Happy Just to Be Like I Am

Happy Just to Be Like I Am is the fourth studio album by American blues artist Taj Mahal.

Happy Just to Be Like I Am
Studio album by Taj Mahal
Released	1971
Genre	Blues
Length	42:36
Label	Columbia
Producer	Taj Mahal, David Rubinson
Taj Mahal chronology
The Real Thing (1971) Happy Just to Be Like I Am (1971) Recycling The Blues & Other Related Stuff (1972)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]
Christgau's Record Guide	B+[2]

Track listing

All tracks composed by Taj Mahal; except where indicated

1. "Happy Just to Be Like I Am" (3:49)
2. "Stealin'" (Gus Cannon) (6:58)
3. "Oh, Susannah" (Traditional) (5:19)
4. "Eighteen Hammers" (5:45)
5. "Tomorrow May Not Be Your Day" (4:14)
6. "Chevrolet" (Ed Young, Lonnie Young) (2:45)
7. "West Indian Revelation (AKA West Indian Reservation)" (6:09)
8. "Black Spirit Boogie" (7:10)

Personnel

• Taj Mahal - guitar, steel guitar, mandolin
• Bill Rich - bass
• Howard Johnson - baritone saxophone
• Jesse Ed Davis - guitar on "Oh Susanna" and "Chevrolet"
• Earl McIntyre - trombone
• Andy Narell - steel drums on "West Indian Revelation"
• John Simon - piano
• Hoshal Wright - guitar
• Kwasi "Rocky" Dzidzornu - conga
• Bob Stewart - flugelhorn
• Joseph Daley - tuba
• James Charles Otey, Jr. - drums

Technical

• Glen Kolotkin - engineer
• John Simon, Taj Mahal - mixing

References

1. Deming, Mark. Happy Just to Be Like I Am at AllMusic. Retrieved April 5, 2012.
2. Christgau, Robert (1981). "Consumer Guide '70s: M". Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies. Ticknor & Fields. ISBN 089919026X. Retrieved March 2, 2019 – via robertchristgau.com.