Gaucho (album)
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| Gaucho | ||
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| Studio album by Steely Dan | ||
| Released | November 21, 1980 | |
| Recorded | 1979-1980 | |
| Genre | Rock | |
| Length | 37:58 | |
| Label | MCA Records | |
| Producer(s) | Gary Katz, Shari Young |
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| Professional reviews | ||
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| Steely Dan chronology | ||
| Aja (1977) |
Gaucho (1980) |
Two Against Nature (2000) |
Gaucho was Steely Dan's last album before the band's 10-year breakup from June 1981 to October 1991. The album, originally released in 1980, was also the band's last studio album until the 2000 release of Two Against Nature. Despite exceptional difficulties in the album's production (e.g., Walter Becker getting hit by a car, a dispute over what company had the rights to the album, attempts to get the record company to lower the price from $9.98 to the original $8.98 and the accidental erasing of an entire track - "The Second Arrangement" - by a recording engineer), the album reached #9 on the charts and went platinum. "Hey Nineteen" reached #10 on the singles charts.
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[edit] Track listing
All songs written by Becker and Fagen, except where noted
- "Babylon Sisters" – 5:49
- "Hey Nineteen" – 5:06
- "Glamour Profession" – 7:28
- "Gaucho" (Becker, Fagen, Keith Jarrett) – 5:30
- "Time Out of Mind" – 4:11
- "My Rival" – 4:30
- "Third World Man" – 5:18
[edit] Personnel
- Walter Becker - bass, guitar, lyre, vocals
- Anthony Jackson - bass
- Chuck Rainey - bass
- Chuck Sample - bass
- Donald Fagen - organ, synthesizer, keyboards, lyre, electric piano, vocals
- Don Grolnick - keyboards, electric piano, clavinet
- Rob Mounsey - synthesizer, piano
- Pat Rebillot - keyboards, electric piano
- Joe Sample - electric piano
- Hiram Bullock - guitar
- Larry Carlton - guitar
- Rick Derringer - guitar
- Steve Khan - acoustic guitar, electric guitar
- Mark Knopfler - guitar, vocals
- Hugh McCracken - guitar
- Wayne Andre - trombone
- Michael Brecker - tenor saxophone, vocals
- Randy Brecker - trumpet, flugelhorn
- Ronnie Cuber - baritone saxophone
- Walter Kane - bass clarinet
- George Marge - bass clarinet
- David Sanborn - alto saxophone, vocals
- David Tofani - tenor saxophone, vocal
- Steve Gadd - percussion, drums
- Jeff Porcaro - percussion, drums
- Bernard "Pretty" Purdie - drums
- Crusher Bennett - percussion
- Victor Feldman - percussion, keyboards
- Ralph MacDonald - percussion
- Nicky Marrero - percussion, timbales, vocals
- Patti Austin - vocals, background vocals
- Frank "Harmonica Frank" Floyd - background vocals
- Diva Gray - vocals, background vocals
- Gordon Grody - vocals, background vocals
- Lani Groves - vocals, background vocals
- Michael McDonald - vocals, background vocals
- Leslie Miller - vocals, background vocals
- Zachary Sanders - vocals, background vocals
- Valerie Simpson - vocals, background vocals
- Zack Snaders - background vocals
- Toni Wine - vocals, background vocals
[edit] Production
- Producers: Gary Katz, Shari Young
- Executive producers: Paul Bishow, Roger Nichols
- Executive engineer: Roger Nichols
- Assistant engineers: John "Doc" Daugherty, Gerry Gabinelli, Craig Goetsch, Tom Greto, Barbara Isaak, Georgia Offrell, Johnny Potoker, Linda Randazzo, Marti Robertson, Carla Bandini
- Supervisors: Paul Bishow, Bill Burks, Michael Etchart, Andy McKaie, Shari Young
- Production coordination: Jeff Fura, Margaret Goldfarb, Shannon Steckloff
- Mixing: Elliot Scheiner
- Mix down: Elliot Scheiner
- Coordination: Michael Etchart
- Sequencing: Roger Nichols, Wendel
- Tracking: Elliot Scheiner, Bill Schnee
- Mastering: Bob Ludwig
- Overdubs: Jerry Garszva, Roger Nichols
- Surround mix: Elliot Scheiner
- Rhythm arrangements: Paul Griffin, Don Grolnick, Rob Mounsey, Steely Dan
- Horn arrangements: Rob Mounsey, Tom Scott
- Piano technician: Don Farrar
- Special effects: Roger Nichols, Wendel
- Consultant: Daniel Levitin
- Art direction: Vartan, Suzanne Walsh
- Design: Michael Diehl, Suzanne Walsh
- Design assistant: John Tom Cohoe
- Photography: Rene Burri
- Photo research: Ryan Null
- Liner notes: Walter Becker, Donald Fagen, Frank Kafka
- Liner note translation: Victor Di Suvero
[edit] Charts
Album
| Year | Chart | Position |
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| 1981 | Black Albums | 19 |
| 1981 | Pop Albums | 9 |
Singles
| Year | Single | Chart | Position |
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| 1981 | "Hey Nineteen" | Black Singles | 68 |
| 1981 | "Hey Nineteen" | Pop Singles | 10 |
| 1981 | "Time Out Of Mind" | Mainstream Rock | 13 |
| 1981 | "Time Out Of Mind" | Pop Singles | 22 |
[edit] Awards
Grammy Awards
| Year | Winner | Category |
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| 1981 | Gaucho | Best Engineered Recording, Non Classical |
[edit] Miscellanea
- The title track borrows from Keith Jarrett's composition "Long As You Know You're Living Yours", as acknowledged by Fagen and Becker themselves. Jarrett sued for plagiarism, and as a result received songwriting credit.
- The band approached Mark Knopfler to play the solo on "Time Out Of Mind" after hearing him play on his hit single "Sultans Of Swing".
- Bernard Purdie plays his famous "Purdie Shuffle" on the "Babylon Sisters" track.
[edit] External link
| Steely Dan |
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| Walter Becker - Donald Fagen |
| Jeff "Skunk" Baxter - Denny Dias - Jim Hodder - Michael McDonald - David Palmer |
| Discography |
| Studio albums: Can't Buy a Thrill - Countdown to Ecstasy - Pretzel Logic - Katy Lied The Royal Scam - Aja - Gaucho - Two Against Nature - Everything Must Go Live Albums: Alive in America - Plush TV Jazz-Rock Party Compilations: Greatest Hits - Steely Dan - Gold - Gold (Expanded) - A Decade of Steely Dan Reelin' In The Years - Do It Again - Citizen Steely Dan Then and Now - Showbiz Kids - Definitive Collection Also featured on: Marian McPartland's Piano Jazz |
