James Taylor-Mudslide Slim and the Blue Horizon

James Taylor-Mudslide Slim and the Blue Horizon

Cover has normal wear and tear for the age. Cover is graded VG. Record is graded VG. FIRST PRESS!!

Mud Slide Slim and the Blue Horizon is the third studio album by American singer-songwriter James Taylor, recorded and released in 1971.

Released in April 1971, the album contains Taylor’s biggest hit single in the US, a cover version of the Carole King standard “You’ve Got a Friend”, which hit #1 on the Billboard charts on July 31, 1971, his only song to do so. The week before, the album itself reached its peak position of #2 in the Billboard album charts. It was held off the top spot by King, then ruling the charts with the blockbuster Tapestry album, which contained her version of “You’ve Got a Friend”. The song earned Grammy Awards both for Taylor (Best Pop Vocal Performance, Male) and King (Song of the Year). Mud Slide Slim managed to generate another Top 40 hit, “Long Ago and Far Away”, which reached #31 on the Billboard Hot 100. Other songs became standards in concert, particularly “You Can Close Your Eyes”.