Released on November 1, 1972, it features the hit "Don't Let Me Be Lonely Tonight", which peaked at number 14 on the Billboard charts on January 13, 1973.

There was also a Quadraphonic mix of the album that included alternate vocal takes and elongated versions of some songs.

It may be paradoxical but only after you're able to view One Man Dog as a whole entity do you realize that some of the songs individually are very good.

"[4] Forest Park Review critic John Griffin praised the short songs for avoiding the monotony of similar slow melodies that he felt marred Taylor's previous album Mud Slide Slim.

"[6] Calgary Herald critic Jim Rennie felt that the best song on the album was the traditional folk song "One Morning in May," saying that "Taylor joins forces vocally with luscious Linda Ronstadt, and the result is so good I think the combination is worth an album of its own.