Shotgun (Jamie J. Morgan album)

1990 studio album by Jamie J. Morgan

Shotgun

Studio album by

Jamie J. Morgan

Released| 1990
Studio|

* Matrix Studios
* Re Maximum Studios
* Beethoven
* Sarm West

(London, England)

* Unique
* D&D
* Electric Lady

(New York City, New York)
Label| Tabu
Producer|

* Nellee Hooper
* Cameron McVey
* Tim Simenon
* DJ Mushroom
* Richard Mazda
* Gota
* Sean Oliver
* Phil Chill
* Sam Sever
* Pete Davies

Professional ratingsReview scores

Source| Rating
AllMusic| [1]

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.

## Single releases

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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

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No.| Title| Writer(s)| Producer(s)| Length

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1.| "Shotgun"|

* Jamie J. Morgan
* Bruce Smith
* Sean Oliver

| Oliver|
2.| "Walk on the Wild Side"| Lou Reed|

* Richard Mazda
* Phil Chill
* DJ Mushroom

3.| "Could You Be That Girl"|

* Morgan
* Mazda

| Tim Simenon|
4.| "Third World Man"|

* Morgan
* Mazda

| Nellee Hooper|
5.| "I'm No Angel"|

* Morgan
* Hooper
* Beresford Romeo

* Mazda
* Gota

6.| "Rocksteady"|

* Morgan
* Mazda

| Mazda|
7.| "Shame"|

* Morgan
* Mazda

| Mazda|
8.| "She's on It"|

* Morgan
* Mazda

| Hooper|
9.| "Mercedes Blue"|

* Morgan
* Cameron McVey
* Neneh Cherry
* Sam Sever

* Sever
* Mazda
* Gota

10.| "Blind Love"|

* Morgan
* Jon Moss

| Mazda|
11.| "Gangster Boogie"|

* Morgan
* Mazda

| Mazda|
12.| "Heaven Can Wait"|

* Morgan
* Oliver

| Oliver|
13.| "Walk on the Wild Side" (Moralis Mix)| Reed|  |

Note

* Tracks 11–13 available on CD and cassette versions only.

## Personnel

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

### Musicians

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* 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

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* 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

## References

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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. ^ a b "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)

## External links

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* Shotgun at Discogs

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