Biography by Steve Huey (Allmusic)
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.
She's Killing Me (1979) - REMASTERED 2008
They gave this album a crappy review - but I say - How can any JT album be so bad?
Of course, the tune that I find most interesting is Baby Lay down - which is very similiar to a country song by John Conley - Lady Lay Down .... Don't know who had it first - but I like the tune by either artist.
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IT IS MY GREAT REGRET THAT I MUST TELL YOU ALL THAT MUSICMEIHO, CANDY..HAS PASSED AWAY THIS WEEK.
I WILL TRULY MISS MY FRIEND AND MUSIC MENTOR.
IT IS MY GREAT REGRET THAT I MUST TELL YOU ALL THAT MUSICMEIHO, CANDY..HAS PASSED AWAY THIS WEEK.
I WILL TRULY MISS MY FRIEND AND MUSIC MENTOR.
Saturday, May 24, 2008
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SHE'S KILLING ME (1979) Remastered 2008
01 - Little Dancin' Queen.mp3
02 - Play Something Pretty.mp3
03 - (Ooh-Wee) She's Killing Me.mp3
04 - The Users.mp3
05 - Love Account.mp3
06 - Pulling The Rain.mp3
07 - I Can't Leave Your Love Alone.mp3
08 - I Got This Things For Love.mp3
09 - Baby Lay Down.mp3
10 - Sylvia.mp3
http://www.mediafire.com/download.php?hm9y4b1sn7m
thanks for J.T!!
nice choice.
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