The Best of Taj Mahal

by Taj Mahal

Overview

Columbia/Legacy's 2000 collection The Best of Taj Mahal is a first-rate overview of Taj Mahal's classic late-'60s/early-'70s work for Columbia. Spanning 17 tracks, including a previously unreleased cut "Sweet Mama Janisse" from 1970, this hits many of the key points from the records he released between 1967 and 1974, including "Statesboro Blues," "Leaving Trunk,' "She Caught the Katy and Left Me a Mule to Ride," and "Fishin Blues." Although his albums were constructed and worked as actual albums, this does an excellent job of summarizing these thematic affairs and functions as a nice introduction to Mahal's music. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine

Product Details

Release Date:	09/05/2000
Label:	Columbia / Columbia/Legacy
UPC:	0074646585627
Rank:	35105

Tracks

1. Statesboro Blues
2. Leaving Trunk
3. Corrina
4. Going up to the Country, Paint My Mailbox Blue
5. She Caught the Katy (And Left Me a Mule to Ride)
6. Take a Giant Step
7. Six Days on the Road
8. Farther on Down the Road (You Will Accompany Me)
9. Fishin' Blues
10. Ain't Gwine to Whistle Dixie Anymo'
11. You're Gonna Need Somebody on Your Bond
12. Cakewalk into Town
13. Oh, Susannah
14. Frankie and Albert
15. Chevrolet
16. Johnny Too Bad
17. Sweet Mama Janisse

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Taj Mahal   Primary Artist,Vocals,Guitar

Technical Credits

Blind Willie Johnson   Composer
Blind Willie McTell   Composer
Bob Irwin   Compilation Producer
Billy Gibbons   Composer
Earl Green   Composer
Gary Gilmore   Composer
Carl Montgomery   Composer
Carole King   Composer
David Rubinson   Producer
Jesse Ed Davis   Composer
Traditional   Composer
Sleepy John Estes   Composer
Winston "Shadow" Bailey   Composer
David Gahr   Photography
Bob Cato   Photography
T. Wilson   Composer
Hylton Beckford   Composer
Ed Young   Composer
Don Peterson   Photography
Derric Crooks   Composer
Rod Dyer   Photography
Howard Fritzson   Art Direction
Guy Webster   Photography
Dave Dudley   Composer
Lonnie Young   Composer
Vic Anesini   Mastering
Donovan   Composer
Taj Mahal   Producer,Composer,Arranger
Yank Rachell   Composer
Mississippi John Hurt   Composer
The Slickers   Composer
Chuck Blackwell   Composer
Buffy Sainte-Marie   Composer
Gerry Goffin   Composer
Henry Thomas   Composer