Wall To Wall

Performer: Johnnie Taylor
Engineer: Paul Mann; Pete Greene; Tom Easley; Wolf Stephenson
Producer: Tommy Couch; Wolf Stephenson
Distributor: Select-O-Hits

Notes: Personnel: Johnnie Taylor (vocals); Vas-tie Jackson, Dino Zimmerman (guitar); Brian Gum, Steve Dressler, Bob McNally, Mickey Davis, Janet Dressler (strings); Harrison Calloway, Jim Horn, Ben Cauley, Charles Rose, Harvey Thompson (horns); Larry Addison, Carson Whitsett (keyboards); James Robertson (drums); Roger Hawkins (percussion); Jewel Bass, Catherine Henderson (background vocals). Recording information: Malaco Studios, Jackson, MS. Johnnie Taylor begin to express some frustration with Malaco in the late '80s, most of it due to their inability to get him a major hit. It's doubtful if Stax in its prime could have gotten hard-edged Southern soul aired on urban radio in the late '80s, but they gave it a shot. The title cut was a good uptempo tune, produced in a less Stax/Volt manner than usual, while they added some synthesized and drum machine textures to try to meet radio requirements. It didn't work, but it wasn't a sellout either. ~ Ron Wynn

Johnnie Taylor first achieved notoriety when he joined Sam Cooke's former group, the Soul Stirrers, in 1957. Taylor's blues-based R&B records of the '60s, like his biggest hit, "Who's Makin' Love?," featured an irresistible beat and Taylor's gruff, emphatic vocals. While he never achieved the fame of Otis Redding or Wilson Pickett, Taylor stuck around long enough to enjoy a second surge in popularity with the lusty hit "Disco Lady" in 1976.

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