''Down Two Then Left'' is the eighth album by singer Boz Scaggs, released in 1977. The album peaked at No. 11 on the ''Billboard'' 200.

Track listing

All tracks composed by Boz Scaggs; except where indicated. Side One #"Still Falling for You" – 3:52 #"Hard Times" – 4:26 #"A Clue" – 3:53 #"Whatcha Gonna Tell Your Man" (Scaggs, Jai Winding) – 3:50 #"We're Waiting" ( Michael Omartian, Scaggs) – 6:19 Side Two #"Hollywood" (Omartian, Scaggs) – 3:08 #"Then She Walked Away" (Omartian, Scaggs) – 4:04 #"Gimme the Goods" (Omartian, Scaggs) – 4:11 #"1993" (Omartian, Scaggs) – 4:01 #"Tomorrow Never Came/Tomorrow Never Came (Reprise)" – 4:38 Singles released from the album were "Hard Times"/"We're Waiting" and "Hollywood"/"A Clue". Some copies of the "Hard Times" single bear a credit for this album under the title ''Still Falling for You''.

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Certifications

Personnel

* Boz Scaggs – lead vocals, backing vocals (1, 5), guitar solo (2, 4) *

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– guitar * Steve Lukather – guitar solo (3, 8) *

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– guitar, guitar solo (7) * Michael Omartian – keyboards, synthesizers, accordion (1),

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(1), horn arrangements, string arrangements, conductor * Jai Winding – acoustic piano (4) * David Hungate – bass (1) * Scott Edwards – bass (2-10) *

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– drums,

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(8) *

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– bongos (1), congas (8) *

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(2),

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(6) * Alan Estes – congas (4) *

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– saxophone * Fred Selden – saxophone, flute * Ernie Watts – saxophone * Dana Hughes – trombone * Chuck Findley – trumpet, flugelhorn solo (5) * Steve Madaio – trumpet * Barbara Korn – French horn * David Duke – French horn * Sidney Sharp – concertmaster * Carolyn Willis – backing vocals (1, 5-7), voices (verses, 4) * Jim Gilstrap – backing vocals (2) * John Lehman – backing vocals (2, 3) * Zedric Turnbough – backing vocals (2) *

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– backing vocals (3) * Roy Galloway – backing vocals (3) * Phyllis Saint James – backing vocals (3, 7) * Terry Evans – backing vocals (4) *

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– backing vocals (4) * Eldridge King – backing vocals (4) * Julia Tillman Waters – backing vocals (6) * Myrna Matthews – backing vocals (6, 7) * Stan Farber – backing vocals (9) *

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– backing vocals (9)

Production

*Producer – Joe Wissert *Engineer – Tom Perry *Mastered by Mike Reese at The Mastering Lab (Los Angeles, California). *Design – Nancy Donald *Photography – Guy Bourdin (features the then-shuttered Romanoff's restaurant) *Management –

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References

External links

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