Album · Boz Scaggs
Silk Degrees by Boz Scaggs
Silk Degrees is an album by Boz Scaggs, released in 1976. 2 songs from it have charted on rock radio countdowns, with 16 countdown appearances in total. The biggest is “Lido Shuffle”, on 9 lists with a best position of #367.
Silk Degrees, Boz Scaggs' seventh studio album, came out on Columbia on February 18, 1976, and it's the sound of the former Steve Miller Band guitarist finally hitting the jackpot. Joe Wissert produced, and the record glides on a smooth, sophisticated blend of blue-eyed soul, R&B and soft rock, all silky grooves and late-night cool.
Scaggs hand-picked a crack studio team that included David Paich, David Hungate and Jeff Porcaro, who went on to form Toto after touring with him. "Lowdown" slinks along on one of the smoothest grooves of the decade and went to No. 3, "Lido Shuffle" rolls like a barroom stomp dressed for the disco, and "It's Over" and "What Can I Say" made four singles in all. It peaked at No. 2, spent 115 weeks on the Billboard 200 and went five times platinum, still his biggest seller.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
Songs from Silk Degrees on radio countdowns
| # | Song | Strength | Lists | Best | #1s | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lido Shuffle | 9 | #367 | – | 1997–2025 | |
| 2 | Lowdown | 7 | #219 | – | 2001–2026 |
Only songs that appear on at least one countdown are listed. Release data from MusicBrainz.