Bill Champlin, Bill Schnee, Boz Scaggs, David Foster, David Hungate, David Lasley, David Paich, Don Grolnick, James Newton-Howard, Jeffrey Porcaro, Jerry Hey, John Pierce, Lenny Castro, Marty Paich, Michael Boddicker, Ray Parker Jr, Rick Marotta, Steve Lukather, Steve Porcaro, The Waters, Venetta Fields
Middle Man is the ninth album by Boz Scaggs, released on Columbia Records in 1980. Scaggs re-hired the members of the band Toto as session musicians, and shared song-writing credits with them. He re-embraced the commercial rock appeal of Silk Degrees.
The album reached #8 in the Billboard 200 album chart, and two singles reached the Billboard Hot 100: “Breakdown Dead Ahead” at #15, and “Jojo” at #17.
Tracks
1 Jojo (Boz Scaggs, David Foster, David Lasley) 5:52
2 Breakdown Dead Ahead (Boz Scaggs, Bill Schnee) 4:34
3 Simone (Boz Scaggs, David Foster) 5:08
4 You Can Have Me Anytime (Boz Scaggs, David Foster) 4:57
5 Middle Man (Boz Scaggs, David Foster) 4:50
6 Do Like You Do In New York (Boz Scaggs) 3:43
7 Angel You (Boz Scaggs, David Foster) 3:38
8 Isn’t It Time (Boz Scaggs) 4:51
9 You Got Some Imagination (Steve Lukather, Boz Scaggs, Bill Schnee) 3:57
Musicians
| Bass |
David Hungate |
| Drums |
Jeffrey Porcaro |
| Guitar |
Steve Lukather |
| Guitar |
Ray Parker Jr |
| Keyboards |
David Foster |
| Synthesizer |
David Foster |
| Programming |
Steve Porcaro |
| Programming |
Michael Boddicker |
| Programming |
Larry Fast |
| Percussion |
Lenny Castro |
| Vocals |
Boz Scaggs |
Other Musicians
1 Jojo
| Bass |
John Pierce |
| Sax |
Adrian Tapia |
| Background Vocals |
David Lasley |
| Background Vocals |
Sharon Redd |
| Background Vocals |
Charlotte Crossley |
2 Breakdown Dead Ahead
| Drums |
Rick Marotta |
| Guitar (solo) |
Steve Lukather |
| Electric Piano |
Don Grolnick |
| Background Vocals |
Venetta Fields |
| Background Vocals |
Paulette Brown |
| Background Vocals |
Bili Thedford |
3 Simone
| Synthesizer |
David Paich |
| Background Vocals |
Venetta Fields |
| Background Vocals |
Paulette Brown |
| Background Vocals |
Bili Thedford |
4 You Can Have Me Anytime
| Guitar (solo) |
Carlos Santana |
5 Middle Man
| Background Vocals |
Venetta Fields |
| Background Vocals |
Paulette Brown |
| Background Vocals |
Julia Tillman Waters |
| Background Vocals |
Oren Waters |
6 Do Like You Do In New York
| Bass |
Ray Parker Jr |
| Drums |
Joe Vitale |
| Clavinet |
James Newton Howard |
| Organ |
David Paich |
| Synthesizer |
David Paich |
| Background Vocals |
David Lasley |
| Background Vocals |
Bill Champlin |
| Background Vocals |
Charles Irwin |
7 Angel You
| Guitar (solo) |
Steve Lukather |
| Background Vocals |
Rosemary Butler |
8 Isn’t It Time
| Drums |
Rick Marotta |
| Guitar (solo) |
Steve Lukather |
| Piano |
Don Grolnick |
| Background Vocals |
Venetta Fields |
| Background Vocals |
Paulette Brown |
| Background Vocals |
Bili Thedford |
| Background Vocals |
Rosemary Butler |
9 You Got Some Imagination
| Background Vocals |
Venetta Fields |
| Background Vocals |
Paulette Brown |
| Background Vocals |
Julia Tillman Waters |
| Background Vocals |
Oren Waters |
Liner Notes
Producer – Bill Schnee
Arranged By (Horns) – Jerry Hey
Arranged By (Strings) – David Foster (Tracks 1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
Arranged By (Strings) – Marty Paich (Track 4)
Engineer – Bill Schnee
Engineer (Assistant) – Gabe Veltri, Stephen Marcussen
Design – Nancy Donald
Photography – Guy Bourdin
Mastered At The Mastering Lab
Mixed At Studio 55, Los Angeles
Recorded At Studio 55, Los Angeles
Recorded At Sunset Sound
Recorded At Cherokee Studios
Recorded At Producers Workshop
Phonographic Copyright CBS Inc
Copyright CBS Inc
Middle Man is the ninth album by Boz Scaggs, released on Columbia Records in 1980. Scaggs re-hired the members of the band Toto as session musicians, and shared song-writing credits with them. He re-embraced the commercial rock appeal of Silk Degrees.