STUCK IN THE VINYL AGAIN - JAMES GANG - STRAIGHT SHOOTER

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Good Monday morning, morning people and welcome back to Stuck In The Vinyl Again. Today we joyfully celebrate the 73rd of drummer Jim Fox, best known as the namesake, founding and only consistent member of the hard funk folk rock band, James Gang. Happy Birthday Jim ! With him in mind we spotlight their 4th studio album, Straight Shooter. The LP was released May 31, 1972 on ABC Records and self produced by the Gang. It peaked at #58 on the Billboard 200 and it's sole single, "Looking For My Lady" reached #108 in America and #46 in Canada. This was their first outing since Joe Walsh left to form Barnstorm. The remaining members then recruited ex-Bush singer Roy Kenner (70s band Bush, not 90s) and guitarist Domenic Troiano to replace him. The result was still a Walsh-ish sounding album and in my opinion they would have been better off to release the album's second track, "Kick Back Man" as the single.

1. "Madness" 3:13

2. "Kick Back Man" 4:51

3. "Get Her Back Again" Domenic Troiano 2:45

4. "Looking For My Lady" 2:53

5. "Getting Old" Troiano 3:43

6. "I'll Tell You Why" Dale Peters, Troiano 3:53

7. "Hairy Hypochondriac" Roy Kenner, Peters, Troiano 2:57

8. "Let Me Come Home" Peters, Troiano 4:59

9. "My Door Is Open" 5:55



Roy Kenner – lead vocals (all but 5), percussion

Domenic Troiano – guitars, backing and lead (5) vocals

Dale Peters – bass guitar, backing vocals, percussion

Jim Fox – drums, backing vocals, percussion, keyboards


With :

Sheldon Kurland – violin
Glen Spreen - strings


Gene Eichelberger - Engineering, Remixing


Jim Flournoy Holmes - Cover artwork
David Powell - Cover artwork