Katy Lied
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| Katy Lied | ||
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| Studio album by Steely Dan | ||
| Released | March, 1975 | |
| Recorded | late 1974/early 1975 | |
| Genre | Rock | |
| Length | 34:56 | |
| Label | ABC Records | |
| Producer(s) | Gary Katz | |
| Professional reviews | ||
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| Steely Dan chronology | ||
| Pretzel Logic (1974) |
Katy Lied (1975) |
The Royal Scam (1976) |
Originally released in March 1975, Katy Lied was the fourth album to be released by rock group Steely Dan. Though it went gold and peaked at #13 on the charts, Becker and Fagen weren't happy with its low sound quality from an equipment malfunction and refused to listen to it when it was complete.[citation needed] This malfunction is most obvious at the very beginning of the track "Dr. Wu," if one listens carefully, the saxophone is supposed to have no feeling in it whatsoever, according to Denny Dias.[citation needed] However, the album is now considered one of Becker and Fagen's most important records.[citation needed]
Contents |
[edit] Track listing
all songs by Becker and Fagen
- "Black Friday" – 3:33
- "Bad Sneakers" – 3:16
- "Rose Darling" – 2:59
- "Daddy Don't Live in That New York City No More" – 3:12
- "Doctor Wu" – 3:59
- "Everyone's Gone to the Movies" – 3:41
- "Your Gold Teeth II" – 4:12
- "Chain Lightning" – 2:57
- "Any World (That I'm Welcome To)" – 3:56
- "Throw Back the Little Ones" – 3:11
[edit] Personnel
- Donald Fagen - piano, keyboards, vocals
- Michael Omartian - piano, keyboards
- David Paich - piano, keyboards
- Walter Becker - bass, guitar, vocals
- Wilton Felder - bass
- Chuck Rainey - bass
- Denny Dias - guitar
- Larry Carlton - guitar
- Rick Derringer - guitar
- Hugh McCracken - guitar
- Dean Parks - guitar
- Elliott Randall - guitar
- Jimmie Haskell - horn
- Bill Perkins - horn
- Phil Woods - saxophone, vocals
- Hal Blaine - drums
- Jeff Porcaro - drums, dorophone
- Myrna Matthews - vocals, background vocals
- Shirley Matthews - vocals, background vocals
- Michael McDonald - vocals, background vocals
- Carolyn Willis - vocals, background vocals
[edit] Production
- Producer: Gary Katz
- Engineer: Roger Nichols
- Mastering: Rick Collins
- Sound Consultant: Dinky Dawson
- Consultant: Daniel Levitin
- Arranger: Jimmie Haskell
[edit] Charts
Album
| Year | Chart | Position |
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| 1975 | Pop Albums | 13 |
Singles
| Year | Single | Chart | Position |
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| 1975 | "Black Friday" | Pop Singles | 37 |
[edit] External links
- Complete lyrics
- Katy and The Gremlin (reasons for poor sound quality)
- Morgan Ames's review of Katy Lied
| 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 |
