Man's Best Friend (album)

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Man's Best Friend
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Studio album by
Released1980
Recorded1979–1980
Genre Adult Contemporary
Length30:53
Label Epic
Producer Jeff Baxter
John Boylan
Livingston Taylor chronology
Echoes
(1979)
Man's Best Friend
(1980)
Life Is Good
(1988)

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

Contents

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

[2]

Charts

Singles

YearSingleChartPosition
1980"First Time Love"Billboard Hot 10038

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References

  1. "Single Picks" (PDF). Record World. June 21, 1980. p. 14. Retrieved February 20, 2023.
  2. Man's Best Friend – Livingston Taylor|Credits @AllMusic.com Retrieved October 8, 2014.