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Johnnie Taylor
Wanted: One Soul Singer
(Atlantic/Stax, 1967)
Sam Cooke’s replacement – more supersub than benchwarmer, says MOJO messageboarder.
There is a reason the 'Philosopher Of Soul' replaced Sam Cooke when that genius left the Soul Stirrers for chart-topping secular success. Taylor's voice, long-honed by his church choir and gospel-group days, could easily melt butter and female hearts from across a crowded dance floor, as his first gem of an LP for Stax clearly shows. While it only produced a couple of medium-sized hits (the infectious Just The One (I've Been Looking For), and the sad cuckold's tale I Had A Dream), the rest of the album holds a bevy of delights. As expected, the Stax house band of Booker T & The MG’s are magnificent, adding power and sultry grace to tracks like Ain't That Loving You (For More Reasons Than One) and the gritty Where Can A Man Go From Here. Unlikely cover versions of Merle Travis' 16 Tons and Herbie Hancock's Watermelon Man, as well as the Arlen and Mercer standard Blues In The Night, are given the full Stax treatment and come out as rollicking, masterful slices of ’60s soul. There are also some gorgeous Isaac Hayes and David Porter originals, in particular the rousing Toe Hold, and the deliciously seductive Little Bluebird. While greater success would come later, with his Stax R&B hit Who's Making Love? and the 1976 multi-Platinum smash Disco Lady, Wanted... boasts an exuberance and earthy sensuality that will appeal to all Soul and Blues lovers.
Ange Tsibogiannis
Posted by Danny_Eccleston at 6:00 AM GMT 23/04/2008
Further Listening
Johnnie Taylor - Who's Making Love... (Stax)
William Bell - The Soul Of A Bell (Stax)
Tyrone Davis - Can I Change My Mind (Dakar)
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