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A1	Love Has Brought Me Around Cowbell, Cymbal – Russ KunkelTambourine – Peter Asher	2:41
A2	You've Got A Friend Cabasa – Russ KunkelWritten-By – Carole King	4:29
A3	Places In My Past Accordion – Kevin Kelly Guitar – Danny Kootch**	2:01
A4	Riding On A Railroad Banjo – John HartfordFiddle – Richard Greene	2:41
A5	Soldiers	1:13
A6	Mud Slide Slim	5:20
B1	Hey Mister, That's Me Up On The Jukebox	3:46
B2	You Can Close Your Eyes	2:31
B3	Machine Gun Kelly Tambourine – Russ KunkelWritten-By – Danny Kortchmar	2:37
B4	Long Ago And Far Away	2:20
B5	Let Me Ride Piano – Kevin Kelly	2:42
B6	Highway Song	3:51
B7	Isn't It Nice To Be Home Again	0:55

Companies, etc.

• Recorded At – Crystal Sound
• Mastered At – Artisan Sound Recorders
• Pressed By – Columbia Records Pressing Plant, Terre Haute

Credits

• Acoustic Guitar – Danny Kootch* (tracks: A2, B3), James Taylor (tracks: A1, A2, A4 to B5, B7)
• Backing Vocals – James Taylor (tracks: A1, A2, B3 to B5, B6), Joni Mitchell (tracks: A1, A2, B4), Kate Taylor (tracks: B5, B6), Peter Asher (tracks: B3, B6)
• Bass – Leland Sklar (tracks: A1, A2 to B1, B4 to B6)
• Congas – Danny Kootch* (tracks: A1, A2, B3 to B5), Russ Kunkel (tracks: A1, A2, A6, B5)
• Drums – Russ Kunkel (tracks: A1 to B1, B3 to B6)
• Electric Guitar – Danny Kootch* (tracks: A1, A6, B5)
• Engineer – Richard Sanford Orshoff
• Horns, Arranged By [Horns] – Andrew Love (tracks: A1, B5), Memphis Horns* (tracks: A1, B5), Wayne Jackson (tracks: A1, B5)
• Piano – Carole King (tracks: A1, A4 to B1, B4, B6), James Taylor (tracks: A3, B6)
• Producer – Peter Asher
• Written-By – James Taylor (tracks: A1, A3 to A6, B1, B2, B4 to B7)

Notes

Columbia Records Pressing Plant, Terre Haute pressing denoted by "T1" and "2T" etches in runouts.

Recorded and mixed January 3 through February 28, 1971, at Crystal Recording Studios, Hollywood

Barcode and Other Identifiers

• Matrix / Runout (Side 1 Label): S39857
• Matrix / Runout (Side 2 Label): S39858
• Matrix / Runout (Side 1 Runout Etched): BS-2561 39857-1-1 2T
• Matrix / Runout (Side 2 Runout Etched): BS-2561 39858-2-4 T1
• Matrix / Runout (Stamped Both Sides): [Logo Artisan Sound Recorders]

Other versions

Category	Artist	Title (Format)	Label	Category	Country	Year
BS 2561	James Taylor	Mud Slide Slim And The Blue Horizon ‎(LP, Album, Gat)	Warner Bros. Records	BS 2561	US	1971
P-8082W	James Taylor	Mud Slide Slim And The Blue Horizon ‎(LP, Album, Promo)	Warner Bros. Records	P-8082W	Japan	1971
20P2-2101	James Taylor	Mud Slide Slim And The Blue Horizon ‎(CD, Album, RE)	Warner Bros. Records	20P2-2101	Japan	1988
2561-2	James Taylor	Mud Slide Slim And The Blue Horizon ‎(CD, Album)	Warner Bros. Records	2561-2	US	Unknown
BS 2561	James Taylor	Mud Slide Slim And The Blue Horizon ‎(LP, Album)	Warner Bros. Records	BS 2561	Australia	1971

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