Man’s Best Friend

~ Release by Livingston Taylor (see all versions of this release, 4 available)

Tracklist

▼ CD 1
#TitleRatingLength
1Ready Set Go
engineer:
Larry Rebhun and Bruce Robb
producer:
Jeff Baxter
mixer:
Paul Grupp
bass guitar:
Neil Stubenhaus
drums (drum set):
Ed Greene (drummer)
guitar:
Jeff Baxter
keyboard:
Jai Winding
percussion:
Paulinho da Costa (Brazilian percussionist)
background vocals:
Carla Thomas
lead vocals:
Livingston Taylor
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
CBS, Inc. (US broadcasting company; file no releases here!) (in 1980)
produced for:
The Entertainment Company (not for release label use! use “The Entertainment Company Records” instead)
recorded at:
Cherokee Recording Studios in Hollywood, United States (from 1979-06 until 1980-03)
mixed at:
The Record Plant (aka “Record Plant” Los Angeles) in Hollywood, United States
recording of:
Ready Set Go
writer:
Jeff “Skunk” Baxter, Livingston Taylor and David Wolfert
publisher:
Bandier Family Music, Charles Koppelman Music, EMI Sosaha Music, Inc., Koppelman Family Music, Lefrak Entertainment Ltd., Martin Bandier Music, Morgan Creek Music (work publisher), R2M Music (BMI), Songs of Lastrada (BMI-affiliated), イーエムアイ音楽出版 ソニー事業部 (until 2021-06-30) and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング EMI外国事業部 (sub‐publisher for foreign (non‐Japanese) works) (from 2021-07-01 to present)
3:14
2Dance With Me
producer:
John Baylor
mixer:
Paul Grupp
acoustic guitar and lead vocals:
Livingston Taylor
alto saxophone:
Gary Foster (woodwind instrumentalist)
bass guitar:
Scott Edwards (bassist)
drums (drum set):
Russ Kunkel
electric guitar:
Larry Carlton
keyboard, percussion and vibraphone [vibes]:
Victor Feldman (jazz musician)
background vocals:
Tom Kelly (songwriter), Livingston Taylor and Tom Funderburk
background vocals [harmony vocals]:
Don Henley
orchestrator:
Jimmie Haskell
concertmaster:
Sid Sharp
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
CBS, Inc. (US broadcasting company; file no releases here!) (in 1980)
recorded at:
Westlake Sound (former name of Westlake Recording Studios) in Los Angeles, United States (from 1979-06 until 1980-03)
mixed at:
The Record Plant (aka “Record Plant” Los Angeles) in Hollywood, United States
cover recording of:
Dance With Me
lyricist:
Johanna Hall
composer:
John Hall (US guitarist/vocalist for Orleans, later US congressman)
publisher:
EMI Blackwood Music Inc. (1989-07-24–present), Siren Songs, イーエムアイ音楽出版 ソニー事業部 (until 2021-06-30) and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング EMI外国事業部 (sub‐publisher for foreign (non‐Japanese) works) (from 2021-07-01 to present)
3:13
3First Time Love
producer:
John Baylor
mixer:
Paul Grupp
acoustic guitar and lead vocals:
Livingston Taylor
bass guitar:
Scott Edwards (bassist)
drums (drum set):
Russ Kunkel
keyboard and percussion:
Victor Feldman (jazz musician)
background vocals:
Tom Kelly (songwriter), Livingston Taylor and Tom Funderburk
orchestrator:
Jimmie Haskell
concertmaster:
Sid Sharp
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
CBS, Inc. (US broadcasting company; file no releases here!) (in 1980)
recorded at:
Westlake Sound (former name of Westlake Recording Studios) in Los Angeles, United States (from 1979-06 until 1980-03)
mixed at:
The Record Plant (aka “Record Plant” Los Angeles) in Hollywood, United States
recording of:
First Time Love
writer:
Pat Alger and Peter Kaminsky
publisher:
H & R Lastrada Music, R2M Publishing H. & R. Lastrada Music, Universal PolyGram International Publishing, Inc. (existed only since ca. 1998), シンコーミュージック・エンタテイメント, フジパシフィックミュージック BMG事業部 and ユニバーサル・ミュージック・パブリッシング Synch事業部
2:41
4Sunshine Girl
engineer:
Larry Rebhun and Bruce Robb
producer:
Jeff Baxter
mixer:
Paul Grupp
bass guitar:
Neil Stubenhaus
drums (drum set):
Jeff Porcaro
guitar:
Jeff Baxter
keyboard:
Jai Winding
background vocals:
Howard Kaylan and Mark Volman
lead vocals:
Livingston Taylor
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
CBS, Inc. (US broadcasting company; file no releases here!) (in 1980)
produced for:
The Entertainment Company (not for release label use! use “The Entertainment Company Records” instead)
