Recycling The Blues & Other Related Stuff

Recycling The Blues & Other Related Stuff
Studio album by Taj Mahal
Released	1972
Genre	Blues, Electric blues
Label	Columbia
Producer	Taj Mahal
Taj Mahal chronology
Happy Just to Be Like I Am (1971) Recycling The Blues & Other Related Stuff (1972) Oooh So Good 'n Blues (1973)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]
Rolling Stone	not rated [2]

Recycling The Blues & Other Related Stuff is the fifth American blues studio album by Taj Mahal. Tracks 1-7 were recorded live; tracks 8-11 are studio recordings.

Track listing

All songs written by Taj Mahal except as noted.

1. "Conch Intro" (not credited) – :30
2. "Kalimba" – 1:35
3. "Bound to Love Me Some" (Traditional) – 4:21
4. "Ricochet" – 4:17
5. "A Free Song (Rise Up Children Shake the Devil Out of Your Soul)" – 3:40
6. "Corinna" (Jesse Ed Davis, Taj Mahal) – 2:20
7. "Conch: Close" (not credited) – :33
8. "Cakewalk Into Town" – 2:32
9. "Sweet Home Chicago" (Traditional; Robert Johnson) - 6:45
10. "Texas Woman Blues" - 2:55
11. "Gitano Negro" - 8:30

Personnel

• Taj Mahal - Steel-Bodied Guitar, Kalimba, Banjo, Conch, Hand Claps, and Upright Bass
• The Pointer Sisters - Background Vocals on "Sweet Home Chicago" and "Texas Woman Blues"
• Howard Johnson - Hand Claps and Tuba on "Cakewalk Into Town"

Technical

• David Brown, George Engfer - engineer

References