In 1967, Boz Scaggs joined
the Steve Miller Band, a San Francisco-based rock group. He played guitar on the band's first two albums—
Children of the Future and
Sailor (both 1968)—before leaving the same year to pursue a solo career. At the time, Scaggs lived in
Potrero Hill, and was next-door neighbors with
Jann Wenner, the co-founder of
Rolling Stone magazine. The two became good friends; Wenner provided feedback on material Scaggs had written, and encouraged him to make some
demo tapes. Wenner was looking for more funding for the magazine, and talked with music executives along the
East Coast of the United States. In one of the meetings, he talked with
Jerry Wexler of
Atlantic Records, and gave Wexler a demo tape Scaggs had made. Wexler was impressed by the music, and asked Wenner to produce an album with Scaggs under the Atlantic label. After some initial discussions with Scaggs, Wenner suggested he record the album at
Muscle Shoals Sound Studio in
Sheffield, Alabama, based on the style of music he had been making. Scaggs wanted to watch some of the recording sessions at Muscle Shoals anonymously, so Wenner gave him a
Rolling Stone press badge to visit the studio and interact with the studio musicians. During this visit, Scaggs met several musicians that would appear on
Boz Scaggs, including
Duane Allman,
Roger Hawkins, and
David Hood. In addition to Allman,
Boz Scaggs featured many backing musicians, including: Hawkins, Hood,
Barry Beckett,
Eddie Hinton, and
Jimmy Johnson. When asked about the recording sessions with Wenner, Scaggs said: "He was as good of a producer as anyone could want, he was very encouraging." ==Composition==