One Man Dog

One Man Dog
Studio album by James Taylor
Released November 1, 1972 (1972-11-01)
Recorded
  • Summer 1972 at James's house
  • A&R Recording, New York City
  • Clover Recorders, Los Angeles
Genre Rock
Length 36:48
Label Warner Bros.
Producer Peter Asher
James Taylor chronology
Mud Slide Slim and the Blue Horizon
(1971)		 One Man Dog
(1972)		 Walking Man
(1974)

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]
Robert ChristgauC+[4]
MusicHound2/5[5]
Rolling Stone(favorable)[6]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide[7]

Track listing

Side one
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."One Man Parade"James Taylor3:10
2."Nobody But You"James Taylor2:57
3."Chili Dog"James Taylor1:35
4."Fool for You"James Taylor1:42
5."Instrumental I"James Taylor0:55
6."New Tune"James Taylor1:35
7."Back on the Street Again"Danny Kortchmar3:00
8."Don't Let Me Be Lonely Tonight"James Taylor2:34
Side two
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Woh, Don't You Know"Danny Kortchmar, Leland Sklar, James Taylor2:10
2."One Morning in May"Traditional2:54
3."Instrumental II"James Taylor1:41
4."Someone"John McLaughlin3:36
5."Hymn"James Taylor2:24
6."Fanfare"James Taylor2:33
7."Little David"James Taylor1:00
8."Mescalito"James Taylor0:29
9."Dance"James Taylor2:07
10."Jig"James Taylor1:13

Personnel

Charts

Certifications

Region Certification
United States (RIAA)[12] Gold

References

  1. ↑ "RPM Adult Contemporary". Library and Archives Canada. April 28, 1973. Retrieved 2014-06-24.
  2. ↑ "James Taylor Rarities". Retrieved 2016-04-11.
  3. ↑ Ruhlmann, William. One Man Dog at AllMusic. Retrieved 2 October 2004.
  4. ↑ Christgau, Robert. "James Taylor > Consumer Guide Reviews". Robert Christgau. Retrieved 13 April 2006.
  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.
  6. ↑ Landau, Jon (January 18, 1973). "James Taylor One Man Dog > Album Review". Rolling Stone (126). Archived from the original on October 2, 2007. Retrieved 15 June 2006.
  7. ↑ Coleman, Mark; Edmonds, Ben (2004). "James Taylor". In Brackett, Nathan; Hoard, Christian. 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. 1973-01-27. Retrieved April 27, 2014.
  9. ↑ "James Taylor > Artists > Official Charts". UK Albums Chart. Retrieved April 28, 2014.
  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.
  12. ↑ "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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