Boz Scaggs (album)
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Boz Scaggs is the second album
by Boz Scaggs
. After two years with the Steve Miller Band
, Scaggs once again set out on his own, recording at Muscle Shoals Sound Studio
in Muscle Shoals, Alabama
. The musicians include Duane Allman
, Eddie Hinton
, Jimmy Johnson
, Barry Beckett
, David Hood
, Roger Hawkins
and Al Lester.
Produced by Rolling Stone Magazine Founder and Editor Jann Wenner
, Boz Scaggs and Marlin Greene.
The album (SD-8239) sold slowly despite positive reviews. Originally mixed by Stax Records
' engineer Terry Manning
, it remained in the catalog for a number of years and was deleted around 1974 or 1975.
In 1977 the album was remixed in Los Angeles by Tom Perry and was released by Atlantic (SD-19166) in 1978 to spotlight Duane Allman's guitar playing, with the same cover art. The result was that many of the background voices and keyboards were mixed much lower in the mix, not to mention a weird 30 second volume drop at the end of "Finding Her". This remix is the only version currently available on CD, with the exception of "Loan Me a Dime" which is featured on the Duane Allman: An Anthology in its original incarnation.
In 2008, the album was reissued by Friday Music on a 180 gram vinyl LP
using the original mix for the first time since the album was originally released.
Album
An album is a collection of recordings, released as a single package on gramophone record, cassette, compact disc, or via digital distribution. The word derives from the Latin word for list .Vinyl LP records have two sides, each comprising one half of the album...
by Boz Scaggs
Boz Scaggs
William Royce "Boz" Scaggs is an American singer, songwriter and guitarist. He gained fame in the 1970s with several Top 20 hit singles in the United States, along with the #2 album, Silk Degrees. Scaggs continues to write, record music and tour.-Early life and career:Scaggs was born in Canton,...
. After two years with the Steve Miller Band
Steve Miller Band
The Steve Miller Band is an American rock band formed in 1967 in San Francisco, California. The band is managed by Steve Miller on guitar and lead vocals, and is known for a string of mid-1970s hit singles that are staples of the classic rock radio format.-History:In 1965, Steve Miller and...
, Scaggs once again set out on his own, recording at Muscle Shoals Sound Studio
Muscle Shoals Sound Studio
The Muscle Shoals Sound Studio was formed in Muscle Shoals, Alabama,in 1969 when musicians Barry Beckett , Roger Hawkins , Jimmy Johnson and David Hood left FAME Studios to create their own studio...
in Muscle Shoals, Alabama
Muscle Shoals, Alabama
Muscle Shoals is a city in Colbert County, Alabama, United States. As of 2007, the United States Census Bureau estimated the population of the city to be 12,846. The city is included in The Shoals MSA. It is famous for its contributions to American popular music.-Geography:Muscle Shoals is located...
. The musicians include Duane Allman
Duane Allman
Howard Duane Allman was an American guitarist, session musician and the primary co-founder of the southern rock group The Allman Brothers Band...
, Eddie Hinton
Eddie Hinton
Eddie Hinton was an American songwriter and session musician best known for his work with soul music and R&B singers...
, Jimmy Johnson
Jimmy Johnson (musician)
Jimmy Johnson is an American a member of the Muscle Shoals Rhythm Section that was attached to FAME Studios in Muscle Shoals, Alabama for a period in the 1960s and 1970s, and later was the a founder of Muscle Shoals Sound Studio located at first on 3614 Jackson Highway in Sheffield, Alabama and at...
, Barry Beckett
Barry Beckett
Barry Edward Beckett was a keyboardist who worked as a session musician with several notable artists on their studio albums...
, David Hood
David Hood
David Hood , is a bassist from Muscle Shoals, Alabama. He also plays the trombone and is a member of the Alabama Music Hall of Fame....
, Roger Hawkins
Roger Hawkins
Roger G Hawkins , is an American drummer best known for playing as part of the studio backing band known as The Muscle Shoals Rhythm Section of Alabama...
and Al Lester.
Produced by Rolling Stone Magazine Founder and Editor Jann Wenner
Jann Wenner
Jann Simon Wenner is the co-founder and publisher of the music and politics biweekly Rolling Stone, as well as the owner of Men's Journal and Us Weekly magazines.-Childhood:...
, Boz Scaggs and Marlin Greene.
The album (SD-8239) sold slowly despite positive reviews. Originally mixed by Stax Records
Stax Records
Stax Records is an American record label, originally based in Memphis, Tennessee.Founded in 1957 as Satellite Records, the name Stax Records was adopted in 1961. The label was a major factor in the creation of the Southern soul and Memphis soul music styles, also releasing gospel, funk, jazz, and...
