Memphis (Boz Scaggs album)

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Memphis
Boz Scaggs Memphis.jpg
Studio album by
Boz Scaggs
ReleasedMarch 5, 2013
Recorded2012
StudioRoyal Studios, Memphis, Tennessee
GenreBlues, rock, rhythm and blues
Length47:30 (standard edition)
Label429 Records
ProducerSteve Jordan
Boz Scaggs chronology
Speak Low
(2008) 		Memphis
(2013) 		The Essential Boz Scaggs
(2013)

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.[1] The album has debuted on Billboard 200 at No. 17,[2] and has sold 90,000 copies in the US as of March 2015.[3]

Critical reception[]

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic4/5 stars[4]

Thom Jurek of AllMusic gave the album a positive review with 4 of 5 stars, describing the record as "a stunner. Scaggs is in full possession of that iconic voice; he delivers songs with an endemic empathy and intimacy that make them sound like living, breathing stories."[4]

Track listing[]

Most of the songs on the album are cover versions of songs previously released by other artists. Where applicable, the original artists who first released those songs are identified in the table below.

A two-disc version of the album was released for exclusive distribution by Barnes & Noble in the United States.[5] The second disc contains six demos, three of which were recorded as fully produced versions for the final release of the album and three of which were not.

No.TitleWriter(s)Original artistLength
1."Gone Baby Gone"Boz ScaggsInitial release3:36
2."So Good to be Here"Michael Allen, Al GreenAl Green3:15
3."Mixed Up, Shook Up Girl"Willy DeVilleMink DeVille3:44
4."Rainy Night in Georgia"Tony Joe WhiteTony Joe White4:34
5."Love on a Two Way Street"BB Keys, Sylvia RobinsonLezli Valentine3:36
6."Pearl of the Quarter"Walter Becker, Donald FagenSteely Dan3:28
7."Cadillac Walk"Moon MartinMoon Martin4:27
8."Corrina, Corrina"TraditionalBo Carter3:45
9."Can I Change My Mind"Barry Despenza, Carl WolfolkTyrone Davis4:19
10."Dry Spell"Jack WalrothInitial release3:24
11."You Got Me Cryin'"Ewart Abner, Jimmy ReedJimmy Reed4:55
12."Sunny Gone"Boz ScaggsInitial release4:32
Barnes & Noble Exclusive Edition Disc 2
No.TitleWriter(s)Original artistLength
1."Cadillac Walk" (Demo)Moon MartinMoon Martin 
2."I ain't Got You" (Demo)Calvin CarterBilly Boy Arnold 
3."Dry Spell" (Demo)Jack WalrothInitial release 
4."Educated Fool" (Demo)Jack WalrothInitial release 
5."Mixed Up, Shook Up Girl" (Demo)Willy DeVilleMink DeVille 
6."It Takes a Lot to Laugh" (Demo)Bob DylanBob Dylan 

Personnel[]

  • Boz Scaggs – lead and backing vocals, acoustic guitar (1-8, 10, 12), electric guitar (1-8, 10, 12), guitar (11)
  • Ray Parker Jr. – acoustic guitar (1-8, 10, 12), electric guitar (1-8, 10, 12)
  • Eddie Willis – guitar (9)
  • Keb' Mo' – slide dobro (10)
  • Rick Vito – guitar (11)
  • Jim Cox – Rhodes (1, 5), acoustic piano (3, 5, 6, 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)
  • Charlie Musselwhite – harmonica (10)
  • 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)
  • 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

Production[]

  • 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
Studios
  • Recorded at Royal Recording Studios (Memphis, Tennessee) and The Barn (Napa Valley, California).
  • Mastered at Sterling Sound (New York City, New York).

References[]

  1. ^ Baltin, Steve (January 14, 2013). "Boz Scaggs to Release First New Album in Five Years in March". Rolling Stone. New York City: Straight Arrow Publishers, Inc. Retrieved May 14, 2014.
  2. ^ "Boz Scaggs' "MEMPHIS" Debuts In Billboard Top 20!". PR Newswire.
  3. ^ "Upcoming Releases". Hits Daily Double. HITS Digital Ventures. Archived from the original on March 21, 2015.
  4. ^ Jump up to: a b Jurek, Thom. Memphis review allmusic.com. Retrieved on May 14, 2014.
  5. ^ "Memphis [B&N Exclusive] by Boz Scaggs". Barnes & Noble. March 5, 2013. Retrieved June 17, 2014.
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