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| Released | 2007 | |||
| Producer | David Chen | |||
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David Chen and The Muddy Basin Ramblers is the debut album by The Muddy Basin Ramblers. The album title was inspired by the wet and muddy conditions in Taipei, Taiwan. [1]
For future albums the band used the name The Muddy Basin Ramblers. [2]
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Start, Stomp!" | 3:50 |
| 2. | "Nagasaki" | 4:15 |
| 3. | "Dance Hall Shuffle" | 4:21 |
| 4. | "Muddy Basin Blues" | 4:00 |
| 5. | "France Blues" | 3:41 |
| 6. | "Jug Band Quartette" | 5:02 |
| 7. | "K.C. Moan" | 2:48 |
| 8. | "Viola Lee Blues" | 2:56 |
| 9. | "Sitting on Top of the World" | 1:55 |
| 10. | "Concrete Blossom" | 1:09 |
| 11. | "St. James Infirmary" | 4:31 |
| 12. | "Duck Roll" | 4:09 |
| 13. | "Island Love Song #2 (The Taiwan Song)" | 4:30 |
| 14. | "Muddy Basin Blues (Hepcat's Return)" | 2:33 |
| 15. | "Intro - Sounds of Taipei" | 0:27 |
| 16. | "Work Song" | 3:59 |
| 17. | "Baseball Rag" | 2:59 |
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