recorded at:
Cherokee Recording Studios in Hollywood, United States (from 1979-06 until 1980-03)
mixed at:
The Record Plant (aka “Record Plant” Los Angeles) in Hollywood, United States
recording of:
Sunshine Girl
writer:
John Manchester and Livingston Taylor
publisher:
Bandier Family Music, EMI Jemaxal Music Inc., H & R Lastrada Music, Koppelman Family Music, R2M Publishing (ASCAP), R2M Publishing H. & R. Lastrada Music, フジパシフィックミュージック BMG事業部, イーエムアイ音楽出版 ソニー事業部 (until 2021-06-30) and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング EMI外国事業部 (sub‐publisher for foreign (non‐Japanese) works) (from 2021-07-01 to present)
3:49
5You Don’t Have to Choose
engineer:
Larry Rebhun and Bruce Robb
producer:
Jeff Baxter
mixer:
Paul Grupp
bass guitar:
Neil Stubenhaus
drums (drum set):
Ed Greene (drummer)
guitar and tambourine:
Jeff Baxter
keyboard:
Jai Winding
vocals:
Livingston Taylor
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
CBS, Inc. (US broadcasting company; file no releases here!) (in 1980)
produced for:
The Entertainment Company (not for release label use! use “The Entertainment Company Records” instead)
recorded at:
Cherokee Recording Studios in Hollywood, United States (from 1979-06 until 1980-03)
mixed at:
The Record Plant (aka “Record Plant” Los Angeles) in Hollywood, United States
recording of:
You Don’t Have to Choose
writer:
Jeff “Skunk” Baxter and Livingston Taylor
publisher:
Bandier Family Music, EMI Sosaha Music, Inc., H & R Lastrada Music, Jonathan Three Music Co., Koppelman Family Music, Morgan Creek Music (work publisher), R2M Music (BMI), R2M Publishing H. & R. Lastrada Music, Songs of Lastrada (BMI-affiliated), フジパシフィックミュージック BMG事業部, イーエムアイ音楽出版 ソニー事業部 (until 2021-06-30) and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング EMI外国事業部 (sub‐publisher for foreign (non‐Japanese) works) (from 2021-07-01 to present)
3:26
6Dancing in the Street
engineer:
Larry Rebhun and Bruce Robb
producer:
Jeff Baxter
mixer:
Paul Grupp
alto saxophone:
Lewis Collins Jr. (saxophonist)
baritone saxophone:
James Mitchell (US saxophonist/arranger)
bass guitar:
Neil Stubenhaus
drums (drum set):
Ed Greene (drummer)
guitar:
Steve Cropper
organ:
Jeff Baxter
piano:
Jai Winding
tenor saxophone:
Andrew Love
trombone:
Jack D. Hale (trombone)
trumpet:
Ben Carley
lead vocals:
Livingston Taylor
lead vocals [duet]:
Carla Thomas
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
CBS, Inc. (US broadcasting company; file no releases here!) (in 1980)
produced for:
The Entertainment Company (not for release label use! use “The Entertainment Company Records” instead)
recorded at:
Cherokee Recording Studios in Hollywood, United States (from 1979-06 until 1980-03)
mixed at:
The Record Plant (aka “Record Plant” Los Angeles) in Hollywood, United States
cover recording of:
Dancing in the Street
writer:
Marvin Gaye, Ivy Jo Hunter and William Stevenson (Motown songwriter)
publisher:
EMI Music (do not use as release label! this is a music publisher), EMI Music Publishing (do not use as a release label!), FCG Music, Jobete Music, Jobete Music (UK) Ltd., Jobete Music Co., Inc., MG III Music, NMG Music, Stone Agate Music, Stone Agate Music Division, イーエムアイ音楽出版 フジパシフィック事業部 (until 2021-06-30) and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング フジパシフィック事業部 (from 2021-07-01 to present)
3:25
7Out of This World
producer:
John Baylor
mixer:
Paul Grupp
acoustic guitar and lead vocals:
Livingston Taylor
bass guitar:
Scott Edwards (bassist)
drums (drum set):
Russ Kunkel
keyboard and percussion:
Victor Feldman (jazz musician)
background vocals:
Tom Kelly (songwriter), Livingston Taylor and Tom Funderburk
orchestrator:
Jimmie Haskell
concertmaster:
Sid Sharp
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
CBS, Inc. (US broadcasting company; file no releases here!) (in 1980)
recorded at:
Westlake Sound (former name of Westlake Recording Studios) in Los Angeles, United States (from 1979-06 until 1980-03)
mixed at:
The Record Plant (aka “Record Plant” Los Angeles) in Hollywood, United States
recording of:
Out of This World (Livingston Taylor/Maggie Taylor)
writer:
