A masterpiece that represents sophisticated adult rock.
Smart musicality that skillfully incorporates jazz elements, and sophisticated performance.
It reached number 3 on the US charts and number 5 on the UK charts. It won a Grammy Award for Best Recording, Non-Classical. It includes the sweet and smooth "Deacon Blues" and the legendary guitar solo "Peg" by Jay Graydon.
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7 TRACKS:
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1)
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Black Cow
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2)
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Aja
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3)
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Deacon Blues
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4)
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Peg
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5)
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Home At Last
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6)
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I Got The News
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7)
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Josie
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Flute - Wayne Shorter
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Saxophone - Wayne Shorter
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Tenor Saxophone - Wayne Shorter (2)
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Guitar - Lee Ritenour (3)
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Backing Vocals - Michael McDonald (4, 6)
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Drums - Bernard Purdie (3, 5)
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Clavinet - Joe Sample (1)
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Electric Piano - Joe Sample (2)
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Arranged By [Horns] - Tom Scott
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Conductor [Horns] - Tom Scott
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Flute - Tom Scott
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Lyricon - Tom Scott (4)
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Saxophone - Tom Scott
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Tenor Saxophone - Tom Scott (1)
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Bass - Walter Becker (3)
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Guitar - Walter Becker (2)
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Guitar [Solo], Soloist - Walter Becker (5 to 7)
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Photography By [Inside] - Walter Becker
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Arranged By [Rhythm Charts] - Michael Omartian
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Piano - Michael Omartian (2)
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Guitar [Solo], Soloist - Jay Graydon (4)
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Backing Vocals - Donald Fagen (2, 5, 7)
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Lead Vocals - Donald Fagen
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Synthesizer - Donald Fagen (1 to 3, 5 to 7)
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Whistle [Police Whistle] - Donald Fagen (2)
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Producer - Gary Katz
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Drums - Jim Keltner (7)
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Percussion - Jim Keltner (7)
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Backing Vocals - Paul Griffin (4)
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Electric Piano - Paul Griffin (4)
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Drums - Paul Humphrey (1)
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Percussion - Gary Coleman (4)
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Bass - Chuck Rainey (1, 2, 4 to 7)
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Flute - Pete Christlieb
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Saxophone - Pete Christlieb
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Tenor Saxophone - Pete Christlieb (3)
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Arranged By [Rhythm Charts] - Dean Parks
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Guitar - Dean Parks (6, 7)
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Flute - Jim Horn
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Saxophone - Jim Horn
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Guitar - Steve Khan (4)
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Electric Piano - Victor Feldman (1, 3, 7)
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Percussion - Victor Feldman (2, 4, 6)
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Piano - Victor Feldman (5, 6)
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Vibraphone - Victor Feldman (5, 6)
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Backing Vocals - Sherlie Matthews (1, 3, 6)
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Clavinet - Don Grolnick (4)
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Backing Vocals - Clydie King (1, 3, 6)
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Backing Vocals - Rebecca Louis (1, 6)
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Backing Vocals - Venetta Fields (1, 3, 6)
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Drums - Rick Marotta (4)
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Guitar - Denny Dias (2)
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Drums - Steve Gadd (2)
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Arranged By [Rhythm Charts] - Larry Carlton
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Guitar - Larry Carlton (2, 3, 5, 7)
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Guitar [Solo], Soloist - Larry Carlton (6)
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Flute - Bill Perkins
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Saxophone - Bill Perkins
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Flute - Plas Johnson
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Saxophone - Plas Johnson
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Backing Vocals - Tim Schmit
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Brass - Chuck Findley
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Flute - Jackie Kelso
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Saxophone - Jackie Kelso
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Brass - Lou McCreary
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Drums - Ed Greene (2) (6)
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Brass - Slyde Hyde
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Music Consultant [Sound Consultant] - Stuart Dawson
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Management [Protection] - Irving Azoff
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Coordinator [Covert Operations] - Karen Stanley
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Design - Geoff Westen
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Coordinator [Production Coordinator] - Barbara Miller (2)
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Art Direction - Oz Studios
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Drums [Hemiolas, Hockets, Maneries Of Garlandia, Etc.] - Andrew Frank (2)
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Photography By [Inside] - Dorothy A. White
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Management [Bagman] - Leonard Freedman
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Photography By [Cover] - Hideki Fujii
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Design - Patricia Mitsui
