Middle Man

This album was released in 1980 produced by Bill Schnee following two acclaimed albums "Silk Degrees" (1976) and "Down To The Left" (1977), both of which were produced by Joe Wissert.
Whilst Jeff Porcaro, David Hungate, David Paich and Steve Lukather, Toto guys dedicated their abilities to Boz again, David Foster played key role on this album as a keyboard player, a arranger, and a co-songwriter. David Foster wrote or co-wrote 6 songs for this album such as Jojo, Breakdown Dead Ahead and You Can Have Me Anytime. The result of this chemistry was this masterpiece.
Meanwhile, it was 1 October, 1982 when we had the very first CD releases on earth (geographically in Japan). “Middle Man” was one of the first 50 titles: serial number 35DP3. (FYI, Billy Joel’s 78 album “52nd Street” was manufactured as the first title - 35DP1 then.)

Release: 4 March,1980
Label : Columbia Records, USA (FC36106)

Tracks:
1. Jojo
2. Breakdown Dead Ahead
3. Simone
4. You Can Have Me Anytime
5. Middle Man
6. Do Like You Do In New York
7. Angel You
8. Isn't It Time
9. You Got Some Imagination

Producer: Bill Schnee

Boz Scaggs: Vocals

- Musicians -
Drums: Jeff Porcaro, Rick Marotta, John Vitale
Bass: David Hungate, John Pierce, Ray Parker Jr
Guitar: Steve Lukather, Ray Parker Jr., Carlos Santana
Keyboards: David Paich, David Foster, Don Grolnick
Sax: Adrian Tapia
Clavinet: James Newton-Howard
Percussion: Lenny Castro
Background Vocals: David Lasley, Sharon Redd, Charlotte Crossley, Venetta Fields, Paulette Brown, Bili Thedford, Julia Tillman Waters, Oren waters, Bill Champlin, Charles Irwin, Rosemary Butler

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