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Sacred Island
Studio album by
Taj Mahal
Released1998
Recorded1997 [1]
StudioMessenger Studios, Hawaii
Genre Blues, world fusion
Length44:52
Label Private Music [2]
ProducerCarey Williams
Taj Mahal chronology
Señor Blues
(1997) 		Sacred Island
(1998) 		In Progress & In Motion: 1965-1998
(1998)
Alternative cover
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic [3]
Edmonton Journal [4]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music [5]
The Penguin Guide to Blues Recordings [6]
(The New) Rolling Stone Album Guide [7]

Sacred Island is an album by the American blues/ world artist Taj Mahal and the Hawaiian music group the Hula Blues Band, released in 1998. [3] [8]

The album peaked at No. 5 on the Billboard Blues Albums chart. [9]

Production

"Coconut Man" is a rewrite of the Toots Hibbert song "Monkey Man"; "Betty and Dupree" is a cover of the Chuck Willis song. [10] [11]

Critical reception

The Edmonton Journal wrote that "the sounds of tenor, baritone, and Liliu ukuleles, Hawaiian steel guitar, pan pipes and slack-key guitars combine with the main man's National dobro and harmonica to create a wonderful musical trip thru the islands." [4] The Dayton Daily News thought that "a gentle Calypso backbeat snakes its way through the project, creating a warm, laid-back, breezy feel." [12] The San Diego Union-Tribune noted "the shock of hearing [the] first song: 'The New Calypsonians' sounds a bit like a gruff-voiced Mose Allison singing reggae at Don Ho's lounge." [13]

Track listing

All tracks composed by Taj Mahal; except where indicated

  1. "The Calypsonians"
  2. "Coconut Man" (Frederic Hibbert)
  3. "Sacred Island (Moku La'a)"
  4. "Betty and Dupree" ( Chuck Willis)
  5. "The New Hula Blues"
  6. "No Na Mamo" (Carlos Andrade)
  7. "Mailbox Blues"
  8. "Kanikapila" (Mahal, Rudy Costa, Kester Smith, Pancho Graham)

References

  1. ^ Daly, Mike (7 Jan 1999). "SACRED ISLAND, Taj Mahal and the Hula Blues Band". The Age. Green Guide. p. 18.
  2. ^ Morris, Chris (Dec 26, 1998). "The year in blues". Billboard. Vol. 110, no. 52. p. YE94.
  3. ^ a b "Sacred Island - Taj Mahal, Taj Mahal & the Hula Blues Band | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved May 24, 2021.
  4. ^ a b North, Peter (5 July 1998). "Time to check out Taj Mahal again". Edmonton Journal. p. C6.
  5. ^ Larkin, Colin (May 27, 2011). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Omnibus Press. ISBN  9780857125958 – via Google Books.
  6. ^ Russell, Tony; Smith, Chris (2006). The Penguin Guide to Blues Recordings. Penguin. p. 625. ISBN  978-0-140-51384-4.
  7. ^ Brackett, Nathan; Hoard, Christian David (October 23, 2004). The New Rolling Stone Album Guide. Simon and Schuster. ISBN  9780743201698 – via Google Books.
  8. ^ "Taj Mahal". MTV News. Archived from the original on October 23, 2021.
  9. ^ "Hula Blues Band". Billboard.
  10. ^ Surowicz, Tom (September 4, 1998). "Music: Taj Mahal". Star Tribune. p. 12E.
  11. ^ Tarradell, Mario (August 6, 1998). "Taj Mahal & the Hula Blues Band, Sacred Island". The Dallas Morning News. p. 5C.
  12. ^ Kraus, Fred (28 Aug 1998). "RECORDINGS ON REVIEW". Dayton Daily News. Go!. p. 19.
  13. ^ Toombs, Mikel (April 16, 1998). "ALBUM REVIEWS - BLUES". The San Diego Union-Tribune. Entertainment. p. 21.
Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/?title=Sacred_Island&oldid=1231364237"
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Sacred Island
Studio album by
Taj Mahal
Released1998
Recorded1997 [1]
StudioMessenger Studios, Hawaii
Genre Blues, world fusion
Length44:52
Label Private Music [2]
ProducerCarey Williams
Taj Mahal chronology
Señor Blues
(1997) 		Sacred Island
(1998) 		In Progress & In Motion: 1965-1998
(1998)
Alternative cover
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic [3]
Edmonton Journal [4]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music [5]
The Penguin Guide to Blues Recordings [6]
(The New) Rolling Stone Album Guide [7]

