Johnnie Taylor "Best Of The Old And The New" (1984) -Smooth Soul / Soul-

Label : Beverly Glen Music

 1

01 - Seconds Of Your Love (Sam Dees & Ron Kersey)

02 - What About My Love (Patrick Moten)

03 - I'm So Proud (Cecil Womack)

2

01 - Hey For The Winner (Cecil & Linda Womack)

02 - Shoot For The Stars (Ron Kersey & Jeffrey Osborne)

03 - Just Ain't Good Enough (Patrick Moten, Sandra Sully, Richard Griffin, William Nelson & John Parham)

Produced by Patrick Moten & Otis Smith

Musicians :

Bass : Nathan East

Bass on "Just Ain't Good Enough" : Patrick Moten

Guitar : David T. Walker, Paul Jackson Jr.

Drums : James Gadson

Keyboards : Patrick Moten

Horns & Strings Arranged by Gene Page

Background Vocal Arranged by Patrick Moten & Otis Smith

Background vocals : The Waters - Maxine Willard Waters, Julia Tillman Waters, Luther Waters & Oren Waters

Rhythm Section Arranged by Patrick Moten

Recorded at Kendun Studios, Burbank

Engineer : Barney Perkins

Assistant Engineer : Steve McMillan, Tom Cummings & Les Cooper

Mastering by Greg Fulginiti, Artisan Sound Recorders, Hollywood

Johnnie Taylor "Just Ain't Good Enough" (1982) -Soul / Smooth Soul-

Label : Beverly Glen Music

 Side One

01 - What About My Love (Patrick Moten)

02 - Don't Wait (Ija Sun Perri)

03 - I'm So Proud (Cecil Womack)

Side Two

01 - Just Ain't Good Enough (Patrick Moten, Sandra Sully, Richard Griffin, William Nelson & John Parham)

02 - I Need A Freak (Michael Powell & Derek C. Dirckson)

03 - Reaganomics (Patrick Moten & Otis Smith)

Produced by Patrick Moten & Otis Smith

Musicians :

Bass / Nathan East

Bass / "Just Ain't Good Enough" - Patrick Moten

Guitar / David T. Walker, Paul Jackson Jr.

Drums / James Gadson

Keyboards : Patrick Moten

Horns & Strings Arranged by Gene Page

Background Vocals Arranged by Patrick Moten & Otis Smith

Background vocals / Maxine Willard Waters, Julia Tillman Waters, Luther Waters & Oren Waters

Rhythm Section Arranged by Patrick Moten

Recorded at Kendun Studios, Burbank

Engineer / Barney Perkins

Assistant Engineers / Steve McMillan, Tom Cummings & Les Cooper

Mastering by Greg Fulginiti, Artisan Studios, Hollywood

Johnnie Taylor "Rated Extraordinaire" (1977) -Soul / Smooth Soul-

Label : CBS, Inc.

 Side 1

01 - Your Love Is Rated X* (Roy Moore Jr.)

02 - Stormy* (Roy Moore Jr. & Don Davis)

03 - Here I Go (Through These Changes Again) (Michael Orr & Carey Harris)

04 - Did He Make Love To You** (Harvey Scales & Melvin Griffin)

05 - And I Panicked (Jimmy Roach)

Side 2

01 - Love Is Better In The A.M. Part 1 & 2° (Harvey Scales, Melvin Griffin & Don Davis)

02 - It Ain't What You Do (It's How You Do It) (Harvey Scales, Don Davis, Gerald Robinson, William Scott Harralson)

03 - Not Just Another Booty Song°° (Don Davis, Fred Briggs, Dave Hamilton)

04 - I'm Just A Shoulder To Cry On°* (Harvey Scales, Al Vance & Don Davis)

05 - Stop Giving People Hard Luck Stories (Norma Toney)

Produced by Don Davis

Keyboards : Rudy Robinson, Melvin Griffin, George (Bernie) Worrell, Reginald Burke, Johnny Griffith, Tim Henson

Bass : Michael Henderson, James Jamerson, David Hood

Guitar : Bruce Nazarian, Gary Shider, Jay Graydon, Jimmy Johnson, Ken Bell, Willie Hampton

Drums : Jerry Jones, Ed Greene, Quentin Dennard, Roger Hawkins

Congas : Bobbye Hall

Percussions : Lorenzo Brown & Gary Cooper

Horns & Strings :

°Fred Wesley & the Horny Horns

°°Memphis Horns

*Flute Solo by Frank Wess

**Alto Sax Solo by Eli Fountain

Background Arrangement : Robert Eaton - Brandy

Background vocals by Pamela Vincent, Donna Davis, Cynthia Douglas (Brandy), Robert Eaton & Benjamin Knight

Recording Studios & Engineers :

United Sound Systems, Detroit, Michigan - Jim Vitti, Ken Sands, Pete Bishop

Muscle Shoals Sound Studios, Alabama - Jerry Masters

Ardent Sound, Memphis, Tennessee - Pete Bishop

Sundance Productions, Inc. Dallas, Texas - John Pritchett

ABC Recording Studios, Los Angeles, California - Reggie Dozier

Dallasonic, Dallas, Texas - Don Smith

Remix Engineers : 

United Sound Systems, Detroit, Michigan - Don Davis, Pete Bishop

Side 1

01 - Your Love Is Rated X

Arranged by Don Davis, Jeffrey Steinberg, Bert Keyes

02 - Stormy

Arranged by Rudy Robinson, Jeffrey Steinberg

03 - Here I Go (Through These Changes Again)

Arranged by Rudy Robinson, Jeffrey Steinberg

04 - Did He Make Love To You

Arranged by Melvin Griffin, Bert Keyes

05 - And I Panicked

Arranged by Don Davis, Bert Keyes

Side 2

01 - Love Is Better In The A.M. Part 1 & 2

Arranged by Don Davis, Fred Wesley

02 - It Ain't What You Do (It's How You Do It)

Arranged by Ruby Robinson, Sonny Sanders

03 - Not Just Another Booty Song

Arranged by Don Davis, Lewis Collins, Andrew Love

04 - I'm Just A Shoulder To Cry On

Arranged by Don Davis, Fred Wesley

05 - Stop Giving People Hard Luck Stories

Arranged by Ruby Robinson, Bert Keyes

Mavis Staples "Mavis Staples / Only For The Lonely" (1993) -Southern Soul

Label : Stax Records / Volt Records

 01 - Until I Met You (Willie Hutchinson)

02 - Sweet Things You Do (Eddie Floyd, Alvertis Isbell & Booker T. Jones)

03 - The Choking Kind (Harlan Howard)

04 - You're Driving Me (To The Arms Of A Stranger) (Freddy Briggs)

05 - A House Is Not A Home (Burt Bacharach & Hal David)

06 - Security (Otis Redding)

07 - Son Of A Preacher Man (John Hurley & Ronnie Wilkins)

08 - Pick Up The Pieces (Kent Barker, Don Davis & Fred Briggs)

09 - Chained (Frank Wilson)

10 - Good To Me (Otis Redding & Julius Green)

11 - You Send Me (L.C. Cook)

12 - I Have Learned To Do Without You (J.J. Barnes, David Jordan & Don Davis)

13 - How Many Times (George Soule, Oscar Frank & Terry Woodford)

14 - Endlessly (Brook Benton & Clyde Otis)

15 - You're The Fool (Sharon McMahan)

16 - Since I Fell For You (Buddy Johnson)

17 - What Happened To The Real Me (Helga Peanzabene)

18 - Since You Became A Part Of My Life (Fred Bridges, Bobby Eaton, & Richard Knight)

19 - It Makes Me Wanna Cry (Homer Banks)

20 - Don't Change Me Now (Fred Briggs, Darryl Carter & Sam Ballard)

21 - That's The Way Love Is (Duet With Johnnie Taylor) (Deadric Malone)

Mavis Staples : Vocals

With 

On Selections #01 & 13 :

Barry Beckett : Keyboards

Marvell Thomas : Piano

Isaac Hayes : Organ

Edward Hinton : Guitar

David Hood : Bass

Roger Hawkins : Drums

Recorded at Muscle Shoals (Al) Sound Studios, March 29, 1969

#02 & 03 :

Bobby Manuel : Keyboards

Marvell Thomas : Piano

Isaac Hayes : Organ

James Alexander : Bass

Willie Hall : Drums

Recorded at Stax Studios, Memphis, April 2, 1969

#05-11 & 15 :

Marvell Thomas : Piano

Steve Cropper : Guitar

Donald 'Duck' Dunn : Bass

Al Jackson Jr. : Drums

Recorded at Stax Studios, Memphis, February 24 & 26, 1969

#12, 14 & 16-20 :

Eli Fountain : Percussion or Saxophone

Rudy Robinson : Keyboards

Tony Newton : Bass

Ray Monette : Guitar

George McGregor : Drums

Vernon Bullock : Guitar or Keyboards

Recorded at United Studios, Detroit, September 29, 1969

#21 :

Bobby Manuel : Keyboards

Marvell Thomas : Piano

Isaac Hayes : Organ

James Alexander : Bass

Michael Toles : Guitar

Willie Hall : Drums

Recorded at Ardent Studios, Memphis, April 4, 1969

Selections #01-11 Produced & Arranged by Steve Cropper

Originally Released as 'Mavis Staples' (Volt 6007)

Selections #12-20 Produced by Don Davis

Originally Released as 'Only For The Lonely' (Volt 6010)

#21 Produced by Al Bell

Originally Released on 'Boy Meets Girl' 2-2024

Recorded in 1969

Digital Remastering, 1993 - Phil De Lancle

(Fantasy Studios, Berkeley)

Johnnie Taylor "Who's Making Love" (2001) -Southern Soul-

Label : Stax Records

 01 - Who's Making Love (Homer Banks, Bettye Crutcher, Don Davis & Raymond Jackson)

02 - I'm Not The Same Person (Bettye Crutcher & Allen A. Jones)

03 - Hold On This Time (Banks, Don Davis & Raymond Jackson)

04 - Woman Across The River (Bettye Crutcher & Allen A. Jones)

05 - Can't Trust Your Neighbor (Isaac Hayes & David Porter)

06 - Take Care Of Your Homework (Homer Banks, Don Davis & Thomas Kelly)

07 - I'm Trying (Isaac Hayes & David Porter)

08 - Poor Make Believer (Homer Banks, Don Davis & James Lately)

09 - Payback Hurts (Steve Cropper & Johnnie Taylor)

10 - Mr. Nobody Is Somebody (Homer Banks, Don Davis & Raymond Jackson)

11 - I'd Rather Drink Muddy Water (Eddie Miller)

12 - Rumors* (Writer Unknown)

*Bonus Track

First Release in the U.S., 1968, previously Stax LP STS 2005

Recorded at Stax Studios, Memphis, May & October 1967, June & November 1968

Personnel / Musicians :

Johnnie Taylor : Vocals, with Booker T and the MG's

Steve Cropper : Guitar

Donald 'Duck' Dunn : Bass

Booker T. Jones : Organ

Al Jackson Jr. : Drums

The Memphis Horns

Isaac Hayes or Alan Jones : Piano

Produced by Don Davis & Al Jackson Jr.

Recording Engineer : Ron Capone

Re-Mix Engineer : Don Davis & Ron Capone

Johnnie Taylor "One Step Beyond" (1996) -Southern Soul-

Label : Stax Records

01 - Time After Time (Sammy Cahn & Jule Styne)
02 - Party Life (Dave Butler)
03 - Will You Love Me Forever (Homer Banks, Bettye Crutcher, Don Davis & Raymond Jackson)
04 - I Am Somebody (Parts 1 & 2) (Arthur Snyder)
05 - I Don't Wanna Lose You (Parts 1 & 2) (Melvin Davis)
06 - Don't Take My Sunshine (Bobby Newsome)
07 - Jody's Got Your Girl And Gone (Kent Barker, James Skeet Wilson & Don Davis)
08 - A Fool Like Me (Dave Butler)

Bonus Tracks

09 - Steal Away (Jimmy Hugues)
10 - Friday Night (T. Hester & R. Wyler)


Johnnie Taylor : Vocals
With

On #01, 04-06, 09-10
Barry Beckett, Rudy Robinson : Keyboards
Eddie Hinton : Lead Guitar
Jimmy Johnson : Rhythm Guitar
David Hood : Bass
Roger Hawkins : Drums
The Memphis Horns (most likely)

On #02, 03, 07 & 08
(Most likely) Marvell Thomas and/or Rudy Robinson : Keyboards
Steve Cropper : Guitar
Donald 'Duck' Dunn : Bass
Al Jackson Jr. : Drums
The Memphis Horns

Produced by Don Davis
Rhythm Tracks Arranged by Rudy Robinson
Strings Arranged by Wade Marcus
Rhythm Tracks for #01, 04-06, 09-10 Recorded at Muscle Shoals Sound Studios, AL ; 1970
Other Rhythm Tracks Recorded at Stax Recording Studio, Memphis, 1970
#01-08 Originally Released as "ONE STEP BEYOND"  (STS-2020); #09 & 10 as the sinle STA-0068
Remastering, 1996 - Phil De Lancie (Fantasy Studios, Berkeley)