Happy Just to Be Like I Am

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Happy Just to Be Like I Am
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Studio album by
Taj Mahal
Released1971[1]
GenreBlues
Length42:36
LabelColumbia
ProducerTaj Mahal, David Rubinson
Taj Mahal chronology
The Real Thing
(1971) 		Happy Just to Be Like I Am
(1971) 		Recycling The Blues & Other Related Stuff
(1972)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic3.5/5 stars[1]
Christgau's Record GuideB+[2]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music2/5 stars[3]

Happy Just to Be Like I Am is the fourth studio album by American blues artist Taj Mahal.[1]

Track listing[]

All tracks composed by Taj Mahal; except where indicated

  1. "Happy Just to Be Like I Am" (3:49)
  2. "Stealin'" (Gus Cannon) (6:58)
  3. "Oh, Susannah" (Traditional) (5:19)
  4. "Eighteen Hammers" (5:45)
  5. "Tomorrow May Not Be Your Day" (4:14)
  6. "Chevrolet" (Ed Young, Lonnie Young) (2:45)
  7. "West Indian Revelation (AKA West Indian Reservation)" (6:09)
  8. "Black Spirit Boogie" (7:10)[1]

Personnel[]

  • Taj Mahal - guitar, steel guitar, mandolin
  • Bill Rich - bass
  • Howard Johnson - baritone saxophone
  • Jesse Ed Davis - guitar on "Oh Susanna" and "Chevrolet"
  • Earl McIntyre - trombone
  • Andy Narell - steel drums on "West Indian Revelation"
  • John Simon - piano
  • Hoshal Wright - guitar
  • Kwasi "Rocky" Dzidzornu - conga
  • Bob Stewart - flugelhorn
  • Joseph Daley - tuba
  • James Charles Otey, Jr. - drums[4]
Technical
  • Glen Kolotkin - engineer
  • John Simon, Taj Mahal - mixing[4]

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b c d "Happy Just to Be Like I Am - Taj Mahal | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved May 24, 2021.
  2. ^ Christgau, Robert (1981). "Consumer Guide '70s: M". Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies. Robertchristgau.com. Ticknor & Fields. ISBN 089919026X. Retrieved March 2, 2019.
  3. ^ Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Volume 8: MUZE. p. 26.CS1 maint: location (link)
  4. ^ Jump up to: a b "Happy Just to Be Like I Am - Taj Mahal | Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved May 24, 2021.
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