Porcaro – drums (1, 3–5, 7, 9) Rick Marotta – drums (2, 8) Joe Vitale – drums (6) Lenny Castro – percussion Adrian Tapia – saxophone solo (1) Marty Paich – string arrangements (4) Charlotte Crossley – backing vocals (1) David Lasley – backing vocals (1, 6) Sharon Redd – backing vocals (1) Paulette Brown – backing vocals (2, 3, 5, 8, 9) Venetta Fields – backing vocals (2, 3, 5, 8, 9) Bill Thedford – backing vocals (2, 3, 8) Julia Tillman Waters – backing vocals (5, 9) Oren Waters – backing vocals (5, 9) Bill Champlin – backing vocals (6) Chuck "Fingers" Irwin – backing vocals (6) Rosemary Butler – backing vocals (7, 8) Production Producer and Engineer – Bill Schnee Assistant Engineers – Stephen Marcussen and Gabe Veltri Mastered by Doug Sax and Mike Reese at The Mastering Lab (Los Angeles, CA). Design – Nancy Donald Photography – Guy Bourdin Management – Irving Azoff Charts Weekly Charts Year-end charts References External links Middle Man Lyrics Boz Scaggs albums 1980 albums Columbia Records albums Albums recorded at Sunset Sound Recorders Albums produced by Bill Schnee