Mockingbird (Inez & Charlie Foxx song) her 1965 album "Runnin' Out of Fools"; Franklin performed the song (with Ray Johnson providing the counter-vocal) on the March 10, 1965 episode of the TV program "Shindig!". Franklin's version of "Mockingbird" was one of several tracks to which Columbia Records company gave a single release after the singer's commercial success with Atlantic Records in 1967; released at the same time as Franklin's Atlantic single album "Chain of Fools"—which would reach #2—Franklin's version of "Mockingbird" scored two weeks at #94 on the "Billboard" Hot 100 in December 1967. American singer-songwriters Carly Simon and James Taylor recorded a remake of "Mockingbird"
James Taylor James", earning a Grammy nomination for Album of the Year in 1978. Peter Herbst of "Rolling Stone" was particularly favorable to the album, of which he wrote in its August 11, 1977 issue, ""JT" is the least stiff and by far the most various album Taylor has done. That's not meant to criticize Taylor's earlier efforts. ... But it's nice to hear him sounding so healthy." "JT" reached #4 on the "Billboard" charts and sold more than 3 million copies in the United States alone. The album's Triple Platinum status ties it with "Sweet Baby James" as Taylor's all-time biggest