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.

Product Details

Release Date:	09/05/2000
Label:	Sony
UPC:	0074646585627
catalogNumber:	65856
Rank:	8722

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,Guitar,Vocals

Technical Credits

Taj Mahal   Arranger,Composer,Producer
Buffy Sainte-Marie   Composer
Donovan   Composer
Yank Rachell   Composer
David Rubinson   Producer
Slickers   Composer
Howard Fritzson   Art Direction