Down Two Then Left
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| Down Two Then Left | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | November 1977 | |||
| Studio | Hollywood Sound Recorders, Hollywood, California | |||
| Genre | Pop, rock, blue-eyed soul | |||
| Length | 43:02 | |||
| Label | Columbia | |||
| Producer | Joe Wissert | |||
| Boz Scaggs chronology | ||||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic | StarStarStarFile:Star empty.svgFile:Star empty.svg[1] |
| Christgau's Record Guide | B[2] |
| The Rolling Stone Album Guide | StarStarHalf starFile:Star empty.svgFile:Star empty.svg[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 having the first appearance of Steve Lukather on a Boz Scaggs album.
Track listing
[edit | edit source]All tracks are written by Boz Scaggs, with additional contributors noted.
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Still Falling for You" | 3:54 | |
| 2. | "Hard Times" | 4:30 | |
| 3. | "A Clue" | 3:58 | |
| 4. | "Whatcha Gonna Tell Your Man" | Jai Winding | 3:54 |
| 5. | "We're Waiting" | Michael Omartian | 6:24 |
| 6. | "Hollywood" | Omartian | 3:10 |
| 7. | "Then She Walked Away" | Omartian | 4:06 |
| 8. | "Gimme the Goods" | Omartian | 4:15 |
| 9. | "1993" | Omartian | 4:05 |
| 10. | "Tomorrow Never Came" | Omartian | 4:41 |
| 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
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Certifications
[edit | edit source]| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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| Australia (ARIA)[16] | 2× Platinum | 100,000^ |
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^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. | ||
Personnel
[edit | edit source]- 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)
- Jeff Porcaro – drums, 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
[edit | edit source]- Producer – Joe Wissert
- Engineer – Tom Perry
- Mastered by Mike Reese at The Mastering Lab (Los Angeles, California).
- Design – Nancy Donald
- Photography – Guy Bourdin (features the then-shuttered Romanoff's restaurant)[17][18][19][20][21][22][23]
References
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- ^ "Top RPM Albums: Issue 5465a". RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved January 25, 2022.
- ^ "Dutchcharts.nl – Boz Scaggs – Down Two Then Left" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved January 25, 2022.
- ^ "Charts.nz – Boz Scaggs – Down Two Then Left". Hung Medien. Retrieved January 25, 2022.
- ^ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved January 25, 2022.
- ^ "Boz Scaggs Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved January 25, 2022.
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External links
[edit | edit source]- Down Two Then Left lyrics
- Down Two Then Left magazine ad
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