Katy Lied (2025 Remaster) Steely Dan

• 1 Black Friday 03:35
• 2 Bad Sneakers 03:19
• 3 Rose Darling 03:01
• 4 Daddy Don't Live In That New York City No More 03:13
• 5 Doctor Wu 03:55
• 6 Everyone's Gone To The Movies 03:43
• 7 Your Gold Teeth II 04:12
• 8 Chain Lightning 03:00
• 9 Any World (That I'm Welcome To) 03:56
• 10 Throw Back The Little Ones 03:13
• Total Runtime 35:07

Info for Katy Lied (2025 Remaster)

At long last - newly re-mastered! The jazzy and exploratory Katy Lied features fan favorites such as “Black Friday,” “Bad Sneakers,” and “Doctor Wu.” It was the first Steely Dan album after the departure of guitarist Jeff “Skunk” Baxter and drummer Jim Hodder as core duo Donald Fagen and Walter Becker’s opted to cease touring and focus on studio work. In a 2019 retrospective, Pitchfork enthused, “It captures Steely Dan in the thick of it all, still hungry and energized by their early burst of creativity but not taking anything for granted. Before Katy Lied, Steely Dan were a rock band, but this is the record where they became something else.”

Steely Dan’s groundbreaking fourth studio album, Katy Lied. This gold-selling classic, originally released in 1975, has been meticulously remastered.

Formed by Walter Becker and Donald Fagen, Steely Dan redefined the boundaries of rock and jazz fusion with their sophisticated compositions and meticulous studio production. Pitchfork described Katy Lied as “a turning point where Steely Dan became something else entirely,” praising its thematic explorations of betrayal, disillusionment, and sophistication. Mastered directly from the original master tape by legendary engineer Bernie Grundman, Katy Lied is pressed on 200-gram Clarity Vinyl® at Quality Record Pressings. With its purest possible sound reproduction, this UHQR release delivers Steely Dan’s polished jazz-rock fusion in stunning clarity and depth.

Featuring iconic tracks like the upbeat yet biting "Black Friday," the poignant ballad "Doctor Wu," and the catchy groove of "Bad Sneakers," Katy Lied captures Steely Dan at the height of their creative powers. The album is lauded for its intricate production, innovative use of top-tier session musicians, and complex yet accessible melodies. It also marks the debut of Michael McDonald’s signature vocals within the Steely Dan soundscape.

Donald Fagen, piano, keyboards, vocals
Walter Becker, bass, guitar (solo on 1, 2)
Additional musicians:br> Denny Dias, guitar (solo on 7)
Rick Derringer, guitar (solo on 8)
Dean Parks, guitar (solo on 3)
Elliott Randall, guitar (solo on 10)
Hugh McCracken, guitar
Larry Carlton, guitar (4)
Michael Omartian, piano, keyboards
David Paich, piano, keyboards
Chuck Rainey, bass
Wilton Felder, bass
Jeff Porcaro, drums (all except 9), dorophone
Hal Blaine, drums (9)
Victor Feldman, percussion, vibraphone
Phil Woods, alto saxophone (5)
Jimmie Haskell, horn arrangement (10)
Bill Perkins, saxophone (10)[citation needed]
Michael McDonald, backing vocals
Sherlie Matthews, backing vocals (6)
Carolyn Willis, backing vocals (6)
Myrna Matthews, backing vocals (6)

Recorded November 1974–January 1975 at ABC, Los Angeles, California
Produced by Gary Katz

Digitally remastered by Bernie Grundman

Walter Becker (bass) and Donald Fagen (vocals, keyboards) were the core members of Steely Dan throughout its variety of incarnations. The two met at Bard College in New York in 1967 and began playing in bands together shortly afterward. The duo played in a number of groups -- including the Bad Rock Group, which featured future comedic actor Chevy Chase on drums -- which ranged from jazz to progressive rock. Eventually, Becker and Fagen began composing songs together, hoping to become professional songwriters in the tradition of the Brill Building. In 1970, the pair joined Jay & the Americans' backing band, performing under pseudonyms; Becker chose Gustav Mahler, while Fagen used Tristan Fabriani. They stayed with Jay & the Americans until halfway through 1971, when they recorded the soundtrack for the low-budget film You Gotta Walk It Like You Talk It, which was produced by the Americans' Kenny Vance. Following the recording of the soundtrack, Becker and Fagen attempted to start a band with Denny Dias, but the venture was unsuccessful. Barbra Streisand recorded the Fagen/Becker composition ‘I Mean to Shine’ on her album Barbra Joan Streisand, released in August 1971, and the duo met producer Gary Katz, who hired them as staff songwriters for ABC/Dunhill in Los Angeles, where he had just become a staff producer. Katz suggested that Becker and Fagen form a band as a way to record their songs, and Steely Dan -- who took their name from a dildo in William Burroughs' Naked Lunch -- was formed shortly afterward. (Stephen Thomas Erlewine, AllMusic)

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