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Released in 1980, Hits! capitalized on the end of the decade as well as Boz Scaggs' commercial success from 1976-1980. That's not to say everything is here. The 1972 classic "Loan Me a Dime" is missing, as this concentrates on Scaggs' more radio-friendly efforts. From the pre-Silk Degrees era, "Dinah Flo" and "You Make It So Hard to Say No" are here. Not surprisingly, this set takes a few tracks from Scaggs' best-selling album Silk Degrees. While the sleek and funky "Lowdown" is no doubt here, the underrated "What Can I Say" strangely didn't make this overview. Hits! seemed to stray far from the commercial disappointment of 1978's Down Two Then Left by not including one track. Having "A Clue" on this would have helped in the areas of continuity. Middle Man's biggest hits, "Breakdown Dead Ahead" and "Jojo," are included. The best track from Middle Man, "You Can Have Me Anytime," is one of Scaggs' strongest ballads. The album also managed to slip in never-a-hit "Miss Sun," which attempted to approximate the sound of a Boz Scaggs hit circa 1980. Hits! seems to betray Scaggs' range, and after 1997's My Time: The Anthology (1969-1997) gave a more substantive look, this was deemed superfluous.
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Joe Wissert, Producer - Dick Hyde, Horns - Fred Tackett, Guitar - Bud Shank, Horns - B. Scaggs, Composer - B. Scaggs, Lyricist - Louie Shelton, Guitar - David Paich, Keyboards - David Paich, Lyricist - David Paich, Composer - Jim Horn, Horns - Carolyn Willis, Background Vocal - Paul Hubinon, Horns - Plas Johnson, Tenor - Plas Johnson, Horns - Joe Porcaro, Percussion - Jeff Porcaro, Drums - Chuck Findley, Horns - Tom Scott, Horns - David Hungate, Bass - Vincent de Rosa, Horns - Jim Gilstrap, Background Vocal - Augie Johnson, Background Vocal - Marty McCall, Background Vocal - Boz Scaggs, Vocal - Boz Scaggs, Performer
(P) 1976 Columbia Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
David Lasley, Background Vocal - David Foster, Arranger - David Foster, Keyboards - David Foster, Synthesizer - David Foster, Composer - David Foster, Lyricist - Ray Parker, Jr., Guitar - Sharon Redd, Background Vocal - D. Lasley, Composer - D. Lasley, Lyricist - Boz Scaggs, Performer - Boz Scaggs, Vocal - Steve Lukather, Guitar - David Hungate, Bass - Charlotte Crossley, Background Vocal - John Pierce, Bass - Bill Schnee, Producer - Jeff Porcaro, Drums - B. Scaggs, Composer - B. Scaggs, Lyricist - Lenny Castro, Percussion
(P) 1980 Columbia Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
David Paich, Keyboards - David Paich, Synthesizer - David Paich, Lyricist - David Paich, Composer - Steve Porcaro, Synthesizer - B. Scaggs, Composer - B. Scaggs, Lyricist - Lisa Del Bello, Background Vocal - Jeff Porcaro, Percussion - Jeff Porcaro, Drums - Steve Lukather, Guitar - Boz Scaggs, Vocal - Boz Scaggs, Performer - Bill Schnee, Producer
(P) 1980 Columbia Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Jim Gilstap, Background Vocal - Ray Parker, Jr., Guitar - John Lehman, Background Vocal - Zedric Turnbough, Background Vocal - Boz Scaggs, Vocal - Boz Scaggs, Performer - Michael Omartian, Marimba - Michael Omartian, Keyboards - Michael Omartian, Acordeon - Jeff Porcaro, Drums - B. Scaggs, Composer - B. Scaggs, Lyricist - Scott Edwards, Bass - Joe Wissert, Producer - Jay Graydon, Guitar
(P) 1977 Columbia Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
G. Daly, Composer - G. Daly, Lyricist - J. Bristol, Producer - B. Scaggs, Composer - B. Scaggs, Lyricist - Boz Scaggs, Vocal - Boz Scaggs, Performer
(P) 1974 Sony Music Entertainment
Vincent de Rosa, Horns - Paul Hubinon, Horns - Jim Horn, Horns - Louie Shelton, Guitar - Plas Johnson, Horns - Bud Shank, Horns - Fred Tackett, Guitar - Boz Scaggs, Vocal - Boz Scaggs, Performer - David Hungate, Bass - Dick Hyde, Horns - Jeff Porcaro, Drums - David Paich, Keyboards - B. Scaggs, Composer - B. Scaggs, Lyricist - Tom Scott, Horns - Joe Wissert, Producer - Chuck Findley, Horns - Chuck Findley, Flugelhorn
(P) 1976 Columbia Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
B. Scaggs, Composer - B. Scaggs, Lyricist - Boz Scaggs, Producer - Boz Scaggs, Vocal
(P) 1972 Columbia Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
David Foster, Producer - David Foster, Keyboards - David Foster, Composer - David Foster, Lyricist - Don Henley, Background Vocal - Glyn Johns, Producer - Glenn Frey, Background Vocal - Boz Scaggs, Performer - Timothy B. Schmit, Background Vocal - Steve Lukather, Guitar - Don Felder, Guitar - Jeff Porcaro, Drums - B. Scaggs, Composer - B. Scaggs, Lyricist - Mike Porcaro, Bass
