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, only reaching #13 on the Billboard Album Chart and only selling 300,000 copies in the United States. Until 2008's Covers, it was the only studio album he released that never received a certification as a gold or platinum record from the RIAA.

Walking Man
Studio album by
ReleasedJune 1974 (1974-06)
RecordedJanuary 1974 (1974-01)–April 1974 (1974-04)
StudioThe Hit Factory, New York City
Genre
Length33:34
LabelWarner Bros.
ProducerDavid Spinozza
James Taylor chronology
One Man Dog
(1972)
Walking Man
(1974)
Gorilla
(1975)

The title track, released as the album's first single, failed to place on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 at all, but nevertheless, stands today as an often reprised fan favorite. "Walking Man" did, however, reach #26 on the Easy Listening chart in October 1974.[1]

"Hello Old Friend" was used in the intro for ABC's Game 3 coverage of the 1989 World Series, just before the pre-game broadcast was interrupted by a 6.9 magnitude earthquake.

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
Encyclopedia of Popular Music[3]
MusicHound2/5[4]
Rolling Stone(not rated)[5]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide[6]

Track listing

All songs were written and composed by James Taylor where not otherwise noted.

Side one
  1. "Walking Man" – 3:30
  2. "Rock 'n' Roll Is Music Now" – 3:25
  3. "Let It All Fall Down" – 3:30
  4. "Me and My Guitar" – 3:30
  5. "Daddy's Baby" – 2:37
Side two
  1. "Ain't No Song" (Joey Levine, David Spinozza) – 3:28
  2. "Hello Old Friend" – 2:45
  3. "Migration" – 3:14
  4. "The Promised Land" (Chuck Berry) – 4:03
  5. "Fading Away" – 3:32

Personnel

Production

  • Producer – David Spinozza
  • Engineered and Mixed by Harry Maslin
  • Assistant Engineers – Blaise Castellano and David Henson
  • Design – Rod Dyer
  • Photography – Richard Avedon

Charts

Chart (1974) Peak
position
Australia (Kent Music Report)[7] 50
US Billboard 200 13

References

  1. Whitburn, Joel (1993). Top Adult Contemporary: 1961–1993. Record Research. p. 237.
  2. link
  3. Larkin, Colin (2007). Encyclopedia of Popular Music (4th ed.). Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0195313734.
  4. 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)
  5. link
  6. "James Taylor: Album Guide". rollingstone.com. Archived from the original on January 5, 2013. Retrieved October 27, 2015.
  7. 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.
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