Gary Taylor (singer/songwriter)

Gary Taylor
Birth name	Gary Anthony Taylor
Born	Los Angeles, California
Genres	R&B
Occupation(s)	Singer, songwriter, producer
Instrument(s)	Vocals, keyboards, percussion, guitar
Years active	1980–present
Labels	A&M, Virgin, Morning Crew Records, Expansion, Valley Vue
Website	www.morningcrew.com

Gary Anthony Taylor (born in Los Angeles, California) is an American singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist and producer, whose songs have been recorded by a number of leading artists.

Career

Artists who have recorded Taylor's songs include Grover Washington, Jr. ("Keep in Touch"), Anita Baker ("Good Love"), Walter Beasley, Lonnie Liston Smith, George Clinton & P-Funk Allstars, Vanessa Rubin ("Living Without a Heart"), and The Whispers ("Just Gets Better with Time," "My Heart Your Heart").

As a background vocalist, Taylor appeared on The Whispers' R&B #1 "Rock Steady," and "My Flame" for Vanessa Williams, as well as with Nancy Wilson.

As a songwriter and producer, Taylor has worked with both veteran acts, such as Anita Baker ("Good Love") and The Whispers ("Just Gets Better With Time," "My Heart, Your Heart"), and a new wave of soul artists such as Lalah Hathaway ("I'm Coming Back") among them.

Taylor has also released several solo studio albums, starting with his debut album G.T., released in 1983.

Taylor is the cousin of songwriter and producer Skip Scarborough. He covered the Scarborough-penned single for The Emotions, "Don't Ask My Neighbors" on his 1988 album, Compassion.

Discography

Solo albums

Year	Album	Label
1983	G.T.	A&M
2011		PTG
1988	Compassion	Virgin, 10
2002		Morning Crew
1990	Take Control	Expansion
1991		Valley Vue
Unknown		Morning Crew
1993	Square One	Expansion, Morning Crew
1995	The Mood of Midnight (One Day At a Time on Expansion)	Morning Crew
	One Day At a Time (The Mood of Midnight on Morning Crew)	Expansion
1998	Love Dance	Morning Crew
2001	Under the Nightlight	Expansion
2003	Eclectic Bohemian	Morning Crew
2006	Retro Blackness	Morning Crew
2019	Acoustic Therapy	Morning Crew

Shelved/unreleased albums

• Just Gets Better with Time (1985); A&M

Songwriting

Song	Recorded by
Good Love	Anita Baker Walter Beasley Lonnie Liston Smith George Clinton & P-Funk Allstars
Stressed Out	A Tribe Called Quest
Move On You	All City
Just Gets Better With Time	The Whispers Alfie Silas
My Heart Your Heart	The Whispers
Living Without A Heart	Vanessa Rubin Rodney Mansfield
Keep In Touch	Grover Washington Jr. The Controllers
You Take Me Places	Rebbie Jackson
I'm No Stranger	Carl Anderson
Let's Talk	Carl Anderson
Don't Say No	Beau Williams Mac Band
Love You To The Limit	Mac Band
Think About Me	Mac Band
You Are My Heart	Mac Band
I Like My Body	Chico DeBarge
If Only You Were In My Shoes	Dazz Band
Do Me Right	Joyce Kennedy (of Mothers Finest)
Your Love	Prodigy
Rest My Lips	Walter & Scotty (of The Whispers)
I'm Coming Back	Vesta Williams Lalah Hathaway
Without You In My Life	Marlena Shaw
No Me Without You (Co-Written by: Doc Powell)	Double Scale
Square One	Ray Parker Jr.
Love Stories	Jennifer Holiday
No Me Without You	Doc Powell (featuring Gary Taylor)
More to Me	Doc Powell (featuring Gary Taylor)
Christmas Love and You	Will Downing
Consensual	Will Downing
Fly Higher	Will Downing
Shades	Will Downing
Something Special	Will Downing
Let's Make It Now	Will Downing
I Won't Stop	Will Downing
The Blessing	Will Downing
Sexy	Will Downing
Only One	Will Downing
Moon Over Carolina	Najee (featuring Gary Taylor)