Livingston Taylor and Maggie Taylor (songwriter, ex‐wife of Livingston Taylor)
publisher:
Bandier Family Music, EMI Jemaxal Music Inc., H & R Lastrada Music, Koppelman Family Music, Morgan Creek Music (work publisher), R2M Publishing (ASCAP), R2M Publishing H. & R. Lastrada Music, フジパシフィックミュージック BMG事業部, イーエムアイ音楽出版 ソニー事業部 (until 2021-06-30) and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング EMI外国事業部 (sub‐publisher for foreign (non‐Japanese) works) (from 2021-07-01 to present)
2:31
8Face Like Dog
engineer:
Larry Rebhun and Bruce Robb
producer:
Jeff Baxter
mixer:
Paul Grupp
bass guitar:
Neil Stubenhaus
drums (drum set):
Rick Schlosser (drummer)
guitar:
Jeff Baxter
keyboard:
Jai Winding
percussion:
Victor Feldman (jazz musician)
vocals:
Livingston Taylor
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
CBS, Inc. (US broadcasting company; file no releases here!) (in 1980)
produced for:
The Entertainment Company (not for release label use! use “The Entertainment Company Records” instead)
recorded at:
Cherokee Recording Studios in Hollywood, United States (from 1979-06 until 1980-03)
mixed at:
The Record Plant (aka “Record Plant” Los Angeles) in Hollywood, United States
recording of:
Face Like a Dog
writer:
John Manchester and Livingston Taylor
publisher:
Bandier Family Music, H & R Lastrada Music, Koppelman Family Music, Morgan Creek Music (work publisher), R2M Publishing H. & R. Lastrada Music, フジパシフィックミュージック BMG事業部, イーエムアイ音楽出版 ソニー事業部 (until 2021-06-30) and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング EMI外国事業部 (sub‐publisher for foreign (non‐Japanese) works) (from 2021-07-01 to present)
4:04
9Pajamas
engineer:
Larry Rebhun and Bruce Robb
producer:
Jeff Baxter
mixer:
Paul Grupp
bass guitar:
Neil Stubenhaus
drums (drum set):
Rick Schlosser (drummer)
guitar:
Jeff Baxter
keyboard:
Jai Winding
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
CBS, Inc. (US broadcasting company; file no releases here!) (in 1980)
produced for:
The Entertainment Company (not for release label use! use “The Entertainment Company Records” instead)
recorded at:
Cherokee Recording Studios in Hollywood, United States (from 1979-06 until 1980-03)
mixed at:
The Record Plant (aka “Record Plant” Los Angeles) in Hollywood, United States
recording of:
Pajamas
writer:
Livingston Taylor and Maggie Taylor (songwriter, ex‐wife of Livingston Taylor)
publisher:
Bandier Family Music, H&R Lastrada Music, Koppelman Family Music, Morgan Creek Music (work publisher), R2M Publishing H. & R. Lastrada Music, フジパシフィックミュージック, イーエムアイ音楽出版 ソニー事業部 (until 2021-06-30) and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング EMI外国事業部 (sub‐publisher for foreign (non‐Japanese) works) (from 2021-07-01 to present)
1:54
10Marie
producer:
John Baylor
mixer:
Paul Grupp
vocals:
Livingston Taylor
orchestrator:
Jimmie Haskell
concertmaster:
Sid Sharp
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
CBS, Inc. (US broadcasting company; file no releases here!) (in 1980)
recorded at:
Westlake Sound (former name of Westlake Recording Studios) in Los Angeles, United States (from 1979-06 until 1980-03)
mixed at:
The Record Plant (aka “Record Plant” Los Angeles) in Hollywood, United States
cover recording of:
Marie
lyricist and composer:
Randy Newman (American singer‐songwriter and score composer)
publisher:
Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (publisher; do NOT use as release label), WB Music Corp. (1929–2019), ヤマハミュージックエンタテインメントホールディングス (holding company – do not use as release label) and ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部
2:17

Credits

Release

manufactured by:Sony Music Labels Inc. (record company established in 2014; rights and manufacturer use primarily, not an imprint)
part of:AOR CITY 1000 (use this for reissued releases) (number: 34) (order: 35)
Discogs:https://www.discogs.com/release/13150447 [info]
ASIN:JP: B01G7L2CW4 [info]
purchase for mail-order:https://books.rakuten.co.jp/rb/14258230/ [info]
https://tower.jp/item/4284569/ [info]
discography entry:http://www.sonymusic.co.jp/artist/livingstontaylor/discography/SICP-4873 [info]

Release group

Discogs:https://www.discogs.com/master/592618 [info]
Wikidata:Q6746051 [info]