Music Keeps Me Together Explained

Music Keeps Me Together
Type:	studio
Artist:	Taj Mahal
Cover:	Music_Keeps_Me_Together.jpg
Released:	1975
Studio:	CBS Studios, San Francisco
Genre:	Blues
Label:	Columbia
Producer:	Taj Mahal
Prev Title:	Mo' Roots
Prev Year:	1974
Next Title:	Satisfied 'N Tickled Too
Next Year:	1976

Music Keeps Me Together is the eighth studio album by American blues artist Taj Mahal. 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

1. "Music Keeps Me Together" (Earl Lindo)
2. "When I Feel the Sea Beneath My Soul"
3. "Dear Ladies"
4. "Aristocracy" (poem: Inshirah Mahal; arranged and adapted by Taj Mahal)
5. "Further on Down the Road (You Will Accompany Me)" (lyrics: Taj Mahal; music: Taj Mahal, Chuck Blackwell, Jesse Ed Davis, Gary Gilmore)
6. "Roll, Turn, Spin" (Joseph Spence; arranged and adapted by Taj Mahal)
7. "West Indian Revelation"
8. "My Ancestors" (Demetriss Tapp)
9. "Brown Eyed Handsome Man" (Chuck Berry)
10. "Why?...And We Repeat/Why?...And We Repeat"

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^[1]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Music Keeps Me Together - Taj Mahal | Credits. May 24, 2021. AllMusic.