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Just Ain't Good Enough

Johnnie Taylor
1 disc

1. What About My Love
2. Don't Wait
3. I'm So Proud
4. Just Ain't Good Enough
5. I Need a Freak
6. Reaganomics
Additional Info

Manufacturer Part Number (MPN): 571642
Credits

Producer
Engineer Barney Perkins
Personnel includes: Johnnie Taylor (vocals); David T. Walker, Paul M. Jackson Jr. (guitar); Patrick Moten (keyboards, bass); James Gadson (drums); Maxine Waters, Julia Waters, Oren Waters, Luther Waters (background vocals).
Producers: Patrick Moten, Otis Smith.
Reissue producer: Tom Cartwright.
Recorded at Kendun Studios, Burbank, California. Includes liner notes by David Nathan.
Digitally remastered by Bob Fisher (Digital Domain).
Soul and R&B vocalist Johnnie Taylor's 1982 recording includes "What About My Love" and "I Need a Freak."
Personnel: David T. Walker, Paul Jackson, Jr. (guitar); Patrick Moten (keyboards); James Gadson (drums).
Additional personnel: The Waters (background vocals).
Liner Note Author: Tony Rounce.
Recording information: Kendun Studios, Burbank.
Photographer: George Holz.
Arranger: Gene Page.
Just Ain't Good Enough is an album Taylor released on the short-lived Beverly Glen label in 1982. The record spawned two R&B hits for Taylor -- "What About My Love" and "I'm So Proud" -- and peaked at number 19 on the R&B charts. It's a solid effort that fits sound- and style-wise alongside his six albums for Columbia. Taylor, dissatisfied with the label's promotion of the record, would soon leave for Malaco, but this is the missing link in the chain, and an album well worth hearing. ~ Cub Koda