Katy Lied

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Katy Lied
Studio album by Steely Dan
Released	March, 1975
Recorded	late 1974/early 1975
Genre	Rock
Length	35:25
Label	ABC Records
Producer	Gary Katz
Professional reviews
All Music Guide link Robert Christgau (A-) link Rolling Stone (unfavorable) link
Steely Dan chronology
Pretzel Logic (1974) Katy Lied (1975) The Royal Scam (1976)

Katy Lied is the fourth album by Steely Dan, released in 1975. It went gold and peaked at #13 on the US charts. The single "Black Friday" also charted at #37. Band members Walter Becker and Donald Fagen were not happy with the album's sound quality due to an equipment malfunction with the dbx noise reduction system. They refused to listen to the completed album. However, to most audiophiles and fans of the group it is difficult if not impossible to hear the alleged sound imperfections. It is now considered one of Becker and Fagen's most important records both musically and technologically.^{[citation needed]} This is also noted as the first appearance of Michael McDonald on a Steely Dan album.

Contents 1 Track listing 2 Personnel 3 Production 4 Abum cover 5 Charts 6 References 7 External links

[edit] Track listing

All songs written by Becker and Fagen.

1. "Black Friday" – 3:33
2. "Bad Sneakers" – 3:16
3. "Rose Darling" – 2:59
4. "Daddy Don't Live in That New York City No More" – 3:12
5. "Doctor Wu" – 3:59
6. "Everyone's Gone to the Movies" – 3:41
7. "Your Gold Teeth II" – 4:12
8. "Chain Lightning" – 2:57
9. "Any World (That I'm Welcome To)" – 3:56
10. "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] Abum cover

The distictive and slightly disturbing album cover features a photograph of a katydid by David Johndrow.

[edit] Charts

Album

Year	Chart	Position
1975	Pop Albums	13

Pop Singles

Year	Single	Label & number	Position
1975	"Black Friday" (B-side: "Throw Back The Little Ones")	ABC 12101	37
1975	"Bad Sneakers" (B-side: "Chain Lightning")	ABC 12128	103

[edit] References

• [1]

[edit] External links

• Complete lyrics
• Katy and The Gremlin (reasons for poor sound quality)
• Morgan Ames's review of Katy Lied

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