Dancing the Blues is an album by American blues artist Taj Mahal, released in 1993.
Reception
Allmusic gave a positive review of the album, calling the music "inclusive" and "eclectic", and praising a number of the individual tracks.
Track listing "Blues Ain't Nothin'" (Taj Mahal) – 4:12 "Hard Way" (Grover McDaniel, T-Bone Walker) – 2:51 "Strut" (Mahal) – 3:39 "Going to the River" (Dave Bartholomew, Fats Domino) – 6:30 "Mockingbird" (Charlie Foxx, Inez Foxx) – 3:54 "Blue Light Boogie" (Jessie Mae Robinson) – 4:03 "The Hoochi Coochi Coo" (Hank Ballard, Billy Myles) – 2:54 "That's How Strong My Love Is" (Roosevelt Jamison) – 3:07 "Down Home Girl" (Arthur Butler, Jerry Leiber) – 3:40 "Stranger in My Own Home Town" (Percy Mayfield) – 2:42 "Sitting on Top of the World" (Lonnie Chatmon, Walter Vinson) – 3:28 "I'm Ready" (Sylvester Bradford, Fats Domino) – 3:53 CD Bonus Track "I Can't Help Myself (Sugarpie Honeybunch)" (Brian Holland, Lamont Dozier & Edward Holland) – 2:43
Personnel Taj Mahal – Lead Vocals, Organ, Guitar, Harmonica, Piano, Steel Guitar, Liner Notes Sir Harry Bowens – Background Vocals Tony Braunagel – Percussion, Drums Kurt DeMunbrun – Design Chuck Domanico – Upright Bass Jerry Finn – Second Engineer Bob Glaub – Bass Ron Goldstein – Executive Producer Marty Grebb – Alto, Baritone & Tenor Saxophone, Background Vocals Helix Hadar – Second Engineer Richie Hayward – Drums Etta James – Vocals William H. Johnson – Illustrations Darrell Leonard – Trombone, Trumpet, Trombonium Stephen Marcussen – Mastering Joe McGrath – Percussion, Engineer Ian McLagan – Organ, Piano Bill Payne – Piano Melanie Penny – Art Direction John Porter – Guitar, Producer Michito Sanchez – Percussion, Conga Johnny Lee Schell – Guitar, Background Vocals Joe Sublett – Soprano & Tenor Saxophone Texacali Horns – Horn Rich Veltrop – Second Engineer Robin Visotsky – Photography Mick Weaver – Organ
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