Johnnie Taylor - Wall To Wall

Malaco Records in the mid-eighties epitomised the sound of independent modern southern soul. They existed in a sphere which has one foot in soul music, one foot in gospel music and, erm, one foot in blues. This tri-footed beast rarely needed to venture outside of Black America to sustain itself.

After Malaco’s flagship artist, Z.Z. Hill, died, they signed Johnnie Taylor, whose career was in the doldrums, after he had sung at the funeral. Always. Be. Closing.

This was his second album for the label. He is wearing his best clobber and a shit-load of jewellery on the sleeve. According to the credits, Bandiera's from The Galleria did the wardrobe. Sadly, my extensive internet research produced no results.

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