Shotgun (Jamie J. Morgan album)

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Shotgun
Jamie J. Morgan Shotgun album cover.jpg
Studio album by
Jamie J. Morgan
Released1990
Studio
  • Matrix Studios
  • Re Maximum Studios
  • Beethoven
  • Sarm West
(London, England)
(New York City, New York)
Label Tabu
Producer
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
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Shotgun is the only studio album by British musician Jamie J. Morgan, released in 1990 on Tabu Records. It includes production by Nellee Hooper, Cameron McVey, Tim Simenon, DJ Mushroom from Massive Attack and Richard Mazda.

Contents

Single releases

The album includes a cover of Lou Reed's "Walk on the Wild Side" which was released as a single, reaching number one in New Zealand, [2] number 25 in Australia, [3] number 22 in Ireland [4] and number 27 in the United Kingdom. [5] "Rocksteady" was also released as a single, reaching number 97 in the UK. [5]

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Shotgun"
Oliver 
2."Walk on the Wild Side" Lou Reed
 
3."Could You Be That Girl"
  • Morgan
  • Mazda
 Tim Simenon  
4."Third World Man"
  • Morgan
  • Mazda
 Nellee Hooper  
5."I'm No Angel"
 
6."Rocksteady"
  • Morgan
  • Mazda
Mazda 
7."Shame"
  • Morgan
  • Mazda
Mazda 
8."She's on It"
  • Morgan
  • Mazda
Hooper 
9."Mercedes Blue"
  • Sever
  • Mazda
  • Gota
 
10."Blind Love"
Mazda 
11."Gangster Boogie"
  • Morgan
  • Mazda
Mazda 
12."Heaven Can Wait"
  • Morgan
  • Oliver
Oliver 
13."Walk on the Wild Side" (Moralis Mix)Reed  

Note

Personnel

Credits adapted from the album's liner notes. [6]

Musicians

  • Joe Crisp – percussion
  • DJ Lawrence – backing vocals
  • DJ Mushroom – backing vocals
  • Finesse & Sinquis – rap (track 2)
  • Claudia Fontaine – backing vocals
  • Ivor Guest – keyboards
  • D. Johnston – drumming
  • Pachiri Johnson – percussion
  • Jomanda – backing vocals
  • Eric Kupper – keyboards
  • Richard Mazda – guitar, backing vocals
  • Cindy Mizelle – backing vocals
  • Sean Oliver – guitar, bass guitar on "Shotgun"
  • Lawrence Parry – trumpet
  • Paul Pesco – guitar
  • P. Scott – keyboards
  • Tim Simenon – backing vocals
  • Beverley Skeete – backing vocals
  • Bruce Smith – drums on "Shotgun"
  • Naomi Thompson – backing vocals
  • Caron Wheeler – backing vocals
  • Fred Wesley – brass

Production

  • Jeremy Allon – mix engineer
  • Phil Chill – programming, drum programming, production
  • Pete Davies – production
  • DJ Mushroom – production
  • Gota – programming
  • Nigel Green – mixing
  • Ivor Guest – programming
  • Nellee Hooper – programming, production
  • Ascar Key – engineer
  • Phil Legg – engineer
  • Richard Mazda – programming, drum programming, arranger, mixing, production
  • Dennis Mitchell – engineering
  • David Morales – remix
  • Sean Oliver – programming, production
  • Kevin Petri – engineering
  • John Poppo – engineering
  • Sam Sever – production, programming
  • Tim Simenon – programming, production, arranger
  • Bruce Smith – programming
  • Gary Wilkinson – mixing
  • Recorded at Matrix Studios, London; Unique, New York; D&D, New York; Electric Lady, New York; Re Maximum Studios, London; Beethoven, London; Sarm West, London
  • Executive producers: Adam Kidron, Julian Woolley
  • Mixed at Battery Studios, London
  • Photography: Jean-Baptiste Mondino
  • Design: Neville Brody, Ian Swift

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References

  1. ↑ "Shotgun - Jamie J. Morgan | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic.
  2. ↑ "charts.org.nz - New Zealand charts portal". charts.nz.
  3. ↑ "australian-charts.com - Australian charts portal". australian-charts.com.
  4. ↑ "The Irish Charts - All there is to know". irishcharts.ie.
  5. 1 2 "JAMIE J. MORGAN | full Official Chart History | Official Charts Company". www.officialcharts.com.
  6. ↑ Shotgun (liner notes). Jamie J. Morgan. Tabu. 1990.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
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