Music Keeps Me Together
1975 studio album by Taj Mahal
Music Keeps Me Together | ||||
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Studio album by Taj Mahal | ||||
Released | 1975[1] | |||
Studio | CBS Studios, San Francisco | |||
Genre | Blues | |||
Label | Columbia | |||
Producer | Taj Mahal | |||
Taj Mahal chronology | ||||
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [1] |
Christgau's Record Guide | C+[2] |
Music Keeps Me Together is the eighth studio album by American blues artist Taj Mahal.[1] The album was remixed at Sigma Sound Studios in Philadelphia by Jay Mark and Carl Paruolo.
Track listing
All tracks composed by Taj Mahal; except where indicated
- "Music Keeps Me Together" (Earl Lindo)
- "When I Feel the Sea Beneath My Soul"
- "Dear Ladies"
- "Aristocracy" (poem: Inshirah Mahal; arranged and adapted by Taj Mahal)
- "Further on Down the Road (You Will Accompany Me)" (lyrics: Taj Mahal; music: Taj Mahal, Chuck Blackwell, Jesse Ed Davis, Gary Gilmore)
- "Roll, Turn, Spin" (Joseph Spence; arranged and adapted by Taj Mahal)
- "West Indian Revelation"
- "My Ancestors" (Demetriss Tapp)
- "Brown Eyed Handsome Man" (Chuck Berry)
- "Why?...And We Repeat/Why?...And We Repeat"[1]
Personnel
- Taj Mahal - vocals, guitar, banjo, piano, electric piano, mandolin
- Hoshal Wright - guitar
- Ray Fitzpatrick - bass
- Bill Rich - bass on "Why?...And We Repeat Why?...And We Repeat!"
- Earl Lindo - keyboards
- Kwasi Dzidzornu - congas on "Why?...And We Repeat Why?...And We Repeat!"
- Larry McDonald - percussion, congas
- Kester Smith - drums
- Rudy Costa - saxophone, clarinet
- "Sweet" Annie Sampson, Sister Carole Fredericks, Jo Baker - backing vocals
- Intergalactic Soul Messengers Band (ISMB) - ensemble[3]
References
- ^ a b c d "Music Keeps Me Together - Taj Mahal | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved May 24, 2021.
- ^ Christgau, Robert (1981). "Consumer Guide '70s: M". Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies. Ticknor & Fields. ISBN 089919026X. Retrieved March 2, 2019.
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