Memphis_(Boz_Scaggs_album)

<i>Memphis</i> (Boz Scaggs album)

Memphis (Boz Scaggs album)

2013 studio album by Boz Scaggs

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]

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Critical reception

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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 were previously released by other singers.

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.

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Personnel

  • Jim Horn – baritone saxophone (2, 6)
  • Lannie McMillan – tenor saxophone (2, 6)
  • Jack Hale – trombone (2, 6)
  • Ben Cauley – trumpet (2, 6)
  • Charlie Musselwhite – harmonica (10, 11)
  • 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. [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. [2]
    "Boz Scaggs' "MEMPHIS" Debuts In Billboard Top 20!". PR Newswire.
  3. [3]
    "Upcoming Releases". Hits Daily Double. HITS Digital Ventures. Archived from the original on March 21, 2015.
  4. [4]
    Jurek, Thom. Memphis review allmusic.com. Retrieved on May 14, 2014.
  5. [5]
    "Memphis [B&N Exclusive] by Boz Scaggs". Barnes & Noble. March 5, 2013. Retrieved June 17, 2014.
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