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Dancing the Blues Studio album by Taj Mahal Released 1993 Genre Blues Taj Mahal chronology World Music
(1993)Dancing the Blues
(1993)Mumtaz Mahal
(1995)Dancing the Blues is an album by American blues artist Taj Mahal.
Contents
Reception
Professional ratings Review scores Source Rating Allmusic [1] Allmusic gave a positive review of the album, calling the music "inclusive" and "eclectic", and praising a number of the individual tracks.[1]
Track listing
- "Blues Ain't Nothin'" (Taj Mahal) – 4:12
- "Hard Way" (Grover McDaniel, T-Bone Walker) – 2:51
- "Strut" (Mahal) – 3:39
- "Going to the River" (Dave Bartholomew, Fats Domino) – 6:30
- "Mockingbird" (Charlie Foxx, Inez Foxx) – 3:54
- "Blue Light Boogie" (Jessie Mae Robinson) – 4:03
- "The Hoochi Coochi Coo" (Hank Ballard, Billy Myles) – 2:54
- "That's How Strong My Love Is" (Roosevelt Jamison) – 3:07
- "Down Home Girl" (Arthur Butler, Jerry Leiber) – 3:40
- "Stranger in My Own Home Town" (Percy Mayfield) – 2:42
- "Sitting on Top of the World" (Lonnie Chatmon, Walter Vinson) – 3:28
- "I'm Ready" (Sylvester Bradford, Fats Domino) – 3:53
- CD Bonus Track
- "I Can't Help Myself (Sugarpie Honeybunch)" (Brian Holland, Lamont Dozier & Edward Holland) – 2:43
Personnel
- Sir Harry Bowens – Background Vocals
- Tony Braunagel – Percussion, Drums
- Kurt DeMunbrun – Design
- Chuck Domanico – Upright Bass
- Jerry Finn – Second Engineer
- Bob Glaub – Bass
- Ron Goldstein – Executive Producer
- Marty Grebb – Alto, Baritone & Tenor Saxophone, Background Vocals
- Helix Hadar – Second Engineer
- Richard Hayward – Drums
- Etta James – Vocals
- William H. Johnson – Illustrations
- Darrell Leonard – Trombone, Trumpet, Trombonium
- Taj Mahal – Organ, Guitar, Harmonica, Piano, Steel Guitar, Vocals, Liner Notes
- Stephen Marcussen – Mastering
- Joe McGrath – Percussion, Engineer
- Ian McLagan – Organ, Piano
- Bill Payne – Piano
- Melanie Penny – Art Direction
- John Porter – Guitar, Producer
- Michito Sanchez – Percussion, Conga
- Johnny Lee Schell – Guitar, Background Vocals
- Joe Sublett – Soprano & Tenor Saxophone
- Texacali Horns – Horn
- Rich Veltrop – Second Engineer
- Robin Visotsky – Photography
- Mick Weaver – Organ
References
- ^ a b Dancing the Blues at Allmusic
Studio albums Taj Mahal • The Natch'l Blues • Giant Step/De Ole Folks at Home • Happy Just to Be Like I Am • Recycling The Blues & Other Related Stuff • Oooh So Good 'n Blues • Mo' Roots • Music Keeps Me Together • Satisfied 'N Tickled Too • Music Fuh Ya' (Musica Para Tu) • Brothers (soundtrack) • Evolution (The Most Recent) • Taj • Shake Sugaree • Mule Bone • Like Never Before • Dancing the Blues • Mumtaz Mahal (w/ V.M. Bhatt a N. Ravikiran) • Phantom Blues • Señor Blues • Sacred Island (w/ The Hula Blues Band) • Kulanjan (w/ Toumani Diabaté) • Hanapepe Dream • Mkutano Meets the Culture Musical Club of Zanzibar • MaestroLive albums The Real Thing • Recycling The Blues & Other Related Stuff • Big Sur Festival - One Hand Clapping • Live & Direct • Live at Ronnie Scott's • An Evening of Acoustic Music • Shoutin' in Key • Live CatchCompilation albums Going Home • The Best of Taj Mahal, Volume 1 • Taj's Blues • World Music • In Progress & In Motion: 1965-1998 • Blue Light Boogie • The Best of Taj Mahal • The Best of the Private Years • Sing a Happy Song: The Warner Bros. Recordings • Martin Scorsese Presents the Blues - Taj Mahal • Blues with a Feeling: The Very Best of Taj Mahal • The Essential Taj MahalCategories:- Taj Mahal albums
- 1993 albums
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