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TAYLOR Johnny
(voc)

Personal Data:

Born: 05.05.1938 (Crawfordsville, Arkansas, USA, as Johnnie Harrison Taylor)
Died: 31.05.2000 (heart attack)
TAYLOR Johnny (photo)

Appearances:

1957-? The Soul Stirrers
? The Five Echoes
? The Highway Q. C.'s

Albums Discography:

#TitleRelease DateLabelTypeUKUSA
1.Wanted One Soul Singer1967
2.Who's Makin' Love1968
3.Raw Blues1968
4.Rare Stamps1969
5.J.T. Philosophy Continues1969
6.One Step Beyond1970
7.Greatest Hits1970
8.Pause And Think Again1971
9.Decipher1973
10.Taylored In Silk10/1973 Stax
11.Super Taylor9/1974 Stax
12.Eargasm3/1976 Columbia 9
13.The Best Of Johnny Taylor6/1976 Stax
14.Ever Ready1977
15.Rated Extraordinaire04.03.1977CBS
16.Reflections09.09.1977RCA
17.Chronicle, 20 Greatest Hits18.11.1977Stax
18.Chronicle Vol 21978
19.Disco 90001979
20.She's Killing Me1979
21.A New Day1980
22.The Best of the Old & the New1984 Solaris
23.Good Love!7/1996 108
24.Feelings Are Good And Other Lies28.04.1997CNR/Arcade
25.Gotta Get the Groove Back02.11.1999Malaco 140
26.Just Ain't Good Enough01.02.2000The Right Stuff
27.Funksoulbrother12.09.2000Varese Vintage
28.Super Hits07.05.2002Sony
29.There's No Good In Goodbye01.07.2003Malaco
30.Disco 900008.06.2004Collectables
31.Stax Profiles25.04.2006Stax
32.Southern Soul Troubadors, Vol. 1
& Clarence Carter		13.06.2006Fuel 2000
33.Live at the Summit Club
(live)		20.02.2007Stax
34.Very Best of Johnnie Taylor17.07.2007Stax
35.The Best Of The Old & The New: The Complete Beverly Glen Music Sessions20.01.2014Solaris
36.Johnnie Taylor 196409.12.2014ABKCO

Singles Discography:

#SP/EP TitleRelease DateLabelUKUSA
1.Rome (Wasn't Built In A Day)6/1962 Sar 112
2.Baby, We've Got Love11/1963 Derby 98
3.Somebody's Sleeping In My Bed12/1967 Stax 95
4.Who's Making Love10/1968 Stax 5
5.Take Care Of Your Homework12/1968 Stax 20
6.(I Wanna) Testify5/1969 Stax 36
7.I Could Never Be President7/1969 Stax 48
8.Just Keep On Loving Me
& Carla Thomas		7/1969 Stax 115
9.Love Bones12/1969 Stax 43
10.Steal Away5/1970 Stax 37
11.I Am Somebody (Part 2)10/1970 Stax 39
12.Jody's Got Your Girl And Gone12/1970 Stax 28
13.I Don't Wanna Lose You5/1971 Stax 86
14.Hijackin' Love8/1971 Stax 64
15.Standing In For Jody / Shackin' Up1/1972 Stax 74
16.I Believe In You (You Believe In Me)6/1973 Stax 5
17.Cheaper To Keep Her10/1973 Stax 15
18.We're Getting Careless With Our Love12/1973 Stax 34
19.I've Been Born Again6/1974 Stax 78
20.It's September9/1974 Stax
21.Friday Night6/1975 Stax
22.Disco Lady
produced by: Don Davis		1/1976 Columbia25 1
23.Somebody's Gettin' It5/1976 Columbia 33
24.Love Is Better In The Morning04.03.1977CBS 77
25.Disco 90009/1977 Columbia 86
26.Who's Makin' Love / Take Care Of Your Homework09.12.1977Stax
27.Keep On Dancin'4/1978 Columbia 101
28.Blues In The Night / That's My Girl
& Dee Clarke		14.11.2014R & B Gold

Press References:

Melody Maker
YearIssueDatePageColumnType
1971024.04.197110New Pop Singlessingle review
1971018.09.197126Jazz Recordsalbum review
1972012.02.197222Caught In The Actgig review
19744112.10.197471Albumsalbum review
19762810.07.197622New Albumsalbum review
19773924.09.197732Jazz Albumsalbum review
19775010.12.197720Singles - Soulsingle review
19781622.04.197823Albumsalbum review
New Musical Express
YearIssueDatePageColumnType
1974002.11.197421Plattersalbum review
1976024.04.197618Plattersalbum review
1976026.06.197614Plattersalbum review