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One Man Dog
Studio album by
James Taylor
ReleasedNovember 1, 1972 (1972-11-01)
Recorded
  • Summer 1972 at James's house
  • A&R Recording, New York City
  • Clover Recorders, Los Angeles
GenreRock
Length36:48
LabelWarner Bros.
ProducerPeter Asher
James Taylor chronology
Mud Slide Slim and the Blue Horizon
(1971) 		One Man Dog
(1972) 		Walking Man
(1974)
Singles from One Man Dog
  1. "Don't Let Me Be Lonely Tonight"
    Released: November 1972
  2. "One Man Parade"
    Released: February 1973

One Man Dog is the fourth studio album by singer-songwriter James Taylor. Released on November 1, 1972, it features the hit "Don't Let Me Be Lonely Tonight", which peaked at number 14 on the Billboard charts on January 13, 1973. The follow-up single, "One Man Parade", also charted but less successfully, peaking at number 67 in the US and reaching number 55 on the Canadian Adult Contemporary chart.[1] The basic tracks were primarily recorded in Taylor's home studio.

The album is made up of 18 short pieces strung together. It climbed to number 4 on the US Billboard Pop Albums chart. There was also a Quadraphonic mix of the album that included alternate vocal takes and elongated versions of some songs.[2]

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[3]
Christgau's Record GuideC+[4]
MusicHound Rock2/5[5]
Rolling Stone(favorable)[6]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide[7]

Track listing

All songs written by James Taylor, except where noted.

Side one
  1. "One Man Parade" - 3:10
  2. "Nobody But You" - 2:57
  3. "Chili Dog" - 1:35
  4. "Fool for You" - 1:42
  5. "Instrumental I" - 0:55
  6. "New Tune" - 1:35
  7. "Back on the Street Again" (Danny Kortchmar) - 3:00
  8. "Don't Let Me Be Lonely Tonight" - 2:34
Side two
  1. "Woh, Don't You Know" (Kortchmar, Leland Sklar, Taylor) - 2:10
  2. "One Morning in May" (traditional) - 2:54
  3. "Instrumental II" - 1:41
  4. "Someone" (John McLaughlin) - 3:36
  5. "Hymn" - 2:24
  6. "Fanfare" - 2:33
  7. "Little David" - 1:00
  8. "Mescalito" - 0:29
  9. "Dance" - 2:07
  10. "Jig" - 1:13

Personnel

Production

  • Producer – Peter Asher
  • Engineers – Peter Asher (Tracks 1, 3, 6, 8, 9, 11, 15 & 16); Robert Appère (Tracks 2, 4, 5, 10 & 12); Phil Ramone (Tracks 7, 13, 14, 17 & 18).
  • Tenor sax solo on Track 8 recorded by Phil Ramone.
  • Mixed by Robert Appère
  • Mastered by Bernie Grundman at A&M Studios (Hollywood, CA).
  • Art Direction – Ed Thrasher
  • Photography – Peter Simon

Charts

Certifications

Region Certification
United States (RIAA)[12] Gold

References

  1. ^ "RPM Adult Contemporary". Library and Archives Canada. April 28, 1973. Retrieved June 24, 2014.
  2. ^ "James Taylor Rarities". Retrieved April 11, 2016.
  3. ^ Ruhlmann, William. One Man Dog at AllMusic. Retrieved 2 October 2004.
  4. ^ Christgau, Robert (1981). "Consumer Guide '70s: T". Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies. Ticknor & Fields. ISBN 089919026X. Retrieved March 15, 2019 – via robertchristgau.com.
  5. ^ Graff, Gary; Durchholz, Daniel (eds) (1999). MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide. Farmington Hills, MI: Visible Ink Press. p. 1125. ISBN 1-57859-061-2. {{cite book}}: |first2= has generic name (help)
  6. ^ Landau, Jon (January 18, 1973). "James Taylor One Man Dog > Album Review". Rolling Stone. No. 126. Archived from the original on October 2, 2007. Retrieved June 15, 2006. {{cite news}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  7. ^ Coleman, Mark; Edmonds, Ben (2004). "James Taylor". In Brackett, Nathan; Hoard, Christian (eds.). The New Rolling Stone Album Guide. London: Fireside. pp. 804–805. ISBN 0-7432-0169-8. Portions posted at "James Taylor > Album Guide". rollingstone.com. Retrieved November 6, 2011.
  8. ^ "Top Albums/CDs - Volume 18, No. 24" (PHP). RPM. January 27, 1973. Retrieved April 27, 2014.
  9. ^ "James Taylor > Artists > Official Charts". UK Albums Chart. Retrieved April 28, 2014. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  10. ^ "Allmusic: One Man Dog: Charts & Awards: Billboard Albums". allmusic.com. Retrieved April 29, 2014.
  11. ^ "Billboard.BIZ Top Pop Albums of 1973". billboard.biz. Archived from the original on December 4, 2012. Retrieved April 28, 2014. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  12. ^ "American album certifications – James Taylor – One Man Dog". Recording Industry Association of America.
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