1976 Boz Scaggs – Silk Degrees

Boz Scaggs, Chuck Findley, David Hungate, David Paich, Fred Tackett, Jeffrey Porcaro, Joe Porcaro, Louie Shelton

Silk Degrees is the seventh album by Boz Scaggs, released on Columbia Records in 1976. The album peaked at #2 and spent 115 weeks on the Billboard 200. It has been certified five times platinum by the RIAA and remains Scaggs’s best selling album. Silk Degrees spawned four singles, of which “It’s Over”, “Lowdown”, and “Lido Shuffle” all made the Top 40.

The album was recorded at Davlen Sound Studios and Hollywood Sound Studios, Los Angeles. Among the accompanying musicians, David Paich, Jeffrey Porcaro, and David Hungate would go on to become band members in Toto. The album marked Scaggs’s commercial zenith, a mix of straight pop rock songs (“Jump Street” and “Lido Shuffle”), smooth soul compositions (“What Can I Say” and “Lowdown”), and appealing ballads (“Harbor Lights” and “We’re All Alone”). The latter was later a hit for Rita Coolidge.

Tracks

1 What Can I Say (Boz Scaggs, David Paich) 3:00
2 Georgia (Boz Scaggs) 3:57
3 Jump Street (Boz Scaggs) 5:12
4 What Do You Want The Girl To Do (Boz Scaggs, David Paich) 3:53
5 Harbor Lights (Boz Scaggs) 6:01
6 Lowdown (Boz Scaggs, David Paich) 5:17
7 It’s Over (Boz Scaggs, David Paich) 2:52
8 Love Me Tomorrow (David Paich) 3:17
9 Lido Shuffle (Boz Scaggs, David Paich) 3:43
10 We’re All Alone (Boz Scaggs) 4:12

Biography

Boz Scaggs

Musicians

Bass	David Hungate
Drums	Jeffrey Porcaro
Keyboards	David Paich
Guitar	Fred Tackett
Guitar	Louie Shelton

Other Musicians

1 What Can I Say

Guitar	Fred Tackett
Percussion	Joe Porcaro
Background Vocals	Marti McCall
Background Vocals	Jim Gilstrap
Background Vocals	Augie Johnson

2 Georgia

Guitar

Fred Tackett

3 Jump Street

Slide Guitar	Les Dudek
Percussion	Joe Porcaro

4 What Do You Want The Girl To Do

Guitar	Louie Shelton
Sax	Jim Horn
Percussion	Jeffrey Porcaro
Background Vocals	Maxine Green
Background Vocals	Pepper Swenson

5 Harbor Lights

Guitar	Louie Shelton
Horn	Chuck Findley

6 Lowdown

Guitar	Louie Shelton
Moog	David Paich
Background Vocals	Carolyn Willis
Background Vocals	Marti McCall
Background Vocals	Jim Gilstrap
Background Vocals	Augie Johnson

7 It’s Over

Background Vocals	Maxine Green
Background Vocals	Boz Scaggs

8 Love Me Tomorrow

Guitar	Fred Tackett
Slide Guitar	Louie Shelton
Percussion	Jeffrey Porcaro
Sax	Plas Johnson
Sax	Bud Shank
Background Vocals	Maxine Green
Background Vocals	Boz Scaggs

9 Lido Shuffle

Guitar	Fred Tackett
Moog	David Paich

10 We’re All Alone

Acoustic Guitar

Louie Shelton

Liner Notes

Producer – Joe Wissert
Arranged – David Paich
Conductor – Sidney Sharp
Engineer – Tom Perry
Mastered By – Doug Sax

Design – Nancy Donald, Ron Coro
Photography – Moshe Brakha

Mastered At The Mastering Lab
Recorded At Davlen Sound Studios
Recorded At Hollywood Sound Recorders
Phonographic Copyright CBS Inc
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