Down Two Then Left

Down Two Then Left is the eighth album by singer Boz Scaggs, released in 1977. It peaked at No. 11 on the Billboard 200.^[5] This album is notable for having the first appearance of Steve Lukather on a Boz Scaggs album.

Down Two Then Left
Studio album by Boz Scaggs
Released	November 1977
Studio	Hollywood Sound Recorders, Hollywood, California
Genre	Pop, rock, blue-eyed soul
Length	43:02
Label	Columbia
Producer	Joe Wissert
Boz Scaggs chronology
Silk Degrees (1976) Down Two Then Left (1977) Middle Man (1980)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
Christgau's Record Guide	B[2]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide	[3]
Variety	(favourable)[4]

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(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 Winding	3:54
5.	"We're Waiting"	Michael Omartian	6:24
6.	"Hollywood"	Omartian	3:10
7.	"Then She Walked Away"	Omartian	4:06
8.	"Gimme the Goods"	Omartian	4:15
9.	"1993"	Omartian	4:05
10.	"Tomorrow Never Came"	Omartian	4:41
Total length:			43:02

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

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.

Charts

Weekly charts Chart (1977–78) Peak position Australian Albums (Kent Music Report)[6] 4 Canada Top Albums/CDs (RPM)[7] 19 Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[8] 19 New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[9] 2 UK Albums (OCC)[10] 55 US Billboard 200[11] 11

Year-end charts Chart (1978) Position Australian Albums (Kent Music Report)[12] 13 Canada Top Albums/CDs (RPM)[13] 100 New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[14] 15 US Billboard 200[15] 88

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[16]	2× Platinum	100,000^
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

Personnel

• Boz Scaggs – lead vocals, backing vocals (1, 5), guitar solo (2, 4)
• Michael Omartian – keyboards, synthesizers, accordion (1), marimba (1), horn arrangements, string arrangements, conductor
• Jai Winding – acoustic piano (4)
• Ray Parker Jr. – guitars
• Steve Lukather – guitar solo (3, 8)
• Jay Graydon – guitars, guitar solo (7)
• David Hungate – bass (1)
• Scott Edwards – bass (2-10)
• Jeff Porcaro – drums, Syndrum, timbales (8)
• Bobbye Hall – bongos (1), congas (8)
• Victor Feldman – claves (2), vibraphone (6)
• Alan Estes – congas (4)
• Don Menza – saxophones
• Fred Selden – saxophones, flute
• Ernie Watts – saxophones
• Dana Hughes – trombone
• Chuck Findley – trumpet, flugelhorn solo (5)
• Steve Madaio – trumpet
• Barbara Korn – French horn
• David Duke – French horn
• Sidney Sharp – concertmaster
• Carolyn Willis – backing vocals (1, 5-7), voices (verses, 4)
• Jim Gilstrap – backing vocals (2)
• John Lehman – backing vocals (2, 3)
• Zedric Turnbough – backing vocals (2)
• Venetta Fields – backing vocals (3)
• Roy Galloway – backing vocals (3)
• Phyllis St. James – backing vocals (3, 7)
• Terry Evans – backing vocals (4)
• Bobby King – backing vocals (4)
• Eldridge King – backing vocals (4)
• Julia Tillman Waters – backing vocals (6)
• Myrna Matthews – backing vocals (6, 7)
• Stan Farber – backing vocals (9)
• Jim Haas – backing vocals (9)

Production

• Producer – Joe Wissert
• Engineer – Tom Perry
• Mastered by Mike Reese at The Mastering Lab (Los Angeles, California).
• Design – Nancy Donald
• Photography – Guy Bourdin (features the then-shuttered Romanoff's restaurant)^{[17][18][19][20][21][22][23]}