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 (publisher as Warner/Chappell Music)
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 (Ernest James 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]