Taylor came up on the gospel circuit and was cutting records for Sam Cooke's label when he was a kid. His first secular recordings for Stax were about taking the blues to church, but on this one, backed by Booker T. and the MGs, Isaac Hayes, and the Memphis Horns, he breaks out into a soul blues spectacular. The title cut is priceless--"Who's making love/to your old lady/while you was out making love"--but throughout the album, the backing musicians stretch out while Johnnie wails his woes. All in all, a great mix of soul and blues. --Robert Gordon