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- Date Released: April 1, 1980
- Genre: Rock/Pop
- Style: Rock
- Label: Columbia/Legacy
- Copyright: 1980 Sony Music Entertainment Inc.
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1980's Middle Man was Boz Scaggs' last album for Columbia before an eight-year self-imposed sabbatical. Scaggs nonetheless caps off the decade with equal nods to his '70s hitmaking formulas and the newer, shinier production techniques of the coming decade. The synthesizer rocker "Angel You" and the title track are given the full in-vogue androgynous (i.e., Hall & Oates) treatment, while the opener "Jo Jo" and "Simone" are pages taken from his Here's the Low Down-era grooves that wedded soulful vocals against a flurry of jazz changes. His penchant for the ballad is explored on "You Can Have Me Any Time" and "Isn't It Time," while his seldom-seen rockier side comes up for air on the bluesy "Breakdown Dead Ahead" and "You Got Some Imagination," both featuring stinging guitar from Steve Lukather. Not his best album, but a very timely one.
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JoJo |
5:54 |
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| 02. | |
Breakdown Dead Ahead
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4:36 |
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Simone |
5:08 |
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You Can Have Me Anytime |
4:58 |
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Middle Man |
4:53 |
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| 06. | |
Do Like You Do In New York |
3:45 |
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Angel You
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3:39 |
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Isn't It Time
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4:54 |
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You Got Some Imagination |
3:58 |
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09 Total Tracks, 41:45 Total Length
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Credits
- Boz Scaggs - Guitar // Boz Scaggs - Vocals // Boz Scaggs - Main Performer // Don Grolnick - Piano // Don Grolnick - Piano // Don Grolnick - Keyboards // Don Grolnick - Keyboards // Don Grolnick - Piano (Electric) // Don Grolnick - Piano (Electric) // James Newton Howard - Keyboards // James Newton Howard - Clavinet // David Lasley - Vocals // David Lasley - Vocals (Background) // David Foster - Synthesizer // David Foster - Keyboards // David Foster - String Arrangements // Bill Champlin - Vocals // Bill Champlin - Vocals (Background) // Joe Vitale - Drums // Sharon Redd - Vocals // Sharon Redd - Vocals (Background) // Michael Boddicker - Programming // Paulette Brown - Vocals // Paulette Brown - Vocals (Background) // Rosemary Butler - Vocals (Background) // Lenny Castro - Percussion // Charlotte Crossley - Vocals // Charlotte Crossley - Vocals (Background) // Larry Fast - Programming // Venetta Fields - Vocals (Background) // David Hungate - Bass // Chuck "Fingers" Irwin - Vocals // Chuck "Fingers" Irwin - Vocals (Background) // Steve Lukather - Guitar // Stephen Marcussen - Assistant Engineer // Rick Marotta - Drums // Marty Paich - Arranger // Marty Paich - Arranger // Marty Paich - Arranger // David Paich - Organ // David Paich - Synthesizer // David Paich - Keyboards // Jeff Porcaro - Drums // Ray Parker, Jr. - Bass // Ray Parker, Jr. - Bass // Ray Parker, Jr. - Guitar // Ray Parker, Jr. - Guitar // John Pierce - Bass // Mike Reese - Mastering // Julia Tillman Waters - Vocals // Julia Tillman Waters - Vocals (Background) // Doug Sax - Mastering // Doug Sax - Remastering // Bill Schnee - Producer // Bill Schnee - Engineer // Adria Tapia - Saxophone // Bill Thedford - Vocals // Bill Thedford - Vocals (Background) // Gabe Veltri - Assistant Engineer // Oren Waters - Vocals // Oren Waters - Vocals (Background) // Adrian Tapia - Saxophone // Carlos Santana - Guitar // Nancy Donald - Design // Guy Bourdin - Photography
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