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.
7 TRACKS:
1)
Black Cow
2)
Aja
3)
Deacon Blues
4)
Peg
5)
Home At Last
6)
I Got The News
7)
Josie
Arranged By [Horns], Conductor [Horns] - Tom Scott
Arranged By [Rhythm Charts Prepared By] - Dean Parks
Arranged By [Rhythm Charts Prepared By] - Donald Fagen
Arranged By [Rhythm Charts Prepared By] - Larry Carlton
Arranged By [Rhythm Charts Prepared By] - Michael Omartian
Arranged By [Rhythm Charts Prepared By] - Walter Becker
Art Direction [Original] - Oz Studios
Art Direction [Reissue] - Vartan (4)
Brass - Chuck Findley
Brass - Slyde Hyde
Brass - Lou McCreary
Coordinator [Production] - Barbara Miller (2)
Coordinator [Reissue] - Beth Stempel
Design [Original] - Geoff Westen
Design [Original] - Patricia Mitsui
Design [Reissue] - Mike Diehl
Engineer - Al Schmitt
Engineer - Bill Schnee
Engineer - Elliot Scheiner
Engineer - Roger Nichols
Engineer [Assistant] - Ed Rack
Engineer [Assistant] - Joe Bellamy
Engineer [Assistant] - Ken Klinger
Engineer [Assistant] - Lenise Bent
Engineer [Assistant] - Linda Tyler
Engineer [Assistant] - Ron Pangaliman
Lead Vocals - Donald Fagen
Liner Notes [Original] - Michael Phalen
Liner Notes [Original] - Steve Diener
Mastered By - Bernie Grundman
Photography By [Cover] - Hideki Fujii
Photography By [Photos of Donald Fagen and Walter Becker] - Dorothy A. White
Producer - Gary Katz
Remastered By, Engineer [Executive] - Roger Nichols
Technician [Sound Consultant] - Stuart Dawson
Woodwind [Saxes/flutes] - Bill Perkins
Woodwind [Saxes/flutes] - Jackie Kelso
Woodwind [Saxes/flutes] - Jim Horn
Woodwind [Saxes/flutes] - Pete Christlieb
Woodwind [Saxes/flutes] - Plas Johnson
Woodwind [Saxes/flutes] - Tom Scott
Woodwind [Saxes/flutes] - Wayne Shorter
Words By, Music By, Liner Notes [1999] - Donald Fagen
Words By, Music By, Liner Notes [1999] - Walter Becker
