Silk Degrees is the seventh album by Boz Scaggs, released on Columbia Records in 1976. The album peaked at #2 and spent 115 weeks on the Billboard 200. It has been certified five times platinum by the RIAA and remains Scaggs’s best selling album. Silk Degrees spawned four singles, of which “It’s Over”, “Lowdown”, and “Lido Shuffle” all made the Top 40. The album was recorded at Davlen Sound Studios and Hollywood Sound Studios, Los Angeles. Among the accompanying musicians, David Paich, Jeffrey Porcaro, and David Hungate would go on to become band members in Toto. The album marked Scaggs’s commercial zenith, a mix of straight pop rock songs (“Jump Street” and “Lido Shuffle”), smooth soul compositions (“What Can I Say” and “Lowdown”), and appealing ballads (“Harbor Lights” and “We’re All Alone”). The latter was later a hit for Rita Coolidge.
Tracks
1 What Can I Say (Boz Scaggs, David Paich) 3:00 2 Georgia (Boz Scaggs) 3:57 3 Jump Street (Boz Scaggs) 5:12 4 What Do You Want The Girl To Do (Boz Scaggs, David Paich) 3:53 5 Harbor Lights (Boz Scaggs) 6:01 6 Lowdown (Boz Scaggs, David Paich) 5:17 7 It’s Over (Boz Scaggs, David Paich) 2:52 8 Love Me Tomorrow (David Paich) 3:17 9 Lido Shuffle (Boz Scaggs, David Paich) 3:43 10 We’re All Alone (Boz Scaggs) 4:12Biography Boz Scaggs
Musicians
Bass - David Hungate Drums - Jeffrey Porcaro Keyboards - David Paich Guitar - Fred Tackett Guitar - Louie Shelton
Other Musicians
1 What Can I Say
Guitar - Fred Tackett Percussion - Joe Porcaro Background Vocals - Marti McCall Background Vocals - Jim Gilstrap Background Vocals - Augie Johnson
Guitar - Louie Shelton Moog - David Paich Background Vocals - Carolyn Willis Background Vocals - Marti McCall Background Vocals - Jim Gilstrap Background Vocals - Augie Johnson
7 It’s Over
Background Vocals - Maxine Green Background Vocals - Boz Scaggs
8 Love Me Tomorrow
Guitar - Fred Tackett Slide Guitar - Louie Shelton Percussion - Jeffrey Porcaro Sax - Plas Johnson Sax - Bud Shank Background Vocals - Maxine Green Background Vocals - Boz Scaggs
9 Lido Shuffle
Guitar - Fred Tackett Moog - David Paich
10 We’re All Alone
Acoustic Guitar - Louie Shelton
Liner Notes
Producer – Joe Wissert Arranged – David Paich Conductor – Sidney Sharp - Engineer – Tom Perry Mastered By – Doug Sax - Design – Nancy Donald, Ron Coro Photography – Moshe Brakha Mastered At The Mastering Lab Recorded At Davlen Sound Studios Recorded At Hollywood Sound Recorders Phonographic Copyright CBS Inc Copyright CBS Inc
