説明
(JPN / MCA / VIM-6243 / 1980 / MEDIA:EX- / JACKET:EX- 帯付)
STEELY DANとしての集大成であり到達点！日本盤・帯付！
1億円近い制作費が投入され、1980年に発表された通算7作目にして活動再開前では最後となるスタジオ録音アルバム。前作『AJA』と共にキャリアでもとりわけ評価の高い一枚であり、本盤にも錚々たるプレイヤーが参加。人気曲「BABYLON SISTERS」に始まり、KEITH JARRETT, JAN GARBAREK, PALLE DANIELSSON AND JON CHRISTENSEN「LONG AS YOU KNOW YOU’RE LIVING YOURS」を引用し、訴訟沙汰にもなったタイトル曲「GAUCHO」、NAUGHTY BY NATURE FEAT. MASTER P, MYSTIKAL AND SILKK THE SHOCKER「LIVE OR DIE」やUSHER「MISSIN’ U」でサンプリングされた「THIRD WORLD MAN」、KRAYZIE BONE FEAT. KEEF G「BOMB BUD」やTHE HOOD INTERNET「1980」ネタにもなった「HEY NINETEEN」、「TIME OUT OF MIND」はGROVER WASHINGTON, JR.にもカヴァーされました。
TRACKLIST
A1 BABYLON SISTERS
A2 HEY NINETEEN
A3 GLAMOUR PROFESSION
B1 GAUCHO
B2 TIME OUT OF MIND
B3 MY RIVAL
B4 THIRD WORLD MAN
MANUFACTURED BY – VICTOR MUSICAL INDUSTRIES, INC.
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PHONOGRAPHIC COPYRIGHT ℗ – DECCA
LICENSED FROM – MCA RECORDS, INC.
RECORDED AT – SOUNDWORKS, NEW YORK
RECORDED AT – SIGMA SOUND STUDIOS
RECORDED AT – AUTOMATED SOUND STUDIOS
RECORDED AT – THE VILLAGE RECORDER
RECORDED AT – PRODUCERS WORKSHOP
MIXED AT – A&R STUDIOS
MIXED AT – THE VILLAGE RECORDER
MASTERED AT – MASTERDISK
LACQUER CUT AT – VICTOR MUSICAL INDUSTRIES, INC.
ARRANGED BY [RHYTHM] – DON GROLNICK, PAUL GRIFFIN, ROB MOUNSEY, STEELY DAN
DESIGN [ASSISTANT] – JOHN TOM COHOE
DESIGN, ART DIRECTION – SUSANNE WALSH
ENGINEER [ASSISTANT] – BARBARA ISSAK, CARLA BANDINI, CRAIG GOETSCH, GEORGIE OFFRELL, GERRY GABINELLI, JOHN DOUGHERTY, JOHN POTOKER, LINDA RANDAZZO, MARTI ROBERTSON*, ROSA HOWELL, TOM GRETO
ENGINEER [EXECUTIVE] – ROGER NICHOLS
LEAD VOCALS – DONALD FAGEN
LINER NOTES – KEI & NORI
MANAGEMENT [CASH] – LEONARD FREEDMAN
MANAGEMENT [CLOUT] – FRONT LINE MANAGEMENT
MASTERED BY – ROBERT LUDWIG
MIXED BY – ELLIOT SCHEINER
MUSIC BY, LYRICS BY – DONALD FAGEN, WALTER BECKER
PHOTOGRAPHY BY – RENÉ BURRI
PRODUCER – GARY KATZ
SEQUENCED BY [WENDAL], EFFECTS [WENDAL] – ROGER NICHOLS
TECHNICIAN [PIANO TECHNICIAN] – DON FARRAR
TRACKING BY – BILL SCHNEE, ELLIOT SCHEINER
TRACKING BY [OVERDUB] – JERRY GARSZZA*, ROGER NICHOLS
TRANSLATED BY [ITALIAN TRANSLATION] – VICTOR DI SUVERO
