Boz Scaggs-Silk Degrees (1976)
Artist: Boz Scaggs
Title: Silk Degrees
Sell Date: 4/18/26
Condition: VG+/VG+
Discogs Last Sold: 4/14/26 VG+/VG+ $4.00
Low: $1.55
Median: $5.00
Average: $6.83
High: $21.36
Current low price: $3.15 VG/G+
Current Number on Sale at Discogs: 18
Have/Want: 289/87
Where Sold: Saint Augustine, FL
Time It Took To Sell: 3 years
Where and When Bought: Facebook marketplace lot
Gwiz-gau Grade: B
Sad To See It Go: No
Silk Degrees is one of those albums I had long wanted to hear and was disappointed when I finally did. The two big hits, "Lido Shuffle" and "Lowdown" are as good as mid-70's top 40 gets, but the drop off after that is pretty great in terms of listenability. Most of the 5 million people that bought it in the US probably disagree with me, but that is how I feel.
There was a 3rd top 40 hit on here, "It's Over" that peaked at #38 on a ten week chart run which was actually the first single on the record debuting in April '76. "Lowdown" was certified Gold as a single in it's own right peaking at #3 in October '76 over 22 weeks and "Lido Shuffle" peaked at #11 in March of '77 on it's 17 week run. The album opener, "What Can I Say" peaked at #42 on a 14 week run in the lower regions of the Hot 100 at the end of '76 before Lido took off. Interesting how this very popular album unfolded in terms of it's peak popularity. The next album came out fast in later '77, Down Two Then Left, was one you saw everywhere in it's day and sold a million fast by the end of '77, but didn't have anywhere near the single success or longevity. Silk Degrees was an anomaly in many ways.
The album closer, "Were All Alone" was a massive hit for Rita Coolidge in '77 after Frankie Valli had a minor hit with it in '76. It is a ballad I find insufferable no matter who does it and even though a million people heard his version before Rita had her way with it, in retrospect it is kind of jarring to hear the original having grown up with a 70's top 40 mind in the 70's without hearing the album until much much later. The other song here I know well is "What Do You Want The Girl To Do" by Allen Toussaint although the Bonnie Raitt version is the one I know best. "Georgia" seems to nick "Georgia On My Mind" a little bit. The only song here that really veers toward Rock is "Jump Street." That is probably my favorite non-hit on the album. Somebody else might think of it as filler or the worst song on the album. For me it just serve as relief from all the soft rock.
One man's pill is another's pleasure.
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