Happy Just to Be Like I Am
Happy Just to Be Like I Am is the fourth studio album by American blues artist Taj Mahal.
| Happy Just to Be Like I Am | ||||
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| Released | 1971 | |||
| Genre | Blues | |||
| Length | 42:36 | |||
| Label | Columbia | |||
| Producer | Taj Mahal, David Rubinson | |||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |    |
| Christgau's Record Guide | B+[2] |
Track listing
All tracks composed by Taj Mahal; except where indicated
- "Happy Just to Be Like I Am" (3:49)
- "Stealin'" (Gus Cannon) (6:58)
- "Oh, Susannah" (Traditional) (5:19)
- "Eighteen Hammers" (5:45)
- "Tomorrow May Not Be Your Day" (4:14)
- "Chevrolet" (Ed Young, Lonnie Young) (2:45)
- "West Indian Revelation (AKA West Indian Reservation)" (6:09)
- "Black Spirit Boogie" (7:10)
Personnel
- Taj Mahal - guitar, steel guitar, mandolin
- Bill Rich - bass
- Howard Johnson - baritone saxophone
- Jesse Ed Davis - guitar on "Oh Susanna" and "Chevrolet"
- Earl McIntyre - trombone
- Andy Narell - steel drums on "West Indian Revelation"
- John Simon - piano
- Hoshal Wright - guitar
- Kwasi "Rocky" Dzidzornu - conga
- Bob Stewart - flugelhorn
- Joseph Daley - tuba
- James Charles Otey, Jr. - drums
- Technical
- Glen Kolotkin - engineer
- John Simon, Taj Mahal - mixing
References
- Deming, Mark. Happy Just to Be Like I Am at AllMusic. Retrieved April 5, 2012.
- Christgau, Robert (1981). "Consumer Guide '70s: M". Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies. Ticknor & Fields. ISBN 089919026X. Retrieved March 2, 2019 – via robertchristgau.com.
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