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Breakdown Dead Ahead

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"'Breakdown Dead Ahead'" is a 1980 song recorded by Boz Scaggs, and composed by Scaggs and David Foster. It was the lead single of two released from Scaggs' album 'Middle Man'.

During May, the song reached number 15 on the US 'Billboard' Hot 100 and number 12 on the 'Cash Box' Top 100. The song was a bigger hit in Canada, where it spent two weeks at number eight on the Pop chart.

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Personnel



*Rick Marotta drums

*Boz Scaggs lead vocals, guitar

*David Foster acoustic piano

*Don Grolnick electric piano

*Lenny Castro percussion

*David Hungate bass

*Steve Lukather additional guitars, guitar solo

*Ray Parker, Jr. guitar

*Paulette K Brown background vocals

*Venetta Fields background vocals

*Bill Thedford background vocals

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