Detour (Boz Scaggs album)
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| Released | October 17, 2025 | |||
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| Length | 48:45 | |||
| Label | Concord Records | |||
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| AllMusic |    [1] |
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Detour is the twentieth studio album by American singer-songwriter Boz Scaggs. It was released on October 17, 2025, on Concord Records, and serves as the follow-up to Out of the Blues (2018).[4] The album is Scaggs' first studio album in seven years, and contains covers of songs by musicians including Frank Sinatra, Ella Fitzgerald, Irma Thomas, and Lonnie Johnson, as well as a re-recording of "I'll Be Long Gone" from Scaggs' self-titled second album.[5] The album peaked at No. 15 on the Billboard Top Jazz Albums Chart.[6]
Thom Jurek of AllMusic says the album "is easily Scaggs' definitive standards outing." He states that "the songs deliberately lean into his changing, yet still phenomenal voice and iconic phrasing."[1] Mark Kidel of The Arts Desk praises Scaggs' voice on the album, describing it as "matured – like the best wine (Boz ran a vineyard in Napa for a while), without losing any of its musicality and control."[2] Garrett Richardello of Cryptic Rock says Detour is "is a testament to the artistry of subtle interpretation." He then says the album is "not only a collection of standards; it is a map of where Scaggs is now, and perhaps where his future lies."[3]
Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "It's Raining" | Naomi Neville | 4:28 |
| 2. | "Angel Eyes" | 4:46 | |
| 3. | "Once I Loved" | 3:53 | |
| 4. | "The Very Thought of You" | Ray Noble | 5:10 |
| 5. | "I'll Be Long Gone" | Boz Scaggs | 4:47 |
| 6. | "Detour Ahead" | 5:24 | |
| 7. | "I Could Have Told You" | 4:40 | |
| 8. | "The Meaning of the Blues" |
| 3:56 |
| 9. | "Tomorrow Night" | 4:27 | |
| 10. | "Too Late Now" | 3:47 | |
| 11. | "We'll Be Together Again" | 3:23 | |
| Total length: | 48:45 | ||
