Thursday, July 25, 2013

Record #0444: I Got To Love Somebody's Baby / Just the One I've Been Looking For – JOHNNIE TAYLOR

Stax 193 (original) USA, Jun. 1966
Words & Music bySide AIsaac Hayes, David Porter; Side BEddie Floyd, Steve Cropper, Alvertis Isbell
Musicians: Johnnie Taylor (lead vocals), Steve Cropper (guitar), Booker T. Jones or Isaac Hayes (piano), Donald "Duck" Dunn (bass), Alan Jackson, Jr. (drums), possibly Floyd Newman, Andrew Love and Wayne Jackson (horn section) and an unknown chorus
Recording sessions: Possibly produced by Hayes and/or Porter at Stax Studios, Memphis, TN, 1966
Highest chart positions:  US R&B #15

Taylor signed with the legendary Stax label in 1966 and this was his second single release with them. He was backed by Booker T. & The M.G.'s and some members of The Memphis Horns.

List price:  Very Good+ is $5, Near Mint is $10

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