"Lowdown" is a Billboard hit originally recorded in 1976 by Boz Scaggs for his mainstream-breakthrough album, Silk Degrees. The song was co-written by Scaggs and David Paich. Paich, along with fellow "Lowdown" session musicians David Hungate and Jeff Porcaro, would later help form the band Toto. The song's production, as well as Scaggs' laid-back vocal, gave "Lowdown" a smooth, Soul/Disco feel.
Initially, Silk Degrees received a lukewarm commerci...
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"Lowdown" is a Billboard hit originally recorded in 1976 by Boz Scaggs for his mainstream-breakthrough album, Silk Degrees. The song was co-written by Scaggs and David Paich. Paich, along with fellow "Lowdown" session musicians David Hungate and Jeff Porcaro, would later help form the band Toto. The song's production, as well as Scaggs' laid-back vocal, gave "Lowdown" a smooth, Soul/Disco feel.
Initially, Silk Degrees received a lukewarm commercial response and, similarly, the first single released from the album, "It's Over" just barely cracked the top 40 on the Billboard Pop Singles chart, peaking at #38. One day, however, a Cleveland R&B; radio DJ began playing "Lowdown" straight off the album. This was during a time period when DJs had much more say in what got played. Public response was very positive and soon Scaggs' record label Columbia, sent the song to other R&B-oriented; radio stations for airplay. It began receiving airplay on Top 40 Pop stations as well, and when it was...
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