The Natch'l Blues

The Natch'l Blues
Studio album by
Taj Mahal
ReleasedDecember 23, 1968 ReReleased on CD 2000
Columbia/Legacy Recordings (Sony Music)
RecordedMay and October 1968
GenreBlues
Length36:27
48:21 (with bonus tracks)
LabelColumbia
ProducerDavid Rubinson
Taj Mahal chronology
Taj Mahal
(1968) 		The Natch'l Blues
(1968) 		Giant Step/De Ole Folks at Home
(1969)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Entertainment WeeklyA−[2]
The Penguin Guide to Blues Recordings[4]
Rolling Stone(positive)[3]

The Natch'l Blues is the second studio album by American blues artist Taj Mahal, released in 1968.[1]

Track listing

All tracks composed by Taj Mahal, except where indicated:

Side 1
  1. "Good Morning Miss Brown" – 3:13
  2. "Corinna" (Mahal, Jesse Ed Davis) – 2:59
  3. "I Ain't Gonna Let Nobody Steal My Jellyroll" – 3:12
  4. "Going Up to the Country, Paint My Mailbox Blue" – 3:34
  5. "Done Changed My Way of Living" – 7:02
Side 2
  1. "She Caught the Katy and Left Me a Mule to Ride" (Mahal, Yank Rachell) – 3:27
  2. "The Cuckoo" (Traditional) – 4:13
  3. "You Don't Miss Your Water ('Til Your Well Runs Dry)" (William Bell) – 4:23
  4. "Ain't That a Lot of Love" (Homer Banks, Deanie Parker) – 3:59
2000 CD reissue bonus tracks
  1. "The Cuckoo" (Alternate Version) – 3:20
  2. "New Stranger Blues" – 5:38
  3. "Things Are Gonna Work Out Fine" – 3:15[1]

Personnel

References

  1. ^ a b c "The Natch'l Blues – Taj Mahal | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved May 24, 2021.
  2. ^ Scherman, Tony (September 8, 2000). "Music Review: Taj Mahal", Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved April 5, 2012.
  3. ^ Ward, Edmund O. (17 May 1969). "Records". Rolling Stone. San Francisco: Straight Arrow Publishers, Inc. Retrieved May 6, 2015.
  4. ^ Russell, Tony; Smith, Chris (2006). The Penguin Guide to Blues Recordings. Penguin. p. 623. ISBN 978-0-140-51384-4.
  5. ^ "The Natch'l Blues – Taj Mahal | Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved May 24, 2021.