Phantom Blues Explained

Phantom Blues is a studio album by American blues artist Taj Mahal.

Track listing

1. "Lovin' in My Baby's Eyes" (Taj Mahal)
2. "Cheatin' On You" (Jon Cleary)
3. "The Hustle Is On" (H.E. Owens)
4. "Here in the Dark" (Bernard Anders)
5. "Fanning the Flames" (Jon Cleary)
6. "I Need Your Loving" (Clarence Lewis, Don Gardner, James McDougal, Morris Levy)
7. "Ooh Poo Pah Doo" (Jessie Hill)
8. "Lonely Avenue" (Doc Pomus)
9. "Don't Tell Me" (Pat McLaughlin)
10. "What Am I Living For?" (Art Harris, Fred Jay)
11. "We're Gonna Make It" (Billy Davis, Carl William Smith, Gene Barge, Raynard Miner)
12. "Let the Four Winds Blow" (Dave Bartholomew, Antoine "Fats" Domino)
13. "(You've Got to) Love Her with a Feeling" (Freddie King, Sonny Thompson)
14. "The Car of Your Dreams" (James Kelly)

Personnel

• Taj Mahal - lead vocals, dobro, harmonica
• Bonnie Raitt - additional vocal on 6
• Dean Parks - lead guitar on 5
• Eric Clapton - lead guitar on 4 and 13
• Joe McGrath, John Parks, Johnny Lee Schell - guitar
• Mike Campbell - 12-string guitar on 1
• John Porter - lead, acoustic and slide guitar
• James "Hutch" Hutchinson - bass on 1
• Larry Fulcher - bass on all tracks, except 1
• David Hidalgo - accordion on 12
• Jon Brion - chamberlin on 7, guitar on 14
• Jon Cleary - guitar, piano, Wurlitzer, clarinet
• Mick Weaver - organ
• Tony Braunagel - drums, percussion
• Myric "Freeze" Guillory - rubboard
• Bernard "Dr. B." Anderson, Joe Sublett - tenor saxophone
• Darrell Leonard - trumpet, trombone
• Alfie Silas Durio, Billie Barnum, Sir Harry Bowens, Regina Taylor, Sweat Pea Atkinson, Terrence Forsythe - backing vocals^[1]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Phantom Blues - Taj Mahal | Credits. 24 May 2021. AllMusic.