"Carole's response was, 'Here’s your friend,'" Taylor recalled to Rolling Stone in 2015. Listen to James Taylor's Version of 'You've Got a Friend'It wasn't very long after that that Taylor was in the studio working on his 1971 album, Mud Slide Slim and the Blue Horizon. READ MORE: Top 10 James Taylor SongsBut there was a problem. READ MORE: Carole King Albums Ranked Worst to BestUltimately, King's generosity was nothing but reciprocal, as far as she was concerned. Watch James Taylor and Carole King Perform 'You've Got a Friend' in 1971