One Man Dog

One Man Dog is the fourth studio album by singer-songwriter James Taylor. Released on November 1, 1972, it features the hit "Don't Let Me Be Lonely Tonight", which peaked at number 14 on the Billboard charts on January 13, 1973. The follow-up single, "One Man Parade", also charted but less successfully, peaking at number 67 in the US and reaching number 55 on the Canadian Adult Contemporary chart. The basic tracks were primarily recorded in Taylor's home studio.

The album is made up of 18 short pieces strung together. It climbed to number 4 on the US Billboard Pop Albums chart. There was also a Quadraphonic mix of the album that included alternate vocal takes and elongated versions of some songs.

Personnel

 * James Taylor - acoustic guitar, electric guitar, vocals, harmonica, autoharp, bells, cross-cut saw
 * Arthur Baron - bass trombone
 * George Bohanon - trombone
 * Michael Brecker - flute, soprano saxophone, tenor saxophone
 * Randy Brecker - trumpet, flugelhorn, piccolo trumpet
 * Dash Crofts - mandolin
 * Craig Doerge - piano, Fender Rhodes electric piano
 * Bobbye Hall - percussion, congas, bongos, tambourine, shaker, bells
 * Abigale Haness - backing vocals
 * Steven Edney - backing vocals
 * John Hartford - banjo, fiddle
 * Carole King - backing vocals
 * Danny Kortchmar - electric guitar, acoustic guitar, timbales
 * Russ Kunkel - drums, congas, tambourine, cabasa
 * John McLaughlin - acoustic guitar
 * Mark Paletier - sound effects, saw
 * Red Rhodes - pedal steel guitar
 * Barry Rogers - trombone
 * Linda Ronstadt - backing vocals
 * Carly Simon - backing vocals
 * Leland Sklar - bass, guitarron mexicano
 * Alex Taylor - backing vocals
 * Hugh Taylor - backing vocals
 * Kate Taylor - backing vocals