Gold (Expanded Edition) (1982) (E.P.)

Product Summary Label: Uni/mca UPC: 00008811038724 Release Date: 11/5/1991 Buy.com Sku: 60349742 Item#: M7N4PV Buy.com Sales Rank: 25050 Format:  CD Song Listing Disc 1 Song Title Sample 1. Hey Nineteen ~ Steely Dan 2. Green Earrings ~ Steely Dan 3. Deacon Blues ~ Steely Dan 4. Chain Lightning ~ Steely Dan 5. F. M. ~ Steely Dan 6. Black Cow ~ Steely Dan 7. King Of The World ~ Steely Dan 8. Babylon Sisters ~ Steely Dan 9. Here At The Western World - (bonus track) ~ Steely Dan 10. Century's End - (bonus track, with Donald Fagen) ~ Steely Dan 11. True Companion - (bonus track, with Donald Fagen) ~ Steely Dan 12. Bodhisattva - (live, Santa Monica, CA, bonus track) ~ Steely Dan (P) 1991 UMG Recordings, Inc. (C) 1991 MCA Records Inc.   Album Notes and Credits Notes & Personnel Info Steely Dan: Donald Fagen (vocals, keyboards); Walter Becker (guitar, bass). Additional personnel includes: Denny Dias, Jeff "Skunk" Baxter, Elliot Randall, Lee Ritenour, Larry Carlton, Steve Khan, Rick Derringer (guitar); Michael Brecker, Tom Scott (tenor saxophone); Lew Soloff, Randy Brecker (trumpet); Gary Bargeron (trombone); Michael Omartian (piano); Joe Sample (Clavinet); Victor Feldman (keyboards, percussion); Chuck Rainey, Will Lee, Jim Haslip (bass); Jim Hodder, Jeff Porcaro, Bernard Purdie, Steve Gadd (drums); Michael McDonald (background vocals). Personnel: Walter Becker (vocals, guitar); Donald Fagen (vocals, piano, electric piano, keyboards, synthesizer); Michael McDonald (vocals, keyboards, background vocals); Royce Jones (vocals, percussion); Zachary Sanders (vocals, background vocals); Will Lee (bass voice); Dean Parks, Elliott Randall, George Wadenius, Lee Ritemour, Hugh McCracken, Jeff Baxter, Larry Carlton, Lee Ritenour , Rick Derringer, Steve Khan, Denny Dias (guitar); Tom Scott (clarinet, alto saxophone, tenor saxophone); George Marge, Walter Kane (bass clarinet); Harold Vick, Michael Brecker, Pete Christlieb (tenor saxophone); Ronnie Cuber (baritone saxophone); Randy Brecker (trumpet, flugelhorn); Lew Soloff (trumpet); Don Grolnick (piano, electric piano, Clavinet); Michael Omartian (piano); Victor Feldman (electric piano, percussion); Joe Sample, Paul Griffin (Clavinet); Jeff Porcaro (drums, percussion); Steve Jordan , Leroy Clouden, Jim Gordon , Paul Humphrey , Rick Marotta, Bernard "Pretty" Purdie, Jim Hodder (drums); Crusher Bennett, Steve Gadd (percussion); Gordon Grody, Clydie King, Sherlie Matthews, Rebecca Louis, Diva Gray, Angela Patrick, Florence Warner, Casey Syszik, Leslie Miller, Lani Groves, Patti Austin, Timothy B. Schmit, Toni Wine, Venetta Fields, Frank Floyd (background vocals). Arrangers: Johnny Mandel; Rob Mounsey. Donald Fagen and Walter Becker wrote many outstanding light-rock tunes with a somewhat soulful appeal. This compilation album plays host to quite a few of those songs, among them "Hey Nineteen," "Deacon Blues," and "Black Cow."" The twosome have an uncanny style of conveying their messages in a very overt way without forfeiting the songs' charisma. Of the 12 tracks listed, Steely Dan is responsible for ten and the other two are Donald Fagen selections; both were taken from movie soundtracks, and unfortunately, they do not retain that same sting that the other compositions have. ~ Craig Lytle This album is not a collection of Steely Dan's hits (though it contains four songs--"FM," "Babylon Sisters," "Hey Nineteen" and "Deacon Blues" that also appear on the A DECADE OF STEELY DAN collection), but rather a well-chosen set of FM radio staples and fan favorites. Songs like "Black Cow" and "Here At The Western World" feature the same impeccable jazz-rock musicianship, obtuse lyrics and polished production as Steely Dan's hits, though the songs on GOLD tend to focus on the slightly more adventurous side of Donald Fagen and Walter Becker's music. Adding several tracks that were not on the original vinyl version of the album, this expanded edition of GOLD contains several Fagen solo tracks--"Century's End" and "True Companion"--that could have easily come off of almost any Steely Dan album, plus a smoking live version of Steely Dan's "Bodhisattva." While A DECADE OF STEELY DAN is probably the best place to start your Steely Dan collection, GOLD is a wonderful companion disc that offers a well-rounded look at this group's fascinating music. Producer: Gary Katz Musical Guests Steve Gadd Rick Derringer Michael McDonald Steve Khan Randy Brecker Michael Brecker Larry Carlton Tom Scott   Compilation Appearances Fm Laurel Canyon In Good Company Raised On Rock You Gotta Walk It Like You Talk It Or   Associated Artists and Works Garden Party Piano Jazz With Steely Dan ~ McPartland, Marian Smooth Sax Tribute To Steely Dan ~ Various Artists Various Artists   Technical Info Release Date : 10/29/1991 Original Release Date : 1982 Catalog ID : 10387 Label : MCA Records (USA) Number of Discs : 1 Runtime : 63m : 26s Studio/Live : Mixed Mono/Stereo : Stereo SPAR Code : AAD UPC : 00008811038724    Product Image