| Music Keeps Me Together | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | 1975[1] | |||
| Studio | CBS Studios, San Francisco | |||
| Genre | Blues | |||
| Label | Columbia | |||
| Producer | Taj Mahal | |||
| Taj Mahal chronology | ||||
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| Review scores | |
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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
- 1 2 3 4 "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.
{{cite book}}:|website=ignored (help) - ↑ "Music Keeps Me Together - Taj Mahal | Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved May 24, 2021.
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