Johnnie Taylor /Soul-Blues/

не3дох · 04.03.2006, 00:48

Johnnie Taylor

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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 "Who's Making Love," but far and away his biggest success was 1976's across-the-board number one "Disco Lady," the first single ever certified platinum (which at the time meant sales of over two-million copies). When the national hits dried up, Taylor wound up as one of the most prolific artists on the Malaco label, a refuge for many Southern soul and blues veterans whose styles had fallen out of popular favor by the '80s. Taylor called Malaco home for over 15 years, and kept on recording and performing right up to his passing in 2000.

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не3дох · 04.03.2006, 00:51

Artist.........: Johnnie Taylor
Album..........: Gotta Get The Groove Back
Year...........: 1999
Genre..........: Retro Soul
Bitrate........: 320

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"This was the last album released by Johnnie Taylor before his death in 2000. Though there are drum machines and synthesizers a-plenty, Taylor's matchless, hurting tenor brings an ageless feel to everything it touches. He transcends his influences, and his former incarnations as Sam Cooke's successor in the legendary Soul Stirrers, the '60s soul singer of "Who's Making Love," and the '70s disco star of "Disco Lady". Frederick ("I've Been Lonely for So Long") Knight's "Big Head Hundreds" is given the full Taylor treatment; up against this recording, most contemporary R&B is reduced to candyfloss. Taylor's at his most effective when playing both funky and wounded--his voice evokes Otis Redding, or Wilson Pickett's guttural depths, but also carries a singular high lonesome sweetness. This is most evident on slower, more contemporary cuts, such as "Juke Joint," whose spare production gives this muscular singer room to express both the urgency and the despair in a search for after-hours gratification. The irony of the final track, "Soul Heaven," where Taylor dreams he's at a gig with the Bar-Kays, Otis Redding, Jimi Hendrix, Sam Cooke, et al, will escape no-one." -Editorial Review

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Tracklist......:
1. Big Head Hundreds
2. I'm From the Old School
3. Juke Joint
4. One in a Million
5. Ease Back Out
6. Gotta Get the Groove Back
7. Wounded in the Battle of Love
8. Too Close for Comfort
9. I Love You Lady
10. Woman Don't Be Afraid
11. Let's Get Back on Track
12. Soul Heaven

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не3дох observer Сообщений: 7 364 Репутация: 24 633 Статус: Offline Польза: 0	Johnnie Taylor Цитата: 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 "Who's Making Love," but far and away his biggest success was 1976's across-the-board number one "Disco Lady," the first single ever certified platinum (which at the time meant sales of over two-million copies). When the national hits dried up, Taylor wound up as one of the most prolific artists on the Malaco label, a refuge for many Southern soul and blues veterans whose styles had fallen out of popular favor by the '80s. Taylor called Malaco home for over 15 years, and kept on recording and performing right up to his passing in 2000. allmusic
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не3дох observer Сообщений: 7 364 Репутация: 24 633 Статус: Offline Польза: 0	Artist.........: Johnnie Taylor Album..........: Gotta Get The Groove Back Year...........: 1999 Genre..........: Retro Soul Bitrate........: 320 Comment........: Цитата: "This was the last album released by Johnnie Taylor before his death in 2000. Though there are drum machines and synthesizers a-plenty, Taylor's matchless, hurting tenor brings an ageless feel to everything it touches. He transcends his influences, and his former incarnations as Sam Cooke's successor in the legendary Soul Stirrers, the '60s soul singer of "Who's Making Love," and the '70s disco star of "Disco Lady". Frederick ("I've Been Lonely for So Long") Knight's "Big Head Hundreds" is given the full Taylor treatment; up against this recording, most contemporary R&B is reduced to candyfloss. Taylor's at his most effective when playing both funky and wounded--his voice evokes Otis Redding, or Wilson Pickett's guttural depths, but also carries a singular high lonesome sweetness. This is most evident on slower, more contemporary cuts, such as "Juke Joint," whose spare production gives this muscular singer room to express both the urgency and the despair in a search for after-hours gratification. The irony of the final track, "Soul Heaven," where Taylor dreams he's at a gig with the Bar-Kays, Otis Redding, Jimi Hendrix, Sam Cooke, et al, will escape no-one." -Editorial Review Cover..........: Tracklist......: 1. Big Head Hundreds 2. I'm From the Old School 3. Juke Joint 4. One in a Million 5. Ease Back Out 6. Gotta Get the Groove Back 7. Wounded in the Battle of Love 8. Too Close for Comfort 9. I Love You Lady 10. Woman Don't Be Afraid 11. Let's Get Back on Track 12. Soul Heaven Links..........: Скрытый текст (вы должны зарегистрироваться или войти под своим логином): У вас нет прав чтобы видеть скрытый текст, содержащийся здесь.
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