The Natch'l Blues
The Natch'l Blues | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | December 23, 1968
ReReleased on CD 2000 Columbia/Legacy Recordings (Sony Music) | |||
Recorded | May 1968, October 1968 | |||
Genre | Blues | |||
Length | 36:27 48:21 (with bonus tracks) | |||
Label | Columbia | |||
Producer | David Rubinson | |||
Taj Mahal chronology | ||||
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Review scores | |
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [1] |
Entertainment Weekly | A–[2] |
The Penguin Guide to Blues Recordings | [4] |
Rolling Stone | (positive)[3] |
The Natch'l Blues is the second studio album by American blues artist Taj Mahal, released in 1968.[1]
Track listing[]
All tracks composed by Taj Mahal; except where indicated
- Side 1
- "Good Morning Miss Brown" – 3:13
- "Corinna" (Mahal, Jesse Ed Davis) – 2:59
- "I Ain't Gonna Let Nobody Steal My Jellyroll" – 3:12
- "Going Up to the Country, Paint My Mailbox Blue" – 3:34
- "Done Changed My Way of Living" – 7:02
- Side 2
- "She Caught the Katy and Left Me a Mule to Ride" (Mahal, Yank Rachell) – 3:27
- "The Cuckoo" (Traditional) – 4:13
- "You Don't Miss Your Water ('Til Your Well Runs Dry)" (William Bell) – 4:23
- "Ain't That a Lot of Love" (Homer Banks, Deanie Parker) – 3:59
- 2000 CD reissue bonus tracks
- "The Cuckoo" (Alternate Version) – 3:20
- "New Stranger Blues" – 5:38
- "Things Are Gonna Work Out Fine" – 3:15[1]
Personnel[]
- Taj Mahal - vocals, harmonica, Miss "National" steel-bodied guitar
- Jesse Ed Davis - guitar, piano, brass arrangements
- Gary Gilmore - bass
- Chuck "Brother" Blackwell - drums
- Al Kooper - piano
- Earl Palmer - drums[5]
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b c "The Natch'l Blues - Taj Mahal | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved May 24, 2021.
- ^ Scherman, Tony (September 8, 2000). "Music Review: Taj Mahal", Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved April 5, 2012.
- ^ Ward, Edmund O. (17 May 1969). "Records". Rolling Stone. San Francisco: Straight Arrow Publishers, Inc. Retrieved May 6, 2015.
- ^ Russell, Tony; Smith, Chris (2006). The Penguin Guide to Blues Recordings. Penguin. p. 623. ISBN 978-0-140-51384-4.
- ^ "The Natch'l Blues - Taj Mahal | Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved May 24, 2021.
Categories:
- Taj Mahal (musician) albums
- 1968 albums
- Albums produced by Dave Rubinson
- Columbia Records albums