Detour’ finds the Grammy-winner Boz Scaggs interpreting timeless standards with tender insight and profound emotional sophistication.“I had no intention of making a record when I started singing these songs.It was all very casual at first, just an opportunity to explore a style of music I’ve always liked, to get together with a friend and play […]
Slow Dancer is the sixth album by Boz Scaggs. It was originally released in 1974, two years before “”Lowdown”” hit it big. Although the 1976 Silk Degrees was Boz Scaggs big commercial breakthrough, Slow Dancer is already filled with songs as catchy as the follow-up album. Producer and Motown owner Johnny Bristol helped Scaggs give […]
“American singer, songwriter and guitarist Boz Scaggs rose to fame in the 1970s with several top 20 hit singles in the United States. In 1976, he teamed up with a group of session musicians who would later form Toto and recorded his seventh album, Silk Degrees, which became a huge hit. The album reached #2 […]
After “”Down Two Then Left”” and “”Silk Degrees””, Boz Scaggs again worked with the members of Toto to create Middle Man; another amazing mix of soul, harder rock, slow ballads and catchy songs. The two singles Breakdown Dead Ahead and JoJo were two of his most successful, both reaching the Billboard Hot 100. The album […]
– 1 – 1. John Lennon – Mind Games 2. The Rolling Stones – Fool To Cry 3. Boz Scaggs – Lowdown 4. Rachel Sweet – B-A-B-Y 5. Joe Walsh – Rocky Mountain Way 6. Liverpool Express – You Are My Love 7. The Police – Cant Stand Losing You 8. Rupert Holmes – Him […]
2 LP Tracklisting: A 1. Lynyrd Skynyrd – The Seasons (4.09) 2. Barefoot Jerry – Smokies (2.14) 3. Joe South – Hush (3.47) 4. Bobbie Gentry – Papa, Won’t You Let Me Go To Town With You (2.34) 5. Area Code 615 – Stone Fox Chase (3.17) 6. Cher – I Walk On Guilded Splinters […]
2 LP Following on from the Primal Scream frontman’s brilliantly-received previous release for Ace, ‘Sunday Mornin’ Comin’ Down’ (accolades included being short-listed for Rough Trade’s compilation of the year), Bobby Gillespie brings us another slice of the music that soundtracks his life. And in this case, it’s his touring life. Drawing on the experience of […]
On Boz Scaggs fourth album, My Time, you can hear his transition to a more pop-oriented smooth soul sound that he became famous for. This makes the album a must for fans of his Silk Degrees and Middle Man albums. My Time also features the fan favourite single “”Dinah Flo”” as the opening track. My […]
