Mud Slide Slim And The Blue Horizon (studio album)
by James Taylor

Mud Slide Slim And The Blue Horizon by James Taylor
Year: 1971
Overall rank: 2,839th   Overall chart historyOverall chart history
Average Rating: 
73/100 (from 101 votes)
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Accolades:
Award Top albums of 1971 (62nd)
Award Top albums of the 1970s (515th)
Award Best albums of all time (2,839th)

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James Taylor bestography

Mud Slide Slim And The Blue Horizon is ranked 2nd best out of 27 albums by James Taylor on BestEverAlbums.com.

The best album by James Taylor is Sweet Baby James which is ranked number 1518 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 1,119.

James Taylor album bestography « Higher ranked (1,518th)
Sweet Baby James
This album (2,839th)
Mud Slide Slim And The Blue Horizon
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Average Rating: 
73/100 (from 101 votes)
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This album has a Bayesian average rating of 73.4/100, a mean average of 73.0/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 73.6/100. The standard deviation for this album is 15.8.

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90/100
From 05/05/2025 17:19
One of my earliest vinyl’s I bought is on the folk side with great melodies. His songwriting makes for pleasant listening. While there may be other songs that may have helped him make his breakthrough, this album was his best in my opinion.
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From 03/24/2023 15:54
SOlid 80/100
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From 05/19/2021 00:18
Taylor follows up his breakout record with another very solid effort. Mud Slide Slim and the Blue Horizon carries some of his trademark tracks. The album is a bit more produced than Sweet Baby James, but Taylor's sound remains in tact. Its a solid rival to its predecessor and I listen to it nearly as much.
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From 06/22/2018 21:12
Almost on a par with Sweet Baby James, it only falls short by a fraction. But it does contain three songs that would make his all time top 10 - Long Ago And Far Away, You Can Close Your Eyes and You've Got A Friend.
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From 05/17/2017 15:38
I agree with the preceding comment that it's not as good as, Sweet baby James. The songs just simply aren't as good. A good, competent album but nowhere near the greatness of, Sweet baby James.
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Not as strong as Sweet Baby James, but You've Got A Friend is always a winner.
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