Down Two Then Left

Down Two Then Left
Studio album by
Boz Scaggs
ReleasedNovember 1977
StudiosHollywood Sound Recorders, Los Angeles
GenresPop, rock, blue-eyed soul
Length43:02
LabelColumbia
ProducerJoe Wissert
Boz Scaggs chronology
Silk Degrees
(1976)		 Down Two Then Left
(1977)		 Middle Man
(1980)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusicStarStarStar
Christgau's Record GuideB
The Rolling Stone Album GuideStarStarHalf star
Variety(favourable)

Down Two Then Left is the eighth album by singer Boz Scaggs, released in 1977. It peaked at No. 11 on the Billboard 200. This album is notable for the first appearance of Steve Lukather on a Boz Scaggs album, one of his first recording sessions in general.

Track listing

All tracks are written by Boz Scaggs, with additional writers noted.

Side one
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Still Falling for You" 3:54
2."Hard Times" 4:30
3."A Clue" 3:58
4."Whatcha Gonna Tell Your Man"Jai Winding3:54
5."We're Waiting"Michael Omartian6:24
Side two
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
6."Hollywood"Omartian3:10
7."Then She Walked Away"Omartian4:06
8."Gimme the Goods"Omartian4:15
9."1993"Omartian4:05
10."Tomorrow Never Came"Omartian4:41
Total length:43:02

Singles released from the album were "Hard Times"/"We're Waiting" and "Hollywood"/"A Clue". Some copies of the "Hard Times" single bear a credit for this album under the title Still Falling for You.

Personnel

Credits adapted from the album's liner notes.

Players

Additional musicians

Technical

Charts

Certifications

Region CertificationCertified units/sales
Australia (ARIA) 2× Platinum 100,000^
Canada (Music Canada) Platinum 100,000^
United States (RIAA) Platinum 1,000,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

  1. ↑ Matt Collar. "Down Two Then Left". AllMusic.com. Retrieved July 6, 2014.
  2. ↑ Christgau, Robert (1981). "Consumer Guide '70s: S". Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies. Ticknor & Fields. ISBN 978-0-89919-026-6. Retrieved March 12, 2019 – via robertchristgau.com.
  3. ↑ The Rolling Stone Album Guide. Random House. 1992. p. 621.
  4. ↑ "Music Records: EW&F, Midler, Boz, Wakeman, Crosby-Nash, Allman-Cher, Van, Rawls, Genesis Top New LPs". Variety. Vol. 298, no. 4. November 30, 1977. p. 58. ProQuest 1401321975.
  5. ↑ "Down Two Then Left : Awards". Allmusic.com. Retrieved July 6, 2014.
  6. ↑ Scaggs, Boz (1977). Down Two Then Left (liner notes). Columbia. JC 34729.
  7. ↑ features the then-shuttered Romanoff's restaurant.
  8. ↑ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 266. ISBN 978-0-646-11917-5.
  9. ↑ "Top Albums/CDs. Volume 28, Issue 18 (1978-01-28)". RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved January 25, 2022.
  10. ↑ "Dutchcharts.nl – Boz Scaggs – Down Two Then Left" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved January 25, 2022.
  11. ↑ "Charts.nz – Boz Scaggs – Down Two Then Left". Hung Medien. Retrieved January 25, 2022.
  12. ↑ "Official Albums Chart on 11/12/1977 – Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved January 25, 2022.
  13. ↑ "Boz Scaggs Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved January 25, 2022.
  14. ↑ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 430. ISBN 978-0-646-11917-5.
  15. ↑ "Top 100 Albums of '78". RPM. Library and Archives Canada. July 17, 2013. Retrieved January 25, 2022.
  16. ↑ "Top Selling Albums of 1978 — The Official New Zealand Music Chart". Recorded Music New Zealand. Retrieved January 25, 2022.
  17. ↑ "Top US Billboard 200 Albums - Year-end 1978". BestSellingAlbums.org. Retrieved February 17, 2025.
  18. ↑ "Cash Box Newspaper". Cash Box. March 25, 1978. p. 82. Retrieved November 13, 2021 – via World Radio History.
  19. ↑ "Canadian album certifications – Boz Scaggs – Down Two Then Left". Music Canada.
  20. ↑ "American album certifications – Boz Scaggs – Down Two Then Left". Recording Industry Association of America.