''Moments'' is the third album by singer
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 1971. It was his debut album on the Columbia label.
Reception
In a contemporary review, ''
Rolling Stone
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'' critic Charlie Burton hailed ''Moments'' as "one of the most transcendental albums to come out of rock in some time", "elaborately arranged and produced, but the result is a warm, funky spontaneity, somewhat reminiscent of
Van Morrison
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As a teenager in t ...
, but, I think, more accessible."
Allmusic
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gave a thoroughly warm retrospective review of the album, praising its mellow and laid-back tone. They also considered the album a precursor to Scaggs's greatest artistic achievement, saying that it "found him sketching out the blue-eyed soul that would eventually bring him fame when he streamlined it for 1976's ''
Silk Degrees''."
Track listing
All tracks composed by Boz Scaggs except where indicated
Side One
#"We Were Always Sweethearts" - 3:31
#"Downright Women" - 4:38
# "Painted Bells" - 4:03
# "Alone, Alone" (David Brown) - 3:41
# "Near You" - 4:54
Side Two
# "I Will Forever Sing (The Blues)" (
Powell St. John
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) - 5:16
# "Moments" - 4:35
# "Hollywood Blues" - 2:42
# "We Been Away" (David Brown) - 3:44
# "Can I Make It Last (Or Will It Just Be Over)" - 5:20 - Instrumental
Personnel
* Boz Scaggs - guitar, vocals
* James "Curley" Cooke - guitar
*
John McFee - steel guitar
* Doug Simril - guitar, keyboards
* Joachim Young - keyboards
*
Ben Sidran - keyboards, vibraphone
* David Brown - bass
* George Rains - drums
*
Coke Escovedo
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,
Pete Escovedo - percussion
*
Bill Atwood
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Atwood was born in Rome, Georg ...
- trumpet, flugelhorn
* Pat O'Hara - trombone, horn arrangements
* Mel Martin - saxophone
* Brian Rogers - string arrangements
* The
Rita Coolidge Ladies Ensemble - backing vocals
Production
*Produced, recorded and mixed by
Glyn Johns
*Recorded at Wally Heider Studios (San Francisco, CA)
*Mixed at
Island Studios (London, England)
*Cover Design – Anne Blackford
*Photography – George H. Conger
References
External links
Moments Lyrics
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1971 albums
Boz Scaggs albums
Albums produced by Glyn Johns
Albums recorded at Wally Heider Studios
Columbia Records albums