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
Media
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 By – Annie Leibovitz
Manufactured By – Columbia Records
Manufactured By – CBS Records Inc.
Pressed By – Columbia Records Pressing Plant, Carrollton, GA
Recorded At – Bill Schnee Studios
Mixed At – Bill Schnee Studios
Recorded At – Ocean Way Recording
Mixed At – Ocean Way Recording
Mixed At – Bearsville Studios
Mixed At – Mediasound
Mastered At – The Mastering Lab
Phonographic Copyright (p) – CBS Records Inc.
Copyright (c) – CBS Records Inc.