title: Syl Johnson discography
text: # Syl Johnson discography
  
  The discography of Syl Johnson (1936–2022), an American blues and soul singer and record producer, consists of at least 19 studio albums, 18 compilation albums and a large number of singles and EPs.
  
  ## Albums
  
  Source:
  
  * 1968: Dresses Too Short (Twinight)
  * "Dresses Too Short"
  * "I Can Take Care of Business"
  * "Different Strokes"
  * "Soul Drippin'"
  * "Fox Hunting on the Weekend"
  * "Ode to Soul Man"
  * "Come On Sock It to Me"
  * "I'll Take Those Skinny Legs"
  * "Try Me #2"
  * "Same Kind of Thing"
  * "I've Got the Real Thing"
  * "Sorry 'Bout Dat!"
  * 1970: Is It Because I'm Black? (Twinight)
  * "It Is Because I'm Black"
  * "Come Together"
  * "Together, Forever"
  * "Concrete Reservation"
  * "Black Balloons"
  * "Walk a Mile in My Shoes"
  * "I'm Talkin' Bout Freedom"
  * "Right On"
  * 1973: Back for a Taste of Your Love (Hi)
  * "Feelin' Frisky"
  * "Back for a Taste of Your Love"
  * "I'm Yours"
  * "I Let a Good Girl Go"
  * "Anyway the Wind Blows"
  * "You Don't Know Me"
  * "We Did It"
  * "Wind, Blow Her Back My Way"
  * "I Hate I Walked Away"
  * "The Love You Left Behind"
  * 1974: Diamond in the Rough (Hi)
  * "Let Yourself Go"
  * "Don't Do It"
  * "I Want to Take You Home"
  * "Could I Be Falling in Love"
  * "Stuck in Chicago"
  * "Diamond in the Rough"
  * "Keeping Down Confusion"
  * "Please, Don't Give Up on Me"
  * "Music to My Ears"
  * "I Hear the Love Chimes"
  * 1975: Total Explosion (Hi)
  * "I Only Have Love"
  * "Bustin' Up or Bustin' Out"
  * "Star Bright Star Lite"
  * "Watch What You Do to Me"
  * "Steppin' Out"
  * "Take Me to the River"
  * "It Ain't Easy"
  * "'Bout to Make Me Leave Home"
  * "That's Just My Luck"
  * 1979: Uptown Shakedown (Hi)
  * "Mystery Lady"
  * "Let's Dance for Love"
  * "Gimme Little Sign"
  * "You're the Star of the Show"
  * "Blue Water"
  * "Who's Gonna Love You"
  * "Otis Redding Medley"
  * "Respect"
  * "Wholesale Love"
  * "Snatch a Little Piece"
  * "I Can't Turn You Loose
  * "Fa-Fa-Fa-Fa-Fa (Sad Song)"
  * "(Sittin' On) The Dock of the Bay"
  * 1980: Bring Out the Blues in Me (Shama 8001)
  * "Brings Out the Blues in Me"
  * "How You Need to Be Loved"
  * "Last Night Was the Night"
  * "Got My Eyes on You"
  * "Liberated Lady"
  * "Sock It to Me"
  * "Is It Because I'm Black"
  * "Crazy People"
  * 1982: Ms. Fine Brown Frame (Boardwalk 33260)
  * "Ms. Fine Brown Frame"
  * "Keep On Loving Me"
  * "They Can't See Your Good Side"
  * "Groove Me"
  * "Sweet Thing"
  * "You Don't Have to Go"
  * "It Ain't Easy"
  * 1983: Suicide Blues (Isabel 900.517)
  * "If I Had a Hammer"
