Straight Shooter is the fifth studio album by James Gang

James Gang

The James Gang was a rock band formed in Cleveland, Ohio in 1966. Though the band was not a huge commercial success, except in the Northeast Ohio area, the fame garnered by guitarist Joe Walsh has since made the group more notable.- History :...

 (the second without Joe Walsh

Joe Walsh

Joseph Fidler "Joe" Walsh is an American musician, songwriter, record producer, and actor. He has been a member of three commercially successful bands, the James Gang, Barnstorm, and the Eagles, and has experienced notable success as a solo artist and prolific session musician, especially with B.B...

), released in 1972, and the final one released on ABC Records

ABC Records

ABC Records was an American record label, founded in New York City in 1955 as ABC-Paramount Records. It originated as the main popular music label operated the Am-Par Record Corporation, the music subsidiary of the American Broadcasting Company . ABC-Paramount Records' first president was Samuel H....

. They moved to Atco Records

Atco Records

ATCO Records is an American record label owned by Warner Music Group, currently operating through WMG's Rhino Entertainment.-Beginnings:Atco Records was founded in 1955 as a division of Atlantic Records. It was devised as an outlet for productions by one of Atlantic's founders, Herb Abramson, who...

 the next year (coincidentally, Walsh would move to a sister label to Atco, Asylum Records

Asylum Records

Asylum Records is an American record label founded in 1971 by David Geffen, and partner Elliot Roberts, who had previously worked as agents at the William Morris Agency. Founded specifically to provide a record contract for Jackson Browne, the label signed Tom Waits, Linda Ronstadt, Joni Mitchell...

, once he left ABC, this was necessary because he became a member of the Eagles, also signed to Asylum).

This album is the last recording featuring guitarist Domenic Troiano

Domenic Troiano

Domenic Troiano was a Canadian rock guitarist, most notable for his contributions to Mandala, The James Gang, The Guess Who and as a solo artist.-History:...

, who was replaced by Tommy Bolin

Tommy Bolin

Thomas Richard "Tommy" Bolin was an American-born guitarist who played with Zephyr , The James Gang , and Deep Purple , in addition to doing solo work...

.

Reception

Writing for Allmusic, critic Stephen Thomas Erlewine wrote of the album "the band was saddled by a noticeable lack of strong material, since none of the members could write songs with memorable hooks."

Track listing

All songs by Roy Kenner & Domenic Troiano, except where noted.

1. "Madness" – 3:13
2. "Kick Back Man" – 4:51
3. "Get Her Back Again" (Troiano) – 2:45
4. "Looking For My Lady" – 2:53
5. "Getting Old" (Troiano) – 3:43
6. "I'll Tell You Why" (Peters, Troiano) – 3:53
7. "Hairy Hypochondriac" (Kenner, Peters, Troiano) – 2:57
8. "Let Me Come Home" (Peters, Troiano) – 4:59
9. "My Door Is Open" – 5:55

Personnel

• Domenic Troiano
  Domenic Troiano
  Domenic Troiano was a Canadian rock guitarist, most notable for his contributions to Mandala, The James Gang, The Guess Who and as a solo artist.-History:...
  
   – guitars, vocals
• Roy Kenner
  Roy Kenner
  Roy Kenner is a Canadian singer and songwriter, most notable as the lead vocalist of Mandala in the late 1960s and as the lead vocalist of The James Gang during 1972-1974.-History:...
  
   – percussion, vocals
• Dale Peters
  James Gang
  The James Gang was a rock band formed in Cleveland, Ohio in 1966. Though the band was not a huge commercial success, except in the Northeast Ohio area, the fame garnered by guitarist Joe Walsh has since made the group more notable.- History :...
  
   – bass guitar, percussion, vocals
• Jim Fox
  Jim Fox (drummer)
  Jim Fox is a musician best known as the drummer and organist of the James Gang, as well as the band's founder and its namesake. He is the only member of the group to appear in every incarnation of the band...
  
  – drums, percussion, keyboards, vocals

• Sheldon Kurland – violin

Charts

Year	Chart	Position
1972	Pop Albums	58