Down Two Then Left

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Down Two Then Left
Studio album by
Boz Scaggs
ReleasedNovember 1977
StudioHollywood Sound Recorders, Hollywood, California
GenrePop, rock, blue-eyed soul
Length43:02
LabelColumbia
ProducerJoe Wissert
Boz Scaggs chronology
Silk Degrees
(1976) 		Down Two Then Left
(1977) 		Middle Man
(1980)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Christgau's Record GuideB[2]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide[3]
Variety(favourable)[4]

Down Two Then Left is the eighth album by singer Boz Scaggs, released in 1977. It peaked at No. 11 on the Billboard 200.[5] This album is notable for featuring the first studio work done by Steve Lukather.

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Still Falling for You"Boz Scaggs3:54
2."Hard Times"Scaggs4:30
3."A Clue"Scaggs3:58
4."Whatcha Gonna Tell Your Man"Scaggs, Jai Winding3:54
5."We're Waiting"Scaggs, Michael Omartian6:24
6."Hollywood"Boz Scaggs, Michael Omartian3:10
7."Then She Walked Away"Scaggs, Omartian4:06
8."Gimme the Goods"Scaggs, Omartian4:15
9."1993"Scaggs, Omartian4:05
10."Tomorrow Never Came"Scaggs, Michael Omartian4:41
Total length:43:02

Singles released from the album were "Hard Times"/"We're Waiting" and "Hollywood"/"A Clue". Some copies of the "Hard Times" single bear a credit for this album under the title Still Falling for You.

Charts

Certifications

Region Certification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[15] 2× Platinum 100,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

Personnel

  • Boz Scaggs – lead vocals, backing vocals (1, 5), guitar solo (2, 4)
  • Michael Omartian – keyboards, synthesizers, accordion (1), marimba (1), horn arrangements, string arrangements, conductor
  • Jai Winding – acoustic piano (4)
  • Ray Parker Jr. – guitars
  • Steve Lukather – guitar solo (3, 8)
  • Jay Graydon – guitars, guitar solo (7)
  • David Hungate – bass (1)
  • Scott Edwards – bass (2-10)
  • Syndrum, timbales
    (8)
  • Bobbye Hall – bongos (1), congas (8)
  • Victor Feldman – claves (2), vibraphone (6)
  • Alan Estes – congas (4)
  • Don Menza – saxophones
  • Fred Selden – saxophones, flute
  • Ernie Watts – saxophones
  • Dana Hughes – trombone
  • Chuck Findley – trumpet, flugelhorn solo (5)
  • Steve Madaio – trumpet
  • Barbara Korn – French horn
  • David Duke – French horn
  • Sidney Sharp – concertmaster
  • Carolyn Willis
    – backing vocals (1, 5-7), voices (verses, 4)
  • Jim Gilstrap – backing vocals (2)
  • John Lehman – backing vocals (2, 3)
  • Zedric Turnbough – backing vocals (2)
  • Venetta Fields – backing vocals (3)
  • Roy Galloway – backing vocals (3)
  • Phyllis St. James – backing vocals (3, 7)
  • Terry Evans – backing vocals (4)
  • Bobby King – backing vocals (4)
  • Eldridge King – backing vocals (4)
  • Julia Tillman Waters – backing vocals (6)
  • Myrna Matthews – backing vocals (6, 7)
  • Stan Farber – backing vocals (9)
  • Jim Haas – backing vocals (9)

Production

  • Producer – Joe Wissert
  • Engineer – Tom Perry
  • Mastered by Mike Reese at The Mastering Lab (Los Angeles, California).
  • Design – Nancy Donald
  • Photography –
    Romanoff's restaurant)[16][17][18][19][20][21][22]

References

  1. ^ Matt Collar. "Down Two Then Left". AllMusic.com. Retrieved 2014-07-06.
  2. ISBN 978-0-89919-026-6
    . Retrieved March 12, 2019 – via robertchristgau.com.
  3. ^ The Rolling Stone Album Guide. Random House. 1992. p. 621.
  4. ProQuest 1401321975
    .
  5. ^ "Down Two Then Left : Awards". Allmusic.com. Retrieved 2014-07-06.
  6. ISBN 978-0-646-11917-5
    .
  7. ^ "Top RPM Albums: Issue 5465a". RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved January 25, 2022.
  8. ^ "Dutchcharts.nl – Boz Scaggs – Down Two Then Left" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved January 25, 2022.
  9. ^ "Charts.nz – Boz Scaggs – Down Two Then Left". Hung Medien. Retrieved January 25, 2022.
  10. ^ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved January 25, 2022.
  11. ^ "Boz Scaggs Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved January 25, 2022.
  12. ISBN 978-0-646-11917-5
    .
  13. ^ "Top 100 Albums of '78". RPM. Library and Archives Canada. 17 July 2013. Retrieved January 25, 2022.
  14. Recorded Music New Zealand
    . Retrieved 25 January 2022.
  15. Cash Box
    . March 25, 1978. p. 82. Retrieved November 13, 2021 – via World Radio History.
  16. ^ "Hollywood Haunts: Then and Now: Romanoff's: Then". The Hollywood Reporter. 15 October 2010.
  17. ^ Egan, Bob. "DOWN TWO, THEN LEFT by BOZ SCAGGS (1977, Columbia)". PopSpotsNYC. Facebook. Retrieved 29 November 2021. . . . Album cover photo by Guy Bourdin; Location: The former Romanoff's Restaurant located at 140 South Rodeo Drive in Beverly Hills, California. At the time of the photoshoot, 1977, the space seems to have become a jazz club called Jazz Suite....The cover depicts Boz walking away from 3 life -sized ice sculptures that resemble Boz in the suit he is wearing. ...the Romanoff building's architect, Douglas Hannold, on skyscraperpage.com
  18. ^ Turnbull, Martin (November 17, 2012). "Romanoff's restaurant, Rodeo Drive, Beverly Hills". MartinTurnbull.com. Retrieved 29 November 2021.
  19. ^ Turnbull, Martin. "Spotlight on…Romanoff's". MartinTurnbull.com. Retrieved 29 November 2021.
  20. ^ "romanoffs-beverly-hills". johnrieber. 3 April 2020. Retrieved 29 November 2021.
  21. ^ "legendary bevelry hills restaurant romanoffs". johnrieber. 3 April 2020. Retrieved 29 November 2021.
  22. ^ "1977 Boz Scaggs – Down Two Then Left". Sessiondays. Retrieved 29 November 2021.

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