Steely Dan / Aja (CD, 日本盤, 2008年)

6th album was originally released by ABC Records on September 23, 1977.
This CD was dropped on January 23, 2008 in Japan. (Master : 1999)

Produced by Gary Katz
Recorded at Producers' Workshop and Sound Labs (Hollywood), Village Recorder (West Los Angeles), Warner Bros. (Burbank), ABC and A&R (New York City), Late 1976–July 1977
Engineered by Roger Nichols, Elliot Scheiner, Al Schmitt, Bill Schnee
Assistant Engineers: Joe Bellamy, Lenise Bent, Ken Klinger, Ron Pangaliman, Ed Rack, Linda Tyler
Original Mastering: Bernie Grundman

Art direction by Oz Studios, Vartan Reissue
Design by Patricia Mitsui, Geoff Westen
Photography by Hideki Fujii (Cover Photo), Walter Becker, Dorothy A. White

Donald Fagen (Lead Vocals on all, Synthesizer on all except 4), Police Whistle on 2), Background Vocals on 2, 5, 7)
Walter Becker (Bass on 3, Guitar on 2), Guitar Solo on 5, 6, 7)

Additional Musicians
Victor Feldman (Fender Rhodes on 1, 3, 7, Vibraphone on 5, 6, Piano on 5, 6, Percussion on 2, 4)
Joe Sample (Fender Rhodes on 2, Clavinet on 1)
Paul Griffin (Fender Rhodes on 4, Background Vocals on 4)
Michael Omartian (Piano on 2)
Don Grolnick (Clavinet on 4)
Chuck Rainey (Bass on all except 3)
Larry Carlton (Guitar on 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, Guitar Solo on 6)
Lee Ritenour (Guitar on 3)
Dean Parks (Guitar on 3, 6, 7)
Steve Khan (Guitar on 4)
Jay Graydon (Guitar Solo on 4)
Denny Dias (Guitar on 2)
Paul Humphrey (Drums on 1)
Rick Marotta (Drums on 4)
Ed Greene (Drums on 6)
Steve Gadd (Drums on 2)
Bernard Purdie (Drums on 3, 5)
Jim Keltner (Drums, Percussion on 7)
Gary Coleman (Percussion on 4)
Tom Scott (Tenor Saxophone on 1), Lyricon on 4), Horn Arrangements)
Wayne Shorter (Tenor Saxophone on 2)
Pete Christlieb (Tenor Saxophone on 3)
Jim Horn (Saxophone, Flute)
Bill Perkins (Saxophone, Flute)
Plas Johnson (Saxophone, Flute)
Jackie Kelso (Saxophone, Flute)
Chuck Findley (Brass)
Lou McCreary (Brass)
Dick Hyde (Brass)
Michael McDonald (Background Vocals on 4, 6)
Timothy B. Schmit (Background Vocals on 2, 5, 7)
Clydie King (Background Vocals on 1, 3, 6)
Sherlie Matthews (Background Vocals on 1, 3, 6)
Venetta Fields (Background Vocals on 1, 3, 6)
Rebecca Louis (Background Vocals on 1, 6)

Track list :
All songs written by Walter Becker and Donald Fagen
1. "Black Cow"
2. "Aja"
3. "Deacon Blues"
4. "Peg"
5. "Home at Last"
6. "I Got the News"
7. "Josie"