“Hard Times” is the first single from the Boz Scaggs album Down Two Then Left, released in 1977. Musicians Bass Scott Edwards Drums Jeffrey Porcaro Guitar Boz Scaggs Guitar Jay Graydon Guitar Ray Parker Jr Keyboards Michael Omartian Percussion Victor Feldman Background Vocals Jim Gilstrap Background Vocals John Lehman Background Vocals Zedric Turnbough Vocals Boz Scaggs […]
“Lido Shuffle“ is a song written by Boz Scaggs and David Paich and introduced on the 1976 Boz Scaggs album, Silk Degrees. Scaggs recalled: “‘Lido [Shuffle]’ was a song that I’d been banging around. I…took the idea of the shuffle [from] a song that Fats Domino did called ‘The Fat Man’ that had a kind […]
What Can I Say is a 1977 song by American musician Boz Scaggs. It is the third single from his seventh studio album Silk Degrees. Scaggs co-wrote the song with David Paich, who rose to fame as Toto ‘s keyboardist a year later. “What Can I Say” is about a boy who tries to convince […]
“Lowdown“ is a hit song originally recorded in 1976 by Boz Scaggs for his mainstream-breakthrough album, Silk Degrees. The song was co-written by Scaggs and David Paich. Paich, along with fellow “Lowdown” session musicians Louie Shelton, David Hungate, and Jeffrey Porcaro, would later help form the band Toto. Initially, Silk Degrees received a lukewarm commercial […]
“It’s Over” is the first single from the Silk Degrees album by Boz Scaggs. It was released in 1976. Musicians Bass David Hungate Drums Jeffrey Porcaro Guitar Fred Tackett Guitar Louie Shelton Keyboards David Paich Background Vocals Maxine Green Vocals Boz Scaggs Produced By Joe Wissert Songwriters Boz ScaggsDavid Paich Charts US: #38 UK: […]
“Miss Sun” is a 1980 hit for Boz Scaggs first recorded in 1977 by David Paich – originally the sole credited writer – along with David Hungate, Steve Lukather and Jeff Porcaro. The four singers were working as session musicians on Scaggs’ Down Two Then Left album. They also worked on the self-titled album by […]
“Look What You’ve Done to Me” is a 1980 song recorded by Boz Scaggs, and composed by Scaggs and David Foster for the movie Urban Cowboy. It reached #14 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 in November, #13 on the Cash Box Top 100, and went to #3 on the Adult Contemporary chart. The song […]
“Jojo” is a song by Boz Scaggs. It was released in 1980 as the second single from his album Middle Man. The song talks about a pimp working in Broadway. Like the album’s other single “Breakdown Dead Ahead”, the song is a Top 20 hit, peaking at No. 17 on the Billboard Hot 100. Musicians […]
“Breakdown Dead Ahead” is a 1980 song recorded by Boz Scaggs, and composed by Scaggs and David Foster. It was the lead single of two released from Scaggs’ album Middle Man. During May, the song reached number 15 on the US Billboard Hot 100 and number 12 on the Cash Box Top 100. The song […]
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 […]