Johnnie
Taylor The
Melody Masters (members Johnnie Taylor,
...........................................................)
The Five Echoes
(group had a fluctuating line-up Johnnie Taylor was not
on their 1953 release "Lonely Mood / Baby Come
Back To Me" on SABRE 102 amongst group
members were Tommy Hunt, Constant "Count"
Sims, Earl Lewis, Herbert Lewis, Jimmy Marshall, Johnnie
Taylor (who replaced a drafted Tommy Hunt), Walter
Spriggs and Andre Williams)
Sabre 105 - So
Lone-Some / Broke - 1954
Sabre ? - Why Oh Why / That's My Baby - 1954 (with Tommy
Hunt back with group after going AWOL, after this
recording he was back in the Armed Services)
Vee-Jay 129 - I Really Do / Tell Me Baby - 1954
Vee-Jay 156 - Fool's Prayer / Tastee Freeze* - 1955
*Penned By Johnnie Taylor.
Vee-Jay 190 - Soldier Boy / Pledging To You - 1956
The Highway QC's
(members Johnnie Taylor,
.............................................................)
?
The Soul Stirrers
(members Johnnie Taylor,
...............................................................)
replaced Sam Cooke and was in turn later replaced by
Jimmy Otler.
?
Johnnie Taylor (born
Johnnie Harrison Taylor 5-May-1938 in
Crawfordsville, Arkansas - died 31-May-2000 at
hospital in Duncanville, Dallas. Cause: heart
attack)
Sar 114 - A Whole Lotta
Woman / Why Why Why - 1961
Sar 131 - Rome (Wasn't Built In A Day) /
Never Never - 1962
Sar 156 - Oh, How I Love You / You Can Run (But You
Can't Hide) - 1963
Johnnie Taylor
Acetate (No #) -
Love On A Lease Plan / Me And My Baby - 1963? (found on
an acetate by a collector this was released on the
bootleg label JOANNE 3001 as being by Johnny Burke)
Derby 1001 - Dance What You Wanna / Shine Shine Shine -
1963
Derby 1006 - Baby We've Got Love / (I'll Always Be) In
Love With You - 1963
Derby 1010 - I Need Lots Of Love / Getting Married Soon -
1964
Stax 186 - I Had A Dream / Changes - 1965
Stax 193 - I Got To Love Somebody's Baby / Just The One
I've Been Looking For - 1966
Stax 202 - Little Bluebird / Toe Hold - 1966
Stax 209 - Ain't That Loving You (For More Reasons Than
One) / Outside Love - 1966
Stax 226 - You Can't Get Away From It / If I Had To Do It
All Over - 1967
Stax 235 - Somebody's Been Sleeping In My Bed / Strange
Things - 1967
Stax 247 - Next Time / Hello Sundown - 1967
Stax 253 - I Ain't Particular / Where There's Smoke
There's Fire - 1968
Stax 0009 - Who's Making Love / I'm Trying - 1968
Stax 0023 - Take Care Of Your Homework / Hold On This
Time - 1968
Stax 0033 - Testify (I Wonna) / I Had A Fight With
Love - 1968
Johnnie Taylor / Johnnie Taylor, Eddie Floyd, William
Bell, Pervis Staples, Carla Thomas, Mavis Staples,
Cleotha Staples.
Stax 0040 - Soul-A-Lujah
(Part 1) / Soul-A-Lujah (Part 2)* - 1969 *flip by Johnnie
Taylor, Eddie Floyd, William Bell, Pervis Staples, Carla
Thomas, Mavis Staples, Cleotha Staples.
