Jojo (Boz Scaggs song)

"Jojo" is a song by Boz Scaggs. It was released in 1980 as the second single from his album Middle Man. The song talks about a pimp working in Broadway.[1][2][3][4]

"Jojo"
Single by Boz Scaggs
from the album Middle Man
B-side	"Do Like You Do In New York"
Released	1980
Genre	Jazz rock
Length	4:09 (single version) 5:51 (album & 12" version)
Label	Columbia Records
Songwriter(s)	Boz Scaggs David Foster David Lasley
Producer(s)	Bill Schnee
Boz Scaggs singles chronology
"Breakdown Dead Ahead" (1980) "Jojo" (1980) "Look What You've Done to Me" (1980)

Like the album's other single "Breakdown Dead Ahead", the song is a Top 20 hit, peaking at No. 17 on the Billboard Hot 100.

Chart performance

Chart (1980)	Peak position
US Billboard Hot 100[5]	17
US Billboard Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks[6]	29
US Billboard Hot Soul Singles [7]	17
Australia (KMR)	73
Canada RPM Top 100	15

References

1. "Five of Boz Scaggs' best". The Herald Bulletin. October 31, 2014. Retrieved June 30, 2020.
2. "Black Music & Jazz Review: Vol. 3". IPC Specialist & Professional Press. 1980. p. 33. Retrieved June 30, 2020 – via Google Books.
3. "Modern Drummer MD: Vol. 26, Issues 7-12". Modern Drummer Publications. 2002. p. 72. Retrieved June 30, 2020 – via Google Books.
4. Uslan, Michael; Solomon, Bruce (1981). "Dick Clark's The First 25 Years of Rock and Roll". Spin: Vol. 5, No. 2. Delacorte Press. p. 376. Retrieved June 18, 2020 – via Google Books.
5. "Jojo (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved June 30, 2020.
6. "Jojo (Adult Contemporary)". Billboard. Retrieved June 30, 2020.
7. "Jojo (R&B)". Billboard. Retrieved June 30, 2020.