Phantom Blues, Taj Mahal, Music CD

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Phantom Blues


1	Lovin' in My Baby's Eyes 2:42
2	Cheatin' on You 3:22
3	The Hustle Is Om 2:41
4	Here in the Dark 3:10
5	Fanning the Flames 4:50
6	I Need Your Loving 3:01
7	Ooh Poo Pah Doo 4:01
8	Lonely Avenue 3:30
9	Don't Tell Me 3:48
10	What Am I Living For? 2:46
11	We're Gonna Make It 2:52
12	Let the Four Winds Blow 3:12
13	(You've Got to) Love Her With a Feeling 3:48
14	The Car of Your Dreams 4:11

Editorial Reviews

An eclectic bluesman would seem to be a contradiction in terms, but Taj Mahal, who has moved through the worlds of folk, rock, and pop to reach his present categorization, fits the description, and here he takes several pop and R&B oldies that came from blues roots -- "Ooh Poo Pah Doo," "Lonely Avenue," "What Am I Living For?," "Let the Four Winds Blow" -- and returns them to those roots. He also calls in such guest stars as Eric Clapton and Bonnie Raitt, who have more than a nodding acquaintance with the blues, to assist him. The result is progressive blues hybrid that treats the music not as a source, but as a destination. William Ruhlmann, All Music Guide

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Phantom Blues


1	Lovin' in My Baby's Eyes 2:42
2	Cheatin' on You 3:22
3	The Hustle Is Om 2:41
4	Here in the Dark 3:10
5	Fanning the Flames 4:50
6	I Need Your Loving 3:01
7	Ooh Poo Pah Doo 4:01
8	Lonely Avenue 3:30
9	Don't Tell Me 3:48
10	What Am I Living For? 2:46
11	We're Gonna Make It 2:52
12	Let the Four Winds Blow 3:12
13	(You've Got to) Love Her With a Feeling 3:48
14	The Car of Your Dreams 4:11

All Music Guide

An eclectic bluesman would seem to be a contradiction in terms, but Taj Mahal, who has moved through the worlds of folk, rock, and pop to reach his present categorization, fits the description, and here he takes several pop and R&B oldies that came from blues roots -- "Ooh Poo Pah Doo," "Lonely Avenue," "What Am I Living For?," "Let the Four Winds Blow" -- and returns them to those roots. He also calls in such guest stars as Eric Clapton and Bonnie Raitt, who have more than a nodding acquaintance with the blues, to assist him. The result is progressive blues hybrid that treats the music not as a source, but as a destination. William Ruhlmann

Product Details

Format: CD
Original Release: 1996
Release Date: 08/04/2009
Label: SBME SPECIAL MKTS.
Catalog No.: 748863
UPC: 886974886327
Sales Rank: 5,993

Album Credits
Performance Credits
Taj Mahal		Primary Artist, Primary Artist, Dobro, Harmonica, Vocals
Bonnie Raitt		Vocals
Mike Campbell		12-string Guitar
Sweet Pea Atkinson		Background Vocals
Billie Barnum		Background Vocals
Sir Harry Bowens		Background Vocals
Tony Braunagel		Percussion, Drums, Tambourine
Jon Brion		Guitar, chamberlain
Eric Clapton's Rainbow Concert Band		Guitar
Jon Cleary		Guitar, Piano, Background Vocals, Clavinet, Wurlitzer
Freeze Gullory		Rubboard
David Hidalgo		Accordion
James "Hutch" Hutchinson		Bass, Bass Guitar
Darrell Leonard		Trombone, Trumpet, Trombonium
Joe McGrath		Guitar
Dean Parks		Guitar
John Porter		Acoustic Guitar, Guitar, Slide Guitar
Johnny Lee Schell		Guitar, Rhythm Guitar, Background Vocals, Guitar (Tremolo)
Joe Sublett		Tenor Saxophone
Mick Weaver		Organ
Alphanette Durio		Background Vocals
Terrence Forsythe		Background Vocals
Larry Fulcher		Bass, Bass Guitar, Background Vocals
John Parks		Guitar
Regina Taylor		Background Vocals
Bill Barnum		Background Vocals
Bernard Anderson		Tenor Saxophone

Technical Credits
Taj Mahal		Engineer
Joe McGrath		Engineer
John Porter		Producer
Rich Veltrop		Engineer
Howard Willing		Engineer
Billy Bowers		Engineer
Melanie Penny		Art Direction