Memphis is the seventeenth studio album by American singer-songwriter Boz Scaggs. It was Scaggs’s first solo release since 2008’s Speak Low. The album was released on March 5, 2013, by 429 Records. The album has debuted on Billboard 200 at No. 17, and has sold 90,000 copies in the US as of March 2015.
Tracks
1 Gone Baby Gone (Boz Scaggs) 03:35 2 So Good To Be Here (Al Green; Michael Allen) 03:15 3 Mixed Up, Shook Up Girl (Willy DeVille) 03:44 4 Rainy Night In Georgia (Tony Joe White) 04:34 5 Love On A Two Way Street (Bert Keyes; Sylvia Robinson) 03:36 6 Pearl Of The Quarter (Donald Fagen; Walter Becker) 03:27 7 Cadillac Walk (Moon Martin) 04:27 8 Corrina, Corrina (Traditional) 03:45 9 Can I Change My Mind (Barry Despenza; Carl Wolfolk) 04:19 10 Dry Spell (Jack Wallroth) 03:23 11 You Got Me Cryin’ (Ewart Abner; Jimmy Reed) 04:54 12 Sunny Gone (Boz Scaggs) 04:32
Musicians
Bass - Willie Weeks Drums - Steve Jordan Guitar - Boz Scaggs Guitar - Ray Parker Jr Acoustic Guitar - Boz Scaggs Acoustic Guitar - Ray Parker Jr Sax - Jim Horn - Sax - Lannie McMillan Trombone - Jack Hale Trumpet - Ben Cauley Percussion - Steve Jordan Background Vocals - Claytoven Richardson Background Vocals - Monet Owens Background Vocals - Steve Jordan Vocals - Boz Scaggs
Other Musicians
1 Gone Baby Gone Fender Rhodes - Jim Cox Organ - Charles Hodges
2 So Good To Be Here Organ - Charles Hodges Wurlitzer - Lester Snell
3 Mixed Up, Shook Up Girl Piano - Jim Cox Wurlitzer - Spooner Oldham
4 Rainy Night In Georgia Organ - Spooner Oldham Piano - Spooner Oldham Wurlitzer - Charles Hodges
5 Love On A Two Way Street Fender Rhodes - Jim Cox Piano - Jim Cox Wurlitzer - Spooner Oldham Vibraphone - Jack Ashford
6 Pearl Of The Quarter Organ - Charles Hodges Piano - Jim Cox Wurlitzer - Jim Cox
7 Cadillac WalkPiano - Jim Cox8 Corrina, CorrinaWurlitzer Spooner Oldham
9 Can I Change My Mind Guitar - Eddie Willis Organ - Charles Hodges Wurlitzer - Lester Snell Voice - Monet Owens
10 Dry Spell Dobro - Keb Mo Wurlitzer - Spooner Oldham Harmonica - Charlie Musselwhite
11 You Got Me Cryin’ Bass - David Hungate Drums - Shannon Forrest Guitar - Rick Vito Guitar - Boz Scaggs
12 Sunny Gone Organ - Jim Cox Piano - Jim Cox Strings - Cello – Jonathan Kirkscey, Mark Wallace Viola – Beth Luscombe, Jennifer Puckett Violin – Barrie Cooper, Jessie Munson, Wen-Yih Yu
Liner Notes
Producer – Steve Jordan Arranged By (Horns) – Steve Jordan (Tracks 2, 4) Arranged By (Strings) – Lester Snell, Willie Mitchell (Track 2) Arranged By (Horns, Strings) – Lester Snell (Track 6) Engineer (Pro Tools) – Chris Tabarez Engineer (Recording) – Niko Bolas, Steve Jordan Engineer (Additional Recording) – Boo Mitchell, Chris Tabarez, Michael Rodriguez Mastered By – Greg Calbi Mastered By (Additional) – Steve Fallone Mixed By – Niko Bolas, Steve Jordan Art Direction – David Alan Kogut Photography – Deborah Feingold, Matt McGinley Mastered At Sterling Sound Mixed At Royal Recording Studios, Memphis Recorded At Royal Recording Studios, Memphis Recorded At The Barn, Napa Valley Phonographic Copyright SLG, LLC Copyright SLG, LLC
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Boz Scaggs – lead and backing vocals, acoustic guitar (1-8, 10, 12), electric guitar (1-8, 10, 12), guitars (11) Jim Cox – Rhodes electric piano (1, 5), acoustic piano (3, 5-7, 12), Wurlitzer electric piano (6), organ (12) Charles Hodges – organ (2, 5, 6, 9), Wurlitzer electric piano (4) Lester Snell – Wurlitzer electric piano (2, 9), string arrangements (2, 6), horn arrangements (6) Spooner Oldham – Wurlitzer electric piano (3, 5, 8, 10), acoustic piano (4), organ (4) Ray Parker Jr. – acoustic guitar (1-8, 10, 12), electric guitar (1-8, 10, 12) Eddie Willis – guitars (9) Keb' Mo' – slide dobro (10) Rick Vito – guitar (11) Willie Weeks – bass guitar (1-10, 12, upright bass (2, 4, 6) David Hungate – bass guitar (11) Steve Jordan – drums (1-10, 12), percussion (1-10, 12), horn arrangements (2), string arrangements (4), backing vocals Shannon Forrest – drums (11) Jack Ashford – vibraphone (5) Jim Horn – baritone saxophone (2, 6) Lannie McMillan – tenor saxophone (2, 6) Jack Hale – trombone (2, 6) Ben Cauley – trumpet (2, 6) Charlie Musselwhite – harmonica (10, 11) Willie Mitchell – string arrangements (2) Jonathan Kirkscey – cello (2, 4, 6) Mark Wallace – cello (2, 4, 6) Beth Luscome – viola (2, 4, 6) Jennifer Puckett – viola (2, 4, 6) Barrie Cooper – violin (2, 4, 6) Jessie Munson – violin (2, 4, 6) Wen-Yih Yu – violin (2, 4, 6) Monét Owens – backing vocals, lead vocals (9) Claytoven Richardson – backing vocals
Steve Jordan – producer, engineer, mixing Niko Bolas – engineer, mixing Lawrence "Boo" Mitchell – additional recording Michael Rodriguez – additional recording Chris Taberez – additional recording, Pro Tools engineer Artie Smith – technician Greg Calbi – mastering Steve Fallone – additional mastering David Alan Kogut – art direction Deborah Feingold – photography Matt McGinley – photography assistant Joel Hoffner – management Ken Levitan – management Jack Rovner – management
