Other Roads

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Other Roads
Album Boz Scaggs Other Roads.jpg
Studio album by
ReleasedMay 16, 1988
Recorded1987–1988
Studio
Genre Rock, pop rock
Length45:06 (vinyl) / 50:08 (CD)
Label Columbia
Producer Bill Schnee
Boz Scaggs chronology
Hits!
(1980)
Other Roads
(1988)
Some Change
(1994)

Other Roads is the tenth studio album by Boz Scaggs released in 1988. After an eight-year hiatus from recording, Scaggs returned in 1988 with this album, a record aimed primarily at the adult contemporary market.

Contents

The album reached #47 on the Billboard Top Pop album chart, while the lead single “Heart of Mine” was a big success on the Adult Contemporary chart, peaking at #3. The said single also reached the Top 40 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, peaking at #35, Scaggs' last appearance on that chart to date. [1]

Overview

Artists such as Pamela Hutchinson of The Emotions, James Ingram, Phil Perry, David Paich, Jeff Porcaro and Steve Lukather of Toto, Siedah Garrett and Marcus Miller appeared on the album. [2]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [3]
Orlando Sentinel Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [4]

In their retrospective review, AllMusic praised both Scaggs's vocal performance and the unusual stylistic mix and tones of the songs. They concluded, "Scaggs tried hard to walk a line between the decade's obsession with more processed studio sounds that utilized electronic keyboards and drum machines up front, while relying more heavily on electric guitars and kit drums. He doesn't always succeed in keeping the balance, but the attempt sets him apart from most mainstream acts at that time." [3]

Track listing

  1. "What's Number One?" (Boz Scaggs, J. C. Carroll, Marcus Miller) – 3:58
  2. "Claudia" (Scaggs, Larry Williams) – 4:07
  3. "Heart of Mine" (Scaggs, Bobby Caldwell, Dennis Matkosky, Jason Scheff) – 4:12
  4. "Right Out of My Head" (Scaggs, D. Tyler Huff) – 5:24
  5. "I Don't Hear You" (J.C. Carroll, D. Tyler Huff) – 4:41
  6. "Mental Shakedown" (Scaggs, Guy Allison Steiner, David Williams) – 4:10
  7. "Soul to Soul" (CD bonus track) – 5:02 [2]
  8. "Crimes of Passion" (J.C. Carroll, D. Tyler Huff) – 4:00
  9. "Funny" (Scaggs, Marcus Miller) – 5:49
  10. "Cool Running" (Scaggs, Patrick Leonard, David Williams) – 4:14
  11. "The Night of Van Gogh" (Scaggs, Bobby Caldwell, Peter Wolf) – 4:20

Personnel

Production

Charts

Chart performance for Other Roads
Chart (1988)Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA) [5] 35
Canadian Pop Albums ( RPM ) [6] 36
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100) [7] 46
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ) [8] 22
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan) [9] 46
US Billboard 200 [10] 47

References

  1. Boz Scaggs Chart History, Billboard.com. Retrieved January 9, 2012.
  2. 1 2 3 4 Boz Scaggs: Other Roads. Columbia Records. 1988.
  3. 1 2 Jurek, Thom. "Boz Scaggs: Other Roads". allmusic.com. AllMusic.
  4. Duffy, Alex (May 29, 1988). "BOZ SCAGGS". orlandosentinel.com. Orlando Sentinel.
  5. "Australiancharts.com – Boz Scaggs – Other Roads". Hung Medien. Retrieved September 14, 2022.
  6. "RPM Top 100". RPM . Vol. 48, no. 15. July 30, 1988 via bac-lac.gc.ca.
  7. "Dutchcharts.nl – Boz Scaggs – Other Roads" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved September 14, 2022.
  8. "Charts.nz – Boz Scaggs – Other Roads". Hung Medien. Retrieved September 14, 2022.
  9. "Swedishcharts.com – Boz Scaggs – Other Roads". Hung Medien. Retrieved September 14, 2022.
  10. "Boz Scaggs Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved September 14, 2022.