Love Has Brought Me Around
You've Got A Friend
Places In My Past
Riding On A Railroad
Soldiers
Mud Slide Slim
Hey Mister, That's Me Up On The Jukebox
You Can Close Your Eyes
Machine Gun Kelly
Long Ago And Far Away
Let Me Ride
Highway Song
Isn't It Nice To Be Home Again
Frogtoon Music Album Info: Mud Slide Slim And The Blue Horizon
Published: 01 Jan 2013, 03:26
Mud Slide Slim And The Blue Horizon Is James Taylor's Third Album. Released In April 1971 As The Follow-Up Of His Commercial Breakthrough And Critical Triumph Sweet Baby James It Almost Equaled The Acclaim And Surpassed The Success Of Its Predecessor At The Time Of Its Release. It Contained Taylor's Biggest Hit Single In The US A Version Of The Carole King Standard "You've Got A Friend" Which Became His Only #1 On The Billboard Charts On July 31 1971. The Week Before The Album Itself Reached Its Peak Position Of #2 In The Billboard Album Charts The Highest Position Achieved By Taylor In This List During His Career . It Was Held Off The Top Spot By King Then Ruling The Charts With The Blockbuster Tapestry Album Which Contained Her Version Of "You've Got A Friend". Months Later The Album Managed To Generate Another Top 40 Hit "Long Ago And Far Away" Which Reached #31 On The Billboard Hot 100. Other Songs Became Standards In Concert Particularly "You Can Close Your Eyes". In 1972 "You've Got A Friend" Received Grammy Awards Both For Taylor Best Pop Vocal Performance Male And King Song Of The Year .