Sacred Island is an album by the American blues/ world artist Taj Mahal and the Hawaiian music group the Hula Blues Band, released in 1998. [3] [8]

The album peaked at No. 5 on the Billboard Blues Albums chart. [9]

Production

"Coconut Man" is a rewrite of the Toots Hibbert song "Monkey Man"; "Betty and Dupree" is a cover of the Chuck Willis song. [10] [11]

Critical reception

The Edmonton Journal wrote that "the sounds of tenor, baritone, and Liliu ukuleles, Hawaiian steel guitar, pan pipes and slack-key guitars combine with the main man's National dobro and harmonica to create a wonderful musical trip thru the islands." [4] The Dayton Daily News thought that "a gentle Calypso backbeat snakes its way through the project, creating a warm, laid-back, breezy feel." [12] The San Diego Union-Tribune noted "the shock of hearing [the] first song: 'The New Calypsonians' sounds a bit like a gruff-voiced Mose Allison singing reggae at Don Ho's lounge." [13]

Track listing

All tracks composed by Taj Mahal; except where indicated

  1. "The Calypsonians"
  2. "Coconut Man" (Frederic Hibbert)
  3. "Sacred Island (Moku La'a)"
  4. "Betty and Dupree" ( Chuck Willis)
  5. "The New Hula Blues"
  6. "No Na Mamo" (Carlos Andrade)
  7. "Mailbox Blues"
  8. "Kanikapila" (Mahal, Rudy Costa, Kester Smith, Pancho Graham)

References

  1. ^ Daly, Mike (7 Jan 1999). "SACRED ISLAND, Taj Mahal and the Hula Blues Band". The Age. Green Guide. p. 18.
  2. ^ Morris, Chris (Dec 26, 1998). "The year in blues". Billboard. Vol. 110, no. 52. p. YE94.
  3. ^ a b "Sacred Island - Taj Mahal, Taj Mahal & the Hula Blues Band | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved May 24, 2021.
  4. ^ a b North, Peter (5 July 1998). "Time to check out Taj Mahal again". Edmonton Journal. p. C6.
  5. ^ Larkin, Colin (May 27, 2011). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Omnibus Press. ISBN  9780857125958 – via Google Books.
  6. ^ Russell, Tony; Smith, Chris (2006). The Penguin Guide to Blues Recordings. Penguin. p. 625. ISBN  978-0-140-51384-4.
  7. ^ Brackett, Nathan; Hoard, Christian David (October 23, 2004). The New Rolling Stone Album Guide. Simon and Schuster. ISBN  9780743201698 – via Google Books.
  8. ^ "Taj Mahal". MTV News. Archived from the original on October 23, 2021.
  9. ^ "Hula Blues Band". Billboard.
  10. ^ Surowicz, Tom (September 4, 1998). "Music: Taj Mahal". Star Tribune. p. 12E.
  11. ^ Tarradell, Mario (August 6, 1998). "Taj Mahal & the Hula Blues Band, Sacred Island". The Dallas Morning News. p. 5C.
  12. ^ Kraus, Fred (28 Aug 1998). "RECORDINGS ON REVIEW". Dayton Daily News. Go!. p. 19.
  13. ^ Toombs, Mikel (April 16, 1998). "ALBUM REVIEWS - BLUES". The San Diego Union-Tribune. Entertainment. p. 21.
Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/?title=Sacred_Island&oldid=1231364237"

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