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The Natch'l Blues is the second studio album by American blues artist Taj Mahal, released in 1968.[1]

The Natch'l Blues
Studio album by Taj Mahal
Released	December 23, 1968 ReReleased on CD 2000 Columbia/Legacy Recordings (Sony Music)
Recorded	May and October 1968
Genre	Blues
Length	36:27 48:21 (with bonus tracks)
Label	Columbia
Producer	David Rubinson
Taj Mahal chronology
Taj Mahal (1968) The Natch'l Blues (1968) Giant Step/De Ole Folks at Home (1969)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
Entertainment Weekly	A−[2]
The Penguin Guide to Blues Recordings	[3]
Rolling Stone	(positive)[4]

Track listing

All tracks composed by Taj Mahal, except where indicated:

Side 1

1. "Good Morning Miss Brown" – 3:13
2. "Corinna" (Mahal, Jesse Ed Davis) – 2:59
3. "I Ain't Gonna Let Nobody Steal My Jellyroll" – 3:12
4. "Going Up to the Country, Paint My Mailbox Blue" – 3:34
5. "Done Changed My Way of Living" – 7:02

Side 2

1. "She Caught the Katy and Left Me a Mule to Ride" (Mahal, Yank Rachell) – 3:27
2. "The Cuckoo" (Traditional) – 4:13
3. "You Don't Miss Your Water ('Til Your Well Runs Dry)" (William Bell) – 4:23
4. "Ain't That a Lot of Love" (Homer Banks, Deanie Parker) – 3:59

2000 CD reissue bonus tracks

1. "The Cuckoo" (Alternate Version) – 3:20
2. "New Stranger Blues" – 5:38
3. "Things Are Gonna Work Out Fine" – 3:15[1]

Personnel

• Taj Mahal – vocals, harmonica, Miss "National" resonator guitar
• Jesse Ed Davis – guitar, piano, brass arrangements
• Gary Gilmore – bass
• Chuck "Brother" Blackwell – drums
• Al Kooper – piano
• Earl Palmer – drums[5]

References

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