The Essential Boz Scaggs

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Tracklist

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1I'll Be Long Gone
recording of:
I’ll Be Long Gone
lyricist and composer:
Boz Scaggs
4:04
2Loan Me a Dime
engineer:
Marlin Greene (’60s teen artist, writer & engineer)
producer:
Marlin Greene (’60s teen artist, writer & engineer), Boz Scaggs and Jann Simon Wenner (American magazine magnate)
bass:
David Hood (Muscle Shoals, AL guitarist and trombonist) (on 1969-05-05)
drums (drum set):
Roger Hawkins (drummer and producer) (on 1969-05-05)
guitar:
Duane Allman (on 1969-05-05), Jimmy Johnson (guitar, producer, Muscle Shoals rhythm section) (on 1969-05-05) and Boz Scaggs (on 1969-05-05)
horn:
The Memphis Horns (on 1969-05-05)
piano:
Barry Beckett (on 1969-05-05)
vocals:
Boz Scaggs (on 1969-05-05)
recorded at:
Muscle Shoals Sound Studio in Sheffield, Alabama, United States (on 1969-05-05)
cover recording of:
Loan Me a Dime (on 1969-05-05)
writer:
Fenton Robinson
13:04
3Runnin' Blue
recorded in:
London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1971-07)
producer:
Glyn Johns
alto saxophone, baritone saxophone, flute and tenor saxophone:
Mel Martin (in 1971-07)
bass:
David Brown (US bassist for Santana/Allman Brothers/31st of February) (in 1971-07)
drums (drum set) and percussion:
George Rains (in 1971-07)
flugelhorn and trumpet:
Tom Poole (trumpet player) (in 1971-07)
guitar:
Boz Scaggs (in 1971-07) and Doug Simril (in 1971-07)
organ and vibraphone:
Jymm (Joachim) Young (in 1971-07)
piano:
Jymm (Joachim) Young (in 1971-07) and Doug Simril (in 1971-07)
trombone:
Patrick O’Hara (trombonist) (in 1971-07)
recording of:
Runnin’ Blue (in 1971-07)
writer:
Patrick O’Hara (trombonist) and Boz Scaggs
publisher:
BMG Songs, Inc.
3:58
4We Were Always Sweethearts
recorded in:
San Francisco, California, United States (in 1970-10)
producer:
Glyn Johns
bass:
David Brown (US bassist for Santana/Allman Brothers/31st of February) (in 1970-10)
brass:
Bill Atwood (Trumpet Player) (in 1970-10), Mel Martin (in 1970-10) and Patrick O’Hara (trombonist) (in 1970-10)
drums (drum set):
George Rains (in 1970-10)
guitar:
Curley Cooke (in 1970-10), Boz Scaggs (in 1970-10) and Doug Simril (in 1970-10)
keyboard:
Jymm (Joachim) Young (in 1970-10), Ben Sidran (in 1970-10) and Doug Simril (in 1970-10)
percussion:
Curley Cooke (in 1970-10) and Pete Escovedo (in 1970-10)
steel guitar:
John McFee (singer, songwriter, guitarist for The Doobie Brothers) (in 1970-10)
vibraphone:
Ben Sidran (in 1970-10)
background vocals:
The Rita Coolidge Ladies Vocal Ensemble (in 1970-10)
recording of:
We Were Always Sweethearts (in 1970-10)
lyricist and composer:
Boz Scaggs
publisher:
Blue Street Music and BMG Songs, Inc.
3:30
5Painted Bells
producer:
Glyn Johns
bass:
David Brown (US bassist for Santana/Allman Brothers/31st of February) (in 1970-10)
brass:
Bill Atwood (Trumpet Player) (in 1970-10), Mel Martin (in 1970-10) and Patrick O’Hara (trombonist) (in 1970-10)
drums (drum set):
George Rains (in 1970-10)
guitar:
Curley Cooke (in 1970-10), Boz Scaggs (in 1970-10) and Doug Simril (in 1970-10)
keyboard:
Jymm (Joachim) Young (in 1970-10), Ben Sidran (in 1970-10) and Doug Simril (in 1970-10)
percussion:
Curley Cooke (in 1970-10) and Pete Escovedo (in 1970-10)
steel guitar:
John McFee (singer, songwriter, guitarist for The Doobie Brothers) (in 1970-10)
vibraphone:
Ben Sidran (in 1970-10)
background vocals:
The Rita Coolidge Ladies Vocal Ensemble (in 1970-10)
recording of:
Painted Bells (in 1970-10)
lyricist and composer:
Boz Scaggs
publisher:
BMG Songs, Inc.
