Walking Man

James Taylor | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (October 25, 1990)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Warner Bros / Wea
• ASIN: B000002KFD
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Audio Cassette  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (15 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #69,720 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Customer Reviews

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12 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars A mixed bag from JT with a couple of precious gems., September 9, 1998

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Robert J. Falgiano (Buffalo, NY) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Walking Man (Audio CD)

There is no bad album by James Taylor in the 1970s, so from there it's a matter of how the recordings from that decade stack up against each other. "Walking Man" does not have the same consistency as classic albums like "Gorilla" and "In the Pocket" but the good songs are great. The title track, "Daddy's Baby" and "Fading Away" rank up there with Taylor's best ballads, while tunes like "Aint No Song" and "Let It All Fall Down" have an interesting, understated melodic quality - they're not-quite-pop pop songs. Things slide a little bit at the end with "Hello old Friend", "Migration" and "The Promised Land," but on the whole the CD still possesses that peculiar Taylor charm and intimacy that few other artists can touch even at their best.

6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Masterpiece of Dark Tones and Night Places, November 2, 1999

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This review is from: Walking Man (Audio CD)

This record is Taylor's "Astral Weeks" or "Revolver," a record of sure, truth-telling merit and no-apologies intensity. If you don't know this album, you don't know JT.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A more electric type of "sweet baby james", January 3, 2006

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R. M. Leslie (Chicago) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Walking Man (Audio CD)

What I really love about this album is because it is electric taylor but it still truly maintains that awesome charm and beauty of Sweet baby James. It is not electric like "gorilla" or "In the pocket" which are good discs, but this is a more "tasteful electric". Taylor alters between ballads with strings, ballads with horns and ballads with himself, as well as jazz and folk. Not bad James! Paul and Linda McCartney as well as Carly simon are featured on a lot of songs and it gives the album a great feel. The album has 10 songs which for this type of album is perfect. You will be hooked with the first 5 songs. However, song 4 "me and my guitar" has awful lyrics but still a nice hook. skip "ain't no song"-he didn't even write it and go onto the beautiful "Hello old friend". By then you have 3 songs left and they are all soothing. the album has a few loose ends but once it's over you'll be glad you've listened to it.