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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 — 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

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Charts

Singles

References