The Real Thing (Taj Mahal album) explained

The Real Thing
Type:live
Artist:Taj Mahal
Cover:Tajmahalrealthingalbum.jpg
Released:1971 (CD in 2000)
Recorded:February 13, 1971
Venue:Fillmore East, New York City
Genre:Blues
Length:66:51
Label:Columbia/Legacy
Producer:David Rubinson (original recording), Bob Irwin (CD reissue)
Prev Title:Giant Step/De Ole Folks at Home
Prev Year:1969
Next Title:Happy Just to Be Like I Am
Next Year:1972

The Real Thing is a double live album by Taj Mahal, released in 1971. It was recorded on February 13, 1971, at the Fillmore East in New York City and features Taj Mahal backed by a band that includes four tuba players.

Track listing

All tracks by Taj Mahal except where noted.

  1. "Fishin' Blues" (Henry Thomas) – 2:58
  2. "Ain't Gwine to Whistle Dixie (Any Mo')" (Chuck Blackwell, Jesse Ed Davis, Gary Gilmore, Taj Mahal) – 9:11
  3. "Sweet Mama Janisse" – 3:32
  4. "Going Up to the Country and Paint My Mailbox Blue" – 3:24
  5. "Big Kneed Gal" – 5:34
  6. "You're Going to Need Somebody on Your Bond" (Blind Willie Johnson) – 6:13
  7. "Tom and Sally Drake" – 3:39
  8. "Diving Duck Blues" (Sleepy John Estes) – 3:46
  9. "John, Ain' It Hard" – 5:30
  10. "She Caught the Katy (And Left Me a Mule to Ride)" (Taj Mahal, Yank Rachell) – 4:08
    • Omitted from the vinyl issue, added to 2000 CD issue. Studio recording appears on The Natch'l Blues (1968).
  11. "You Ain't No Street Walker Mama, Honey but I Do Love the Way You Strut Your Stuff" – 18:56

Personnel

Technical

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