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1969 studio album by Taj Mahal
Giant Step/De Ole Folks at Home is the third studio
album by
American
blues artist
Taj Mahal . A
double album , the first disc (Giant Step ) is electric, while the second (De Ole Folks at Home ) is acoustic.
Esquire included the album at number 27 on its list of "The 75 Albums Every Man Should Own".
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Track listing
Giant Step
"Ain't Gwine Whistle Dixie No More" (Taj Mahal,
Jesse Ed Davis , Gary Gilmore, Chuck Blackwell)
"
Take a Giant Step " (
Carole King ,
Gerry Goffin )
"Give Your Woman What She Wants" (Taj Mahal,
Joel Hirschhorn )
"
Good Morning Little Schoolgirl " (Don Level, Bob Love)
"
You're Gonna Need Somebody on Your Bond " (
Blind Willie Johnson )
"
Six Days on the Road " (Carl Montgomery, Earl Green)
"Farther on Down the Road (You Will Accompany Me)" (Taj Mahal, Jesse Ed Davis, Gary Gilmore, Chuck Blackwell)
"Keep Your Hands Off Her" (
Huddie Ledbetter )
"Bacon Fat" (
Robbie Robertson ,
Garth Hudson )
De Ole Folks at Home
"Linin' Track" (Huddie Ledbetter)
"Country Blues No. 1" (Traditional; arranged by Taj Mahal)
"Wild Ox Moan" (
Vera Hall ,
Ruby Pickens Tartt )
"Light Rain Blues" (Taj Mahal)
"Little Soulful Tune" (Taj Mahal)
"Candy Man" (
Rev. Gary Davis )
"Cluck Old Hen" (Traditional; arranged by Taj Mahal)
"Colored Aristocracy" (Traditional; arranged by Taj Mahal)
"Blind Boy Rag" (Taj Mahal)
"
Stagger Lee " (Harold Logan,
Lloyd Price )
"Cajun Tune" (Taj Mahal)
"
Fishin' Blues " (
Henry Thomas , Taj Mahal)
"Annie's Lover" (Traditional; arranged by Taj Mahal)
Personnel
Giant Step
Taj Mahal - vocals, harmonica, banjo, Mississippi national steel-bodied guitar
Jesse Ed Davis - electric guitar, acoustic guitar, piano, organ
Gary Gilmore - electric bass
Chuck "Brother" Blackwell - drums
De Ole Folks at Home
Taj Mahal - vocals, harmonica, guitar, banjo
Technical
Brian Ross-Myring, Chris Hinshaw, Jerry Hochman - engineer
Virginia Team - cover design
Jesse Ed Davis - typography/hand lettering
References
Studio albums Live albums Compilations