BOZ SCAGGS / MIDDLE MAN / LP /

(US / COLUMBIA / FC 36106 / 1980 / MEDIA:EX- / JACKET:EX-)

松原みき「ハートの鍵貸します」元ネタであり、MUROさんも『DIGGIN’ ICE 98』にてセレクトのアーバン・メロウ・グルーヴ・クラシック「JOJO」！
バックを務めるはTOTOを結成する面々。ライト・メロウな「SIMONE」、MF DOOMらがサンプリングしたドラムブレイクで幕をあける「DO LIKE YOU DO IN NEW YORK」、DAFT PUNK「FACE TO FACE」ネタな「YOU GOT SOME IMAGINATION」などを収録した、A.O.R.名盤の代表格。インナースリーヴに抜け/US ORIGINAL盤！

TRACKLIST

A1 JOJO

A2 BREAKDOWN DEAD AHEAD

A3 SIMONE

A4 YOU CAN HAVE ME ANYTIME

B1 MIDDLE MAN

B2 DO LIKE YOU DO IN NEW YORK

B3 ANGEL YOU

B4 ISN’T IT TIME

B5 YOU GOT SOME IMAGINATION

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MASTERED AT – THE MASTERING LAB

RECORDED AT – STUDIO 55, LOS ANGELES

MIXED AT – STUDIO 55, LOS ANGELES

RECORDED AT – SUNSET SOUND

RECORDED AT – CHEROKEE STUDIOS

MANUFACTURED BY – COLUMBIA RECORDS, INC.

MANUFACTURED BY – CBS INC.

PRESSED BY – COLUMBIA RECORDS PRESSING PLANT, SANTA MARIA

ARRANGED BY [STRINGS] – DAVID FOSTER (TRACKS: A1 TO A3, B1 TO B5), MARTY PAICH (TRACKS: A4)

BACKING VOCALS – BILI THEDFORD (TRACKS: A2, A3, B1, B4, B5), CHARLOTTE CROSSLEY (TRACKS: A1), DAVID LASLEY (TRACKS: A1, B2), PAULETTE BROWN (TRACKS: A2, A3, B1, B4, B5), SHARON REDD (TRACKS: A1), VENETTA FIELDS (TRACKS: A2, A3, B1, B4, B5)

BASS – DAVID HUNGATE

DESIGN – NANCY DONALD

DRUMS – JEFF PORCARO

ENGINEER [ASSISTANT AT STUDIO 55] – GABE VELTRI, STEPHEN MARCUSSEN

GUITAR – RAY PARKER JR., STEVE LUKATHER

KEYBOARDS – DAVID FOSTER

MANAGEMENT – FRONT LINE MANAGEMENT, IRV AZOFF*

MASTERED BY – DOUG SAX, MIKE REESE

PERCUSSION – LENNY CASTRO

PHOTOGRAPHY BY – GUY BOURDIN

PRODUCER, ENGINEER – BILL SCHNEE

SYNTHESIZER [PROGRAMMING] – LARRY FAST, MICHAEL BODDICKER, STEVE PORCARO

RECORDED AND MIXED AT STUDIO 55, LOS ANGELES

ADDITIONAL RECORDING AT SUNSET SOUND, CHEROKEE AND PRODUCERS’ WORKSHOP.