''Fade into Light'' is the twelfth studio album by American musician

Boz Scaggs William Royce "Boz" Scaggs (born June 8, 1944) is an American singer, songwriter, and guitarist. An early bandmate of Steve Miller in The Ardells and the Steve Miller Band, he began his solo career in 1969, though he lacked a major hit until h ...

, released in Japan in 1996 and the U.S. in 2005. The album was a mix of new original compositions and new recordings of Scaggs' classic hits.

1996 release track list

All songs are written by Boz Scaggs unless noted. # "Lowdown" (Unplugged) (Boz Scaggs,

David Paich David Frank Paich (born June 25, 1954) is an American musician, best known as the co-founder, principal songwriter, keyboardist and singer of the rock band Toto since 1977. He wrote or co-wrote much of Toto's original material, including the ba ...

) # "Some Things Happen" (Boz Scaggs,

Marcus Miller William Henry Marcus Miller Jr. (born June 14, 1959) is an American musician, songwriter, and record producer. He is best known for his work as a bassist. He has worked with trumpeter Miles Davis, pianist Herbie Hancock, singer Luther Vandros ...

) # "Just Go" # "Fade Into Light" # "Harbor Lights" (Unplugged) # "Lost It" (Valley Version) # "Time" # "Sierra" # "

We're All Alone "We're All Alone" is a song written by Boz Scaggs, which became a hit for Frankie Valli in 1976. The next year it was a top-ten hit for Rita Coolidge in the US and the UK. Scaggs introduced it on his 1976 album ''Silk Degrees'', and included i ...

" (Unplugged) # "Simone" (Boz Scaggs,

David Foster David Walter Foster (born November 1, 1949) is a Canadian musician, composer, arranger, record producer and music executive who chaired Verve Records from 2012 to 2016. He has won 16 Grammy Awards from 47 nominations. His music career spans mor ...

) # "I'll Be the One" (Remix)

2005 release track list

# "Lowdown" (Unplugged) (Boz Scaggs, David Paich) # "Some Things Happen" (Boz Scaggs, Marcus Miller) # "Just Go" # "Love T.K.O." (

Cecil Womack Cecil Dale Womack (September 25, 1947 – January 25, 2013) was an American singer, songwriter and record producer. He was one of the musical Womack brothers, and had success both as a songwriter and recording artist, notably with his wife Linda ...

Linda Womack Linda Womack (née Cooke; born April 25, 1953), now known as Zeriiya Zekkariyas, is an American singer and songwriter. She is the daughter of soul singer Sam Cooke. She later had a successful career as half of the duo Womack & Womack with her hu ...

, Gip Noble) # "Fade Into Light" # "Harbor Lights" # "Lost It" # "Time" # "Sierra" # "We're All Alone" # "Simone" (Boz Scaggs, David Foster) # "I'll Be the One"

Personnel

;CD Credits * Boz Scaggs – lead vocals, guitar (1-4, 8, 12), keyboard programming (3), drum programming (3), lead guitar (9), keyboards (9), backing vocals (12) *

Dean Parks Weldon Dean Parks (born December 6, 1946) is an American session guitarist and record producer from Fort Worth, Texas. Albums Parks was member of the North Texas State One O'clock Lab Band before moving to Los Angeles to work with Sonny and Cher ...

– acoustic guitar (1, 4), electric guitar (4) *

Fred Tackett Fred Tackett (born August 30, 1945) is an American songwriter and multi-instrumentalist. Originally a session player on guitar, mandolin, and trumpet, he is best known as a member of the band Little Feat. In addition to his work with Little F ...

– guitar (2, 6, 10, 11), acoustic guitar (9) *

Ray Parker Jr. Ray Erskine Parker Jr. (born May 1, 1954) is an American musician, singer, songwriter, and record producer. As a solo performer, he wrote and performed the theme song to the 1984 film '' Ghostbusters''. Previously, Parker achieved a US top-10 h ...

– electric guitar (4), backing vocals (4) *

Robben Ford Robben Lee Ford (born December 16, 1951) is an American blues, jazz, and rock guitarist. He was a member of the L.A. Express and Yellowjackets and has collaborated with Miles Davis, Joni Mitchell, George Harrison, Larry Carlton, Rick Springfield ...

– guitar (7) *

Ricky Fataar Ricky Fataar (born 5 September 1952) is a South African-English multi-instrumentalist of Cape Malay descent, who has performed as both a drummer and a guitarist. He gained fame as an actor in ''The Rutles: All You Need Is Cash'', a spoof on t ...

– guitar (8, 9, 12), keyboards (8, 9, 12), drums (8, 9, 12), percussion (8, 9, 12) *

– additional arrangements (1), keyboards (1),

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(4),

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(4) *

Greg Phillinganes Gregory Arthur Phillinganes (born May 12, 1956) is an American keyboardist, singer-songwriter, and musical director based in Los Angeles, California. A prolific session musician, Phillinganes has contributed the role of keyboards to numerous alb ...

– electric piano (1), keyboards (4), backing vocals (4) *

Randy Kerber Randy Kerber (born September 25, 1958) is an American composer, orchestrator and keyboard player, who has had a prolific career in the world of cinema.SeRandy Kerberat the IMDb Kerber was born in Encino, California. He began his first national t ...

