Man's Best Friend (album)

Man's Best Friend
Studio album by Livingston Taylor
Released	1980
Recorded	1979–1980
Genre	Adult contemporary
Length	30:53
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.

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

^[2]

Charts

Singles

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1980	"First Time Love"	Billboard Hot 100	38

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.