' engineer Terry Manning
Terry Manning
Terry Manning is a music producer, songwriter, photographer and recording engineer known for work in rock, rhythm and blues, and pop music genres....
, it remained in the catalog for a number of years and was deleted around 1974 or 1975.
In 1977 the album was remixed in Los Angeles by Tom Perry and was released by Atlantic (SD-19166) in 1978 to spotlight Duane Allman's guitar playing, with the same cover art. The result was that many of the background voices and keyboards were mixed much lower in the mix, not to mention a weird 30 second volume drop at the end of "Finding Her". This remix is the only version currently available on CD, with the exception of "Loan Me a Dime" which is featured on the Duane Allman: An Anthology in its original incarnation.
In 2008, the album was reissued by Friday Music on a 180 gram vinyl LP
Gramophone record
A gramophone record, commonly known as a phonograph record , vinyl record , or colloquially, a record, is an analog sound storage medium consisting of a flat disc with an inscribed, modulated spiral groove...
using the original mix for the first time since the album was originally released.
Track listing
All tracks composed by Boz Scaggs; except where indicated- "I'm Easy" (Scaggs, Barry BeckettBarry BeckettBarry Edward Beckett was a keyboardist who worked as a session musician with several notable artists on their studio albums...
) - "I'll Be Long Gone"
- "Another Day (Another Letter)"
- "Now You're Gone"
- "Finding Her"
- "Look What I Got" (Charles Chalmers, Donna Rhodes)
- "Waiting for a Train" (Jimmie RodgersJimmie Rodgers (country singer)James Charles Rodgers , known as Jimmie Rodgers, was an American country singer in the early 20th century known most widely for his rhythmic yodeling...
) - "Loan Me a Dime" (Fenton RobinsonFenton RobinsonFenton Robinson was an American blues singer and exponent of the Chicago blues guitar.-Biography:Born in Greenwood, Mississippi, United States, Robinson left his home at the age of 18 to move to Memphis, Tennessee where he recorded his first single "Tennessee Woman" in 1957. He settled in Chicago...
) - "Sweet Release (aka Desolation Avenue)" (Scaggs, Barry Beckett)
Personnel
- Boz Scaggs – guitar, vocals
- Tracy NelsonTracy Nelson (singer)-Youth in Wisconsin:Nelson was born and grew up in Madison, Wisconsin. There she first learned about R&B music from WLAC radio in Nashville. In her teens, Nelson sang folk music in coffeehouses and with a group called The Fuller's Wood Singers and was lead singer in a band called The Fabulous...
– background vocals - Jeanie Greene – background vocals
- Duane AllmanDuane AllmanHoward Duane Allman was an American guitarist, session musician and the primary co-founder of the southern rock group The Allman Brothers Band...
– guitar, dobro, slide guitar - Joe Arnold – tenor saxophone
- Barry BeckettBarry BeckettBarry Edward Beckett was a keyboardist who worked as a session musician with several notable artists on their studio albums...
– keyboards - Ben Cauley – trumpet
- Charles Chalmers – tenor saxophone
- Joyce Dunn – background vocals
- Roger HawkinsRoger HawkinsRoger G Hawkins , is an American drummer best known for playing as part of the studio backing band known as The Muscle Shoals Rhythm Section of Alabama...
– drums - Eddie HintonEddie HintonEddie Hinton was an American songwriter and session musician best known for his work with soul music and R&B singers...
– guitar, slide guitar, dobro - Mary Holliday – background vocals
- David HoodDavid HoodDavid Hood , is a bassist from Muscle Shoals, Alabama. He also plays the trombone and is a member of the Alabama Music Hall of Fame....
– bass - Jimmy JohnsonJimmy Johnson (musician)Jimmy Johnson is an American a member of the Muscle Shoals Rhythm Section that was attached to FAME Studios in Muscle Shoals, Alabama for a period in the 1960s and 1970s, and later was the a founder of Muscle Shoals Sound Studio located at first on 3614 Jackson Highway in Sheffield, Alabama and at...
– guitar - Al Lester – fiddle, violin
- Gene Miller – trombone, trumpet
- James Mitchell – baritone saxophone
- Floyd Newman – baritone saxophone
- Terry ManningTerry ManningTerry Manning is a music producer, songwriter, photographer and recording engineer known for work in rock, rhythm and blues, and pop music genres....
– engineer - Irma Routen – background vocals
- Donna Thatcher – background vocals