For Everyman
Artist: Jackson Browne
Community Score: 10.00

Jackson Browne faced the nearly insurmountable task of following a masterpiece in making his second album. Having cherry-picked years of songwriting the first time around, he turned to some of his secondary older material, which was still better than most people's best and, ironically, more accessible -- notably such songs as "These Days," which... Read More

Merry Clayton
Artist: Merry Clayton
Community Score: 10.00
Mud Slide Slim and the Blue Horizon
Artist: James Taylor
Community Score: 5.75
Sweet Baby James
Artist: James Taylor
Community Score: 10.00
Sweet Baby James/Mud Slide Slim and the Blue Horizon
Artist: James Taylor
Paul Simon
Artist: Paul Simon
Community Score: 8.00

If any musical justification were needed for the breakup of Simon & Garfunkel, it could be found on this striking collection, Paul Simon's post-split debut. From the opening cut, "Mother and Child Reunion" (a Top Ten hit), Simon, who had snuck several subtle musical explorations into the generally conservative S&G sound, broke free, heralding... Read More

No Secrets
Artist: Carly Simon
Community Score: 6.00

Carly Simon's best album, No Secrets was also her commercial breakthrough, topping the charts and going gold, along with its leadoff single, "You're So Vain." That song set the album's saucy tone, with its air of sexually frank autobiography ("You had me several years ago/When I was still quite naïve") and its reflections on the jet-set... Read More

Diamond Girl
Artist: Seals & Crofts
Community Score: 7.00

Seals & Crofts' highest-charting album, Diamond Girl went up to number four on the strength of its Top Ten title cut and the follow-up, "We May Never Pass This Way (Again)." A well-produced collection of songs ranging from the personal to the spiritual, this LP captured the twosome in their commercial and artistic prime. "Ruby Jean and Billie... Read More

Madman Across the Water
Artist: Elton John
Community Score: 8.30

Trading the cinematic aspirations of Tumbleweed Connection for a tentative stab at prog rock, Elton John and Bernie Taupin delivered another excellent collection of songs with Madman Across the Water. Like its two predecessors, Madman Across the Water is driven by the sweeping string arrangements of Paul Buckmaster, who gives the songs here a... Read More

Seals & Crofts 1 & 2
Artist: Seals & Crofts
Community Score: 9.50