Liv (Livingston Taylor album)

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Liv
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ReleasedNovember 1971
Genre Rock
Length34:51
Label Capricorn
Producer Jon Landau
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Christgau's Record Guide C [1]

Liv is the second studio album by the rock artist Livingston Taylor. It was released in 1971 on Capricorn Records. The album's eleven tracks include ten of Taylor's own songs, and a cover rendition of "On Broadway".

Contents

Track listing

All tracks composed by Livingston Taylor; except where indicated

  1. "Get Out of Bed" – 2:49
  2. "May I Stay Around" – 3:31
  3. "Open Up Your Eyes" – 2:52
  4. "Gentleman" – 3:14
  5. "Easy Prey" – 4:42
  6. "Be That Way" – 3:06
  7. "Truck Driving Man" – 3:18
  8. "Mom, Dad" – 2:40
  9. "On Broadway" (Barry Mann, Cynthia Weil, Jerry Leiber, Mike Stoller) – 3:37
  10. "Caroline" – 2:16
  11. "I Just Can't Be Lonesome No More" – 2:46

Personnel

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References

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