Out of the Blues is the nineteenth studio album by American singer-songwriter Boz Scaggs. The album, a mixture of vintage classics and four original compositions by close friend Jack “Applejack” Walroth, is the last in a trilogy that began with 2013’s Memphis and continued with 2015’s A Fool to Care. The album contains covers of songs by blues musicians including Bobby “Blue” Bland, Jimmy Reed, Magic Sam, and Neil Young. It was released on July 27, 2018, on Concord Records. It reached number one on the Billboard Top Blues Albums chart
Tracks
1 Rock And Stick (Jack Walroth) 4:50 2 I’ve Just Got To Forget You (Don Robey) 2:57 3 I’ve Just Got To Know (Jimmy McCracklin) 4:10 4 Radiator 110 (Jack Walroth) 4:08 5 Little Miss Night And Day (Boz Scaggs; Jack Walroth) 5:20 6 On The Beach (Neil Young) 6:33 7 Down In Virginia (Jimmy Reed) 3:24 8 Those Lies (Jack Walroth) 4:31 9 The Feeling Is Gone (Don Robey) 3:03
Musicians
Bass - Willie Weeks Drums - Jim Keltner Guitar - Ray Parker Jr Guitar - Charlie Sexton Guitar - Doyle Bramhall II Acoustic Guitar - Ray Parker Jr Keyboards - Jim Cox Sax - Stephen Kupka Sax - Eric Crystal Sax - Tom Politzer Vocals - Boz Scaggs
Other Musicians
(Vinyl Only) Side A I Ain’t Got You Bass - David Hungate Drums - Shannon Forrest Guitar - Boz Scaggs Guitar - Dan Dugmore Guitar - Rick Vito Vocals - Boz Scaggs
Side B Jump Bass - David Hungate Drums - Shannon Forrest Guitar - Dan Dugmore Guitar - Rick Vito Vocals - Boz Scaggs
Liner Notes
Producer – Boz Scaggs Co-producer – Chris Tabacco, J. Michael Rodriguez Coordinator – Cindi Peters Engineer – Chris Tabarez, J. Michael Rodriguez Engineer (Assistant) – Cody Hamilton, David Luke, Jim Greer, Morgan Stratton Mastered By – Bernie Grundman, Richard Dodd Mixed By – Niko Bolas (Tracks 1, 3, 4) Mixed By – J. Michael Rodriguez (Tracks 2, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11) Mixed By – Jim Eno (Track 2) Mixed By – Chris Tabarez (Track 6) Recorded By – Niko Bolas, Shannon Forrest (Tracks 10, 11)Design – Fetzer Design Photography – Chris PhelpsRecorded At Opus Studio Recorded At nset Sound Recorded At – Fantasy Studios Recorded At Three Monkeys Studio Phonographic Copyright Concord Records Copyright Concord Records
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Boz Scaggs – lead vocals, backing vocals, guitars (4, 7, 12), bass (7), vocoder (10)[14] Jim Cox – keyboards Jack "Applejack" Walroth – harmonica (1, 4, 12), guitars (4, 11), percussion (4), backing vocals (11) Ray Parker Jr. – acoustic guitars, electric guitars Doyle Bramhall II – guitars (1, 5-7, 12) Charlie Sexton – guitars (3, 5, 8, 10) Steve Freund – guitars (4) Willie Weeks – bass (1-6, 8-12) Jim Keltner – drums (1-3, 5-12), percussion (8) Ricky Fataar – drums (4) Michael Rodriguez – shaker (11) Stephen "Doc" Kupka – baritone saxophone Eric Crystal – tenor saxophone Tom Politzer – tenor saxophone
