Middle Man

by Boz Scaggs

Middle Man cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: April 1980
  • Label: Columbia
  • Country: United States
  • Length: 41:53
  • Community rating: 2.93/5 from 2 ratings

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Teaming up with producer Bill Schnee and featuring prominent contributions from future members of Toto, Boz Scaggs crafted a definitive yacht rock and blue-eyed soul classic. The record seamlessly blends sophisticated R&B grooves with slick, radio-ready AOR arrangements, yielding the massive hit singles 'Breakdown Dead Ahead' and 'Jojo'.

Genres

Descriptors: Ballad, rhythmic, melodic, ballad

Tracklist

  1. JoJo (5:53)
  2. Breakdown Dead Ahead (4:37)
  3. Simone (5:09)
  4. You Can Have Me Anytime (4:57)
  5. Middle Man (4:54)
  6. Do Like You Do in New York (3:47)
  7. Angel You (3:41)
  8. Isn't It Time (4:55)
  9. You Got Some Imagination (3:56)

Credits

  • Boz Scaggs - primary artist
  • David Foster - arranged by [strings], keyboards
  • Marty Paich - arranged by [strings]
  • Bili Thedford - backing vocals
  • Charlotte Crossley - backing vocals
  • David Lasley - backing vocals
  • Paulette Brown - backing vocals
  • Sharon Redd - backing vocals

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