Jojo (Boz Scaggs song) explained

Jojo
Cover:	BozScaggsJojo.jpg
Type:	single
Artist:	Boz Scaggs
Album:	Middle Man
B-Side:	Do Like You Do In New York
Released:	June 1980
Genre:	Jazz rock, post-disco
Label:	Columbia Records
Producer:	Bill Schnee
Prev Title:	Breakdown Dead Ahead
Prev Year:	1980
Next Title:	Look What You've Done to Me
Next Year:	1980

"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]}

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.

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (1980)	Peak position
Australia (Kent Music Report)^[5]	73
US Billboard Hot 100^[6]	17
US Billboard Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks^[7]	29
US Billboard Hot Soul Singles^[8]	17
Canada RPM Top 100	15

Year-end charts

Notes and References

1. Web site: Five of Boz Scaggs' best. The Herald Bulletin. October 31, 2014. June 30, 2020.
2. Web site: Black Music & Jazz Review: Vol. 3. 33. 1980. IPC Specialist & Professional Press. June 30, 2020. Google Books.
3. Web site: Modern Drummer MD: Vol. 26, Issues 7-12. 72. 2002. Modern Drummer Publications. June 30, 2020. Google Books.
4. Dick Clark's The First 25 Years of Rock and Roll. Uslan. Michael. Solomon. Bruce. 376. Spin . 5 . 2. 1981. Delacorte Press. June 18, 2020. Google Books.
5. Book: Kent, David. David Kent (historian). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992. illustrated. Australian Chart Book. St Ives, N.S.W.. 1993. 0-646-11917-6. 266.
6. Web site: Jojo (Hot 100). Billboard. June 30, 2020.
7. Web site: Jojo (Adult Contemporary). Billboard. June 30, 2020.
8. Web site: Jojo (R&B). Billboard. June 30, 2020.
9. Web site: Top 100 Hits of 1980/Top 100 Songs of 1980 . Musicoutfitters.com . 18 January 2024.