Stax Profiles

Performer: Johnnie Taylor
Producer: Al Bell; Al Jackson, Jr.; Sam Cooke; Sonny Bono; Calvin Carter; Don Davis
Distributor: Universal Distribution

Notes: Personnel: Johnnie Taylor (vocals); Charles Richardson, Sonny Mitchell, Lee Richardson, Spencer Taylor (vocals); Leroy Crume, Tommy Tedesco (guitar); Edgar Redmond (saxophone); Paul Foster (tenor saxophone); John Anderson (trumpet); John Ewing (trombone); Isaac Hayes (piano); Booker T. Jones (organ); Rudy Robinson, Marvell Thomas, Barry Beckett, Bernie Worrell (keyboards); Donald "Duck" Dunn, Bootsy Collins (bass guitar); Earl Palmer , Al Jackson, Al Jackson, Jr., Roger Hawkins (drums); Eddie Hinton, Steve Cropper (guitar). Audio Remasterer: Joe Tarantino. Liner Note Author: Huey Lewis. Arranger: Rene Hall. Huey Lewis compiled Johnnie Taylor's Stax Profiles, a 14-track combination of his best-known songs with lesser-heard material, that examines both his pre-Stax output and hit recordings for the Memphis-based label. Although collectors will have little use for this set, it suits the purposes of curious listeners quite well. These 14 cuts chronicle Taylor's progression from gospel singer with the Highway Q.C.'s and the Soul Stirrers to "the Philosopher of Soul," highlighted by "Disco Lady" and "Who's Making Love." ~ Al Campbell

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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