherokee Studios
Recorded At Westlake Studios
Phonographic Copyright CBS Inc
Copyright CBS Inc