– keyboards (2), acoustic piano (5, 6, 10), string arrangements and conductor (5) *

Aaron Zigman Aaron Zigman (born January 6, 1963) is a classically-trained American composer, producer, arranger, songwriter, and musician who has scored music for films including ''The Notebook'', ''The Company Men'', '' Bridge to Terabithia'', ''John Q.'', ...

– keyboards (2), synth string arrangements (2) * Michael Rodriguez – keyboard programming (3), drum programming (3), programming (12) *

Michael Omartian Michael Omartian (born November 26, 1945) is an American singer-songwriter, arranger, keyboardist, and music producer. He produced number-one records in three consecutive decades. He has earned 11 Grammy Awards nominations and won three. He sp ...

– keyboards (7) *

William "Smitty" Smith William Daniel "Smitty" Smith (August 30, 1944 – November 28, 1997) was a Canadian keyboardist and session musician. Background He had been playing together with Steve Kennedy, Eric Mercury, Eric "Mouse" Johnson, Terry Logan and Diane Brooks ...

– organ (7) * Kevin Bents – acoustic piano (9) *

Booker T. Jones Booker Taliaferro Jones Jr. (born November 12, 1944) is an American musician, songwriter, record producer and arranger, best known as the frontman of the band Booker T. & the M.G.'s. He has also worked in the studios with many well-known art ...

–

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(9) * Jai Winding – acoustic piano (11) *

Dave Carpenter Dave Carpenter (November 4, 1959 – June 24, 2008) was an American bass player. During his early professional career he played with jazz musicians Buddy Rich, Maynard Ferguson and Woody Herman. During the late 1990s he was a touring member of t ...

– bass (1, 2, 6, 10, 11) *

Nathan East Nathan Harrell East (born December 8, 1955) is an American jazz, R&B, and rock bass player and vocalist. With more than 2,000 recordings, East is one of the most recorded bass players in the history of music. East holds a Bachelor of Arts degr ...

– bass (1, 4, 8, 9) *

Neil Stubenhaus Neil Stubenhaus is an American bass guitarist. Career He started his musical training playing drums and switched to bass guitar at the age of 12. He studied at the Berklee College of Music where he graduated in 1975. After graduation, he was rec ...

- bass (5) *

Roscoe Beck Charles Roscoe Beck is an American bassist with a reputation as "a solid bottom-liner". Beck has played with artists like Robben Ford, Eric Johnson, Leonard Cohen, and The Dixie Chicks. He is also a successful record producer with two Grammy ...

– bass (7) *

James "Hutch" Hutchinson James Hutchinson (born January 24, 1953) is an American session bassist best known for his work with Bonnie Raitt. Though his work takes him nearly everywhere he primarily resides in Studio City, Los Angeles, CA and Haiku-Pauwela, Hawaii. Car ...

– bass (8) *

Jim Keltner James Lee Keltner (born April 27, 1942) is an American drummer and percussionist known primarily for his session work. He was characterized by Bob Dylan biographer Howard Sounes as "the leading session drummer in America".Howard Sounes. ''Down ...

– drums (7) *

Curt Bisquera Curt "Kirkee B." Bisquera is an American drummer known for his extensive work as a touring and session musician. Biography Bisquera has worked with Johnny Cash, Josh Groban, Mick Jagger, Seal, Sarah McLachlan, Elton John, Johnny Hallyday and To ...

– percussion (1, 6, 11), drums (2, 4, 5) *

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– percussion (1, 4) * Tom Scott – tenor saxophone (1) * Norbet Stachel – saxophone (11) * Kathy Merrick – backing vocals (1, 6, 11) * Lisa Fraizer – backing vocals (1, 2, 6, 11) ;DVD Credits * Boz Scaggs – lead vocals, guitar * Drew Zing – guitar * Jim Cox – keyboards * Matt Bissonette – bass * John Ferraro – drums * Charles McNeal – saxophones, flute * Rich Armstrong – trumpet * Barbara Wilson – backing vocals * Conesha Monét Owens – backing vocals

Production

;CD Credits * Producers – Boz Scaggs; David Paich (Tracks 1 & 4); Ricky Fataar (Tracks 7, 8 & 12). * Recorded by Michael Rodriguez * Mixing – Steve MacMillan (Tracks 1–11); Michael Rodriguez (Track 12). * Mastered by

Bernie Grundman Bernie Grundman is an American audio engineer. He is most known for his mastering work and his studio, Bernie Grundman Mastering, which he opened in 1984 in Hollywood. The studio, which includes engineers Chris Bellman, Patricia Sullivan, and Mi ...

Bernie Grundman Mastering Bernie Grundman is an American audio engineer. He is most known for his mastering work and his studio, Bernie Grundman Mastering, which he opened in 1984 in Hollywood. The studio, which includes engineers Chris Bellman, Patricia Sullivan, and Mi ...

(Hollywood, California). ;DVD Credits * Director – Lawrence Jordan * Producers – Daniel E. Catullo, Jack Gulick and David Paich. * Executive Producers – Daniel E. Catullo, Jack Gulick and Craig Fruin. * Recorded by Michael Rodriguez * Mixed by Steve MacMillan * Editors – Guy Harding and Chris Lovett * Filmed at The Great American Music Hall (San Francisco, CA). ;Other Credits * Art Direction and Design – Lex Peltier and Rex Sforza * Photography – Walter Chin

References

External links

Fade Into Light 1996 Lyrics
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