1988 Boz Scaggs – Other Roads
Other Roads is an album by Boz Scaggs, released in 1988. After an eight-year hiatus from recording, Boz Scaggs returned in 1988 with the album Other Roads, a record aimed primarily at the adult contemporary market. The album reached #47 on the Billboard pop album chart, while the lead single “Heart of Mine” was a big Adult Contemporary success, peaking at #3 on that chart. The single also reached #35 on the Billboard pop singles chart. This single was produced by Stewart Levine (who also produced Joe Cocker and Jennifer Warnes’ “Up Where We Belong” and Simply Red’s two #1 hits, “Holding Back the Years” and “If You Don’t Know Me By Now”). Another adult contemporary radio hit from the album, “Cool Running” was produced and co-written by Patrick Leonard.
Tracks
1 What’s Number One? (Boz Scaggs, Jim Carroll, Marcus Miller) 3:57
2 Claudia (Boz Scaggs, Larry Williams) 4:07
3 Heart Of Mine (Bobby Caldwell, Dennis Matkosky, Jason Scheff) 4:11
4 Right Out Of My Head (Boz Scaggs, Dann Huff) 5:23
5 I Don’t Hear You (Jim Caroll, Dann Huff) 4:42
6 Mental Shakedown (Boz Scaggs, Guy Allison Steiner, David Williams) 4:08
7 Crimes Of Passion (Jim Caroll, Dann Huff) 3:59
8 Funny (Boz Scaggs, Marcus Miller) 5:49
9 Cool Running (Boz Scaggs, Patrick Leonard, David Williams) 4:12
10 The Night Of Van Gogh (Boz Scaggs, Bobby Caldwell, Peter Wolf) 4:19
Biography
Musicians
1 What’s Number One?
Bass | Marcus Miller |
Drums | Jeffrey Porcaro |
Guitar (solo) | Dann Huff |
Guitar | Mike Landau |
Keyboards | Peter Wolf |
Synthesizer | Rhett Lawrence |
Percussion | Lenny Castro |
Background Vocals | Charlotte Crossley |
Background Vocals | David Lasley |
Background Vocals | Myrna Smith Schilling |
Background Vocals | Paulette McWilliams |
2 Claudia
Bass | Fred Washington |
Drums | JR Robinson |
Guitar (solo) | Buzz Feiten |
Keyboards | Larry Williams |
3 Heart Of Mine
Bass | Fred Washington |
Drums | JR Robinson |
Guitar | Carlos Rios |
Guitar | Paul Jackson Jr |
Background Vocals | James Ingram |
Background Vocals | Phil Perry |
Background Vocals | Phillip Ingram |
4 Right Out Of My Head
Bass | David Hungate |
Drums | Jeffrey Porcaro |
Guitar | Steve Lukather |
Guitar (solo) | Dann Huff |
Keyboards | Robbie Buchanan |
Keyboards | Alan Pasqua |
Background Vocals | Charlotte Crossley |
Background Vocals | David Lasley |
Background Vocals | Kevin Dorsey |
Background Vocals | Myrna Smith Schilling |
Background Vocals | Paulette McWilliams |
5 I Don’t Hear You
Bass | Marcus Miller |
Drums | Jeffrey Porcaro |
Guitar | Dann Huff |
Keyboards | Robbie Buchanan |
Background Vocals | Siedah Garrett |
6 Mental Shakedown
Bass | Guy Allison Steiner |
Drums | JR Robinson |
Keyboards | Guy Allison Steiner |
Synthesizer | Guy Allison Steiner |
Guitar | Steve Lukather |
Guitar | David Williams |
Horn | Aaron Zigman |
Percussion | Paulinho Da Costa |
Background Vocals | Carl Carwell |
Background Vocals | Jeanette Hanes |
Background Vocals | Pamela Hutchinson |
7 Crimes Of Passion
Bass | Marcus Miller |
Drums | Jeffrey Porcaro |
Guitar | Dann Huff |
Keyboards | Robbie Buchanan |
Background Vocals | Siedah Garrett |
8 Funny
Bass | Marcus Miller |
Guitar | Mike Landau |
Synthesizer | Rhett Lawrence |
Synthesizer | Marcus Miller |
Clarinet | Marcus Miller |
9 Cool Running
Bass | Marcus Miller |
Drums | Jeffrey Porcaro |
Guitar | David Williams |
Synthesizer | Patrick Leonard |
Sax | Brandon Fields |
Trumpet | Gary Grant |
Trumpet | Jerry Hey |
Horn | Larry Williams |
Percussion | Lenny Castro |
Percussion | Paulinho Da Costa |
Background Vocals | Darryl Phinnessee |
Background Vocals | Phil Perry |
Background Vocals | Phillip Ingram |
10 The Night Of Van Gogh
Bass | Marcus Miller |
Drums | Jeffrey Porcaro |
Guitar | Dann Huff |
Keyboards | Robbie Buchanan |
Piano | David Paich |
Synthesizer | David Paich |
Background Vocals | Eddie Lehman |
Background Vocals | Kate Markowitz |
Background Vocals | Siedah Garrett |
Liner Notes
Producer – Bill Schnee (Tracks 1, 4, 5, 7, 8, 9, 10)
Producer – Stewart Levine (Tracks 2, 3)
Producer – Boz Scaggs, David Williams (Tracks 6)
Arranged By [Horns] – Brandon Fields, Gary Grant, Jerry Hey, Larry Williams (Track 9)
Arranged By [Rhythm] – Marcus Miller (Track 1)
Arranged By [Rhythm] – Larry Williams (Track 2)
Arranged By [Rhythm] – Aaron Zigman (Track 3)
Arranged By [Rhythm] – Dann Huff (Tracks 4, 5, 7)
Arranged By [Rhythm] – David Williams (Track 6)
Arranged By [Rhythm] – Patrick Leonard (Track 9)
Arranged By [Rhythm And String Co-arrangement] – David Paich (Track 10)
Arranged By [Rhythm Co-arrangment] – Robbie Buchanan (Track 10)
Arranged By [String Co-arrangement] – Marty Paich (Track 10)
Mixed By – Steve Thompson, Michael Barbiero (Tracks 1, 4, 5, 7)
Mixed By – Daren Klein (Tracks 2, 3)
Mixed By – Mick Guzauski (Tracks 6)
Mixed By – Bill Schnee (Tracks 8, 9, 10)
Recorded By – Daren Klein (Tracks 2, 3)
Recorded By – Dan Garcia, Shep Lonsdale (Tracks 6)
Design – John Casado
Photography – Annie Leibovitz
Mixed At Bill Schnee Studios
Mastered At The Mastering Lab
Mixed At Ocean Way Recording
Mixed At Bearsville Studios
Mixed At Mediasound
Recorded At Bill Schnee Studios
Recorded At Ocean Way Recording
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