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A1	Fishin' Blues Written-By – H. Thomas*	2:45
A2	Ain't Gwine To Whistle Dixie (Any Mo') Written-By – J. Davis*, T. Mahal*	8:17
A3	Sweet Mama Janisse Written-By – T. Mahal*	3:35
B1	Going Up To The Country, Paint My Mailbox Blue Written-By – T. Mahal*	3:07
B2	Big Kneed Gal Written-By – T. Mahal*	4:45
B3	You're Gonna Need Somebody On Your Bond Written-By – Blind Willie Johnson	6:15
C1	Tom And Sally Drake Written-By – T. Mahal*	3:23
C2	Diving Duck Blues Written-By – Sleepy J. Estes*	3:30
C3	John, Ain' It Hard Written-By – T. Mahal*	5:10
D1	You Ain't No Street Walker Mama, Honey But I Do Love The Way You Strut Your Stuff Written-By – T. Mahal*	18:56

Credits

• Congas – Kwasi " Rocky" Dzidzornu*
• Cover, Artwork, Design – Anna Hornisher
• Drums – Greg Thomas
• Electric Bass – Bill Rich
• Electric Guitar – John Hall*
• Engineer [Editing] – Tim Geelan
• Engineer [Mix-down] – Glen Kolotkin
• Engineer [Recording] – Frank Abbey, Jerry Smith
• Liner Notes – Taj Mahal
• Photography By [Cover] – Irene Harris
• Photography By [Liner Photo], Design [Assistance] – Bruce Steinberg
• Piano, Electric Piano – John Simon
• Producer – David Rubinson
• Tuba [Double B Flat, F], Flugelhorn, Baritone Saxophone, Arranged By [Brass] – Howard Johnson
• Tuba [Double B Flat], Valve Trombone – Joseph Daley*
• Tuba [Double C], Flugelhorn, Trumpet – Bob Stewart
• Tuba [E Flat], Trombone – Earle McIntyre*
• Vocals, Harmonica [Chromatic], Guitar, Banjo [Five String], Flute [Fife], Resonator Guitar [Miss. National Steel Bodied] – Taj Mahal

Notes

Recorded live at Bill Graham's Filmore East

Gatefold cover

Barcode and Other Identifiers

• Matrix / Runout (Stamp Side One and Three): P AL 30620 1A
• Matrix / Runout (Etched Side Two): BL 30621 1A 2HD
• Matrix / Runout (Stamp Side Four): P BL30621 1B

Other versions

Category	Artist	Title (Format)	Label	Category	Country	Year
G 30619	Taj Mahal	The Real Thing ‎(2xLP, Album)	Columbia	G 30619	US	1971
CK 65859	Taj Mahal	The Real Thing ‎(CD, Album, RE, RM)	Columbia, Legacy	CK 65859	US	2000
G 30619	Taj Mahal	The Real Thing ‎(2xLP, Album)	Columbia	G 30619	Canada	1972
CG 30619, G 30619, C 30620, C 30621	Taj Mahal	The Real Thing ‎(2xLP, Album, RE)	Columbia, Columbia, Columbia, Columbia	CG 30619, G 30619, C 30620, C 30621	US	Unknown
GT 30619	Taj Mahal	The Real Thing ‎(Cass, Album, Dou)	Columbia	GT 30619	US	1972