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| A Fool to Care | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | March 31, 2015 | |||
| Recorded | 2015 | |||
| Studio | Blackbird Studio, Nashville, Tennessee; The Barn, Napa Valley | |||
| Genre | Blues, rock, rhythm and blues | |||
| Label | 429 Records | |||
| Producer | Steve Jordan | |||
| Boz Scaggs chronology | ||||
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| Rolling Stone |
[2] |
A Fool To Care is the eighteenth studio album by American singer-songwriter Boz Scaggs. It was released in the US on March 31, 2015, and in the UK on March 30, 2015, on 429 Records. The album was the second in a three-album series celebrating American roots music ( Memphis being released in 2013 and Out of the Blues in 2018). The front cover was by Danny Clinch who photographed Scaggs in Conzelman Road, Sausalito, California. [3]
Critical reception
Rolling Stone writes, "These 12 songs map out a concise history of American soul, with a heavy dose of New Orleans strut... Backed throughout by a stellar group of studio aces — guitarist Ray Parker Jr., bassist Willie Weeks and drummer Steve Jordan, who also produced the album — Scaggs’ well-worn, textured voice deftly navigates this range of styles." [2]
Blues Rock Review writes, "On each song, Scaggs puts his decades of experience and emotional connections to American roots music to work, producing a collection that stands as one of this year’s best blues records to date." [4]
Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Rich Woman" | Dorothy LaBostrie, McKinley Millet | 2:59 |
| 2. | "I'm a Fool to Care" | Ted Daffan | 2:06 |
| 3. | "Hell to Pay" (featuring Bonnie Raitt) | Boz Scaggs | 6:16 |
| 4. | "Small Town Talk" | Rick Danko, Robert Guidry | 3:41 |
| 5. | "Last Tango on 16th Street" | Jack "Applejack" Walroth | 6:26 |
| 6. | "There's a Storm A' Comin'" | Richard Hawley | 4:14 |
| 7. | " I'm So Proud" | Curtis Mayfield | 3:38 |
| 8. | "I Want to See You" | Jack "Applejack" Walroth | 5:42 |
| 9. | "High Blood Pressure" | Huey "Piano" Smith | 3:35 |
| 10. | "Full of Fire" (featuring The Love Sponge Strings) | Al Green, Mabon "Teenie" Hodges, Willie Mitchell | 4:18 |
| 11. | "Love Don't Love Nobody" (featuring The Love Sponge Strings) | Joseph Jefferson, Charles Simmons | 5:10 |
| 12. | "Whispering Pines" (featuring Lucinda Williams) | Richard Manuel, Robbie Robertson | 4:20 |
- Bonus Tracks
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13. | "Gypsy Woman" (featuring The Love Sponge Strings) | Curtis Mayfield | 2:57 |
| 14. | "Talk to Me, Talk to Me" | Joe Seneca | 3:43 |
| 15. | "M. P. B." | Cecil Womack, Linda Womack | 3:33 |
Personnel
- Boz Scaggs – lead vocals, rhythm guitar (1, 3), guitars (2, 5, 8, 9, 15), acoustic guitar (4, 14), electric guitar (4), guitar fills (10), bass (14), vibraphone (14)
- Jim Cox – Hammond B3 organ (1, 4, 6–8, 10, 11), acoustic piano (2–6, 9, 11), pump organ (6), Wurlitzer electric piano (7), Rhodes electric piano (13)
- Seth Asarnow – bandoneon (4, 5, 8), pump organ (11)
- Clifford Carter – synthesizers (6)
- Michael Anthony Logan, Sr. – keyboards (15), programming (15), drums (15)
- Al Anderson – guitar figure (1), "chunk" guitar (3)
- Ray Parker Jr. – guitars (2, 5–11, 13), rhythm guitar (3), acoustic guitar (4), electric guitar (12)
- Bonnie Raitt – slide guitar (3), lead and harmony vocals (3)
- Paul Franklin – steel guitar (6, 12)
- Reggie Young – guitars (10, 11, 13)
- Willie Weeks – bass (1–13, 15)
- Steve Jordan – drums (1-13), percussion (4, 5, 8), backing vocals (7, 8), horn conductor (10)
- Michael Rodriguez – drum programming (14)
- Jim Hoke – baritone saxophone (1, 2), bass clarinet (2, 8), accordion (4, 6), vibraphone (5, 7, 8), woodwind (5), woodwind arrangements (5), alto flute (8)
