| "Shotgun" | ||||
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| Single by Junior Walker & the All Stars | ||||
| from the album Shotgun | ||||
| Released | February 13, 1965 | |||
| Format | 7" single | |||
| Recorded | Hitsville, USA (Studio A), Detroit, Michigan, 1964 | |||
| Genre | Soul | |||
| Length | 2:53 | |||
| Label | Soul Records (Motown) | |||
| Writer(s) | Autry DeWalt | |||
| Producer | Berry Gordy | |||
| Junior Walker & the All Stars singles chronology | ||||
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"Shotgun" is a 1965 single by Junior Walker & the All Stars, produced by Berry Gordy Jr. and Lawrence Horn.[1] It reached number one on the U.S. R&B Singles chart for four non-consecutive weeks and was a Top 10 Pop smash, peaking at number four on the Billboard Hot 100.[2] Famous guitarist Jimi Hendrix performed the song live with the All Stars. An unusual thing about "Shotgun" is that it uses only one chord throughout the entire song -- A-flat seventh.[3]
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The song has been used in the films Misery (1990), Malcolm X (1992), and How Stella Got Her Groove Back (1998).
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In 2001, saxophonist Richard Elliot recorded an instrumental version for his album Crush.[4]