Giant Step/De Ole Folks at Home explained

Giant Step/De Ole Folks at Home
Type:	studio
Artist:	Taj Mahal
Cover:	Giant_Step.jpg
Released:	1969
Genre:	Blues, country blues, Delta blues, Cajun
Length:	69:15
Label:	Columbia
Producer:	David Rubinson
Prev Title:	The Natch'l Blues
Prev Year:	1968
Next Title:	The Real Thing
Next Year:	1971

Giant Step/De Ole Folks at Home is the third studio album by American blues artist Taj Mahal. A double album, the first disc (Giant Step) is electric, while the second (De Ole Folks at Home) is acoustic. Esquire included the album at number 27 on its list of "The 75 Albums Every Man Should Own".^[1]

Track listing

Giant Step

1. "Ain't Gwine Whistle Dixie No More" (Taj Mahal, Jesse Ed Davis, Gary Gilmore, Chuck Blackwell)
2. "Take a Giant Step" (Carole King, Gerry Goffin)
3. "Give Your Woman What She Wants" (Taj Mahal, Joel Hirschhorn)
4. "Good Morning Little Schoolgirl" (Don Level, Bob Love)
5. "You're Gonna Need Somebody on Your Bond" (Blind Willie Johnson)
6. "Six Days on the Road" (Carl Montgomery, Earl Green)
7. "Farther on Down the Road (You Will Accompany Me)" (Taj Mahal, Jesse Ed Davis, Gary Gilmore, Chuck Blackwell)
8. "Keep Your Hands Off Her" (Huddie Ledbetter)
9. "Bacon Fat" (Robbie Robertson, Garth Hudson)

De Ole Folks at Home

1. "Linin' Track" (Huddie Ledbetter)
2. "Country Blues No. 1" (Traditional; arranged by Taj Mahal)
3. "Wild Ox Moan" (Vera Hall, Ruby Pickens Tartt)
4. "Light Rain Blues" (Taj Mahal)
5. "Little Soulful Tune" (Taj Mahal)
6. "Candy Man" (Rev. Gary Davis)
7. "Cluck Old Hen" (Traditional; arranged by Taj Mahal)
8. "Colored Aristocracy" (Traditional; arranged by Taj Mahal)
9. "Blind Boy Rag" (Taj Mahal)
10. "Stagger Lee" (Harold Logan, Lloyd Price)
11. "Cajun Tune" (Taj Mahal)
12. "Fishin' Blues" (Henry Thomas, Taj Mahal)
13. "Annie's Lover" (Traditional; arranged by Taj Mahal)

Personnel

Giant Step

• Taj Mahal - vocals, harmonica, banjo, Mississippi national steel-bodied guitar
• Jesse Ed Davis - electric guitar, acoustic guitar, piano, organ
• Gary Gilmore - electric bass
• Chuck "Brother" Blackwell - drums

De Ole Folks at Home

• Taj Mahal - vocals, harmonica, guitar, banjo

Technical

• Brian Ross-Myring, Chris Hinshaw, Jerry Hochman - engineer
• Virginia Team - cover design
• Jesse Ed Davis - typography/hand lettering

Notes and References

1. Web site: The 75 Albums Every Man Should Own . esquire.com . September 14, 2015 .