- Eric Crystal – alto saxophone (1, 2, 8), tenor saxophone (1, 2, 8), acoustic piano (8), saxophone (14)
- Doug Rowan – tenor saxophone (1, 8), alto saxophone (2)
- Lannie McMillan – tenor saxophone (10)
- Jack Hale – trombone (10)
- Ben Cauley – trumpet (10)
- Quentin Ware – trumpet (10)
- Lester Snell – horn arrangements (10), string arrangements and conductor (10, 11, 13)
- Anthony LaMarchina – cello (10, 11, 13)
- Sarighani Reist – cello (10, 11, 13)
- Monisa Angell – viola (10, 11, 13)
- Kristin Wilkinson – viola (10, 11, 13)
- David Angell – violin (10, 11, 13)
- Wei Tsun Chang – violin (10, 11, 13)
- David Davidson – violin (10, 11, 13)
- Alicia Enstrom – violin (10, 11, 13)
- Tony Lindsay – backing vocals (7, 9, 11)
- Conesha Monét Owens – backing vocals (7, 9, 11)
- Fred Ross – backing vocals (7, 9, 11)
- Lucinda Williams – lead and harmony vocals (12)
Production
- Steve Jordan – producer, mixing (1)
- Niko Bolas – engineer, mixing (2-13)
- Dave O'Donnell – mixing (1)
- Michael Rodriguez – additional engineer
- Chris Taberez – additional engineer, mixing (14, 15)
- Sean Badum – assistant engineer
- Diego Ruelas – assistant engineer
- Bernie Grundman – mastering
- Jeri Heiden – art direction, design
- Nick Steinhardt – art direction, design
- Danny Clinch – photography
Studios
- Recorded at Blackbird Studio (Nashville, Tennessee) and The Barn (Napa Valley, California).
- Mixed at Capitol Studios (Hollywood, California).
- Mastered at Bernie Grundman Mastering (Hollywood, California).
References
- ^ Jurek, Thom. A Fool to Care at AllMusic. Retrieved May 14, 2014.
- ^ a b Light, Alan (4 May 2015). "Boz Scaggs 'A Fool to Care' Album Review". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 12 August 2018.
- ^ "Musical Maps".
- ^ "Boz Scaggs: A Fool to Care Review". Bluesrockreview.com. 23 April 2015. Retrieved 12 August 2018.
| This article needs additional citations for
verification. (August 2018) |
| A Fool to Care | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
| ||||
| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | March 31, 2015 | |||
| Recorded | 2015 | |||
| Studio | Blackbird Studio, Nashville, Tennessee; The Barn, Napa Valley | |||
| Genre | Blues, rock, rhythm and blues | |||
| Label | 429 Records | |||
| Producer | Steve Jordan | |||
| Boz Scaggs chronology | ||||
| ||||
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |
[1] |
| Rolling Stone |
[2] |
A Fool To Care is the eighteenth studio album by American singer-songwriter Boz Scaggs. It was released in the US on March 31, 2015, and in the UK on March 30, 2015, on 429 Records. The album was the second in a three-album series celebrating American roots music ( Memphis being released in 2013 and Out of the Blues in 2018). The front cover was by Danny Clinch who photographed Scaggs in Conzelman Road, Sausalito, California. [3]
Critical reception
Rolling Stone writes, "These 12 songs map out a concise history of American soul, with a heavy dose of New Orleans strut... Backed throughout by a stellar group of studio aces — guitarist Ray Parker Jr., bassist Willie Weeks and drummer Steve Jordan, who also produced the album — Scaggs’ well-worn, textured voice deftly navigates this range of styles." [2]
Blues Rock Review writes, "On each song, Scaggs puts his decades of experience and emotional connections to American roots music to work, producing a collection that stands as one of this year’s best blues records to date." [4]
Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Rich Woman" | Dorothy LaBostrie, McKinley Millet | 2:59 |
| 2. | "I'm a Fool to Care" | Ted Daffan | 2:06 |
| 3. | "Hell to Pay" (featuring Bonnie Raitt) | Boz Scaggs | 6:16 |
| 4. | "Small Town Talk" | Rick Danko, Robert Guidry | 3:41 |
| 5. | "Last Tango on 16th Street" | Jack "Applejack" Walroth | 6:26 |