  * "This Little Light of Mine"
  * "Amen"
  * "Baby Workout"
  * "Before You Accuse Me"
  * "Take Me to the River"
  * "The Blues in Me"
  * "Sock It to Me"
  * "Got to Make a Change"
  * "Crazy Men"
  * 1988: Foxy Brown, Volume 1, December 1988 (Shama 8003)
  * "Tripping on Your Love"
  * "Love Baby"
  * "Here We Go"
  * "Gimme Some (I Want a Taste of Fonk)"
  * "Do You Know What Love Is"
  * "Foxy Brown"
  * "They Can't See Your Good Side"
  * "Ms. Fine Brown Frame"
  * 1994: Back in the Game (Delmark)
  * 1995: This Time Together by Father and Daughter (Twinight) with Syleena Johnson
  * "Lover Man"
  * "Sweet Love Hang Over"
  * "Keep On Loving Me"
  * "I Needed Some Body"
  * "They Can't See Your Good Side"
  * "A Time for Us"
  * "Sister"
  * "Ms. Fine Brown Frame"
  * "I'm Woman"
  * "Trippin"
  * "Different Strokes"
  * "Piece of the Rock"
  * "Here We Go"
  * "Goodie Goodie Good Times"
  * 1995: Bridge to a Legacy (Antone's)
  * "Who's Still in Love"
  * "I Been Missin' You"
  * "Half a Love"
  * "Unconditional Love"
  * "Midnight Woman"
  * "Piece of the Rock"
  * "I Don't Know Why"
  * "Let's Get It On Again"
  * "They Can't See Your Good Side"
  * "Sexy Wayz"
  * 1999: Talkin' About Chicago (Delmark)
  * "Cheryl"
  * "Sweet Dynamite!"
  * "Talkin' Bout Chicago"
  * "Diff'rent Strokes (B.E.T.)"
  * "I'm Back into You"
  * "Different Kind of Man"
  * "Surrounded"
  * "Caribbean Beach"
  * "Get Free – Call Me"
  * "Trade Secret"
  * "Finger Lickin' Good"
  * "All Night Long"
  * "Woo-Wee!"
  * 2000: Hands of Time (Hep-Me Records)
  * "Hands of Time"
  * "Beyond the Finish Line"
  * "Talk to Me"
  * "Wake Up Cryin'"
  * "Superwoman"
  * "You're Number One"
  * "Listen to Me Closely"
  * "Touch of Your Love"
  * "Funky Situation"
  * "Bonus" / "Wake Up Cryin'"
  * 2002: Two Johnsons Are Better Than One (Evangeline) with Jimmy Johnson
  * "Two Johnsons Are Better Than One"
  * "Uncomplicated Life"
  * "I Used to Be a Millionaire"
  * "Is It Because I'm Black"
  * "If I Wuz White"
  * "I Feel the Pain"
  * "Oprah"
  * "Ashes in the Ashtray"
  * "Dangerous"
  * "Let Her Go"
  * "Living the Life"
  * "I Can't Survive"
  * "Goodie Goodie Goodtime"
  * "Bottoms Up"
  * 2003: Straight Up (P-Vine PCD-25004, Japan)
  * 2013: Syl Johnson with Melody Whittle, Featuring Syleena Johnson (Twinight 4086-CD2)
  * LP: My Funky Funky Band
  * "Send Me Some Lovin'"
  * "Try Me"
  * "I Feel an Urge"
  * "I Resign"
  * "Love Condition"
  * "Going to the Shack"
  * "Don't Give It Away"
  * "My Funky Band"
  * Sockin' Soul Power"
  * "Double Whammy"
  * "Take Me Back"
  * "I Take Care of Homework"
  * "Let Them Hang High"
  
