Blue Light Boogie

• Artist: Taj Mahal
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• Release Date: April 27, 1999
• Total Time: 47:23
• Type: Compilation (best of)
• Genre: Blues

Review

Blue Light Boogie is a compilation drawn from Taj Mahal's work for the Private Music label during the '90s, specifically the albums Like Never Before (1991) and Dancing the Blues (1993); there's also an ample and varied helping of covers ranging from traditional, rural blues to rock & roll. It's sort of an odd tactic for a compilation, given that The Best of the Private Years, released a year later, doesn't duplicate any of this material; as a result, that supposedly balanced introduction ends up skewed away from Blue Light Boogie's sources, not featuring any songs from Like Never Before. Still, even if all of this is a ham-handed way for a record company to handle an artist's discography, Blue Light Boogie is overall a pretty decent sampler and an entertaining listen. Just don't expect an introduction to Mahal's '90s recordings that has any sense of completeness. ~ Steve Huey, All Music Guide

Tracks

Track Title	Composers	Performers	Time
River of Love	Porter Carroll, Richard Feldman, Jimmy Scott	Taj Mahal	(4:07)
Honky Tonk Women	Mick Jagger, Keith Richards	Taj Mahal	(4:39)
Don't Call Us (Lyrics)	Taj Mahal, Richard Feldman	Taj Mahal	(4:20)
Take a Giant Step (Lyrics)	Carole King, Gerry Goffin	Taj Mahal	(4:38)
Down Home Girl	Jerry Leiber, Artie Butler, Arthur Butler	Taj Mahal	(3:43)
Feats Don't Fail Me Now	Paul Barrére, Lowell George, Martin Kibbee	Taj Mahal	(3:19)
Dark Angel	Marty Grebb, Steven Seagal	Taj Mahal	(3:26)
Big Legged Mamas Are Back in Style	Taj Mahal	Taj Mahal	(4:18)
John the Revelator	Rusty Goodman, Son House	Taj Mahal	(3:54)
Blue Light Boogie (Lyrics)	Dave Bartholomew, Jessie Mae Robinson	Taj Mahal	(4:05)
She Caught the Katy (And Left Me a Mule to Ride)	Taj Mahal, Yank Rachell	Taj Mahal	(3:40)
Mercedes Benz	Janis Joplin, Bob Neuwirth, Mike McClure, Mack McClure	Taj Mahal	(3:14)

Credits

Larry Fulcher (Bass), Larry Fulcher (Vocals (Background))