One Man Dog
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.
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| Released | November 1, 1972 | |||
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| Genre | Rock | |||
| Length | 36:48 | |||
| Label | Warner Bros. | |||
| Producer | Peter Asher | |||
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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]
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |    [3] |
| Christgau's Record Guide | C+[4] |
| Encyclopedia of Popular Music | [5] |
| MusicHound Rock | 2/5[6] |
| Rolling Stone | (favorable)[7] |
| The Rolling Stone Album Guide | [8] |
Track listing
All songs written by James Taylor, except where noted.
- Side one
- "One Man Parade" - 3:10
- "Nobody But You" - 2:57
- "Chili Dog" - 1:35
- "Fool for You" - 1:42
- "Instrumental I" - 0:55
- "New Tune" - 1:35
- "Back on the Street Again" (Danny Kortchmar) - 3:00
- "Don't Let Me Be Lonely Tonight" - 2:34
- Side two
- "Woh, Don't You Know" (Danny Kortchmar, Leland Sklar, James Taylor) - 2:10
- "One Morning in May" (traditional) - 2:54
- "Instrumental II" - 1:41
- "Someone" (John McLaughlin) - 3:36
- "Hymn" - 2:24
- "Fanfare" - 2:33
- "Little David" - 1:00
- "Mescalito" - 0:29
- "Dance" - 2:07
- "Jig" - 1:13
Personnel
- James Taylor – lead vocals, backing vocals (1, 9, 16), acoustic guitar (1, 3, 5-12, 16, 17, 18), harmonica (1), electric guitar (2, 4, 14, 18), autoharp (5), bells (11), chainsaw (15), hammer (15)
- Danny Kortchmar – electric guitar (1-4, 8, 9, 11, 13-18), timbales (1, 9), acoustic guitar (5, 7, 10, 12)
- John McLaughlin – acoustic guitar (12)
- John Hartford – banjo (17), fiddle (17)
- Dash Crofts – mandolin (17)
- Red Rhodes – steel guitar (17, 18)
- Craig Doerge – acoustic piano (2, 6-10, 12, 13, 14, 16, 18), electric piano (2, 3, 4, 11, 15)
- Leland Sklar – bass guitar (3-9, 11, 13-18), guitarron mexicano (7, 12, 17)
- Russ Kunkel – congas (1, 2, 6, 7, 8, 11), drums (2-5, 8, 9, 10, 13-18), tambourine (3, 9), cabasa (6)
- Peter Asher – guiro (1)
- Bobbye Hall – congas (4), tambourine (4), bongos (11), bells (11), shaker (11), percussion (18)
- Mark Paletier – cross-cut saw (15), sound effects (15)
- George Bohanon – trombone (4)
- Art Baron – bass trombone (13, 14, 18)
- Barry Rogers – trombone (13, 14, 18)
- Michael Brecker – tenor sax solo (8), tenor saxophone (13, 14), soprano saxophone (13), flute (18)
- Randy Brecker – trumpet (13, 14, 18), flugelhorn (13), piccolo trumpet (13)
- Abigale Haness – backing vocals (1, 14, 16)
- Carole King – backing vocals (1, 14, 16)
- Carly Simon – backing vocals (1)
- Alex Taylor – backing vocals (1, 9)
- Hugh Taylor – backing vocals (1, 9)
- Kate Taylor – backing vocals (1)
- Linda Ronstadt – backing vocals (10)
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
Weekly charts
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Year-end charts
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References
- "RPM Adult Contemporary". Library and Archives Canada. April 28, 1973. Archived from the original on November 1, 2014. Retrieved June 24, 2014.
- "James Taylor Rarities". Retrieved April 11, 2016.
- Ruhlmann, William. One Man Dog at AllMusic. Retrieved 2 October 2004.
- 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.
- Larkin, Colin (2007). Encyclopedia of Popular Music (4th ed.). Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0195313734.
- 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.CS1 maint: extra text: authors list (link)
- Landau, Jon (January 18, 1973). "James Taylor One Man Dog > Album Review". Rolling Stone (126). Archived from the original on October 2, 2007. Retrieved June 15, 2006.
- 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. Archived from the original on January 5, 2013. Retrieved November 6, 2011.
- Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 305. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
- "Top Albums/CDs - Volume 18, No. 24". RPM. January 27, 1973. Archived from the original (PHP) on August 2, 2017. Retrieved April 27, 2014.
- "James Taylor > Artists > Official Charts". UK Albums Chart. Retrieved April 28, 2014.
- "Allmusic: One Man Dog: Charts & Awards: Billboard Albums". allmusic.com. Retrieved April 29, 2014.
- "Billboard.BIZ Top Pop Albums of 1973". billboard.biz. Archived from the original on December 4, 2012. Retrieved April 28, 2014.
- "American album certifications – James Taylor – One Man Dog". Recording Industry Association of America. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Album, then click SEARCH.
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