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[AOR CITY 1000] 40th anniversary of Boz Scaggs' "Silk Degrees", the original AOR! AOR works from the 70s and 80s that are still very popular are now available at an affordable price of "1,000 yen"! The series is supervised by Hisakazu Kanazawa, known for Light Mellow. The artwork for this series is provided by Hiroshi Nagai, a master of the illustration world known for Eiichi Otaki's "A LONG VACATION". Boz Scaggs' eighth album (No. 11 album in the U.S.), which became one of the most popular AOR artists thanks to the huge hit of the historic masterpiece "Silk Degrees. The album features Michael Omartian, who later worked on the debut album of Christopher Cross, as the arranger, and the participation of Jeff Porcaro (ds), Steve Lukather (g), Jay Graydon (g), and other prominent studio musicians as on the previous album. The R&B sound is even tighter than on the previous album, and Boz's matured vocals are intertwined with it, making this album a work of great perfection. Hard Times" was cut as a single. ◆Time Limited Edition (through March 31, 2018) / Celebrating 40 years of AOR / Liner notes / Original release date: 1977