Billboard Top 40 Hits 1971: #188: ‘Long Ago And Fire Away’- James Taylor. October 2, 1971.

• Single: ‘Long Ago And Fire Away’- James Taylor
• Record Company- Warner Bros
• Genre: Pop
• Written by James Taylor
• Time: 2:30
• B-side: ‘Let Me Ride’
• Album- Mud Slide Slim And The Blue Horizon
• Grade: B
• Peaked at #31 8 weeks in Billboard Hot 100.

James Taylor was riding high in the charts back in the early 70’s- this one I haven’t heard played much very often. Backing vocals by Joni Mitchell. James Taylor had 22 Hot 100 hits and 13 Top 40 hits from 1970-97. I am always surprised when I see those numbers it seemed like he had more hits. His only #1- “You’ve Got A Friend’ earlier in 1971.