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The 16-track Rated X-Traordinaire sets out to rescue the reputation of the Johnnie Taylor of 1976-1980, the period that began with his biggest smash, "Disco Lady," but that found him, so the conventional wisdom goes, a Southern soul man set adrift on the disco wave. Annotator Kalamu Ya Salaam argues that "Disco Lady" is not a disco song, and backs this up by noting that the track actually was played by members of Parliament-Funkadelic. True enough, though that only applies to Taylor's debut Columbia album, Eargasm. Elsewhere, Taylor did drift, from Muscle Shoals tracks that updated his Stax Memphis sound to tracks that sounded like Marvin Gaye. The early years, 1976 and 1977, were more accomplished than the later ones, and that's where compilation producer Leo Sacks focuses, with 12 of the 16 tracks coming from then. In so doing, he ignores R&B chart singles like "Keep on Dancing" and "Ever Ready," but he satisfies the "best-of" title.
© William Ruhlmann /TiVo
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George Worrell, Arranger - Harvey Scales, Composer - Harvey Scales, Lyricist - Johnnie Taylor, Performer - Don Davis, Composer - Don Davis, Producer - Don Davis, Lyricist - Don Davis, Arranger - Al Vance, Composer - Al Vance, Lyricist - DAVID VAN DE PITTE, Arranger
(P) 1976 SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT
Johnnie Taylor, Performer - RUDY ROBINSON, Arranger - Chico Jones, Composer - Chico Jones, Lyricist - Don Davis, Producer - Don Davis, Composer - Don Davis, Lyricist - Clarence Colter, Composer - Clarence Colter, Lyricist - Sonny Sanders, Arranger
(P) 1976 Sony Music Entertainment Inc.
N. Toney, Composer - N. Toney, Lyricist - Johnnie Taylor, Performer - RUDY ROBINSON, Arranger - Don Davis, Producer - DAVID VAN DE PITTE, Arranger
(P) 1976 Sony Music Entertainment Inc.
Johnnie Taylor, Performer - Don Davis, Producer - Don Davis, Arranger - P. Jordan, Composer - P. Jordan, Lyricist - Wade Marcus, Arranger - DAVID VAN DE PITTE, Arranger
(P) 1976 Sony Music Entertainment Inc.
Johnnie Taylor, Performer - Don Davis, Producer - Don Davis, Arranger - R. Moore Jr., Composer - R. Moore Jr., Lyricist - Bert Keyes, Arranger - Frank Wess, Flute - Jeffrey Steinberg, Arranger
(P) 1977 Sony Music Entertainment Inc.
N. Toney, Composer - N. Toney, Lyricist - Johnnie Taylor, Performer - RUDY ROBINSON, Arranger - Don Davis, Producer - Bert Keyes, Arranger
(P) 1977 Sony Music Entertainment Inc.
Fred Wesley, Horns - Fred Wesley, Arranger - The Horny Horns, Horns - Johnnie Taylor, Performer - Don Davis, Producer - Don Davis, Arranger - D. Davis, Composer - D. Davis, Lyricist - A. Vance, Composer - A. Vance, Lyricist - H. Scales, Composer - H. Scales, Lyricist
(P) 1977 Sony Music Entertainment Inc.
Fred Wesley, Horns - Fred Wesley, Arranger - The Horny Horns, Horns - Johnnie Taylor, Performer - M. Griffin, Composer - M. Griffin, Lyricist - Don Davis, Producer - Don Davis, Arranger - D. Davis, Composer - D. Davis, Lyricist - H. Scales, Composer - H. Scales, Lyricist
(P) 1977 Sony Music Entertainment Inc.
The Muscle Shoals Horns, Horns - Johnnie Taylor, Performer - Johnnie Taylor, Producer - Johnnie Taylor, Arranger - Jackie Avery, Producer - Jackie Avery, Arranger - J. Avery, Composer - J. Avery, Lyricist - J. Taylor, Composer - J. Taylor, Lyricist
(P) 1977 Sony Music Entertainment Inc.
The Muscle Shoals Horns, Horns - Johnnie Taylor, Performer - Johnnie Taylor, Producer - Johnnie Taylor, Arranger - Jackie Avery, Co-Producer - Jackie Avery, Arranger - J. Avery, Composer - J. Avery, Lyricist - J. Taylor, Composer - J. Taylor, Lyricist
(P) 1977 Sony Music Entertainment Inc.
Johnnie Taylor, Performer - R. McNeir, Composer - R. McNeir, Lyricist - RUDY ROBINSON, Arranger - Don Davis, Producer - H. Morrison, Composer - H. Morrison, Lyricist - Jeffrey Steinberg, Arranger
(P)1978 Sony Music Entertainment Inc.
Johnnie Taylor, Performer - G. Jackson, Composer - G. Jackson, Lyricist - W. Shaw, Composer - W. Shaw, Lyricist - Brad Shapiro, Producer
(P) 1979 Columbia Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
M. BUCKINS, Composer - M. BUCKINS, Lyricist - Johnnie Taylor, Performer - R. McCormick, Composer - R. McCormick, Lyricist - Brad Shapiro, Producer
(P) 1979 Columbia Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
R. Moore, Jr., Composer - R. Moore, Jr., Lyricist - Johnnie Taylor, Performer - D. Davis, Composer - D. Davis, Lyricist - Brad Shapiro, Producer
(P) 1979 Columbia Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Johnnie Taylor, Performer - Johnnie Taylor, Producer - Jackie Avery, Co-Producer - J. Avery, Composer - J. Avery, Lyricist - J. Taylor, Composer - J. Taylor, Lyricist
(P) 1977 Sony Music Entertainment Inc.
Johnnie Taylor, Performer - Johnnie Taylor, Producer - Jackie Avery, Producer - J. Taylor, Composer - J. Taylor, Lyricist
(P) 1977 Sony Music Entertainment Inc.
Album review
The 16-track Rated X-Traordinaire sets out to rescue the reputation of the Johnnie Taylor of 1976-1980, the period that began with his biggest smash, "Disco Lady," but that found him, so the conventional wisdom goes, a Southern soul man set adrift on the disco wave. Annotator Kalamu Ya Salaam argues that "Disco Lady" is not a disco song, and backs this up by noting that the track actually was played by members of Parliament-Funkadelic. True enough, though that only applies to Taylor's debut Columbia album, Eargasm. Elsewhere, Taylor did drift, from Muscle Shoals tracks that updated his Stax Memphis sound to tracks that sounded like Marvin Gaye. The early years, 1976 and 1977, were more accomplished than the later ones, and that's where compilation producer Leo Sacks focuses, with 12 of the 16 tracks coming from then. In so doing, he ignores R&B chart singles like "Keep on Dancing" and "Ever Ready," but he satisfies the "best-of" title.
© William Ruhlmann /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 16 track(s)
- Total length: 01:07:59
- Main artists: Johnnie Taylor
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Columbia - Legacy
- Genre: Soul/Funk/R&B
(P) 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1996 Sony Music Entertainment Inc.
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