Blues with a Feeling: The Very Best of Taj Mahal

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Blues with a Feeling: The Very Best of Taj Mahal
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Greatest hits album by
Taj Mahal
ReleasedSeptember 23, 2003 [1]
Genre Blues
Label RCA/Victor
Taj Mahal chronology
Martin Scorsese Presents the Blues – Taj Mahal
(2003)		Blues with a Feeling: The Very Best of Taj Mahal
(2003)		 Live Catch
(2004)
Professional ratings
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Blues with a Feeling: The Very Best of Taj Mahal is an album by American blues artist Taj Mahal. [4]

Track listing

  1. "Señor Blues"
  2. "Don't Call Us"
  3. "(You've Got to) Love Her with a Feeling"
  4. "Lovin' in My Baby's Eyes"
  5. "Betty and Dupree"
  6. "Here in the Dark"
  7. "That's How Strong My Love Is"
  8. "Lonely Avenue"
  9. "Mockingbird"
  10. "Mailbox Blues"
  11. "Think"
  12. "Sitting on Top of the World"
  13. "Mind Your Own Business"
  14. "Cakewalk Into Town"
  15. "Blues with a Feeling"
  16. "Take a Giant Step"
  17. "The New Hula Blues"
  18. "The Hustle Is On"
  19. "Let the Four Winds Blow"
  20. "Blue Light Boogie" [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "Blues with a Feeling: The Very Best of Taj Mahal - Taj Mahal | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic.
  2. ↑ Brackett, Nathan; Hoard, Christian David (February 7, 2004). The New Rolling Stone Album Guide. Simon and Schuster. ISBN   9780743201698 – via Google Books.
  3. ↑ Russell, Tony; Smith, Chris (2006). The Penguin Guide to Blues Recordings . Penguin. p. 625. ISBN   978-0-140-51384-4.
  4. ↑ Stout, Gene; Critic, Seattle Post-Intelligencer Pop Music (November 21, 2003). "Taj Mahal keeps Thanksgiving tradition alive with Seattle stop". seattlepi.com.


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