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Taj Mahal's second album, recorded in the spring and fall of 1968, opens with more stripped-down Delta-style blues in the manner of his debut, but adds a little more amplification (partly courtesy of Al Kooper on organ) before moving into wholly bigger sound on numbers like "She Caught the Katy and Left Me a Mule to Ride" and "The Cuckoo" -- the latter, in particular, features crunchy electric and acoustic guitars and Gary Gilmore playing his bass almost like a lead instrument, like a bluesman's answer to John Entwistle. Most notable, however, may be "You Don't Miss Your Water ('Til Your Well Runs Dry)" and "Ain't That a Lot of Love," which offer Taj Mahal working in the realm of soul and treading onto Otis Redding territory. This is particularly notable on "You Don't Miss Your Water," which achieves the intensity of a gospel performance and comes complete with a Stax/Volt-style horn arrangement by Jesse Ed Davis that sounds more like the real thing than the real thing. "Ain't That a Lot of Love," by contrast, is driven by a hard electric guitar sound and a relentless bass part that sounds like a more urgent version of the bassline from the Spencer Davis Group's "Gimme Some Lovin'."
© Bruce Eder /TiVo
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Taj Mahal, Steel Guitar - Taj Mahal, Harmonica - Taj Mahal, Harp - Taj Mahal, Vocal - Taj Mahal, Composer - Taj Mahal, Lyricist - Taj Mahal, Performer - David Rubinson, Producer - Earl Palmer, Drums - Al Kooper, Piano - Gary Gilmore, Bass - Jesse Edwin Davis, Guitar - Jesse Edwin Davis, Piano - Jesse Edwin Davis, Brass - Patti Matheny, A&R Coordinator - Darren Salmieri, A&R Coordinator - Chuck Blackwell, Drums - Vic Anesini, Mastering Engineer
Originally released 1968. All rights reserved by Columbia Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Al Kooper, Piano - Taj Mahal, Steel Guitar - Taj Mahal, Harp - Taj Mahal, Harmonica - Taj Mahal, Vocal - Taj Mahal, Composer - Taj Mahal, Lyricist - Taj Mahal, Performer - Unknown, Drums - Jesse E. Davis, Composer - Jesse E. Davis, Lyricist - Gary Gilmore, Bass - Jesse Edwin Davis, Guitar - David Rubinson, Producer
Originally released 1968. All rights reserved by Columbia Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Taj Mahal, Steel Guitar - Taj Mahal, Harmonica - Taj Mahal, Harp - Taj Mahal, Vocal - Taj Mahal, Composer - Taj Mahal, Lyricist - Taj Mahal, Performer - David Rubinson, Producer - Earl Palmer, Drums - Al Kooper, Piano - Gary Gilmore, Bass - Jesse Edwin Davis, Guitar - Jesse Edwin Davis, Piano - Jesse Edwin Davis, Brass - Patti Matheny, A&R Coordinator - Darren Salmieri, A&R Coordinator - Chuck Blackwell, Drums - Vic Anesini, Mastering Engineer
Originally released 1968. All rights reserved by Sony Music Entertainment
Al Kooper, Piano - Taj Mahal, Steel Guitar - Taj Mahal, Harp - Taj Mahal, Harmonica - Taj Mahal, Vocal - Taj Mahal, Composer - Taj Mahal, Lyricist - Taj Mahal, Performer - Unknown, Drums - Gary Gilmore, Bass - Jesse Edwin Davis, Guitar - Jesse Edwin Davis, Piano - David Rubinson, Producer
Originally released 1968. All rights reserved by Columbia Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Taj Mahal, Steel Guitar - Taj Mahal, Harmonica - Taj Mahal, Harp - Taj Mahal, Vocal - Taj Mahal, Composer - Taj Mahal, Lyricist - Taj Mahal, Performer - David Rubinson, Producer - Earl Palmer, Drums - Al Kooper, Piano - Gary Gilmore, Bass - Jesse Edwin Davis, Guitar - Jesse Edwin Davis, Piano - Jesse Edwin Davis, Brass - Patti Matheny, A&R Coordinator - Darren Salmieri, A&R Coordinator - Chuck Blackwell, Drums - Vic Anesini, Mastering Engineer
Originally released 1968. All rights reserved by Sony Music Entertainment
Chuck Blackwell, Drums - Al Kooper, Piano - Taj Mahal, Guitar - Taj Mahal, Harmonica - Taj Mahal, Vocal - Taj Mahal, Composer - Taj Mahal, Lyricist - Taj Mahal, Performer - James Rachell, Composer - James Rachell, Lyricist - Gary Gilmore, Bass - Jesse Edwin Davis, Guitar - Jesse Edwin Davis, Piano - David Rubinson, Producer
Originally released 1968. All rights reserved by Columbia Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Taj Mahal, Steel Guitar - Taj Mahal, Harmonica - Taj Mahal, Harp - Taj Mahal, Vocal - Taj Mahal, Arranger - Taj Mahal, Performer - David Rubinson, Producer - Earl Palmer, Drums - Traditional, Composer - Traditional, Lyricist - Al Kooper, Piano - Gary Gilmore, Bass - Jesse Edwin Davis, Guitar - Jesse Edwin Davis, Piano - Jesse Edwin Davis, Brass - Patti Matheny, A&R Coordinator - Darren Salmieri, A&R Coordinator - Chuck Blackwell, Drums - Vic Anesini, Mastering Engineer
