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Johnnie Taylor's career covered enough ground (and enough different record labels) that trying to sum it up on a single disc would really take some doing, and Chronicle: The 20 Greatest Hits is not the LP designed to do that job. Despite the title, Chronicle is a collection focusing exclusively on Taylor's work for Stax, meaning his disco-funk material for Columbia (including his biggest chart hit, "Disco Lady") doesn't make the cut; neither do his late-period soul-blues recordings for Malaco, nor his early gospel material with the Highway Q.C.'s or the Soul Stirrers. But if you're looking for a single-LP anthology of Taylor's best stuff for Stax, this will give you what you need; it includes several late-'60s/early-'70s hits, including "Who's Makin' Love?," "Cheaper to Keep Her," and "Stop Doggin' Me," as well as a number of lesser-known classics that capture the gruff but heartfelt vocal style and "learned-it-the-hard-way" lyrical perspective that were the hallmarks of Taylor's work. Deciding which Johnnie Taylor collection to get is largely a matter of deciding which part of Taylor's career you're most interested in, but if you want a solid dose of his Southern soul sides for Stax, then Chronicle: The 20 Greatest Hits is just what you need.
© Mark Deming /TiVo
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Raymond Jackson, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Don Davis, Producer, Remix Engineer, Recording Producer, StudioPersonnel - Al Jackson, Jr., Producer, Drums, Recording Producer, AssociatedPerformer - Wayne Jackson, Trumpet, AssociatedPerformer - Booker T. Jones, Organ, AssociatedPerformer - Jack Ashford, Tambourine, AssociatedPerformer - Andrew Love, Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Isaac Hayes, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Steve Cropper, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Donald "Duck" Dunn, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Joe Arnold, Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - The Memphis Horns, Brass Band, AssociatedPerformer - Johnnie Taylor, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - RON CAPONE, Recording Engineer, Remix Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Homer Banks, ComposerLyricist - Bettye Crutcher, ComposerLyricist - Allen Jones, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Donald Davis, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2006 Stax Records
Raymond Jackson, ComposerLyricist - Don Davis, Producer - Al Jackson, Jr., Producer - Thomas Kelly, ComposerLyricist - Dale Warren, Producer - Johnnie Taylor, MainArtist - Homer Banks, ComposerLyricist - Donald Davis, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2019 Craft Recordings, a division of Concord Music Group, Inc.
Al Jackson, Jr., Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Steve Cropper, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Donald "Duck" Dunn, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - George Clinton, ComposerLyricist - Johnnie Taylor, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Marvell Thomas, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer - RON CAPONE, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Daron Taylor, ComposerLyricist - Donald Davis, Producer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Ed Wolfrum, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2019 Craft Recordings, a division of Concord Music Group, Inc.
Raymond Jackson, ComposerLyricist - Al Jackson, Jr., Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Steve Cropper, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Donald "Duck" Dunn, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Johnnie Taylor, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Marvell Thomas, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer - RON CAPONE, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Homer Banks, ComposerLyricist - Bettye Crutcher, ComposerLyricist - Donald Davis, Producer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Ed Wolfrum, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2019 Craft Recordings, a division of Concord Music Group, Inc.
Alvertis Isbell, ComposerLyricist - Al Jackson, Jr., Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Steve Cropper, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Donald "Duck" Dunn, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Johnnie Taylor, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Marvell Thomas, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer - RON CAPONE, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Donald Davis, Producer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel, ComposerLyricist - Ed Wolfrum, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2019 Craft Recordings, a division of Concord Music Group, Inc.
