Eargasm

by Johnnie Taylor

Overview

Johnnie Taylor's biggest hit album also proved his undoing. Stax had collapsed, and he ended up on Columbia's roster. The disco boom was beginning, and Taylor had the perfect single. "Disco Lady" was vocally quite similar to his earlier material, but its lyrics embraced the hedonism and dance-your-troubles-away ethic of the era. It was not only a number one hit, but the song of the year for 1976, and Taylor was shoved into territory he wasn't comfortable in. The rest of the album was standard soul, but this was overlooked in the rush. Taylor eventually left the label after subsequent attempts to pigeonhole him as a dance singer bombed. ~ Ron Wynn

Product Details

Release Date:	02/01/2008
Label:	Columbia / Sbme Special Mkts.
UPC:	0886972418520
Rank:	2325

Tracks

1. Disco Lady
2. Please Don't Stop (That Song from Playing)
3. Don't Touch Her Body (If You Can't Touch Her Mind)
4. I'm Gonna Keep on Loving You
5. You're the Best in the World
6. Running out of Lies
7. Somebody's Gettin' It
8. It Don't Hurt Me Like It Used To
9. Pick up the Pieces
10. Disco Lady
11. Somebody's Gettin' It

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Johnnie Taylor   Primary Artist,Vocals

Technical Credits

Kent Barker   Composer
L. Vance   Composer
Don Davis   Composer
Fred Briggs   Composer
Clifford Colter   Composer
Harvey Scales   Composer
Albert Vance   Composer
Norma Toney   Composer
C. Jones   Composer
Paul Jordan   Composer