Biography

Young gospel phenom, gritty Stax/Volt soulster, lady-killing balladeer, chart-topping disco king, Southern soul-blues stalwart -- Johnnie Taylor somehow always managed to adapt to the times, and he parlayed that versatility into a recording career that lasted nearly four decades. Nicknamed "the Philosopher of Soul" during his Stax days, that version of Taylor is best remembered for his 1968 R&B chart-topping smash [roviLink="MC"]"Who's Making Love," but far and away his biggest success was 1976's across-the-board number one [roviLink="MC"]"Disco Lady." When the national hits dried up, Taylor wound up as one of the most prolific artists on the Malaco label. ~ Steve Huey

Top Tracks

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• Big Head Hundreds

• Bittersweet Love

• Can't Trust Your Neighbor

• Cheaper To Keep Her

• Disco 9000

• Disco Lady

• Everything's Out In The Open

• Heaven Bless This Home

• Hello Sundown

• I Ain't Particular

• I Believe In You (you Believe In Me)

• I Wanna Get Into You

• If You Take Your Love Away

• If You're Lookin' For A Fool

• Jody's Got Your Girl And Gone

• Last Two Dollars

• Little Bluebird

• Love Is Better In The A.m., Parts 1 & 2

• Part Time Love

• Patches

• Payback Hurts

• Slip Away Again

• Somebody's Gettin' It

• Standing In For Jody

• Steal Away

• Stop Doggin' Me

• Stormy

• Testify (i Wanna)

• This Bitter Earth

• This Masquerade

• Toe Hold

• Walk Away With Me

• Where Is Your Woman Tonight

• Who's Making Love

• Who's Making Love?

• Wounded In The Battle Of Love

• You Can't Keep A Good Man Down

• Your Love Is Rated X

• You're Messin' With My Mind

Discography

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• Live at the Summit Club

  Stax

  2007

• Gotta Get the Groove Back

  Malaco

  1999

• Taylored to Please

  Malaco

  1998

• Cheaper to Keep Her

  Six-O-One Music / 601 Music (Malaco)

  1997

• Disco Lady

  EMI-Capitol Special Markets

  1997

• Good Love!

  Malaco

  1996

• Real Love

  Malaco

  1994

• I Know It's Wrong, But I...Just Can't Do Right

  Malaco

  1991

• Little Bluebird

  Stax

  1990

• Crazy 'Bout You

  Malaco

  1989

• In Control

  Malaco

  1988

• Lover Boy

  Malaco

  1986

• Wall to Wall

  Malaco

  1986

• This Is Your Night

  Malaco

  1984

• Just Ain't Good Enough

  The Right Stuff / Capitol

  1982

• New Day

  CBS Records

  1980

• She's Killing Me

  CBS Records

  1979

• Ever Ready

  CBS Records

  1978

• Disco 9000

  Sony Music Distribution

  1977

• Rated Extraordinaire

  CBS Records

  1977

• Reflections

  RCA

  1977

• Eargasm

  Columbia / Sony Music Distribution

  1976

• Super Taylor

  Stax

  1974

• Taylored in Silk

  Stax

  1973

• One Step Beyond

  Stax

  1971

• Rare Stamps

  Stax

  1970

• Raw Blues

  Stax

  1969

• The Johnnie Taylor Philosophy Continues

  Stax

  1969

• Who's Making Love...

  Stax

  1968

• Wanted: One Soul Singer

  Rhino

  1967