4:03
6Near You
producer:
Glyn Johns
bass:
David Brown (US bassist for Santana/Allman Brothers/31st of February) (in 1970-10)
brass:
Bill Atwood (Trumpet Player) (in 1970-10), Mel Martin (in 1970-10) and Patrick O’Hara (trombonist) (in 1970-10)
drums (drum set):
George Rains (in 1970-10)
guitar:
Curley Cooke (in 1970-10), Boz Scaggs (in 1970-10) and Doug Simril (in 1970-10)
keyboard:
Jymm (Joachim) Young (in 1970-10), Ben Sidran (in 1970-10) and Doug Simril (in 1970-10)
percussion:
Curley Cooke (in 1970-10) and Pete Escovedo (in 1970-10)
steel guitar:
John McFee (singer, songwriter, guitarist for The Doobie Brothers) (in 1970-10)
vibraphone:
Ben Sidran (in 1970-10)
background vocals:
The Rita Coolidge Ladies Vocal Ensemble (in 1970-10)
recording of:
Near You (in 1970-10)
lyricist and composer:
Boz Scaggs
publisher:
Blue Street Music and BMG Songs, Inc.
5:00
7Dinah Flo
recorded in:
Muscle Shoals, Alabama, United States (in 1972-06)
producer:
Boz Scaggs
bass:
David Hood (Muscle Shoals, AL guitarist and trombonist) (in 1972-06)
drums (drum set):
Roger Hawkins (drummer and producer) (in 1972-06)
electric piano and organ:
Clayton Ivey (American producer, pianist, keyboardist and composer) (in 1972-06)
guitar:
Pete Carr (US guitarist) (in 1972-06), Eddie Hinton (in 1972-06), Jimmy Johnson (Chicago blues guitarist James Earl Thompson) (in 1972-06) and Boz Scaggs (in 1972-06)
horn:
Muscle Shoals Sound Horns (in 1972-06)
piano:
Barry Beckett (in 1972-06)
background vocals:
Charles Chalmers (American saxophonist, singer-songwriter, arranger, and producer) (in 1972-06), Donna Rhodes (in 1972-06) and Sandra Chalmers (in 1972-06)
recording of:
Dinah Flo (in 1972-06)
lyricist and composer:
William Royce Scaggs
publisher:
Blue Street Music and BMG Songs, Inc.
3:05
8Might Have to Cry
producer:
Boz Scaggs
acoustic guitar:
Pete Carr (US guitarist) and Boz Scaggs
bass:
David Hood (Muscle Shoals, AL guitarist and trombonist)
drums (drum set):
Roger Hawkins (drummer and producer)
electric piano and organ:
Clayton Ivey (American producer, pianist, keyboardist and composer)
guitar:
Eddie Hinton and Jimmy Johnson (guitar, producer, Muscle Shoals rhythm section)
horn:
M.S.S. Horns
piano:
Barry Beckett
background vocals:
Charles Chalmers (American saxophonist, singer-songwriter, arranger, and producer), Sandra Chalmers (vocalist previously married to Charles Chalmers) and Donna Rhodes
recording of:
Might Have to Cry (in 1972-06)
lyricist and composer:
Boz Scaggs
publisher:
BMG Songs, Inc.
