MOTOWN ARTIST SNAPSHOT: JR. WALKER & ALL STARS!

JUNIOR WALKER and the ALL STARS’ ‘Home Cookin” album was released in early 1969. The fifth LP for Walker with Motown (SOUL), the album contained 3 singles having previously charted. Come See About Me,” charted (Pop #24; R&B #8) in late-1967. “Hip City (Pt. 2)” (Pop #31; R&B #7) and “Home Cookin'” (Pop #42; R&B #19) were released as singles in 1968. The ‘Home Cookin’ ‘ album was released by Motown in conjunction of Junior Walker’s newest single, included in this album, What Does It Take (To Win Your Love For Me).” This single was released near year’s end, 1968. Ultimately, “What Does It Take…” would become Jr. Walker’s only second (and last) million-seller (Pop #4; R&B #1) single for Motown, 1969.

JUNIOR WALKER circa 1971

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A MOTOWN AD FLASHBACK: IT’S JUNIOR WALKER, ’66!

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A MOTOWN RECORDS AD BILLBOARD PAGE RIP: “I'm A Road Runner,” Jr. Walker & The All Stars May 21, 1966
A MOTOWN RECORDS AD BILLBOARD PAGE RIP: “I’m A Road Runner,” Jr. Walker & The All Stars May 21, 1966
FROM THE FRONT-COVER OF BILLBOARD: Junior Walker May 21, 1966
FROM THE FRONT-COVER OF BILLBOARD: Junior Walker May 21, 1966
ANOTHER 1966 MOTOWN LP RELEASE: "I'm A Road Runner," by JUNIOR WALKER & THE ALL STARS
A 1966 MOTOWN LP RELEASE: ‘Road Runner,’ by JUNIOR WALKER & THE ALL STARS

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