Boz Scaggs is gearing up for the release of his new studio album A Fool
To Care on March 31, 2015, via 429 Records. A Fool To Care is the follow-up to
the critically acclaimed 2013 album Memphis, which Rolling Stone described as
'sublime' and hit the #1 spot on the Billboard Blues Chart and the Top 20 on
the Billboard 200.
A Fool To Care is a new collection of songs boasting Scaggs' pioneering
blend of rock, soul, jazz and blues and features guest appearances by Bonnie
Raitt and Lucinda Williams. And fans will get the chance to see Boz perform the
week the record is released as he has been confirmed as a guest on The Tonight
Show w/ Jimmy Fallon on April 3rd.
A special bonus CD version of A Fool To Care featuring three bonus
tracks ("Gypsy Woman," "MPB," and "Talk to Me, Talk to
Me") will be available exclusively at Best Buy and can be pre-ordered now.
In addition, fans who pre-order the digital album on iTunes will now receive 3
Immediate Gratification tracks with every preorder.
A Fool To Care showcases the patchwork of influences and innovations
that make up a Boz Scaggs album…and sees Scaggs letting loose and having some
fun. You can hear that sense of fun, as well as his ability and willingness to
wander in any musical direction throughout these twelve tracks. The
inspirational heart of the album lies in the sounds of Texas, Louisiana and
Oklahoma that played such a vital role in shaping Scaggs' musical sensibility,
but they venture forth boldly from there. Scaggs brings a sly drawl to a funky
workout like Li'l Millet and the Creoles' "Rich Woman" and an elegant
delicacy to the Impressions' "I'm So Proud." He easily negotiates the
Latin flavoring of "Last Tango on 16th Street" and "I Want to
See You," both written by San Francisco bluesman (and longtime Scaggs
compatriot) Jack Walroth.
Produced by Steve Jordan (Stevie Nicks, Bob Dylan, John Mayer) and
recorded over four days at Blackbird Studio in Nashville, A Fool To Care
features two very special guests – Bonnie Raitt contributes slide guitar and
sassy vocals on the original song "Hell To Pay" and Lucinda Williams
trades vocal lines with Scaggs as a kind of prayer for deliverance on The
Band's "Whispering Pines."
Raised in Texas with an abiding respect for a wide spectrum of American
roots music, William Royce "Boz" Scaggs began a long and storied
career in 1965 with the release of his first solo recording Boz. After cutting
his teeth playing with Steve Miller and honing his rock and R&B chops with
the likes of the Muscle Shoals Rhythm Section and Duane Allman, Scaggs achieved
multi-platinum success with Silk Degrees in 1976. He has continued on a lauded
and multi-genre musical journey to the present day. With a trademark voice, a
rich catalogue and many accolades, Scaggs continues to establish himself as one
of music's most creative and original artists.
A Fool To Care Tracklisting:
1.Rich Woman
2.I'm A Fool To Care
3.Hell To Pay
4.Small Town Talk
5.Last Tango on 16th Street
6.There's A Storm A' Comin'
7.I'm So Proud
8.I Want To See You
9.High Blood Pressure
10.Full Of Fire
11.Love Don't Love Nobody
12.Whispering Pines
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