4:05
9You Make It So Hard (To Say No)
recording of:
You Make It So Hard (to Say No)
lyricist and composer:
Boz Scaggs
3:34
10Slow Dancer
recording of:
Slow Dancer
writer:
George Daly and Boz Scaggs
publisher:
Boz Scaggs Music (publisher) and Universal Music Careers
3:15
11What Can I Say
engineer:
Tom Perry (engineer)
producer:
Joe Wissert
bass guitar:
David Hungate (in 1975-09)
brass:
Dick Hyde (in 1975-09)
drums (drum set):
Jeff Porcaro (in 1975-09)
guitar:
Louie Shelton (in 1975-09) and Fred Tackett (in 1975-09)
horn:
Vincent DeRosa (in 1975-09)
keyboard:
David Paich (in 1975-09)
percussion:
Joe Porcaro (in 1975-09)
solo tenor saxophone:
Plas Johnson (in 1975-09)
trumpet:
Chuck Findley (trumpet, trombone, horn player) (in 1975-09) and Paul Hubinon (in 1975-09)
wind instruments:
Jim Horn (saxophonist, hornist, flutist and oboist) (in 1975-09), Tom Scott (saxophonist, Blues Brothers, LA Express, Starsky & Hutch) (in 1975-09) and Bud Shank (in 1975-09)
background vocals:
Jim Gilstrap (in 1975-09), Augie Johnson (in 1975-09), Marty McCall (CCM singer/songwriter/worship leader) (in 1975-09) and Carolyn Willis (in 1975-09)
lead vocals:
Boz Scaggs (in 1975-09)
conductor:
Sid Sharp (in 1975-09)
arranger:
David Paich
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
CBS, Inc. (US broadcasting company; file no releases here!) (in 1976), Columbia Records (EMI‐owned 1931–1990, worldwide except US, CA, MX, ES, & JP; largely defunct since Jan 1973) (in 1976) and Sony BMG Music Entertainment (Aug 5, 2004 – Oct 1, 2008) (in 1976)
recording of:
What Can I Say (in 1975-09)
writer:
David Paich and Boz Scaggs
publisher:
BMG Songs, Inc., Hudmar Publishing Co. Inc., Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd. (UK), Universal Music Publishers MGB Australia Pty Ltd and Boz Scaggs Music (publisher) (in 1976)
sub-publisher:
Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc. (song publisher, never a release label), ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング A事業部 (Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc., A Division) and ヤマハミュージックEH(CM) (Yamaha Music EH(CM))
43:01
12It's Over
engineer:
Tom Perry (engineer)
producer:
Joe Wissert
bass guitar:
David Hungate (in 1975-09)
brass:
Dick Hyde (in 1975-09)
drums (drum set):
Jeff Porcaro (in 1975-09)
guitar:
Louie Shelton (in 1975-09) and Fred Tackett (in 1975-09)
horn:
Vincent DeRosa (in 1975-09)
keyboard:
David Paich (in 1975-09)
trumpet:
Chuck Findley (trumpet, trombone, horn player) (in 1975-09) and Paul Hubinon (in 1975-09)
wind instruments:
Jim Horn (saxophonist, hornist, flutist and oboist) (in 1975-09), Plas Johnson (in 1975-09), Tom Scott (saxophonist, Blues Brothers, LA Express, Starsky & Hutch) (in 1975-09) and Bud Shank (in 1975-09)
background vocals:
Maxine Green (in 1975-09) and Boz Scaggs (in 1975-09)
lead vocals:
Boz Scaggs (in 1975-09)
conductor:
Sid Sharp (in 1975-09)
arranger:
David Paich
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony BMG Music Entertainment (Aug 5, 2004 – Oct 1, 2008) (in 1976)
recording of:
It’s Over (in 1975-09)
writer:
David Paich and Boz Scaggs
publisher:
Hudmar Publishing Co. Inc., Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd. (UK) and Universal Music Publishers MGB Australia Pty Ltd
sub-publisher:
Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc. (song publisher, never a release label), ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング A事業部 (Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc., A Division) and ヤマハミュージックEH(CM) (Yamaha Music EH(CM))
32:52
13Harbor Lights
engineer:
Tom Perry (engineer)
