Music Keeps Me Together
by Taj Mahal
- Type: Album
- Released: 1975
- Label: Columbia
- Country: United States
- Length: 45:21
- Community rating: 3.66/5 from 4 ratings
Album Notes & Community Reviews
Stepping significantly away from traditional roots blues, Taj Mahal presents a highly eclectic fusion on 'Music Keeps Me Together'. The album experiments deeply with pop soul, reggae rhythms, and smooth soul-jazz textures, reflecting his widening global musical vocabulary.
Genres
Descriptors: bluesy, rhythmic, acoustic, dance, storytelling, folk, vocal, guitars
Tracklist
- Music Keeps Me Together (3:38)
- When I Feel the Sea Beneath My Soul (3:06)
- Dear Ladies (6:02)
- Aristocracy (2:29)
- Further on Down the Road (3:23)
- Roll, Turn, Spin (4:44)
- West Indian Revelation - 1975 Version (6:56)
- My Ancestors (4:04)
- Brown-Eyed Hansome Man (3:42)
- Why?...and We Repeat Why?...and We Repeat! (7:13)
Credits
- Earl "Wire" Lindo - arranged by, keyboards, written-by
- Hughan Williams - artwork
- The Ladies - backing vocals
- Annie Sampson - backing vocals ["the ladies"]
- Carole Fredericks - backing vocals ["the ladies"]
- Jo Baker - backing vocals ["the ladies"]
- Intergalactic Soul Messengers Band - band
- Ray Fitzpatrick - bass