Originally released 1968. All rights reserved by Sony Music Entertainment
Taj Mahal, Steel Guitar - Taj Mahal, Harmonica - Taj Mahal, Harp - Taj Mahal, Vocal - Taj Mahal, Performer - David Rubinson, Producer - Earl Palmer, Drums - Al Kooper, Piano - Gary Gilmore, Bass - Jesse Edwin Davis, Guitar - Jesse Edwin Davis, Piano - Jesse Edwin Davis, Brass - Patti Matheny, A&R Coordinator - W. Bell, Composer - W. Bell, Lyricist - Darren Salmieri, A&R Coordinator - Chuck Blackwell, Drums - Vic Anesini, Mastering Engineer
Originally released 1968. All rights reserved by Sony Music Entertainment
W.D. Parker, Composer - W.D. Parker, Lyricist - H. BANKS, Lyricist - H. BANKS, Composer - Taj Mahal, Steel Guitar - Taj Mahal, Harmonica - Taj Mahal, Harp - Taj Mahal, Vocal - Taj Mahal, Performer - David Rubinson, Producer - Earl Palmer, Drums - Al Kooper, Piano - Gary Gilmore, Bass - Jesse Edwin Davis, Guitar - Jesse Edwin Davis, Piano - Jesse Edwin Davis, Brass - Patti Matheny, A&R Coordinator - Darren Salmieri, A&R Coordinator - Chuck Blackwell, Drums - Vic Anesini, Mastering Engineer
Originally released 1968. All rights reserved by Sony Music Entertainment
Taj Mahal, Steel Guitar - Taj Mahal, Harmonica - Taj Mahal, Harp - Taj Mahal, Vocal - Taj Mahal, Arranger - Taj Mahal, Performer - David Rubinson, Producer - Earl Palmer, Drums - Traditional, Composer - Traditional, Lyricist - Al Kooper, Piano - Gary Gilmore, Bass - Jesse Edwin Davis, Guitar - Jesse Edwin Davis, Piano - Jesse Edwin Davis, Brass - Patti Matheny, A&R Coordinator - Darren Salmieri, A&R Coordinator - Chuck Blackwell, Drums - Vic Anesini, Mastering Engineer
Originally Recorded 1968 & Released 2000 Sony Music Entertainment Inc.
Taj Mahal, Steel Guitar - Taj Mahal, Harmonica - Taj Mahal, Harp - Taj Mahal, Vocal - Taj Mahal, Composer - Taj Mahal, Lyricist - Taj Mahal, Performer - David Rubinson, Producer - Earl Palmer, Drums - Al Kooper, Piano - Gary Gilmore, Bass - Jesse Edwin Davis, Guitar - Jesse Edwin Davis, Piano - Jesse Edwin Davis, Brass - Patti Matheny, A&R Coordinator - Darren Salmieri, A&R Coordinator - Chuck Blackwell, Drums - Vic Anesini, Mastering Engineer
Originally recorded 1968 & released 2000. All rights reserved by Sony Music Entertainment
Taj Mahal, Steel Guitar - Taj Mahal, Harmonica - Taj Mahal, Harp - Taj Mahal, Vocal - Taj Mahal, Arranger - Taj Mahal, Performer - David Rubinson, Producer - Earl Palmer, Drums - Al Kooper, Piano - Gary Gilmore, Bass - Jesse Edwin Davis, Guitar - Jesse Edwin Davis, Piano - Jesse Edwin Davis, Brass - Patti Matheny, A&R Coordinator - Darren Salmieri, A&R Coordinator - Chuck Blackwell, Drums - Vic Anesini, Mastering Engineer
Originally recorded 1968 & released 2000. All rights reserved by Sony Music Entertainment
Album review
Taj Mahal's second album, recorded in the spring and fall of 1968, opens with more stripped-down Delta-style blues in the manner of his debut, but adds a little more amplification (partly courtesy of Al Kooper on organ) before moving into wholly bigger sound on numbers like "She Caught the Katy and Left Me a Mule to Ride" and "The Cuckoo" -- the latter, in particular, features crunchy electric and acoustic guitars and Gary Gilmore playing his bass almost like a lead instrument, like a bluesman's answer to John Entwistle. Most notable, however, may be "You Don't Miss Your Water ('Til Your Well Runs Dry)" and "Ain't That a Lot of Love," which offer Taj Mahal working in the realm of soul and treading onto Otis Redding territory. This is particularly notable on "You Don't Miss Your Water," which achieves the intensity of a gospel performance and comes complete with a Stax/Volt-style horn arrangement by Jesse Ed Davis that sounds more like the real thing than the real thing. "Ain't That a Lot of Love," by contrast, is driven by a hard electric guitar sound and a relentless bass part that sounds like a more urgent version of the bassline from the Spencer Davis Group's "Gimme Some Lovin'."
© Bruce Eder /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 12 track(s)
- Total length: 00:48:34
- Main artists: Taj Mahal
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Columbia - Legacy
- Genre: Pop/Rock Rock
Originally Recorded 1968 & Released 2000, Originally Released 1968, (P) 2000 Sony Music Entertainment Inc.
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