The Essential Boz Scaggs

by Boz Scaggs

Overview

Boz Scaggs was subjected to a double-disc retrospective in 1997 with the excellent My Time: The Anthology (1969-1997). That was a lavish archival project, whereas 2013's Essential is part of Sony's ongoing one-size-fits-all series, but it's nevertheless the superior set, containing all but six of that 33-track collection's cuts in its 32 songs. Naturally, Essential covers more ground than My Time, going all the way up to 2013's fine Memphis LP, but it also digs slightly deeper into Boz's early years (it also helps that "Loan Me a Dime" is placed toward the front of the first disc instead of the back). This greater scope, combined with all the classic hits -- "Dinah Flo," "Slow Dancer," "What Can I Say," "Lowdown," "Lido Shuffle," "JoJo" -- makes this something close to a truly essential Boz Scaggs. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine

Product Details

Release Date:	10/29/2013
Label:	Sony Legacy / Sony Music
UPC:	0888837412124
Rank:	29473

Tracks

Disc 1

1. I'll Be Long Gone
2. Loan Me a Dime
3. Runnin' Blue
4. We Were Always Sweethearts
5. Painted Bells
6. Near You
7. Dinah Flo
8. Might Have to Cry
9. You Make It So Hard (To Say No)
10. Slow Dancer
11. What Can I Say
12. It's Over
13. Harbor Lights
14. Lowdown
15. Lido Shuffle
16. We're All Alone
17. Hard Times

Disc 2

18. JoJo
19. Isn't It Time
20. Simone
21. Breakdown Dead Ahead
22. Miss Sun
23. Look What You've Done to Me
24. Heart of Mine
25. Some Change
26. Sierra
27. As the Years Go Passing By [Live]
28. It All Went Down the Drain
29. Miss Riddle
30. I Just Go
31. Thanks to You
32. Gone Baby Gone

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Boz Scaggs   Primary Artist
Booker T. & the MG's   Primary Artist,Featured Artist