Mo' Roots (Taj Mahal album)

Mo' Roots
Studio album by
Taj Mahal
Released1974
RecordedCBS Studios, San Francisco, California
GenreCajun
Length33:57
LabelColumbia
ProducerTaj Mahal
Taj Mahal chronology
Oooh So Good 'n Blues
(1973) 		Mo' Roots
(1974) 		Music Keeps Me Together
(1975)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Christgau's Record GuideB+[2]
The Penguin Guide to Blues Recordings[3]
Tom HullB+[4]

Mo' Roots is the seventh studio album by American blues artist Taj Mahal.[1] The musician turned away from his normal fare to record a reggae inspired collection.[1]

Track listing

All tracks composed by Taj Mahal; except where indicated

  1. "Johnny Too Bad" (Delroy Wilson, Winston Bailey, Hylton Beckford, Derrick Crooks)
  2. "Black Jack Davey"
  3. "Big Mama"
  4. "Cajun Waltz"
  5. "Slave Driver" (Bob Marley)
  6. "Why Did You Have to Desert Me?"
  7. "Desperate Lover" (Bob Andy)
  8. "Clara (St. Kitts Woman)"[1]

Personnel

References

  1. ^ a b c d "Mo' Roots - Taj Mahal | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved May 24, 2021.
  2. ^ 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)
  3. ^ Russell, Tony; Smith, Chris (2006). The Penguin Guide to Blues Recordings. Penguin. p. 623. ISBN 978-0-140-51384-4.
  4. ^ Hull, Tom (April 1975). "The Rekord Report: Second Card". Overdose. Retrieved June 26, 2020.
  5. ^ "Mo' Roots - Taj Mahal | Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved May 24, 2021.