1974 James Taylor – Walking Man
Walking Man is the fifth studio album by singer-songwriter James Taylor. Released in June 1974, it was not as successful as his previous efforts, reaching only No. 13 on the Billboard Album Chart and selling 300,000 copies in the United States. Until 2008’s Covers, it was Taylor’s only studio album not to receive a gold or platinum certification from the RIAA.
Tracks
1 Walking Man (James Taylor) 03:34
2 Rock ‘N’ Roll Is Music Now (James Taylor) 03:28
3 Let It All Fall Down (James Taylor) 03:35
4 Me And My Guitar (James Taylor) 03:34
5 Daddy’s Baby (James Taylor) 02:39
6 Ain’t No Song (David Spinozza; Joey Levine) 03:31
7 Hello Old Friend (James Taylor) 02:48
8 Migration (James Taylor) 03:17
9 The Promised Land (Chuck Berry) 04:04
10 Fading Away (James Taylor) 03:33
Biography
Musicians
1 Walking Man
Bass | Art Munson |
Drums | Rick Marotta |
Guitar | David Spinozza |
Acoustic Guitar | James Taylor |
Acoustic Guitar | David Spinozza |
Electric Piano | Ken Ascher |
Percussion | Ralph MacDonald |
Vocals | James Taylor |
2 Rock ‘N’ Roll Is Music Now
Bass | Art Munson |
Drums | Rick Marotta |
Guitar | David Spinozza |
Guitar | Hugh McCracken |
Acoustic Guitar | James Taylor |
Electric Piano | David Spinozza |
Piano | Ken Ascher |
Sax | Michael Brecker |
Trombone | Barry Rogers |
Trumpet | Randy Brecker |
Trumpet | Alan Rubin |
Tuba | Howard Johnson |
Background Vocals | Carly Simon |
Background Vocals | Paul McCartney |
Background Vocals | Linda McCartney |
Background Vocals | Rick Marotta |
Vocals | James Taylor |
3 Let It All Fall Down
Bass | Art Munson |
Drums | Rick Marotta |
Guitar | Hugh McCracken |
Acoustic Guitar | James Taylor |
Electric Piano | Ken Ascher |
Background Vocals | Carly Simon |
Background Vocals | Paul McCartney |
Background Vocals | Linda McCartney |
Vocals | James Taylor |
4 Me And My Guitar
Bass | Art Munson |
Drums | Rick Marotta |
Guitar | David Spinozza |
Acoustic Guitar | James Taylor |
Acoustic Guitar | David Spinozza |
Organ | Don Grolnick |
Piano | Don Grolnick |
Harmonica | Hugh McCracken |
Percussion | Ralph MacDonald |
Background Vocals | Carly Simon |
Background Vocals | Peter Asher |
Vocals | James Taylor |
5 Daddy’s Baby
Acoustic Guitar | James Taylor |
Organ | Don Grolnick |
Background Vocals | Carly Simon |
Vocals | James Taylor |
6 Ain’t No Song
Bass | Art Munson |
Drums | Rick Marotta |
Guitar | David Spinozza |
Guitar | Hugh McCracken |
Acoustic Guitar | James Taylor |
Clavinet | Ralph Schuckett |
Electric Piano | Ken Ascher |
Sax | Michael Brecker |
Trombone | Barry Rogers |
Trumpet | Randy Brecker |
Trumpet | Alan Rubin |
Tuba | Howard Johnson |
Background Vocals | Carly Simon |
Background Vocals | Peter Asher |
Vocals | James Taylor |
7 Hello Old Friend
Bass | Art Munson |
Drums | Rick Marotta |
Guitar | David Spinozza |
Acoustic Guitar | James Taylor |
Piano | Ken Ascher |
Sax | George Young |
Vocals | James Taylor |
8 Migration
Bass | Art Munson |
Drums | Rick Marotta |
Acoustic Guitar | James Taylor |
Acoustic Guitar | Hugh McCracken |
Organ | Don Grolnick |
Organ | David Spinozza |
Piano | Ken Ascher |
Percussion | Ralph MacDonald |
Vocals | James Taylor |
9 The Promised Land
Bass | Art Munson |
Drums | Rick Marotta |
Guitar | David Spinozza |
Guitar | Hugh McCracken |
Acoustic Guitar | James Taylor |
Organ | Ken Ascher |
Piano | Don Grolnick |
Sax | Michael Brecker |
Trombone | Barry Rogers |
Trumpet | Randy Brecker |
Trumpet | Alan Rubin |
Tuba | Howard Johnson |
Vocals | James Taylor |
10 Fading Away
Bass | Art Munson |
Drums | Rick Marotta |
Guitar | David Spinozza |
Guitar | Hugh McCracken |
Acoustic Guitar | James Taylor |
Organ | Don Grolnick |
Piano | Ken Ascher |
Vocals | James Taylor |
Liner Notes
Producer – David Spinozza
Arranged By – David Spinozza, James Taylor
Concertmaster – Gene Orloff (Tracks 1, 4, 7)
Engineer – Harry Maslin
Engineer (Assistant) – Blaise Castellano, David Henson
Mixed By – Harry Maslin
Design – Rod Dyer
Photography – Richard Avedon
Engineered At The Hit Factory
Mixed At The Hit Factory
Phonographic Copyright Warner Bros Records Inc
Copyright Warner Bros Records Inc