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Mud Slide Slim And The Blue Horizon
- Peak position
- #2
- Weeks on chart
- 45
Mud Slide Slim and the Blue Horizon is the third studio album by American singer-songwriter James Taylor.
Why this album mattered
Mud Slide Slim and the Blue Horizon is the third studio album by American singer-songwriter James Taylor. Released in April 1971 by Warner Bros. Records, it was recorded between early January and late February of the same year. It reached #2 and charted for 45 weeks. Major singles from the album include "You'Ve Got A Friend", "Long Ago And Far Away".
The music
- 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
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Album facts
- LabelWarner Bros.
- GenresPop · The album
- AwardsGrammy Awards both for Taylor (Best Pop Vocal Performance, Male) and King (Song of the
- Singles"You'Ve Got A Friend" · "Long Ago And Far Away"
- ArtistJames Taylor
- Year1971