Jr. Walker* – Back Street Boogie

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Label:	Whitfield Records – WHK 3331
Format:	Vinyl, LP, Album
Country:	US
Released:	1979
Genre:	Funk / Soul
Style:	Soul, Funk, Disco

Tracklist

A1	Back Street Boogie Written-By – Norman Whitfield	7:16
A2	Girl I Wanna Marry You Written-By, Producer – Mark Kenoly	3:34
A3	Wishing On A Star Written-By – Billie Calvin	5:58
B1	Hole In The Wall Written-By – Norman Whitfield, Rochelle Runnells	5:20
B2	Don't Let Me Go Astray Written-By, Producer – Mark Kenoly	3:54
B3	Tiger In My Tank Written-By – Arthur Woods, Ron Kenoly Written-By, Producer – Mark Kenoly	5:02
B4	Sax Attack Written-By – Autry DeWalt, James Hockaday	3:40

Companies, etc.

Pressed By – Capitol Records Pressing Plant, Winchester
Recorded At – Fort Knox Recording Studio
Mastered At – Fort Knox Recording Studio
Mixed At – Kendun Studio D

Credits

Art Direction – Eleven Twenty-Four Design*, A. Sims*, P.T.C.
Backing Vocals – Ivory Robinson, Michael Foley (3), Robert Daniels (2), Ronnie Jackson (5), Sharon Brown, Spyder Turner, Stargard, Walter Downing
Backing Vocals [Stargard] – D. Anderson*, J. Williams*, R. Runnells*
Bass – Mark Kenoly
Congas – Eddie "Bongo" Brown
Coordinator [Album] – William Whitfield*
Drums – Jimi Valdez
Electronic Drums [Syndrums] – Terral Santiel
Engineer [Recording, Mastering] – Leanard Jackson, Steve Smith (7)
Guitar – Earnest Reed, Jr.*, Isy Martin, Wha Wha Watson*, Trey Stone
Horns [Nytro Horn Section] – Chris Powell, Kenny Scott*, LaMorris Payne
Illustration – Mike Bryant (4)
Keyboards – Victor Nix, Walter Downing
Mastered By – Jo G*
Percussion – Jack Ashford
Photography By – Bobby Holland, Jim Walden
Producer, Engineer [Mastering], Arranged By – Norman Whitfield

Notes

All Songs Published by May Twelfth Music Inc. & Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp. except “Sax Attack” Published by Mali Music.
Wha Wha Watson courtesy of Columbia Records
Recorded and Mastered at Fort Knox Recording Studio, 8425 Melrose Ave. Los Angeles, California 90069
Whitfield Records Corp. manufactured & distributed by Warner Bros. Records Inc.
Made in U.S.A.
℗ © 1979 Warner Bros. Records Inc.

Barcode and Other Identifiers

Matrix / Runout (A Side Runout): WHK-1-3331-WWI Jo G KENDUN-D
Matrix / Runout (B Side Runout): WHK-2-3331-WWI Jo G KENDUN-D

Other Versions (5 of 11)

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	Title (Format)	Label	Cat#	Country	Year
Recently Edited	Back Street Boogie (LP, Album)	Warner Bros. Records, Whitfield Records	WB 56 668, WHK 3331	Belgium	1979
New Submission	Back Street Boogie (LP, Album)	Whitfield Records	K56668	UK	1979
New Submission	Back Street Boogie (LP, Album)	Warner Bros. Records, Whitfield Records	WB 56 668, WHK 3331	Germany	1979
New Submission	Back Street Boogie (LP, Album)	Warner Bros. Records	36.119	Brazil	1979
New Submission	Back Street Boogie (LP, Album)	Whitfield Records	WB 56 668	Austria	1979

Reviews

jdank.firth Jan 28, 2015
Edited 8 years ago
Always have been a big fan of Jr.Walker.
"Wishing On A Star" is the best song for "Setting the mood" & just an amazing tune to groove too anytime.
5/5 overall album! Great combination of smooth sax and disco/funk drum beats.