producer:
Joe Wissert
bass guitar:
David Hungate (in 1975-09)
brass:
Dick Hyde (in 1975-09)
drums (drum set):
Jeff Porcaro (in 1975-09)
guitar:
Louie Shelton (in 1975-09) and Fred Tackett (in 1975-09)
horn:
Vincent DeRosa (in 1975-09)
keyboard:
David Paich (in 1975-09)
solo flugelhorn:
Chuck Findley (trumpet, trombone, horn player) (in 1975-09)
trumpet:
Paul Hubinon (in 1975-09)
wind instruments:
Jim Horn (saxophonist, hornist, flutist and oboist) (in 1975-09), Plas Johnson (in 1975-09), Tom Scott (saxophonist, Blues Brothers, LA Express, Starsky & Hutch) (in 1975-09) and Bud Shank (in 1975-09)
lead vocals:
Boz Scaggs (in 1975-09)
conductor:
Sid Sharp (in 1975-09)
arranger:
David Paich
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
CBS, Inc. (US broadcasting company; file no releases here!) (in 1976) and Sony BMG Music Entertainment (Aug 5, 2004 – Oct 1, 2008) (in 1976)
recording of:
Harbor Lights (in 1975-09)
lyricist and composer:
Boz Scaggs
publisher:
Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd. (UK) and Boz Scaggs Music (publisher) (in 1976)
sub-publisher:
Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc. (song publisher, never a release label) and ヤマハミュージックEH(CM) (Yamaha Music EH(CM))
25:58
14Lowdown
engineer:
Tom Perry (engineer)
producer:
Joe Wissert
bass guitar:
David Hungate (in 1975-09)
brass:
Dick Hyde (in 1975-09)
drums (drum set):
Jeff Porcaro (in 1975-09)
guitar:
Louie Shelton (in 1975-09) and Fred Tackett (in 1975-09)
horn:
Vincent DeRosa (in 1975-09)
Minimoog and synthesizer:
David Paich (in 1975-09)
trumpet:
Chuck Findley (trumpet, trombone, horn player) (in 1975-09) and Paul Hubinon (in 1975-09)
wind instruments:
Jim Horn (saxophonist, hornist, flutist and oboist) (in 1975-09), Plas Johnson (in 1975-09), Tom Scott (saxophonist, Blues Brothers, LA Express, Starsky & Hutch) (in 1975-09) and Bud Shank (in 1975-09)
background vocals:
Jim Gilstrap (in 1975-09), Augie Johnson (in 1975-09), Marty McCall (CCM singer/songwriter/worship leader) (in 1975-09) and Carolyn Willis (in 1975-09)
lead vocals:
Boz Scaggs (in 1975-09)
conductor:
Sid Sharp (in 1975-09)
arranger:
David Paich
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony BMG Music Entertainment (Aug 5, 2004 – Oct 1, 2008) (in 1976)
part of:
Paste: The 25 Greatest Yacht Rock Songs of All Time (number: 4)
recording of:
Lowdown (in 1975-09)
lyricist:
Boz Scaggs
composer:
David Paich and Boz Scaggs
publisher:
BMG Songs, Inc., Hudmar Publishing Co. Inc. and Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd. (UK)
sub-publisher:
Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc. (song publisher, never a release label), ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング A事業部 (Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc., A Division) and ヤマハミュージックEH(CM) (Yamaha Music EH(CM))
45:18
15Lido Shuffle
engineer:
Tom Perry (engineer)
producer:
Joe Wissert
bass guitar:
David Hungate (in 1975-09)
brass:
Dick Hyde (in 1975-09)
drums (drum set):
Jeff Porcaro (in 1975-09)
guitar:
Louie Shelton (in 1975-09) and Fred Tackett (in 1975-09)
horn:
Vincent DeRosa (in 1975-09)
Moog:
David Paich (in 1975-09)
trumpet:
Chuck Findley (trumpet, trombone, horn player) (in 1975-09) and Paul Hubinon (in 1975-09)
wind instruments:
Jim Horn (saxophonist, hornist, flutist and oboist) (in 1975-09), Plas Johnson (in 1975-09), Tom Scott (saxophonist, Blues Brothers, LA Express, Starsky & Hutch) (in 1975-09) and Bud Shank (in 1975-09)
lead vocals:
Boz Scaggs (in 1975-09)
conductor:
Sid Sharp (in 1975-09)
arranger:
David Paich
