''Greatest Hits Live'' is a live album by
Boz Scaggs. It was released on August 17, 2004 by
Mailboat Records
Mailboat Records is an independent record label established in 1999 by American singer-songwriter Jimmy Buffett after his vanity label Margaritaville Records was absorbed by Island Records when they were sold to Universal Music Group, owner of B ...
.
Reception
Allmusic
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's retrospective review stated that "Even if it's a byproduct of the associated DVD recorded at the same August 2004 San Francisco gig, this is a lively and professionally performed show that makes up in soul what it lacks in spontaneity." They found the renditions of the songs to be generally strong, particularly the blues-based tracks ("Ask Me 'Bout Nuthin' but the Blues," "Runnin' Blue", and "Loan Me a Dime"). They also applauded the removal of the "rather forced between-song patter very present in the DVD".
Track listing
DISC 1:
# "
Lowdown"
# "Slow Dancer"
# "Heart of Mine"
# "It All Went Down the Drain"
# "Harbor Lights"
# "Jojo"
# "Ask Me 'Bout Nothin' But the Blues"
# "
Breakdown Dead Ahead
"Breakdown Dead Ahead" is a 1980 song recorded by Boz Scaggs, and composed by Scaggs and David Foster. It was the lead single of two released from Scaggs' album ''Middle Man''.
During May, the song reached number 15 on the US '' Billboard'' Hot ...
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DISC 2:
# "
Look What You've Done to Me
"Look What You've Done to Me" is a 1980 song recorded by Boz Scaggs, composed by Scaggs and David Foster for the movie ''Urban Cowboy''. It reached #14 on the U.S. ''Billboard Hot 100'' in November, #13 on the Cashbox (magazine), ''Cash Box'' Top ...
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# "I Just Go"
# "Georgia"
# "Miss Sun"
# "
Lido Shuffle"
# "Runnin' Blues"
# "Loan Me a Dime"
# "
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 ...
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Personnel
* Boz Scaggs - vocals, guitar
*
Drew Zingg
Drew Zingg (born 1957) is an American rock, blues, soul and jazz guitarist, best known for his performing with Steely Dan and Boz Scaggs.
Biography
Zingg was born and raised in New York City. Eventually he learned the guitar and spent about ten ...
- guitar
* Charles McNeal - saxophone
* Richard Armstrong - trumpet
* Jim Cox,
Michael Bluestein - keyboards
*
Matt Bissonette - bass
* John Ferraro - drums
* Barbara Wilson, Ms. Monét Owens - background vocals
* Recording information:
Great American Music Hall
The Great American Music Hall is a concert hall in San Francisco, California. It is located on O'Farrell Street in the Tenderloin neighborhood on the same block as the Mitchell Brothers O'Farrell Theatre. It is known for its decorative balconies ...
, San Francisco, California.
References
External links
Greatest Hits Live Lyrics
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Boz Scaggs albums
2004 live albums
Mailboat Records live albums