  ## Compilations
  
  Source:
  
  * 2000: The Complete Syl Johnson on Hi Records (Demon, UK)
  * 2010: Syl Johnson: Complete Mythology (Numero Group)
  * 2012: Backbeats Artists Series: Syl Johnson: Mississippi Mainman (Backbeats)
  
  ## Singles and EPs
  
  Sources:
  
  * "I've Got Love" / "Lonely Man" (7-inch) (1958)
  * "Please, Please, Please / I'm Looking for My Baby (7-inch)
  * Little Sally Walker / I Resign from Your Love (7-inch)
  * Lulu Reed / Syl Johnson, Rhythm & Blues Volume Four, Blue Beat Style (7-inch EP)
  * "Do You Know What Love Is" (7-inch)
  * "Falling in Love Again" / "I've Got to Get Over" (7-inch)
  * "Straight Love No Chaser" / "Surrounded", 5 versions
  * "She's All Right" / "I Know" (7-inch)
  * "Come On Sock It to Me" / "Try Me", 2 versions
  * "Ode to Soul Man" / "I´ll Take Those Skinny Legs", 3 versions
  * "Sorry Bout Dat" / "Different Strokes", 5 versions (#9CanR&B)
  * "Is It Because I'm Black" / "Let Them Hang High", 4 versions
  * "Take Me Back" / "I Take Care of Homework", 2 versions
  * "Dresses Too Short" / "I Can Take Care of Business", 2 versions
  * "Going to the Shack" / "Don't Give It Away" (7-inch)
  * "One Way Ticket to Nowhere", 3 versions
  * The Syl Johnson & Pieces of Peace – "Concrete Reservation" / "Together, Forever" (7-inch)
  * "Annie Got Hot Pants Power", 2 versions
  * "We Do It Together" / "Thank You Baby", 2 versions
  * "The Love You Left Behind" / "Anyone But You", 2 versions
  * "Get Ready" / "Same Kind of Thing" (7-inch)
  * "That's Why" / "Everybody Needs Love" (7-inch)
  * "We Did It" / "Any Way the Wind Blows", 2 versions
  * "I Wanna Satisfy Your Every Need", 2 versions
  * "Back for a Taste of Your Love" / "Wind, Blow Her Back My Way", 5 versions (1973)
  * "Please Don't Give Up on Me" /"Let Yourself Go", 2 versions
  * "I Want to Take You Home (to See Mama)" / "I Hear the Love Chimes", 6 versions
  * "I'm Yours", 3 versions
  * "Goodie-Goodie-Good-Times" / "Love Baby", 6 versions
  * "Take Me to the River" / "Could I Be Falling in Love", 8 versions (#95Can)
  * "Bout to Make Me Leave Home" / "It Ain't Easy", 2 versions
  * "I Only Have Love", 2 versions
  * "Star Bright, Star Lite" / "That's Just My Luck", 4 versions
  * "Let Yourself Go" / "Please Don't Give Up on Me" (7’’ single)
  * "Can't Nobody Stop Me Now" / "Let Me Love You" (7-inch)
  * "Fonk You" / "That Wiggle" (7-inch)
  * "Stand by Me" / "Main Squeeze", 2 versions
  * "Otis Redding Medley" / "Mystery Lady", 2 versions
  * "Mystery Lady" / "Let's Dance for Love" (7-inch)
  * "Brings Out the Blues in Me" / "How You Need to Be Loved" (7-inch single)
  * "Ms. Fine Brown Frame", 12 versions
  * "Steppin" (7-inch)
  * "I Got Your Beef" /"John, Muddy, Bob & Marvin" (7-inch single)
  * "I Been Missin' You" / "Sexy Wayz" (7-inch single)
  * Labi Siffre / Syl Johnson – "I Got The" / "Is It Because I'm Black?" (12-inch promo)
  * "Different Strokes / Is It Because I'm Black (7-inch single)
  * "All I Need Is Someone Like You" / "Do You Know What Love Is" (7-inch RE)
  * Syl Johnson / Kendra Morris – "Everybody Needs Love" / "Seaside" (7-inch promo)
  * "I Wanna Know" / "Well Oh Well" (7-inch)
  * "Send Me Some Lovin'" / "I Resign" (7-inch single)
  * Syl Johnson / E Rodney Jones & Friends, "Is It Because I'm Black" / "Soul Heaven" (7-inch single)
  * Syl Johnson / Notations – "Come On Sock It to Me" / "I'm Still Here" (7-inch)
  * Mellow-D with Sil-J's New Old Soul / Syl Johnson – "Half of Love" / "Lovin' on the Run" (7-inch single)
  * Syl Johnson / Charles Mann – "I've Got to Get Over" / "Hey, Little Girl" (7-inch single)
  * "I Feel an Urge" / "Try Me" (7-inch)
  