Chronicle-20 Greatest Hits (1977) ( )

Product Summary Label: Fantasy UPC: 00025218300629 Release Date: 8/14/1990 Buy.com Sku: 60073312 Item#: MQ75N9 Format:  CD Song Listing Disc 1 Song Title Sample 1. Who's Making Love (Album Version) ------ 2. Take Care Of Your Homework (Album Version) ------ 3. Testify (I Wonna) (Album Version) ------ 4. I Could Never Be President (Album Version) ------ 5. Love Bones (Album Version) ------ 6. Steal Away (Album Version) ------ 7. I Am Somebody, Part 1 (Album Version) ------ 8. Jody's Got Your Girl And Gone (Album Version) ------ 9. I Don't Wanna Lose You (Album Version) ------ 10. Hijackin' Love (Album Version) ------ 11. Standing In For Jody (Album Version) ------ 12. Doing My Own Thing (Part 1) ------ 13. Stop Doggin' Me (Album Version) ------ 14. I Believe In You (You Believe In Me) (Album Version) ------ 15. Cheaper To Keep Her (Album Version) ------ 16. We're Getting Careless With Our Love (Album Version) ------ 17. I've Been Born Again (Album Version) ------ 18. It's September (Album Version) ------ 19. Try Me Tonight (Album Version) ------ 20. Just Keep On Lovin' Me (Album Version) ------ (P) 1977 Stax Records (C) 1977 Stax Records   Album Notes and Credits Notes & Personnel Info Producers: Don Davis, Al Jackson, Al Bell, Terry Manning. Personnel: Johnnie Taylor (vocals). Photographer: Phil Bray. Getting his big break as Sam Cooke's replacement in the Soul Stirrers, vocalist Johnnie Taylor may have started out in gospel, but he truly hit his stride (at least as a viable pop artist) when he shifted to R&B and signed to the Stax label in the mid 1960s. This 20-track collection covers Taylor's '60s/'70s run on Stax, beginning with the singer's first major hits--the lightly funky, horn-laden "Who's Makin' Love?" and its like-minded follow-up, "Take Care of Your Homework." Many of these late-'60s/early-'70s tracks feature Stax's mind-blowing assemblage of in-house musicians--from Isaac Hayes on guitar to the Memphis Horns and Booker T. & the MG's--and this top-notch backing only enhances the punch of Taylor's impassioned, raspy style. While this compilation doesn't contain Taylor's later hits (namely the slinky, chart-topping "Disco Lady"), CHRONICLE does an excellent job of surveying his classic Stax years, making it the perfect companion piece to the '76-'80 Columbia anthology RATED X-TRAORDINARE.   Artist Overview 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. Artist Influences Muddy Waters | Nat King Cole | Ray Charles | Sam Cooke Artist Contemporaries Clarence Carter | Otis Redding | Rufus Thomas | Sam & Dave | Solomon Burke | Wilson Pickett Artist Followers Barry White | Isaac Hayes | Robert Cray | Sly & the Family Stone | Stevie Ray Vaughan | Teddy Pendergrass   Compilation Appearances Vol. 3-Blues Is Alright Vol. 1-All Time Classic Blues Vol. 2-All Time Classic Blues Greatest Gospel Gems Vol. 5-Oldies But Goodies Specialty Story Stax: Complete Singles 1959-1968 Box Set Vol. 2-1968-71 Vol. 1-20 Top Of The Stax Grea Vol. 2-20-Top Of The Stax Grea Vol. 3-Stax/Volt Soul Singers Z Zelebration Last Soul Company Stax Gold Cheatin' Is Risky Business Blues Party Vol. 1-Blues Is Alright Vol. 2-Blues Is Alright Sar Record's Story Last Soul Company Vol. 4-Blues Is Alright No. 1 R&b Hits: 1965-1969 Soul Spectacular! The Greatest Soul Hits Best Oldies But Goodies: Vol 04 & 05 Cheatin Heartbreakers Soul Hits Of 70s Slide On Golden Oldies Vol. 11 Soul Love Black Power: music Of A Revolution We'll Play The Blues For You Body And Soul The 70's Wattstax: highlights From The Soundtra Crazy Rockin Sexy Soul Men Get Down Tonight: Disco Explosion Hard To Find Soul Body And Soul:down Home Soul Ultimate Disco 2 America's Most Wanted Vol 2 America's Most Wanted Memphis Box Vol 2 Stax 50th Anniversary:Best Of Stax Stax Gold:hits 1968-74 60's Soul Number 1's Soul Heaven Wattstax(Bonus Tracks)(Live) Homeboys And Homegirls Boy Meets Girl Sweet Soul Music:29 Scorching Classic Nuggets Of Golden Age Gospel 1945-58   Technical Info Release Date : 07/01/1991 Original Release Date : 1977 Catalog ID : 60006 Label : Fantasy (distributor) Number of Discs : 1 Runtime : 69m : 56s Studio/Live : Studio Mono/Stereo : Stereo SPAR Code : n/a UPC : 00025218300629    Product Image