| 6. | "There's a Storm A' Comin'" | Richard Hawley | 4:14 |
| 7. | " I'm So Proud" | Curtis Mayfield | 3:38 |
| 8. | "I Want to See You" | Jack "Applejack" Walroth | 5:42 |
| 9. | "High Blood Pressure" | Huey "Piano" Smith | 3:35 |
| 10. | "Full of Fire" (featuring The Love Sponge Strings) | Al Green, Mabon "Teenie" Hodges, Willie Mitchell | 4:18 |
| 11. | "Love Don't Love Nobody" (featuring The Love Sponge Strings) | Joseph Jefferson, Charles Simmons | 5:10 |
| 12. | "Whispering Pines" (featuring Lucinda Williams) | Richard Manuel, Robbie Robertson | 4:20 |
- Bonus Tracks
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13. | "Gypsy Woman" (featuring The Love Sponge Strings) | Curtis Mayfield | 2:57 |
| 14. | "Talk to Me, Talk to Me" | Joe Seneca | 3:43 |
| 15. | "M. P. B." | Cecil Womack, Linda Womack | 3:33 |
Personnel
- Boz Scaggs – lead vocals, rhythm guitar (1, 3), guitars (2, 5, 8, 9, 15), acoustic guitar (4, 14), electric guitar (4), guitar fills (10), bass (14), vibraphone (14)
- Jim Cox – Hammond B3 organ (1, 4, 6–8, 10, 11), acoustic piano (2–6, 9, 11), pump organ (6), Wurlitzer electric piano (7), Rhodes electric piano (13)
- Seth Asarnow – bandoneon (4, 5, 8), pump organ (11)
- Clifford Carter – synthesizers (6)
- Michael Anthony Logan, Sr. – keyboards (15), programming (15), drums (15)
- Al Anderson – guitar figure (1), "chunk" guitar (3)
- Ray Parker Jr. – guitars (2, 5–11, 13), rhythm guitar (3), acoustic guitar (4), electric guitar (12)
- Bonnie Raitt – slide guitar (3), lead and harmony vocals (3)
- Paul Franklin – steel guitar (6, 12)
- Reggie Young – guitars (10, 11, 13)
- Willie Weeks – bass (1–13, 15)
- Steve Jordan – drums (1-13), percussion (4, 5, 8), backing vocals (7, 8), horn conductor (10)
- Michael Rodriguez – drum programming (14)
- Jim Hoke – baritone saxophone (1, 2), bass clarinet (2, 8), accordion (4, 6), vibraphone (5, 7, 8), woodwind (5), woodwind arrangements (5), alto flute (8)
- Eric Crystal – alto saxophone (1, 2, 8), tenor saxophone (1, 2, 8), acoustic piano (8), saxophone (14)
- Doug Rowan – tenor saxophone (1, 8), alto saxophone (2)
- Lannie McMillan – tenor saxophone (10)
- Jack Hale – trombone (10)
- Ben Cauley – trumpet (10)
- Quentin Ware – trumpet (10)
- Lester Snell – horn arrangements (10), string arrangements and conductor (10, 11, 13)
- Anthony LaMarchina – cello (10, 11, 13)
- Sarighani Reist – cello (10, 11, 13)
- Monisa Angell – viola (10, 11, 13)
- Kristin Wilkinson – viola (10, 11, 13)
- David Angell – violin (10, 11, 13)
- Wei Tsun Chang – violin (10, 11, 13)
- David Davidson – violin (10, 11, 13)
- Alicia Enstrom – violin (10, 11, 13)
- Tony Lindsay – backing vocals (7, 9, 11)
- Conesha Monét Owens – backing vocals (7, 9, 11)
- Fred Ross – backing vocals (7, 9, 11)
- Lucinda Williams – lead and harmony vocals (12)
Production
- Steve Jordan – producer, mixing (1)
- Niko Bolas – engineer, mixing (2-13)
- Dave O'Donnell – mixing (1)
- Michael Rodriguez – additional engineer
- Chris Taberez – additional engineer, mixing (14, 15)
- Sean Badum – assistant engineer
- Diego Ruelas – assistant engineer
- Bernie Grundman – mastering
- Jeri Heiden – art direction, design
- Nick Steinhardt – art direction, design
- Danny Clinch – photography
Studios
- Recorded at Blackbird Studio (Nashville, Tennessee) and The Barn (Napa Valley, California).
- Mixed at Capitol Studios (Hollywood, California).
- Mastered at Bernie Grundman Mastering (Hollywood, California).
References
- ^ Jurek, Thom. A Fool to Care at AllMusic. Retrieved May 14, 2014.
- ^ a b Light, Alan (4 May 2015). "Boz Scaggs 'A Fool to Care' Album Review". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 12 August 2018.
- ^ "Musical Maps".
- ^ "Boz Scaggs: A Fool to Care Review". Bluesrockreview.com. 23 April 2015. Retrieved 12 August 2018.