Slower Dancing Top Ten: We’re All Alone (#7)

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Today’s slower dancing song is a surprise, sort of. While this was a hit, this version wasn’t the hit version. Sorry, but you know me and my love for this guy! So, for @rebelann and everyone else who wants a slow song to dream and sway to, here’s today’s song. #7: We’re All Alone - Boz Scaggs The unfortunate thing is that Rita Coolidge covered this and had the hit with her moldy white bread version. The good thing, at least at the roller skating rink, is that Boz Scaggs’ original version of this was the B-side of his big hit “Lido Shuffle.” I’m going to show my Boz bias: I think Silk Degrees is one of those “perfect” albums. No songs to skip, no songs to ignore, nothing but start-to-finish brilliance. Plus, this album helped introduce me to the greatness of Allen Toussaint, who wrote “What Do You Want the Girl to Do.” Most of the album, though, is for dancing. Not this beautiful love ballad. And, as you may have never heard this version (being subjected to that lame Coolidge cover), enjoy this. We’re All Alone Written by William R. Scaggs Recorded by Boz Scaggs From Silk Degrees, 1976 All’s forgotten now: