Johnnie Taylor - Lifetime: A Retrospective of Soul, Blues & Gospel (1956-1999)
BAND/ARTIST: Johnnie Taylor
- Title: Lifetime: A Retrospective of Soul, Blues & Gospel
- Year Of Release: 2000
- Label: Stax – 3SCD-4432-2
- Genre: Soul, Blues, Gospel
- Quality: mp3 / CBR 320 kbps
- Total Time: 03:49:12
- Total Size: 581 mb (+5%rec.)
- WebSite: Album Preview
Taylor gets honored with a three-CD box set for this career retrospective. And it truly is a career retrospective: it spans 1956-1999 and includes a good deal of material that he did for other labels before and after his lengthy Stax stint. It's true that you have to be a pretty deep Taylor fan to commit to nearly four hours of his music. It's also true that even if you are a big Taylor fan, you're likely to need some patience to last through some of the average cuts, or his stylistic transition from gospel to soul to disco and retro-soul. Overall, however, it's a fine commemoration of an important if not quite great soul star. The most valuable components of the set are found on disc one, which kicks off with a half-dozen gospel tunes from his stints with the Highway Q.C.'s and the Soul Stirrers in the late '50s, moving into some of his soul sides for Sam Cooke's SAR label in the early '60s. For the remainder of disc one and some of disc two, there are plenty of fine soul-blues cuts from his early days at Stax in the mid-to-late '60s that will be familiar to relatively few listeners, his fine soul-blues-gospel vocal blend resulting in some of his finest work. As time wore on -- even starting in the early '70s -- Taylor's material got duller and more homogenized, though there were always some highlights to perk up your ears. Unsurprisingly, then, like most box sets, this gets less interesting the closer it draws to the finish line, although wisely his late-'70s Columbia era (yes, "Disco Lady" is here) and post-'70s Malaco output is represented by a mere four cuts each. Ultimately, it's a well-done summation of Taylor's legacy, with an accompanying 50-page booklet including essay, discography, and photos.
Tracks:
DISC 1
01 - The Highway Q.C.'s - I Dreamed Heaven Was Like This
02 - The Soul Stirrers - Heaven Is My Home (Take 1)
03 - The Soul Stirrers - The Love of God (Take 7)
04 - The Soul Stirrers - Out on a Hill (Take 1)
05 - The Soul Stirrers - Until Then (Take 3)
06 - The Soul Stirrers - When the Gates Swing Open
07 - Johnnie Taylor - Never, Never
08 - Johnnie Taylor - Rome (Wasn't Built in a Day)
09 - Johnnie Taylor - Dance What You Wanna
10 - Johnnie Taylor - Baby, We've Got Love
11 - Johnnie Taylor - I Had a Dream
12 - Johnnie Taylor - Easy Lovin' (Previously unissued)
13 - Johnnie Taylor - I've Got to Love Somebody's Baby
14 - Johnnie Taylor - Just The One (I've Been Looking For) (Take 7)
15 - Johnnie Taylor - Part Time Love (Take 2)
16 - Johnnie Taylor - Sixteen Tons (Take 6)
17 - Johnnie Taylor - Somebody's Sleeping in My Bed
18 - Johnnie Taylor - Blues in the Night (Take 1)
19 - Johnnie Taylor - Save Your Love For Me (Take 2)
20 - Johnnie Taylor - I Need Lots of Love (Previously unissued)
21 - Johnnie Taylor - You Can't Win With a Losing Hand (Take 3)
22 - Johnnie Taylor - Rumors
23 - Johnnie Taylor - You Don't Know Like I Know (Take 3)
24 - Johnnie Taylor - Twenty Years From Today (Take 4)
25 - Johnnie Taylor - Twenty Years From Today (Take 7)
DISC 2
01 - Johnnie Taylor - Little Bluebird
02 - Johnnie Taylor - Toe Hold
03 - Johnnie Taylor - That's Where It's At
04 - Johnnie Taylor - I Ain't Particular
05 - Johnnie Taylor - Woman Across the River
06 - Johnnie Taylor - Who's Making Love
07 - Johnnie Taylor - I'm Not the Same Person
08 - Johnnie Taylor - I'd Rather Drink Muddy Water
09 - Johnnie Taylor - Mr. Nobody Is Somebody Now
10 - Johnnie Taylor - Take Care of Your Homework
11 - Johnnie Taylor - Testify (I Wonna)
12 - Johnnie Taylor - Separation Line
13 - Johnnie Taylor - I Could Never Be President
14 - Johnnie Taylor - Love Bones
15 - Johnnie Taylor - Steal Away
16 - Johnnie Taylor - Steal Away (Unissued Live)
17 - Johnnie Taylor - I Am Somebody (Parts 1 & 2)
18 - Johnnie Taylor - Jody's Got Your Girl and Gone
19 - Johnnie Taylor - I Don't Wanna Lose You (Parts 1 & 2)
