Steely Dan - Katy Lied (1975) Part 1 (Full Album)

Track List: 1-4

1. Black Friday (0:00)
2. Bad Sneakers (3:41)
3. Rose Darling (7:01)
4. Daddy Don't Live in That New York City No More (10:06)

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From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia:
Katy Lied is the fourth studio album by American rock band Steely Dan, released in March 1975; reissues have been released by MCA Records since ABC Records was acquired by MCA in 1979. It was the first album the group made after they stopped touring, as well as their first to feature backing vocals by Michael McDonald.

In the United States, the album peaked at number 13 on the Billboard Top LPs & Tape chart, and it has been certified Gold by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). The single "Black Friday" charted at number 37 on the Billboard Hot 100.

The album was the first one recorded by Steely Dan after guitarist Jeff "Skunk" Baxter and drummer Jim Hodder left the group as a result of Walter Becker and Donald Fagen's decision to stop touring and focus solely on recording with various studio musicians. Guitarist Denny Dias, a founding member of Steely Dan, contributed to the album as a session musician, as did vocalist Michael McDonald and drummer Jeff Porcaro, who were both members of Steely Dan's final touring band. Then only 20 years old, Porcaro played drums on every track on the album except "Any World (That I'm Welcome To)", which features session drummer Hal Blaine. Larry Carlton, who became a regular collaborator of the group, made his first appearance on a Steely Dan album playing guitar on "Daddy Don't Live in That New York City No More".

Band leaders Becker and Fagen said they were dissatisfied with the album's sound quality because of an equipment malfunction with the then-new dbx noise reduction system. The damage was mostly repaired after consulting with the engineers at dbx, but Becker and Fagen still refused to listen to the completed album.

Personnel:
Donald Fagen – piano, keyboards, vocals
Walter Becker – bass guitar, guitar (solo on 1, 2), personnel photos

Additional musicians:
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, David Paich – piano, keyboards
Chuck Rainey, Wilton Felder – bass guitar
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, Carolyn Willis, Myrna Matthews – backing vocals (6)

Production:
Gary Katz – producer
Roger Nichols – engineer, personnel photos
Stuart "Dinky" Dawson – sound consultant
Bob DeAvila – real time analysis
Rick Collins – mastering
Dorothy White – cover photo