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Columbia Records (EMI‐owned 1931–1990, worldwide except US, CA, MX, ES, & JP; largely defunct since Jan 1973) (in 1976) and Sony BMG Music Entertainment (Aug 5, 2004 – Oct 1, 2008) (in 1976)
recording of:
Lido Shuffle (in 1975-09)
lyricist:
Boz Scaggs
composer:
David Paich and Boz Scaggs
publisher:
BMG Music Ltd., Boz Scaggs Music (publisher), Francis & Freedman Accountancy Corp., Hudmar Publishing Co. Inc., Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd. (UK) and Warner Chappell Music (holding behind all publishing activities of Warner Music Group, 2019–)
sub-publisher:
Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc. (song publisher, never a release label), ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング A事業部 (Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc., A Division) and ヤマハミュージックEH(CM) (Yamaha Music EH(CM))
3.653:43
16We're All Alone
engineer:
Tom Perry (engineer)
producer:
Joe Wissert
acoustic guitar:
Louie Shelton (in 1975-09)
bass guitar:
David Hungate (in 1975-09)
brass:
Dick Hyde (in 1975-09)
drums (drum set):
Jeff Porcaro (in 1975-09)
guitar:
Fred Tackett (in 1975-09)
horn:
Vincent DeRosa (in 1975-09)
keyboard:
David Paich (in 1975-09)
trumpet:
Chuck Findley (trumpet, trombone, horn player) (in 1975-09) and Paul Hubinon (in 1975-09)
wind instruments:
Jim Horn (saxophonist, hornist, flutist and oboist) (in 1975-09), Plas Johnson (in 1975-09), Tom Scott (saxophonist, Blues Brothers, LA Express, Starsky & Hutch) (in 1975-09) and Bud Shank (in 1975-09)
lead vocals:
Boz Scaggs (in 1975-09)
conductor:
Sid Sharp (in 1975-09)
arranger:
David Paich
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony BMG Music Entertainment (Aug 5, 2004 – Oct 1, 2008) (in 1976)
recording of:
We’re All Alone (in 1975-09)
lyricist and composer:
Boz Scaggs
publisher:
BMG Songs, Inc., EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated), Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd. (UK) and Boz Scaggs Music (publisher) (from 1975 to present)
sub-publisher:
Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc. (song publisher, never a release label) and ヤマハミュージックEH(CM) (Yamaha Music EH(CM))
24:14
17Hard Times
engineer:
Tom Perry (engineer)
producer:
Joe Wissert
bass guitar:
Scott Edwards (bassist)
brass [horns]:
David Allen Duke (horn), Chuck Findley (trumpet, trombone, horn player), Dana Hughes, Barbara Korn, Steve Madaio, Don Menza, Fred Selden and Ernie Watts (jazz and blues saxophonist)
claves:
Victor Feldman (jazz musician)
drums (drum set):
Jeff Porcaro
guitar:
Jay Graydon and Ray Parker Jr.
keyboard:
Michael Omartian
solo guitar and lead vocals:
Boz Scaggs
background vocals:
Jim Gilstrap, John Lehman and Zedrick Turnbough
conductor:
Michael Omartian
brass [horns] arranger and strings arranger:
Michael Omartian
concertmaster:
Sidney Sharp
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
CBS, Inc. (US broadcasting company; file no releases here!) (in 1977)
recorded at and mixed at:
Hollywood Sound Recorders in Los Angeles, California, United States
recording of:
Hard Times
lyricist and composer:
Boz Scaggs
publisher:
Boz Scaggs Music (publisher), Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd. (UK), Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc. (song publisher, never a release label) and ヤマハミュージックEH(CM) (Yamaha Music EH(CM))
4:30
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ASIN:UK: B00JOG30SK [info]

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part of:The Essential (Sony/Legacy compilations) (order: 173)
Wikidata:Q56208988 [info]