Other Roads is an album by Boz Scaggs, released in 1988. After an eight-year hiatus from recording, Boz Scaggs returned in 1988 with the album Other Roads, a record aimed primarily at the adult contemporary market. The album reached #47 on the Billboard pop album chart, while the lead single “Heart of Mine” was a big Adult Contemporary success, peaking at #3 on that chart. The single also reached #35 on the Billboard pop singles chart.[1] This single was produced by Stewart Levine (who also produced Joe Cocker and Jennifer Warnes' "Up Where We Belong" and Simply Red's two #1 hits, "Holding Back the Years" and "If You Don't Know Me By Now"). Another adult contemporary radio hit from the album, "Cool Running" was co-written by producer Patrick Leonard.
Track listing
- "What's Number One?" (Boz Scaggs, J. C. Carroll, Marcus Miller) – 3:58
- "Claudia" (Scaggs, Larry Williams) – 4:07
- "Heart of Mine" (Bobby Caldwell, Dennis Matkosky, Jason Scheff) – 4:12
- "Right Out of My Head" (Scaggs, D. Tyler Huff) – 5:24
- "I Don't Hear You" (J.C. Carroll, D. Tyler Huff) – 4:41
- "Mental Shakedown" (Scaggs, Guy Allison Steiner, David Williams) – 4:10
- "Crimes of Passion" (J.C. Carroll, D. Tyler Huff) – 4:00
- "Funny" (Scaggs, Marcus Miller) – 5:49
- "Cool Running" (Scaggs, Patrick Leonard, David Williams) – 4:14
- "The Night of Van Gogh" (Scaggs, Bobby Caldwell, Peter Wolf) – 4:20
- "Soul To Soul" (CD bonus track) - 5:02
Personnel
- Boz Scaggs – lead vocals, backing vocals (4)
- Dann Huff – guitar (1, 5, 10), guitar solo (1, 4), rhythm arrangement (4, 5, 7), lead guitar (7)
- Michael Landau – guitar (1), guitar solo (8)
- Buzz Feiten – guitar solo (2)
- Paul Jackson, Jr. – guitar (3)
- Carlos Rios – guitar (3)
- Steve Lukather – guitar (4), lead guitar (6)
- David Williams – guitar (6, 9), rhythm arrangement (6)
- Marcus Miller – bass (1, 7-10), keyboard programming (1), rhythm arrangement (1), clarinet (8), synthesizer drums (8), percussion (8)
- Freddie "Ready Freddie" Washington – bass (2, 3)
- David Hungate – bass (4)
- Guy Allison Steiner – bass (6), synthesizer drums (6), percussion (6), keyboards (6)
- Jeff Porcaro – drums (1, 4, 5, 7, 9, 10)
- Rhett Lawrence – drums (1), keyboards (1), programming (5), keyboard programming (8)
- John Robinson – drums (2, 3, 6)
- Lenny Castro – percussion (1, 4, 9)
- Paulinho da Costa – additional percussion (6, 9)
- Peter Wolf – keyboards (1)
- Larry Williams – keyboards (2), rhythm arrangement (2)
- Aaron Zigman – keyboards/synthesizers such as a Yamaha DX7 and some synthesizer (3), rhythm arrangement (3), synth horns (6)
- Robbie Buchanan – keyboards (4, 5, 10), rhythm arrangement (10)
- Alan Pasqua – additional keyboards (4, 5)
- Patrick Leonard – keyboards (9), rhythm arrangement (9)
- David Paich – piano (10), synth strings (10), rhythm and string arrangements (10)
- Marty Paich – string arrangements (10)
- Horns and Horn arrangements on "Cool Running" – Brandon Fields, Gary Grant, Jerry Hey and Larry Williams
- Charlotte Crossley – backing vocals (1, 5)
- David Lasley – backing vocals (1, 5)
- Paulette McWilliams – backing vocals (1, 5)
- Myrna Smith Schilling – backing vocals (1, 5)
- James Ingram – backing vocals (3)
- Phillip Ingram – backing vocals (3, 9)
- Phil Perry – backing vocals (3, 9)
- Siedah Garrett – backing vocals (4, 7, 10)
- Timothy B. Schmit – backing vocals (4)
- Kevin Dorsey – backing vocals (4, 5)
- Carl Carwell – background vocals (6)
- Jeanette Hanes – backing vocals (6)
- Pam Hutchinson – backing vocals (6)
- Darryl Phinnessee – backing vocals (9)
- Kate Markowitz – backing vocals (10)
- Edie Lehmann – backing vocals (10)
Production
- Producers – Bill Schnee (Tracks 1, 4, 5 & 7-10); Stewart Levine (Tracks 2 & 3); Boz Scaggs and David Williams (Track 6).
- Recorded by Bill Schnee (Tracks 1, 4, 5 & 7-10); Darren Klein (Tracks 2 & 3); Dan Garcia and Shep Longsdale (Track 6).
- Assistant Engineers – Dan Garcia (Tracks 1, 4-10); Julie Last (Tracks 2 & 3).
- Recorded at Bill Schnee Studios and Ocean Way Recording (Hollywood, CA).
- Mixed by Steve Thompson and Michael Barbiero (Tracks 1, 4, 5 & 7); Daren Klein (Tracks 2 & 3); Mick Guzauski (Track 6); Bill Schnee (Tracks 8, 9 & 10).
- Mixed at Bill Schnee Studios, Ocean Way Recording, Bearsville Studios (Bearsville, NY) and Media Sound (New York City, NY).
- Mastered by Doug Sax at The Mastering Lab (Hollywood, CA).
- Production Assistant – Deborah Klein
- Design – John Casado
- Photography – Annie Leibovitz
- Management – The Front Line Management Company, Inc.
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- Book:Boz Scaggs
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