Slow Dancer
1974 studio album by Boz Scaggs
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic | |
| Christgau's Record Guide | B− |
Slow Dancer is the sixth album by Boz Scaggs released by Columbia in 1974. Initially, the album was released with a cover photo of Scaggs walking alone on the beach, with the back of the album framing a head and shoulders shot of Scaggs lying on the beach. The cover photographs were taken by Annie Leibovitz. After the breakout success of 1976's Silk Degrees, Slow Dancer was re-released with a new cover showing Scaggs and a woman in fine clothing, with Scaggs bending to kiss her bosom. This photo was taken by Ethan Russell.
01Track listing
All tracks composed by Boz Scaggs, except where indicated
Side One
- "You Make It So Hard (To Say No)" - 3:31
- "Slow Dancer" (George Daly, Scaggs) - 3:13
- "Angel Lady (Come Just In Time)" (Johnny Bristol, Jim McDonough, Scaggs) - 3:28
- "There Is Someone Else" - 4:32
- "Hercules" (Allen Toussaint) - 4:03
Side Two
- "Pain of Love" (Johnny Bristol) -3:11
- "Sail on White Moon" (Johnny Bristol) - 3:13
- "Let It Happen" (Johnny Bristol, Scaggs) - 3:18
- "I Got Your Number" (Johnny Bristol, Gregory Reeves) - 3:43
- "Take It for Granted" - 4:19
02Personnel
- Boz Scaggs, vocals, guitar
- David Cohen, David T. Walker, Dennis Coffey, Greg Poree, Jay Graydon, Wah Wah Watson, Red Rhodes, guitars
- Clarence McDonald, Jerry Peters, Joe Sample, Mike Melvoin, Russell Turner, keyboards
- James Jamerson, Jim Hughart, bass guitar
- Ernie Watts, Fred Jackson, John Kelson, saxophone
- George Bohanon, Lon Norman, trombone
- Chuck Findley, Jack H. Laubach, Paul Hubinon, Warren Roché, trumpet, flugelhorn
- Gene Estes, John Arnold, percussion, vibraphone
- Ed Greene, James Gadson, drums
- Joe Clayton, King Errison, congas
- Carolyn Willis, Julia Tillman Waters, Lorna Willard, Myrna Matthews, Pat Henderson, background vocals
- H.B. Barnum, string arrangements, conductor
- Technical
- Producer, Johnny Bristol
- Engineer, Greg Venable
- Remix, Al Schmitt
- Photography, Ethan Russell
- Artwork by Tony Lane
03Charts
| Chart (1974-77) | Position |
|---|---|
| Australia (Kent Music Report) | 62 |
| United States (Billboard 200) | 81 |
04Certifications
| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
|---|---|---|
| United States (RIAA) | Gold | 500,000^ |
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^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. | ||
Sources and credits
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