(I'm a) Road Runner

"(I'm a) Road Runner" is a hit song by Junior Walker & the Allstars, and was the title track of the successful 1966 album Road Runner. Written by the team of Holland–Dozier–Holland, it was released on the Tamla (Motown) label in 1966 and reached the top twenty in the U.S. and the UK. [1][2]

"(I'm a) Road Runner"
Single by Junior Walker & the Allstars
from the album Road Runner
B-side"Shoot Your Shot"
Released1966
Recorded1965
GenreSoul, rhythm and blues
Length2:49
LabelTamla Motown
Songwriter(s)Holland–Dozier–Holland
Junior Walker & the Allstars singles chronology
"Cleo's Back"
(1966)		 "(I'm a) Road Runner"
(1966)		 "Cleo's Mood"
(1966)

Walker plays the distinctive tenor saxophone solo, backed by Mike Terry on baritone saxophone with Willie Woods on guitar. During production of the record, it was discovered that Walker could play the song only in two keys. So Walker sang in a key that he couldn’t play, and after being recorded, the saxophone track was sped up to match.[3]

The pictorial single sleeve used a running bird similar to the Road Runner cartoon character.

Personnel

Jr. Walker & The All-Stars

Plus

Later versions
  • The Jerry Garcia Band performed a version of the song in 1975, which was featured on The Jerry Garcia Collection, Vol. 2: Let It Rock.
  • Steve Gaines from Lynyrd Skynyrd performed the song with his own band, Crawdad, in the mid 1970s. A recording of them performing it was released on Gaines's 2001 live compilation CD, Okie Special.
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References
  1. AllMusic.com
  2. HDH Records
  3. Brian's Weekly Sleevenotes from BBC Radio 2's "Sounds of the Sixties" broadcast 5 July 2014.
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