Jr. Walker & The All Stars • Moody Jr

 

Review by Andrew Hamilton
A less intense Junior Walker still makes splendid music on a collection of updates salted with some new sides. The sax man remakes "Way Back Home," originally done by the Crusaders; Gladys Knight and Johnny Bristol wrote lyrics for Wilton Felder's composition: Walker's version did a respectable number 24 R&B, and number 52 Pop. "Walk in the Night," with its stalking beat and diverse rhythms, scaled to number ten R&B and number 46 Pop, his last substantial release on Motown. The psychedelic influenced "Groove Thang" went to number 46 R&B, but missed the bus to the Pop chart, despite a tight groove, and tough, rough-neck runs from Junior over a def track. Walker's sax measures up to the vocals on the original versions of "I Don't Want to Do Wrong," popularized by Gladys Knight & the Pips, and the Jackson 5's "Never Can Say Goodbye."
https://www.allmusic.com/album/moody-jr-mw0000903110

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Reseña de Andrew Hamilton
Un Junior Walker menos intenso sigue haciendo una música espléndida en una colección de actualizaciones saladas con algunas caras nuevas. El saxofonista rehace "Way Back Home", originalmente hecha por los Crusaders; Gladys Knight y Johnny Bristol escribieron la letra para la composición de Wilton Felder: La versión de Walker hizo un respetable número 24 de R&B, y el número 52 de Pop. "Walk in the Night", con su ritmo acechante y diverso, escaló hasta el número diez de R&B y el número 46 de Pop, su último lanzamiento sustancial en Motown. El tema de influencia psicodélica "Groove Thang" llegó al número 46 de R&B, pero perdió el autobús hacia la lista de Pop, a pesar de un groove ajustado y de las duras carreras de Junior sobre un tema def. El saxo de Walker está a la altura de las voces en las versiones originales de "I Don't Want to Do Wrong", popularizada por Gladys Knight & the Pips, y "Never Can Say Goodbye" de los Jackson 5.
https://www.allmusic.com/album/moody-jr-mw0000903110

 

Tracklist:
A1  - Way Back Home (Vocal)  - 3:15
A2  - I Don't Want To Do Wrong  - 3:20
A3  - Bristol's Way  - 3:50
A4  - Don't Blame The Children  - 2:52
A5  - Me And My Family  - 4:58
B1  - Groove Thang  - 2:38
B2  - Still Water Medley  - 4:55
B3  - Never Can Say Goodbye  - 2:59
B4  - Walk In The Night  - 3:57
B5  - Moody Junior  - 4:20

Label: Soul ‎– S733L, Soul ‎– SS 733L
Released: 1971
Genre: Funk / Soul
Style: Soul
https://www.discogs.com/Junior-Walker-And-The-All-Stars-Moody-Jr/release/6645023

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