(P) 1980 Columbia Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Venetta Fields, Background Vocal - David Foster, Arranger - David Foster, Keyboards - David Foster, Synthesizer - David Foster, Composer - David Foster, Lyricist - Ray Parker, Jr., Guitar - Boz Scaggs, Vocal - Boz Scaggs, Performer - Steve Lukather, Guitar - Steve Lukather, Performer - David Hungate, Bass - Bill Schnee, Producer - Jeff Porcaro, Drums - Rick Marotta, Drums - B. Scaggs, Composer - B. Scaggs, Lyricist - Bili Thedford, Background Vocal - Paulette Brown, Background Vocal - Lenny Castro, Percussion - Don Grolnick, Piano
(P) 1980 Columbia Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
J. Bristol, Producer - B. Scaggs, Composer - B. Scaggs, Lyricist - Boz Scaggs, Vocal - Boz Scaggs, Performer
(P) 1974 Sony Music Entertainment
Joe Wissert, Producer - Dick Hyde, Horns - Fred Tackett, Guitar - B. Scaggs, Composer - B. Scaggs, Lyricist - Bud Shank, Horns - Louie Shelton, Guitar - David Paich, Keyboards - David Paich, Lyricist - David Paich, Composer - Jim Horn, Horns - Paul Hubinon, Horns - Plas Johnson, Horns - Boz, Background Vocal - Jeff Porcaro, Drums - Chuck Findley, Horns - Tom Scott, Horns - David Hungate, Bass - Vincent de Rosa, Horns - Maxine Green, Background Vocal - Boz Scaggs, Performer
(P) 1976 Columbia Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Vincent de Rosa, Horns - Paul Hubinon, Horns - Jim Horn, Horns - Louie Shelton, Acoustic Baritone Guitar - Plas Johnson, Horns - Bud Shank, Horns - Fred Tackett, Guitar - Boz Scaggs, Lyricist - Boz Scaggs, Composer - Boz Scaggs, Vocal - Boz Scaggs, Performer - David Hungate, Bass - Dick Hyde, Horns - Jeff Porcaro, Drums - David Paich, Keyboards - B. Scaggs, Composer - B. Scaggs, Lyricist - Tom Scott, Horns - Joe Wissert, Producer - Chuck Findley, Horns
(P) 1976 Columbia Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Bobby Caldwell, Composer - Bobby Caldwell, Lyricist - John Robinson, Percussion - John Robinson, Drums - Phillip Perry, Background Vocal - Aaron Zigman, Keyboards - James Ingram, Background Vocal - Dennis Matkosky, Composer - Dennis Matkosky, Lyricist - Boz Scaggs, Vocal - Boz Scaggs, Performer - Jason Scheff, Composer - Jason Scheff, Lyricist - Freddie Washington, Bass - Phillip Ingram, Background Vocal - Paul Jackson Jr., Guitar - Carlos Rios, Guitar - Stewart Levine, Producer
(P) 1988 Columbia Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
David Paich, Composer - David Paich, Lyricist - Boz Scaggs, Performer - Boz Scaggs, Composer - Boz Scaggs, Lyricist
(P) 1976 Columbia Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Vincent de Rosa, Horns - Paul Hubinon, Horns - Jim Horn, Horns - Louie Shelton, Guitar - Plas Johnson, Horns - Bud Shank, Horns - Fred Tackett, Guitar - Boz Scaggs, Vocal - Boz Scaggs, Performer - David Hungate, Bass - Dick Hyde, Horns - Jeff Porcaro, Drums - David Paich, Keyboards - David Paich, Lyricist - David Paich, Composer - B. Scaggs, Composer - B. Scaggs, Lyricist - Tom Scott, Horns - Joe Wissert, Producer - Chuck Findley, Horns
(P) 1976 Columbia Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Album review
Released in 1980, Hits! capitalized on the end of the decade as well as Boz Scaggs' commercial success from 1976-1980. That's not to say everything is here. The 1972 classic "Loan Me a Dime" is missing, as this concentrates on Scaggs' more radio-friendly efforts. From the pre-Silk Degrees era, "Dinah Flo" and "You Make It So Hard to Say No" are here. Not surprisingly, this set takes a few tracks from Scaggs' best-selling album Silk Degrees. While the sleek and funky "Lowdown" is no doubt here, the underrated "What Can I Say" strangely didn't make this overview. Hits! seemed to stray far from the commercial disappointment of 1978's Down Two Then Left by not including one track. Having "A Clue" on this would have helped in the areas of continuity. Middle Man's biggest hits, "Breakdown Dead Ahead" and "Jojo," are included. The best track from Middle Man, "You Can Have Me Anytime," is one of Scaggs' strongest ballads. The album also managed to slip in never-a-hit "Miss Sun," which attempted to approximate the sound of a Boz Scaggs hit circa 1980. Hits! seems to betray Scaggs' range, and after 1997's My Time: The Anthology (1969-1997) gave a more substantive look, this was deemed superfluous.
© Jason Elias /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 15 track(s)
- Total length: 01:04:38
- Main artists: Boz Scaggs
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Columbia - Legacy
- Genre: Pop/Rock
(P) 1972, 1974, 1976, 1977, 1980, 1988, 2006 SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT
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