Down Two Then Left

Down Two Then Left
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

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	¹
Christgau's Record Guide	B²
The Rolling Stone Album Guide	³
Variety	(favourable)⁴

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.

Track listing

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

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

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

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 guitar (1)
Scott Edwards – bass guitar (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)⁶⁷⁸⁹¹⁰¹¹¹²

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (1977–78)	Peak position
Australian Albums (Kent Music Report)¹³	4
Canada Top Albums/CDs (RPM)¹⁴	19
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)¹⁵	19
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)¹⁶	2
UK Albums (OCC)¹⁷	55
US Billboard 200¹⁸	11

Year-end charts

Chart (1978)	Position
Australian Albums (Kent Music Report)¹⁹	13
Canada Top Albums/CDs (RPM)²⁰	100
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)²¹	15
US Billboard 200²²	88

Certifications


Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)²³	2× Platinum	100,000^{^}
Canada (Music Canada)²⁴	Platinum	100,000^{^}
United States (RIAA)²⁵	Platinum	1,000,000^{^}
^{^} Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

Matt Collar. "Down Two Then Left". AllMusic.com. Retrieved July 6, 2014.
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.
The Rolling Stone Album Guide. Random House. 1992. p. 621.
"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.
"Down Two Then Left : Awards". Allmusic.com. Retrieved July 6, 2014.
"Hollywood Haunts: Then and Now: Romanoff's: Then". The Hollywood Reporter. October 15, 2010.
Egan, Bob. "DOWN TWO, THEN LEFT by BOZ SCAGGS (1977, Columbia)". PopSpotsNYC. Facebook. Retrieved November 29, 2021. . . . Album cover photo by Guy Bourdin; Location: The former Romanoff's Restaurant located at 140 South Rodeo Drive in Beverly Hills, California. At the time of the photoshoot, 1977, the space seems to have become a jazz club called Jazz Suite....The cover depicts Boz walking away from 3 life -sized ice sculptures that resemble Boz in the suit he is wearing. ...the Romanoff building's architect, Douglas Hannold, on skyscraperpage.com
Turnbull, Martin (November 17, 2012). "Romanoff's restaurant, Rodeo Drive, Beverly Hills". MartinTurnbull.com. Retrieved November 29, 2021.
Turnbull, Martin. "Spotlight on…Romanoff's". MartinTurnbull.com. Retrieved November 29, 2021.
"romanoffs-beverly-hills". johnrieber. April 3, 2020. Retrieved November 29, 2021.
"legendary bevelry hills restaurant romanoffs". johnrieber. April 3, 2020. Retrieved November 29, 2021.
"1977 Boz Scaggs – Down Two Then Left". Sessiondays. Retrieved November 29, 2021.
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.
"Top RPM Albums: Image 5465a". RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved January 25, 2022.
"Dutchcharts.nl – Boz Scaggs – Down Two Then Left" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved January 25, 2022.
"Charts.nz – Boz Scaggs – Down Two Then Left". Hung Medien. Retrieved January 25, 2022.
"Official Albums Chart on 11/12/1977 – Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved January 25, 2022.
"Boz Scaggs Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved January 25, 2022.
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.
"Top 100 Albums of '78". RPM. Library and Archives Canada. July 17, 2013. Retrieved January 25, 2022.
"Top Selling Albums of 1978 — The Official New Zealand Music Chart". Recorded Music New Zealand. Retrieved January 25, 2022.
"Top US Billboard 200 Albums - Year-end 1978". BestSellingAlbums.org. Retrieved February 17, 2025.
"Cash Box Newspaper". Cash Box. March 25, 1978. p. 82. Retrieved November 13, 2021 – via World Radio History.
"Canadian album certifications – Boz Scaggs – Down Two Then Left". Music Canada.
"American album certifications – Boz Scaggs – Down Two Then Left". Recording Industry Association of America.

External links

Down Two Then Left lyrics
Down Two Then Left magazine ad

[AMG-1] Matt Collar. "Down Two Then Left". AllMusic.com. Retrieved July 6, 2014.

[CG-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] "Hollywood Haunts: Then and Now: Romanoff's: Then". The Hollywood Reporter. October 15, 2010.

[7] Egan, Bob. "DOWN TWO, THEN LEFT by BOZ SCAGGS (1977, Columbia)". PopSpotsNYC. Facebook. Retrieved November 29, 2021. . . . Album cover photo by Guy Bourdin; Location: The former Romanoff's Restaurant located at 140 South Rodeo Drive in Beverly Hills, California. At the time of the photoshoot, 1977, the space seems to have become a jazz club called Jazz Suite....The cover depicts Boz walking away from 3 life -sized ice sculptures that resemble Boz in the suit he is wearing. ...the Romanoff building's architect, Douglas Hannold, on skyscraperpage.com

[8] Turnbull, Martin (November 17, 2012). "Romanoff's restaurant, Rodeo Drive, Beverly Hills". MartinTurnbull.com. Retrieved November 29, 2021.

[9] Turnbull, Martin. "Spotlight on…Romanoff's". MartinTurnbull.com. Retrieved November 29, 2021.

[10] "romanoffs-beverly-hills". johnrieber. April 3, 2020. Retrieved November 29, 2021.

[11] "legendary bevelry hills restaurant romanoffs". johnrieber. April 3, 2020. Retrieved November 29, 2021.

[12] "1977 Boz Scaggs – Down Two Then Left". Sessiondays. Retrieved November 29, 2021.

[aus-13] 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.

[ac_Canada_-14] "Top RPM Albums: Image 5465a". RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved January 25, 2022.

[ac_Netherlands_Boz_Scaggs-15] "Dutchcharts.nl – Boz Scaggs – Down Two Then Left" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved January 25, 2022.

[ac_New_Zealand_Boz_Scaggs-16] "Charts.nz – Boz Scaggs – Down Two Then Left". Hung Medien. Retrieved January 25, 2022.

[ac_UK2_-17] "Official Albums Chart on 11/12/1977 – Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved January 25, 2022.

[ac_Billboard200_Boz_Scaggs-18] "Boz Scaggs Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved January 25, 2022.

[19] 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.

[20] "Top 100 Albums of '78". RPM. Library and Archives Canada. July 17, 2013. Retrieved January 25, 2022.

[21] "Top Selling Albums of 1978 — The Official New Zealand Music Chart". Recorded Music New Zealand. Retrieved January 25, 2022.

[22] "Top US Billboard 200 Albums - Year-end 1978". BestSellingAlbums.org. Retrieved February 17, 2025.

[23] "Cash Box Newspaper". Cash Box. March 25, 1978. p. 82. Retrieved November 13, 2021 – via World Radio History.

[CanadaBoz_ScaggsDown_Two_Then_LeftalbumCertRef-24] "Canadian album certifications – Boz Scaggs – Down Two Then Left". Music Canada.

[United_StatesBoz_ScaggsDown_Two_Then_LeftalbumCertRef-25] "American album certifications – Boz Scaggs – Down Two Then Left". Recording Industry Association of America.

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