Boz (album)

Boz
Studio album by Boz Scaggs
Released	1965
Recorded	September 30, 1965, in Stockholm
Genre	Folk, blues
Length	30:35
Label	Polydor
Producer	Bill Öhrström, Silas Bäckström
Boz Scaggs chronology
Boz (1965) Boz Scaggs (1969)

Boz is the debut album by Boz Scaggs, recorded under the name "William R. Scaggs" on September 30, 1965, in Stockholm, Sweden. It was released in Sweden by Karusell Grammofon AB and distributed in Europe by Polydor International. It went out of print soon after its initial pressings, and was not released in any other country or in any other format for nearly 60 years. It was released worldwide on CD August 2, 2024, UPC 097037071660.

Track listing

The back of the album jacket lists two songs in the incorrect sequence. This track sequence lists the song titles as printed on the labels on the album itself. The album labels contain many songwriter credit errors. The songwriters listed below are correct.

Side one

1. "Steamboat" – 2:10 (Buddy Lucas) [Incorrectly listed on the album label as 'Leiber/Stoller']
2. "Baby Let Me Follow You Down" – 2:19 (Gary Davis, Dave van Ronk, Eric von Schmidt) [Incorrectly listed on the album label as 'van Schmidt']
3. "Girl from the North Country" – 3:33 (Bob Dylan)
4. "You're So Fine" – 2:07 (Lance Finnie, Willie Schofield) [Incorrectly listed on the album label as 'le Vang']
5. "Got You on My Mind" – 2:57 (Joe Thomas, Howard Biggs) [Incorrectly listed on the album label as 'Thomas/Briggs']
6. "That's All Right" – 2:07 (Arthur Crudup) [Incorrectly listed on the album label as 'Allan Lumats']

Side two

1. "Hey Baby" – 2:30 (Bruce Channel, Margaret Cobb) [Incorrectly listed on the album label as 'Bruce Chanel']
2. "Gangster of Love" – 2:19 (Johnny "Guitar" Watson)
3. "Let the Good Times Roll" – 2:17 (Sam Theard, Fleecie Moore Jordan) [Incorrectly listed on the album label as 'Ray Charles/L. Jordan']
4. "How Long" – 2:16 (Traditional; arranged by William R. Scaggs)
5. "Stormy Monday Blues" – 3:38 (Aaron Thibadeaux "T-Bone" Walker)
6. "C.C. Rider" – 2:22 (Traditional; arranged by William R. Scaggs)

Personnel

• Boz Scaggs - vocals, acoustic guitar, harmonica

Technical

• Lennart Saletti - artwork
• Peter Knopp - photography

External links

Boz Scaggs Lyrics & Information