Steely Dan – Aja

Label:	ABC Records – 0076732168813
Series:	Back To Black
Format:	Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Gatefold, 180g
Country:	Europe
Released:	Oct 22, 2008
Genre:	Jazz, Rock, Pop
Style:	Pop Rock, Fusion

Tracklist

A1	Black Cow Backing Vocals – Clydie King, Rebecca Louis, Sherlie Matthews, Venetta Fields Bass – Chuck Rainey Clavinet – Joe Sample Drums – Paul Humphrey Electric Piano – Victor Feldman Guitar – Larry Carlton Synthesizer – Donald Fagen Tenor Saxophone – Tom Scott	5:07
A2	Aja Backing Vocals – Donald Fagen, Tim Schmit* Bass – Chuck Rainey Drums – Steve Gadd Electric Piano – Joe Sample Guitar – Denny Dias, Larry Carlton, Walter Becker Percussion – Victor Feldman Piano – Michael Omartian Synthesizer, Whistle [Police] – Donald Fagen Tenor Saxophone – Wayne Shorter	7:56
A3	Deacon Blues Backing Vocals – Clydie King, Sherlie Matthews, Venetta Fields Bass – Walter Becker Drums – Bernard Purdie Electric Piano – Victor Feldman Guitar – Larry Carlton, Lee Ritenour Synthesizer – Donald Fagen Tenor Saxophone – Pete Christlieb	7:26
B1	Peg Backing Vocals – Michael McDonald, Paul Griffin Bass – Chuck Rainey Clavinet – Don Grolnick Drums – Rick Marotta Electric Piano – Paul Griffin Guitar – Steve Khan Lyricon – Tom Scott Percussion – Gary Coleman, Victor Feldman Soloist [Guitar] – Jay Graydon	3:58
B2	Home At Last Backing Vocals – Donnald Fagen, Tim Schmit Bass – Chuck Rainey Drums – Bernard Purdie Guitar – Larry Carlton Piano, Vibraphone [Vibes] – Victor Feldman Soloist [Guitar] – Walter Becker Synthesizer – Donald Fagen	5:31
B3	I Got The News Backing Vocals – Clydie King, Michael McDonald, Rebecca Louis, Sherlie Matthews, Venetta Fields Bass – Chuck Rainey Drums – Ed Greene (2) Guitar – Dean Parks Piano, Vibraphone [Vibes], Percussion – Victor Feldman Soloist [Guitar] – Larry Carlton, Walter Becker Synthesizer – Donald Fagen	5:03
B4	Josie Backing Vocals – Donald Fagen, Tim Schmit* Bass – Chuck Rainey Drums – Jim Keltner Electric Piano – Victor Feldman Guitar – Dean Parks, Larry Carlton Percussion – Jim Keltner Soloist [Guitar] – Walter Becker Synthesizer – Donald Fagen	4:30

Companies, etc.

Record Company – Universal Music Group International
Phonographic Copyright ℗ – ABC Records, Inc.
Copyright © – ABC Records, Inc.
Published By – ABC/Dunhill Music, Inc.
Recorded At – The Village Recorder
Recorded At – Producers Workshop
Recorded At – Warner Bros. Recording Studios
Recorded At – ABC Recording Studios
Recorded At – Sound Labs, Hollywood
Recorded At – A&R Studios
Mastered At – A&M Studios
Lacquer Cut At – Masterpiece
Pressed By – Record Industry – 82469

Credits

Arranged By [Horns], Conductor [Horns] – Tom Scott
Arranged By [Rhythm Charts Prepared By, In Collaboration With The Composers] – Dean Parks, Larry Carlton, Michael Omartian
Art Direction – Oz Studios
Brass – Chuck Findley, Lou McCreary*, Slyde Hyde
Consultant [Sound Consultant] – Stuart Dawson*
Coordinator [Production Coordinator] – Barbara Miller (2)
Crew [Covert Operations] – Karen Stanley
Design [Designed By] – Geoff Westen, Patricia Mitsui
Engineer – Al Schmitt, Bill Schnee, Elliot Scheiner, Roger Nichols
Engineer [Assistant Engineers] – Ed Rack, Joe Bellamy, Ken Klinger, Lenise Bent, Linda Tyler, Ron Pangaliman
Engineer [Executive Engineer] – Roger Nichols
Lacquer Cut By – Greg Moore (4)
Lead Vocals – Donald Fagen
Liner Notes – Michael Phalen, Steve Diener
Management [Bagman] – Leonard Freedman
Management [Protection] – Irving Azoff
Mastered By – Bernie Grundman
Other [Hemiolas, Hockets, Maneries Of Garlandia, Etc.] – Andrew Frank (2)
Photography By [Cover Photo] – Hideki Fujii
Photography By [Inside Photos] – Dorothy A. White*, Walter Becker
Producer – Gary Katz
Saxophone [Saxes], Flute [Flutes] – Bill Perkins, Jackie Kelso, Jim Horn, Pete Christlieb, Plas Johnson, Tom Scott, Wayne Shorter

Notes

Issued with a printed inner sleeve and housed in a gatefold jacket.
Includes an MP3 download code card.

[Back To Black sticker on shrink wrap:]
[Back To Black logo] [Universal Music Group International logo]
Includes a voucher
to download MP3
version of the album
180 Gram Heavyweight Vinyl
www.backtoblackvinyl.com
[B2B code]

[Gatefold inside:]
Recorded at: Village Recorders, West L.A.; Producer's Workshop, Hollywood; Warner Bros. North Hollywood Recording Studios; ABC Recording Studios; Sound Labs, Hollywood; A&R Studios, N.Y.C.

[Rear sleeve:]
℗ 1977 ABC Records, Inc. © 1977 ABC Records, Inc.
Made in the EU.

[Inner sleeve:]
Steve Gadd and Michael McDonald appear through courtesy of Warner Bros. Records, Inc.
Chuck Rainey appears through courtesy of A&M Records, Inc.
Victor Feldman appears through courtesy of Caribou Records.
Lee Ritenour appears through courtesy of Zembu Productions.
Wayne Shorter appears through courtesy of Columbia Records, Inc.
Tom Scott appears through courtesy of Ode Records.
All selections © 1977 ABC/Dunhill Music, Inc. (BMI).
© 1977 ABC Records, Inc.

[Labels:]
Published by ABC/Dunhill Music, Inc. (BMI)
℗ 1977 ABC Records, Inc. © 1977 ABC Records, Inc. [...] Made in the EU.

Runout details:
Everything is stamped except hand-etched 'GREG MOORE @ MASTERPIECE' on side B.

Barcode and Other Identifiers

Barcode (Text): 0 76732 16881 3
Barcode (Scanned): 076732168813
Label Code: LC01846
Rights Society: BIEM/SABAM
Rights Society: BMI
Matrix / Runout (Side A runout): 82469 1A 3216881
Matrix / Runout (Side B runout): GREG MOORE @ MASTERPIECE 82469 1B 3216881

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