Johnnie Taylor, MainArtist - Jimmie Hughes, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1968 Stax Records
Johnnie Taylor, MainArtist - Arthur Snyder, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1968 Stax Records
Al Jackson, Jr., Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Steve Cropper, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Donald "Duck" Dunn, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - The Memphis Horns, Brass Band, AssociatedPerformer - Rudy Robinson, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer - James Wilson, ComposerLyricist - Johnnie Taylor, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Marvell Thomas, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer - RON CAPONE, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Donald Davis, Producer, Recording Engineer, Remix Engineer, Recording Producer, StudioPersonnel, ComposerLyricist - Kent Barker, ComposerLyricist - Larry Hamby, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2006 Stax Records
Melvin Davis, ComposerLyricist - Johnnie Taylor, MainArtist
℗ 1968 Stax Records
Tony Hester, ComposerLyricist - Roger Hawkins, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Johnnie Taylor, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - The Dramatics, Additional Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Donald Davis, Producer, Recording Producer - Howard Craft, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1971 Fantasy Records
Johnnie Taylor, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Bobby Newsome, ComposerLyricist - Donald Davis, Producer, Recording Producer - Kent Barker, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1971 Fantasy Records
Don Davis, Producer, Recording Producer - Johnnie Taylor, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Arthur Snyder, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1972 Fantasy Records
Don Davis, Producer - Johnnie Taylor, MainArtist - Bettye Crutcher, ComposerLyricist - Arthur Snyder, ComposerLyricist - Donald Davis, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1968 Stax Records
Don Davis, Producer, Recording Engineer, Remix Engineer, Recording Producer, StudioPersonnel, ComposerLyricist - Jerry Masters, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Johnnie Taylor, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Jerry Estes, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Lou Casella, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1973 Stax Records
Don Davis, Producer, Recording Engineer, Remix Engineer, Recording Producer, StudioPersonnel - Sir Mack Rice, ComposerLyricist - Jerry Masters, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Johnnie Taylor, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Jerry Estes, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Lou Casella, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1973 Fantasy Records
Don Davis, Producer, Recording Engineer, Remix Engineer, Recording Producer, StudioPersonnel - Jerry Masters, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Johnnie Taylor, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Donald Davis, ComposerLyricist - Frank Johnson, ComposerLyricist - Jerry Estes, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Lou Casella, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1973 Fantasy Records
Don Davis, Producer - Johnnie Taylor, MainArtist - James Dean, ComposerLyricist - Donald Davis, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1993 Fantasy, Inc.
Johnnie Taylor, MainArtist - Dennis Gilmore, ComposerLyricist - Don Davies, Producer
℗ 1993 Fantasy, Inc.
Don Davis, ComposerLyricist - Johnnie Taylor, MainArtist - Don Davies, Producer
℗ 1993 Fantasy, Inc.
Carla Thomas, MainArtist - Johnnie Taylor, MainArtist - RON CAPONE, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Al Bell, Producer - Clyde Wilson, ComposerLyricist - Lee Jennings, ComposerLyricist - Joe Tarintino, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1969 Stax Records
Album review
Johnnie Taylor's career covered enough ground (and enough different record labels) that trying to sum it up on a single disc would really take some doing, and Chronicle: The 20 Greatest Hits is not the LP designed to do that job. Despite the title, Chronicle is a collection focusing exclusively on Taylor's work for Stax, meaning his disco-funk material for Columbia (including his biggest chart hit, "Disco Lady") doesn't make the cut; neither do his late-period soul-blues recordings for Malaco, nor his early gospel material with the Highway Q.C.'s or the Soul Stirrers. But if you're looking for a single-LP anthology of Taylor's best stuff for Stax, this will give you what you need; it includes several late-'60s/early-'70s hits, including "Who's Makin' Love?," "Cheaper to Keep Her," and "Stop Doggin' Me," as well as a number of lesser-known classics that capture the gruff but heartfelt vocal style and "learned-it-the-hard-way" lyrical perspective that were the hallmarks of Taylor's work. Deciding which Johnnie Taylor collection to get is largely a matter of deciding which part of Taylor's career you're most interested in, but if you want a solid dose of his Southern soul sides for Stax, then Chronicle: The 20 Greatest Hits is just what you need.
© Mark Deming /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 20 track(s)
- Total length: 01:10:11
- Main artists: Johnnie Taylor
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Stax
- Genre: Pop/Rock Pop
© 1977 Stax Records This Compilation ℗ 1977 Stax Records
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