A Fool to Care

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A Fool to Care
A Fool To Care - Boz Scaggs.jpg
Studio album by
ReleasedMarch 31, 2015
Recorded2015
StudioBlackbird Studio, Nashville, Tennessee; The Barn, Napa Valley
Genre Blues, rock, rhythm and blues
Label 429 Records
Producer Steve Jordan
Boz Scaggs chronology
Memphis
(2013)
A Fool to Care
(2015)
Out of the Blues
(2018)
Professional ratings
Review scores
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A Fool To Care is the eighteenth studio album by American singer-songwriter Boz Scaggs. It was released in the US on March 31, 2015, and in the UK on March 30, 2015, on 429 Records. The album was the second in a three-album series celebrating American roots music ( Memphis being released in 2013 and Out of the Blues in 2018). The front cover was by Danny Clinch who photographed Scaggs in Conzelman Road, Sausalito, California. [3]

Contents

Critical reception

Rolling Stone writes, "These 12 songs map out a concise history of American soul, with a heavy dose of New Orleans strut... Backed throughout by a stellar group of studio aces — guitarist Ray Parker Jr., bassist Willie Weeks and drummer Steve Jordan, who also produced the album — Scaggs’ well-worn, textured voice deftly navigates this range of styles." [2]

Blues Rock Review writes, "On each song, Scaggs puts his decades of experience and emotional connections to American roots music to work, producing a collection that stands as one of this year’s best blues records to date." [4]

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Rich Woman" Dorothy LaBostrie, McKinley Millet2:59
2."I'm a Fool to Care" Ted Daffan 2:06
3."Hell to Pay" (featuring Bonnie Raitt)Boz Scaggs6:16
4."Small Town Talk" Rick Danko, Robert Guidry 3:41
5."Last Tango on 16th Street"Jack "Applejack" Walroth6:26
6."There's a Storm A' Comin'" Richard Hawley 4:14
7."I'm So Proud" Curtis Mayfield 3:38
8."I Want to See You"Jack "Applejack" Walroth5:42
9."High Blood Pressure" Huey "Piano" Smith 3:35
10."Full of Fire" (featuring The Love Sponge Strings) Al Green, Mabon "Teenie" Hodges, Willie Mitchell 4:18
11."Love Don't Love Nobody" (featuring The Love Sponge Strings)Joseph Jefferson, Charles Simmons5:10
12."Whispering Pines" (featuring Lucinda Williams) Richard Manuel, Robbie Robertson 4:20
Bonus Tracks
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
13."Gypsy Woman" (featuring The Love Sponge Strings)Curtis Mayfield2:57
14."Talk to Me, Talk to Me" Joe Seneca 3:43
15."M. P. B." Cecil Womack, Linda Womack 3:33

Personnel

Production

  • Steve Jordan – producer, mixing (1)
  • Niko Bolas – engineer, mixing (2-13)
  • Dave O'Donnell – mixing (1)
  • Michael Rodriguez – additional engineer
  • Chris Taberez – additional engineer, mixing (14, 15)
  • Sean Badum – assistant engineer
  • Diego Ruelas – assistant engineer
  • Bernie Grundman – mastering
  • Jeri Heiden – art direction, design
  • Nick Steinhardt – art direction, design
  • Danny Clinch – photography

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References

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  4. "Boz Scaggs: A Fool to Care Review". Bluesrockreview.com. 23 April 2015. Retrieved 12 August 2018.