Man's Best Friend (album) explained

Man's Best Friend
Type:	Album
Artist:	Livingston Taylor
Cover:	Man's Best Friend (album).jpg
Released:	1980
Recorded:	1979–1980
Genre:	Adult contemporary
Length:	30:53
Label:	Epic
Producer:	Jeff Baxter John Boylan
Prev Title:	Echoes
Prev Year:	1979
Next Title:	Life Is Good
Next Year:	1988

Man's Best Friend is American singer-songwriter Livingston Taylor's sixth album, and fifth original album, released in 1980.

Record World called the single "First Time Love" an "upbeat ballad of innocent romance."^[1]

Track listing

1. "Ready, Set, Go" — (Jeff Baxter, Taylor, David Wofert)
2. "Dance With Me" — (John Hall, Joanna Hall)
3. "First Time Love" — (Pat Alger, Peter Kaminsky)
4. "Sunshine Girl" — (John Manchester, Taylor)
5. "You Don't Have To Choose" — (Jeff Baxter, Taylor)
6. "Dancing in the Street" — (William "Mickey" Stevenson, Marvin Gaye, Ivy Hunter)
7. "Out Of This World" — (Maggie Taylor, Taylor)
8. "Face Like Dog" — (John Manchester, Taylor)
9. "Pajamas" — (Maggie Taylor, Taylor)
10. "Marie" — (Randy Newman)

Personnel

• Livingston Taylor — Vocals, background vocals, guitars
• Jeff Baxter — Guitars
• Larry Carlton — Guitars
• Steve Cropper — Guitars
• Paulinho Da Costa — Percussion
• Scott Edwards — Bass
• Victor Feldman — Percussion
• Tom Funderbunk — Background vocals
• Ed Greene — Drums
• Howard Kaylan — Background vocals
• Tom Kelly — Background vocals
• Russ Kunkel — Drums
• Don Henley — Background vocals
• Jeff Porcaro — Drums
• Rick Shlosser — Drums
• Neil Stubenhaus — Bass
• Carla Thomas — Background vocals
• Mark Volman — Background vocals

^[2]

Charts

Singles

Notes and References

1. Record World. June 21, 1980. 2023-02-20. Single Picks. 14.
2. http://www.allmusic.com/album/mans-best-friend-mw0000565745/credits Man's Best Friend – Livingston Taylor|Credits @AllMusic.com