20 - Johnnie Taylor - Don't Take My Sunshine
21 - Johnnie Taylor - Hijackin' Love
DISC 3
01 - Johnnie Taylor - Standing in for Jody
02 - Johnnie Taylor - Doing My Own Thing (Part 1)
03 - Johnnie Taylor - Stop Doggin' Me
04 - Johnnie Taylor - I Believe in You (You Believe in Me)
05 - Johnnie Taylor - Cheaper To Keep Her
06 - Johnnie Taylor - We're Getting Careless With Our Love
07 - Johnnie Taylor - Starting All Over Again
08 - Johnnie Taylor - I've Been Born Again
09 - Johnnie Taylor - It's September
10 - Johnnie Taylor - Try Me Tonight
11 - Johnnie Taylor - Free
12 - Johnnie Taylor - Disco Lady
13 - Johnnie Taylor - Running Out of Lies
14 - Johnnie Taylor - God Is Standing By
15 - Johnnie Taylor - Play Something Pretty
16 - Johnnie Taylor - Lady, My Whole World Is You
17 - Johnnie Taylor - Lover Boy
18 - Johnnie Taylor - Last Two Dollars
19 - Johnnie Taylor - Soul Heaven
Tracks:
DISC 1
01 - The Highway Q.C.'s - I Dreamed Heaven Was Like This
02 - The Soul Stirrers - Heaven Is My Home (Take 1)
03 - The Soul Stirrers - The Love of God (Take 7)
04 - The Soul Stirrers - Out on a Hill (Take 1)
05 - The Soul Stirrers - Until Then (Take 3)
06 - The Soul Stirrers - When the Gates Swing Open
07 - Johnnie Taylor - Never, Never
08 - Johnnie Taylor - Rome (Wasn't Built in a Day)
09 - Johnnie Taylor - Dance What You Wanna
10 - Johnnie Taylor - Baby, We've Got Love
11 - Johnnie Taylor - I Had a Dream
12 - Johnnie Taylor - Easy Lovin' (Previously unissued)
13 - Johnnie Taylor - I've Got to Love Somebody's Baby
14 - Johnnie Taylor - Just The One (I've Been Looking For) (Take 7)
15 - Johnnie Taylor - Part Time Love (Take 2)
16 - Johnnie Taylor - Sixteen Tons (Take 6)
17 - Johnnie Taylor - Somebody's Sleeping in My Bed
18 - Johnnie Taylor - Blues in the Night (Take 1)
19 - Johnnie Taylor - Save Your Love For Me (Take 2)
20 - Johnnie Taylor - I Need Lots of Love (Previously unissued)
21 - Johnnie Taylor - You Can't Win With a Losing Hand (Take 3)
22 - Johnnie Taylor - Rumors
23 - Johnnie Taylor - You Don't Know Like I Know (Take 3)
24 - Johnnie Taylor - Twenty Years From Today (Take 4)
25 - Johnnie Taylor - Twenty Years From Today (Take 7)
DISC 2
01 - Johnnie Taylor - Little Bluebird
02 - Johnnie Taylor - Toe Hold
03 - Johnnie Taylor - That's Where It's At
04 - Johnnie Taylor - I Ain't Particular
05 - Johnnie Taylor - Woman Across the River
06 - Johnnie Taylor - Who's Making Love
07 - Johnnie Taylor - I'm Not the Same Person
08 - Johnnie Taylor - I'd Rather Drink Muddy Water
09 - Johnnie Taylor - Mr. Nobody Is Somebody Now
10 - Johnnie Taylor - Take Care of Your Homework
11 - Johnnie Taylor - Testify (I Wonna)
12 - Johnnie Taylor - Separation Line
13 - Johnnie Taylor - I Could Never Be President
14 - Johnnie Taylor - Love Bones
15 - Johnnie Taylor - Steal Away
16 - Johnnie Taylor - Steal Away (Unissued Live)
17 - Johnnie Taylor - I Am Somebody (Parts 1 & 2)
18 - Johnnie Taylor - Jody's Got Your Girl and Gone
19 - Johnnie Taylor - I Don't Wanna Lose You (Parts 1 & 2)
20 - Johnnie Taylor - Don't Take My Sunshine
21 - Johnnie Taylor - Hijackin' Love
DISC 3
01 - Johnnie Taylor - Standing in for Jody
02 - Johnnie Taylor - Doing My Own Thing (Part 1)
03 - Johnnie Taylor - Stop Doggin' Me
04 - Johnnie Taylor - I Believe in You (You Believe in Me)
05 - Johnnie Taylor - Cheaper To Keep Her
06 - Johnnie Taylor - We're Getting Careless With Our Love
07 - Johnnie Taylor - Starting All Over Again
08 - Johnnie Taylor - I've Been Born Again
09 - Johnnie Taylor - It's September
10 - Johnnie Taylor - Try Me Tonight
11 - Johnnie Taylor - Free
12 - Johnnie Taylor - Disco Lady
13 - Johnnie Taylor - Running Out of Lies
14 - Johnnie Taylor - God Is Standing By
15 - Johnnie Taylor - Play Something Pretty
16 - Johnnie Taylor - Lady, My Whole World Is You
17 - Johnnie Taylor - Lover Boy
18 - Johnnie Taylor - Last Two Dollars
19 - Johnnie Taylor - Soul Heaven
Blues | Soul | Funk | R&B | Mp3
As a ISRA.CLOUD's PREMIUM member you will have the following benefits:
- Unlimited high speed downloads
- Download directly without waiting time
- Unlimited parallel downloads
- Support for download accelerators
- No advertising
- Resume broken downloads