also on this album:
David Paich (Toto, Michael Jackson)
Marcus Miller
Dann Huff (Giant, Paula Abdul)
Michael Landau (James taylor)
Buzz Feiton (Dave Weckl Band)
Siedah Garrett (Quincy Jones, Michael Jackson)

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. 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 produced and co-written by Patrick Leonard.

Tracks

1  What’s Number One? (Boz Scaggs, Jim Carroll, Marcus Miller) 3:57
2  Claudia (Boz Scaggs, Larry Williams) 4:07
3  Heart Of Mine (Bobby Caldwell, Dennis Matkosky, Jason Scheff) 4:11
4  Right Out Of My Head (Boz Scaggs, Dann Huff) 5:23
5  I Don’t Hear You (Jim Caroll, Dann Huff) 4:42
6  Mental Shakedown (Boz Scaggs, Guy Allison Steiner, David Williams) 4:08
7  Crimes Of Passion (Jim Caroll, Dann Huff) 3:59
8  Funny (Boz Scaggs, Marcus Miller) 5:49
9  Cool Running (Boz Scaggs, Patrick Leonard, David Williams) 4:12
10  The Night Of Van Gogh (Boz Scaggs, Bobby Caldwell, Peter Wolf) 4:19

Musicians

1 What’s Number One?
Bass - Marcus Miller
Drums - Jeffrey Porcaro
Guitar (solo) - Dann Huff
Guitar - Mike Landau
Keyboards - Peter Wolf
Synthesizer - Rhett Lawrence
Percussion - Lenny Castro
Background Vocals - Charlotte Crossley
Background Vocals - David Lasley
Background Vocals - Myrna Smith Schilling
Background Vocals - Paulette McWilliams

2 Claudia
Bass - Freddie Washington
Drums - JR Robinson
Guitar (solo) - Buzz Feiten
Keyboards - Larry Williams

3 Heart Of Mine
Bass - Freddie Washington
Drums - JR Robinson
Guitar - Carlos Rios
Guitar - Paul Jackson Jr
Background Vocals - James Ingram
Background Vocals - Phil Perry
Background Vocals - Phillip Ingram

4 Right Out Of My Head
Bass - David Hungate
Drums - Jeffrey Porcaro
Guitar - Steve Lukather
Guitar (solo) - Dann Huff
Keyboards - Robbie Buchanan
Keyboards - Alan Pasqua
Background Vocals - Charlotte Crossley
Background Vocals - David Lasley
Background Vocals - Kevin Dorsey
Background Vocals - Myrna Smith Schilling
Background Vocals - Paulette McWilliams

5 I Don’t Hear You
Bass - Marcus Miller
Drums - Jeffrey Porcaro
Guitar - Dann Huff
Keyboards - Robbie Buchanan
Background Vocals - Siedah Garrett

6 Mental Shakedown
Bass - Guy Allison Steiner
Drums - JR Robinson
Keyboards - Guy Allison Steiner
Synthesizer - Guy Allison Steiner
Guitar - Steve Lukather
Guitar - David Williams
Horn - Aaron Zigman
Percussion - Paulinho Da Costa
Background Vocals - Carl Carwell
Background Vocals - Jeanette Hanes
Background Vocals - Pamela Hutchinson

7 Crimes Of Passion
Bass - Marcus Miller
Drums - Jeffrey Porcaro
Guitar - Dann Huff
Keyboards - Robbie Buchanan
Background Vocals - Siedah Garrett

8 Funny
Bass - Marcus Miller
Guitar - Mike Landau
Synthesizer - Rhett Lawrence
Synthesizer - Marcus Miller
Clarinet - Marcus Miller

9 Cool Running
Bass - Marcus Miller
Drums - Jeffrey Porcaro
Guitar - David Williams
Synthesizer - Patrick Leonard
Sax - Brandon Fields
Trumpet - Gary Grant
Trumpet - Jerry Hey
Horn - Larry Williams
Percussion - Lenny Castro
Percussion - Paulinho Da Costa
Background Vocals - Darryl Phinnessee
Background Vocals - Phil Perry
Background Vocals - Phillip Ingram

10 The Night Of Van Gogh
Bass - Marcus Miller
Drums - Jeffrey Porcaro
Guitar - Dann Huff
Keyboards - Robbie Buchanan
Piano - David Paich
Synthesizer - David Paich
Background Vocals - Eddie Lehman
Background Vocals - Kate Markowitz
Background Vocals - Siedah Garrett

Liner Notes

Producer – Bill Schnee (Tracks 1, 4, 5, 7, 8, 9, 10)
Producer – Stewart Levine (Tracks 2, 3)
Producer – Boz Scaggs, David Williams (Tracks 6)
Arranged By [Horns] – Brandon Fields, Gary Grant, Jerry Hey, Larry Williams (Track 9)
Arranged By [Rhythm] – Marcus Miller (Track 1)
Arranged By [Rhythm] – Larry Williams (Track 2)
Arranged By [Rhythm] – Aaron Zigman (Track 3)
Arranged By [Rhythm] – Dann Huff (Tracks 4, 5, 7)
Arranged By [Rhythm] – David Williams (Track 6)
Arranged By [Rhythm] – Patrick Leonard (Track 9)
Arranged By [Rhythm And String Co-arrangement] – David Paich (Track 10)
Arranged By [Rhythm Co-arrangment] – Robbie Buchanan (Track 10)
Arranged By [String Co-arrangement] – Marty Paich (Track 10)
Mixed By – Steve Thompson, Michael Barbiero (Tracks 1, 4, 5, 7)
Mixed By – Daren Klein (Tracks 2, 3)
Mixed By – Mick Guzauski (Tracks 6)
Mixed By – Bill Schnee (Tracks 8, 9, 10)
Recorded By – Daren Klein (Tracks 2, 3)
Recorded By – Dan Garcia, Shep Lonsdale (Tracks 6)
Design – John Casado
Photography – Annie Leibovitz
Mixed At Bill Schnee Studios
Mastered At The Mastering Lab
Mixed At Ocean Way Recording
Mixed At Bearsville Studios
Mixed At Mediasound
Recorded At Bill Schnee Studios
Recorded At Ocean Way Recording
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