Boz Scaggs – Middle Man (2023 Remaster) (1980/2023) [Official Digital Download 24bit/192kHz]

Boz Scaggs – Middle Man (2023 Remaster) (1980/2023)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/192 kHz | Time – 41:53 minutes | 1,45 GB | Genre: Rock
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © Columbia – Legacy

Middle Man is the ninth studio album by Boz Scaggs released by Columbia Records in 1980. Scaggs hired members of the band Toto as session musicians and shared songwriting credits with them, returning to the commercial, soul-influenced rock of Silk Degrees (1976).

The album reached No. 8 in the Billboard 200 album chart, and two singles reached the Billboard Hot 100: “Breakdown Dead Ahead” at No. 15 and “Jojo” at No. 17.

1980’s Middle Man was Boz Scaggs’ last album for Columbia before an eight-year self-imposed sabbatical. Scaggs nonetheless caps off the decade with equal nods to his ’70s hitmaking formulas and the newer, shinier production techniques of the coming decade. The synthesizer rocker “Angel You” and the title track are given the full in-vogue androgynous (i.e., Hall & Oates) treatment, while the opener “Jo Jo” and “Simone” are pages taken from his Here’s the Low Down-era grooves that wedded soulful vocals against a flurry of jazz changes. His penchant for the ballad is explored on “You Can Have Me Any Time” and “Isn’t It Time,” while his seldom-seen rockier side comes up for air on the bluesy “Breakdown Dead Ahead” and “You Got Some Imagination,” both featuring stinging guitar from Steve Lukather. Not his best album, but a very timely one. – Cub Koda

Tracklist:
1-1. Boz Scaggs – JoJo (2023 Remaster) (05:53)
1-2. Boz Scaggs – Breakdown Dead Ahead (2023 Remaster) (04:37)
1-3. Boz Scaggs – Simone (2023 Remaster) (05:09)
1-4. Boz Scaggs – You Can Have Me Anytime (2023 Remaster) (04:57)
1-5. Boz Scaggs – Middle Man (2023 Remaster) (04:54)
1-6. Boz Scaggs – Do Like You Do in New York (2023 Remaster) (03:47)
1-7. Boz Scaggs – Angel You (2023 Remaster) (03:41)
1-8. Boz Scaggs – Isn’t It Time (2023 Remaster) (04:55)
1-9. Boz Scaggs – You Got Some Imagination (2023 Remaster) (03:56)

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