Cleo’s Mood/Do The Boomerang/Shotgun/Road Runner/Shake & Fingerpop/Shoot Your Shot/Tune Up/Hot Cha/ Monkey Jump/Tally Ho/Cleo’s Back/Ain’t That The Truth
Jr. Walker and his group specialised in high energy driving soul with saxophone accompaniment. The title track from the Shotgun LP peaked at No. 4 in US. (US:108)
“Jr. Walker and The All Stars' Shotgun is a very fun and well produced album. So what if, like many long-players from the era, it is hastily assembled, and half of the songs sound exactly like the album's titular hit.”
"Shotgun backed with Hot Cha is arguably the record that gave Junior Walker instant national (and even international) identity. It is forever associated with him. This album is one of the jewels of my collection. Soul music aficionados should certainly have this in their collections.”
“Jr. Walker made that sax sing as well as talk. This LP is simply great funky stuff. We all know about the title track. But Do The Boomerang, Tune Up, Shoot Your Shot will take your mind to a good ghetto juke joint or house party back in the mid 60s. Tally Ho is pretty creative. Ain't That The Truth has some good funny verbal play between Walker and The All Stars. The lovely Hot Cha is the kind of sweet tune that you want to hear on a nice drive as the sun goes down on a pretty day.”
“There's not a bad cut on it. Every song is rich and soulful and funky. Great party music, and great for just sitting down and listening to. Just a perfect record.”
“Every bit the equal of their southern brethren Booker T. and The MGs, Junior Walker and The All-Stars also had the secret weapon of Walker's voice, a gravely shout that was as distinctive and soulful as his sterling tenor sax playing. His appealingly raspy voice is such a perfect fit for dance tracks like Shoot Your Shot that it's impossible to imagine anyone else singing them.”
“What's not to like on this LP. Most of the hits are right here. But the track that really moves me is Shake & Fingerpop. The drum pickup at the beginning and Junior Walker's sax hitting that horrendously high note always send chills up my spine. If you don't enjoy dancing to this LP, dial 911 because you may be dead.”
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