Phantom Blues
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Phantom Blues |
| type | studio |
| artist | Taj Mahal |
| cover | Phantom_Blues.jpg |
| released | February 27, 1996 |
| recorded | May 8–14, 1995 |
| studio | Sound City Studios, Van Nuys, CA |
| genre | Blues |
| label | Private Music |
| producer | John Porter |
| prev_title | Mumtaz Mahal |
| prev_year | 1995 |
| next_title | Señor Blues |
| next_year | 1997 |
| :: |
| name = Phantom Blues | type = studio | artist = Taj Mahal | cover = Phantom_Blues.jpg | alt = | released = February 27, 1996 | recorded = May 8–14, 1995 | venue = | studio = Sound City Studios, Van Nuys, CA | genre = Blues | length = | label = Private Music | producer = John Porter | prev_title = Mumtaz Mahal | prev_year = 1995 | next_title = Señor Blues | next_year = 1997 | rev1 = AllMusic | rev1Score = |rev2 = The Penguin Guide to Blues Recordings |rev2score = | noprose = yes
Phantom Blues is a studio album by American blues artist Taj Mahal.
Track listing
- "Lovin' in My Baby's Eyes" (Taj Mahal)
- "Cheatin' On You" (Jon Cleary)
- "The Hustle Is On" (H.E. Owens)
- "Here in the Dark" (Bernard Anders)
- "Fanning the Flames" (Jon Cleary)
- "I Need Your Loving" (Clarence Lewis, Don Gardner, James McDougal, Morris Levy)
- "Ooh Poo Pah Doo" (Jessie Hill)
- "Lonely Avenue" (Doc Pomus)
- "Don't Tell Me" (Pat McLaughlin)
- "What Am I Living For?" (Art Harris, Fred Jay)
- "We're Gonna Make It" (Billy Davis, Carl William Smith, Gene Barge, Raynard Miner)
- "Let the Four Winds Blow" (Dave Bartholomew, Antoine "Fats" Domino)
- "(You've Got to) Love Her with a Feeling" (Freddie King, Sonny Thompson)
- "The Car of Your Dreams" (James Kelly)
Personnel
- Taj Mahal - lead vocals, dobro, harmonica
- Bonnie Raitt - additional vocal on 6
- Dean Parks - lead guitar on 5
- Eric Clapton - lead guitar on 4 and 13
- Joe McGrath, John Parks, Johnny Lee Schell - guitar
- Mike Campbell - 12-string guitar on 1
- John Porter - lead, acoustic and slide guitar
- James "Hutch" Hutchinson - bass guitar on 1
- Larry Fulcher - bass guitar on all tracks, except 1
- David Hidalgo - accordion on 12
- Jon Brion - chamberlin on 7, guitar on 14
- Jon Cleary - guitar, piano, Wurlitzer, clarinet
- Mick Weaver - organ
- Tony Braunagel - drums, percussion
- Myric "Freeze" Guillory - rubboard
- Bernard "Dr. B." Anderson, Joe Sublett - tenor saxophone
- Darrell Leonard - trumpet, trombone
- Alfie Silas Durio, Billie Barnum, Sir Harry Bowens, Regina Taylor, Sweet Pea Atkinson, Terrence Forsythe - backing vocals
References
References
- "Phantom Blues - Taj Mahal | Songs, Reviews, Credits".
- (2006). "[[The Penguin Guide to Blues Recordings]]". [[Penguin Books.
- "Phantom Blues - Taj Mahal | Credits".
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