Peg (song)
| "Peg" | ||||||||||
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| Single by Steely Dan | ||||||||||
| from the album Aja | ||||||||||
| B-side | "I Got the News" | |||||||||
| Released | November 1977 | |||||||||
| Format | Single | |||||||||
| Recorded | 1977 | |||||||||
| Genre | Jazz-rock, soft rock[1] | |||||||||
| Length | 3:57 | |||||||||
| Label | ABC | |||||||||
| Writer(s) | Walter Becker, Donald Fagen | |||||||||
| Producer(s) | Gary Katz | |||||||||
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"Peg" is a song by American rock group, Steely Dan, first released on the band's 1977 album entitled Aja. The track was released as single in 1977 and reached #11 on the US Billboard chart in 1978 and #8 on the Cash Box chart.[2]
The song is a blend of rock, jazz, and R&B. The song's guitar solo was attempted by seven top studio session guitarists ‒ including Robben Ford ‒ before Jay Graydon's version became the "keeper".[3] He worked on the song for about six hours before the band was satisfied.[4]
Michael McDonald can be heard providing multi-tracked backup vocals in the choruses, and keyboardist Paul Griffin can also be heard improvising background vocals in the final chorus and fadeout.[3]
"Peg" was heavily sampled on the 1989 De La Soul song, "Eye Know". In 2007, the song was covered by Nerina Pallot.
Personnel[5]
- Drums: Rick Marotta
- Bass: Chuck Rainey
- Electric Piano: Paul Griffin
- Clavinet: Don Grolnick
- Guitar: Steve Khan
- Solo Guitar: Jay Graydon
- Percussion: Victor Feldman, Gary Coleman
- Lyricon: Tom Scott
- Backup Vocals: Michael McDonald, Paul Griffin
- Lead Vocals: Donald Fagen
References
- ↑ Soft Rock Music - What is Soft Rock? - Oldies Music Songs and Artists
- ↑ Steely Dan USA chart history, Billboard.com. Retrieved May 28, 2012.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Classic Albums DVD: Aja
- ↑ ""Peg" by Steely Dan". Songfacts. Retrieved 2008-11-15.
- ↑ Original 1977 Album liner notes
