Syl Johnson - My Gift
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Table of Contents
Tracks
Track | Duration | Preview |
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I'm Looking For My Baby | ||
I've Got to Find My Baby | ||
I've Got Love | ||
I Need Love | ||
His Gift | ||
She's So Fine, I Just Gotta Make Her Mine | ||
Teardrops | ||
I've Got To Find My Baby | ||
I've Got Love | ||
I Wanna Know | ||
She's So Fine - I Just Gotta Make Her Mine | ||
Little Sally Walker | ||
They Who Love | ||
I Resign From Your Love | ||
Lonely Man | ||
Well Oh Well | ||
Please, Please, Please | ||
I'm Looking for My Baby |
Video
SYL JOHNSON - I'VE GOT LOVE
Syl Johnson: Complete Mythology - Trailer
Syl Johnson - Annie Got
SYL JOHNSON -- TEARDROPS
Syl Johnson Do You Know What Love is Demo 201 alternate version
they who love Syl Johnson
Syl Johnson - I've Got To Get Over
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Formats
- Vinyl
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Notes
Every side of every 45 from Syl Johnson's formative years on the Federal Label. Recorded between 1959 and 1962Barcodes
Barcode: 8 25764 50321 1About Syl Johnson
b. 1st July 1936, Holly Springs, Mississippi, U.S.A.
Died, 6 February 2022 (Age 85)
American funk/soul/blues singer and music producer.
Johnson sang and played with blues artists , , and in the 1950s, before recording with for in 1959. He made his solo debut that same year with , a subsidiary of of Cincinnati, backed by on guitar.
He then began recording for of Chicago in the mid 1960s. Beginning with his first hit, Come On Sock It to Me in 1967, Johnson dominated the label as both a hitmaker and producer.
Like other black songwriters of the period, several of his records at this time explored themes of African-American identity and social problems in songs including Is It Because Im Black, which reached Number 11 in the R&B charts in 1969.
In 1971, brought Johnson to , for whom he recorded three albums and a number of singles. Produced in Memphis with the Hi house band, these yielded music of power and enduring value, including the hits We Did It, Back for a Taste of Your Love and Take Me to the River, his biggest success, reaching Number 7 on the R&B charts in 1975. However, at Hi Johnson was always to some extent in s shadow commercially, if not artistically.
After the Hi years ended, Johnson produced two LPs for his own label Shama, the latter of which (Ms. Fine Brown Frame, 1982) was picked up for distribution by and produced Johnsons last hit record, the title cut.
Around the mid-eighies, Johnson started a fast-food fish restaurant business, and became semi-retired from performing, only making occasional appearances at blues club gigs.
In 1992, Johnson found out that his classic song Different Strokes have been sampled by number of rappers including , , and . Stimulated by this fact, he decided to make a come back in the music business. In 1994, he released the album Back in the Game on . The album featured the the Hi rhythm section and his youngest daughter .
Blues guitarist and singer , and bassist / are his brothers.
Real Name
- Sylvester Thompson
Name Vars
- Johnson
- S Johnson
- S. Johnson
- S. Johsnon
- Sil Johnson
- Sil Johnson & Co.
- Sil Johnson & Co. (Syl)
- Sly Johnson
- Syl
- Syl Jahnson
- Sylvester Johnson
- Sylvester Syl Johnson
Aliases
- Sylvester Thompson
Comments
Rip : Syl Johnson (July 1 1936 – February 6 2022)
Amazing work! I'll be picking up this boxset soon! You guys (and Syl!) are amazing! Saw the ad for this in an issue of In the Basement, looks fabulous!
Two Kings. Rest in Power.
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Flute on a 50s soul tune!! That is fantastic!
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