JR. WALKER AND ALL STARS SHOTGUN

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LIMITED EDITION ON 150GR High-Quality Virgin Vinyl 

ON THE 62nd ANNIVERSARY OF MOTOWN RECORDS
SECOND OFFICIAL AMERICAN LP REISSUE AND FIRST REISSUES IN 40 YEARS!

RSD ESSENTIAL 2023

Junior Walker’s debut album on Motown’s subsidiary label Soul. It includes the eponymous single, which climbed to #1 on the US R&B Singles chart for four weeks and peaked at #4 on the Billboard Hot 100. The group had several more hit songs, including “What Does It Take (To Win Your Love)” (also #1 R&B) and a cover of The Supremes’ “Come See About Me.” “Shotgun” was the first hit for Walker, whose real name was Autry DeWalt. He was a saxophone player who made his vocal debut on this song. In fact, Walker recorded the vocals because the singer who was assigned to the session didn’t show up. He didn’t expect his tracks to make the cut, but the Motown producers liked the sound and left them in. “Shotgun” was covered by Vanilla Fudge in 1969.

Tracklist

Side 1 

1. CLEO’S MOOD
2. DO THE BOOMERANG
3. SHOTGUN
4. ROAD RUNNER
5. SHAKE AND FINGERPOP
6. SHOOT YOUR SHOT

Side 2 

1. TUNE UP
2. HOT CHA
3. MONKEY JUMP
4. TALLY HO!
5. CLEO’S BACK
6. AIN’T THAT THE TRUTH

Credits 

PRODUCED BY BERRY GORDY, JR. & LAWRENCE HORN

Junior Walker, tenor saxophone, lead vocals / Willie Woods, lead guitar, harmony vocals / Eddie Willis, rhythm guitar Johnny Griffith, Hammond organ / Victor Thomas, keyboards / James Jamerson, bass guitar / Jack Ashford, tambourine

Recorded at Hitsville U.S.A. (Studio A), Detroit, Michigan, 1964. Originally released in 1965 on Motown Records.

Release date - May 5th, 2023