Johnnie Taylor
& Mavis Staples
Stax 0041 - Never Let You
Go / Ain't That Good - 1969
Johnnie Taylor
& Carla Thomas
Stax 0042 - Just Keep On
Loving Me / My Life - 1969
Johnnie Taylor
Stax 0046 - I Could Never
Be President / It's Amazing - 1969
Stax 0055 - Love Bones / Mr. Nobody Is Somebody -
1969
Stax 0068 - Steal Away / Friday Night - 1969
Stax 0078 - I Am Somebody (Part 1) / I Am Somebody (Part
2) - 1970
Stax 0085 - Jody's Got Your Girl And Gone / A Fool Like
Me - 1970
Stax 0089 - I Don't Wanna Lose You / Party Life - 1971
Johnnie Taylor
(The Soul Philosopher)
Stax 0096 - Hijackin' Love
/ Love In The Streets (Ain't Good As The Love At Home) -
1971
Stax 0114 - Standing In For Jody / Shackin' Up -
1971
Stax 0122 - Doin' My Own Thing (Part 1) / Doin' My Own
Thing (Part 2) - 1972
Johnnie Taylor
Stax 0142 - Stop Doggin'
Me / Stop Teasin' Me - 1972
Stax 0155 - Don't You Fool With My Soul (Part 1) / Don't
You Fool With My Soul (Part 2) - 1972
Stax 0161 - I Believe In You (You Believe In Me) /
Love Depression - 1972 (With "A" Side Listed At
4:37)
Stax 0161 - I Believe In You (You Believe In Me) /
Love Depression - 1972 (With "A" Side Listed At
3:58)
Stax 0176 - Cheaper To Keep Her / I Can Read Between The
Lines - 1973
Stax 0193 - We're Getting Careless With Our Love / Poor
Make Believer - 1973
Stax 0208 - I've Been Born Again / At Night Time -
1973
Citizens Alliance For VD Awareness - Something To
Remember Her By / ? - 1974
Stax 0226 - It's September / Just One Moment - 1974
Stax 0241 - Try Me Tonight / Free - 1975
Stax 0251 - I'm So Glad I Met You / I'm So Grateful -
1975
Stax 0253 - Just Keep On Loving Me / It Don't Pay To Get
Up In The Morning - 1976
Stax 3201 - Just Keep On Loving Me / It Don't Pay To
Get Up In The Morning - ?
Columbia 10281 - Disco Lady / You're The Best In The
World - 1976 (this was the first single certified
platinum by R. I. A. A.)
Columbia 10334 - Somebody's Gettin' It / Please Don't
Stop (That Song From Playing) - 1976
Columbia 10478 - Love Is Better In The A. M. (Part 1) /
Love Is Better In The A. M. (Part 2) - 1977
Stax 3201 - It Just Don't Pay To Get Up In The Morning /
Just Keep On Loving Me - 1977
Columbia 10541 - Your Love Is Rated X / Here I Go
(Through These Chains Again) - 1977
Columbia 10610 - Disco 9000 / Right Now - 1977
RCA 11137 - Heaven Bless This Home / I Want You Back
Again - 1977
Johnnie Taylor /
Deniece Williams
Columbia Ae7 1153 - God
Is Standing By / God Is Amazing* - 1977 *flip
by Deniece Williams only. (promo issue only with
"Suggested Christmas Programming" on label)
Johnnie Taylor
Columbia 10709 - Keep On
Dancing / I Love To Make Love When It's Raining -
1978
Columbia 10776 - Ever Ready / Give Me My Baby -
1978
Columbia 11084 - (Ooh-Wee) She's Killing Me / Play
Something Pretty - 1979
Columbia 11315 - I Got This Thing For Your Love / Signing
Off With Love - 1980
Columbia 11373 - I Wanna Get Into You / Babt Don't
Hesitate - 1980
Beverly Glen Bg2003 - What About My Love /
Reagonomics - 1982 (12" Single
Release)
Beverly Glen 2003 - What About
My Love / Reagonomics - 1982
Beverly Glen 2004 - I'm So Proud / I Need A Freak -
1983
Beverly Glen 2007 - Just Ain't Good Enough / Don't Wait -
1983
Beverly Glen 2008 - Seconds Of Your Love / Shoot For The
Stars - 1984
Malaco 2107 - Lady My Whole World Is You / L-O-V-E -
1984
Malaco 2111 - Good With My Hips / This Is Your Night -
1985
Malaco 2118 - Still Called The Blues / She's Cheating On
Me - 1985
Malaco 2125 - Wall To Wall / ? - 1986
Malaco 2128 - Can I Love You / There's Nothing I Wouldn't
Do - 1986
Malaco 2132 - Just Because / When She Stops Asking -
1987
Malaco 2135 - Don't Make Me Late / Happy Time -
1987
Malaco 2140 - If I Lose Your Love / Something Is Going
Wrong - 1987
Malaco 2143 - Everything's Out In The Open / Got To Leave
This Woman - 1988
Malaco 2149 - Now That You've Cheated / You Knocked My
Heart Out Of Line - 1988
Malaco 2153 - In Control / I Found A
Love - 1989
Malaco 2159 - Still Crazy For You / ? - 1989
Collectables Col 710187 - Who's Making Love /
Take Care Of Your Homework - ?
Collectables Col 710197 - I Wanna Testify / I Could Never
Be President - ?
Collectables Col 710207 - Love Bones / Steal Away -
?
Collectables Col 710257 - Cheaper To Keep Her / We're
Getting Careless With Our Love - ?
Collectables Col 710697 - I've Been Born Again / It's
September - ?
Malaco 2343 - Big Head Hundreds / I'm From The Old School
- 198?
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