Steely Dan - Black Cow

Steely Dan 1977 Aja (album) Studio album by Steely Dan Released September 23, 1977 Recorded January–July 1977 at Village Recorders, West Genre Jazz rock Length 39:58 Label ABC Producer Gary Katz Steely Dan chronology The Royal Scam Donald Fagen has said the title of the album comes from the name of a Korean woman who married the brother of a high-school friend of his.[2] The cover photo by Hideki Fujii features Japanese model/actress Sayoko Yamaguchi.[3][4] Track listing All songs written by Walter Becker and Donald Fagen. Side one 01 "Black Cow" – 5:10 02 "Aja" – 7:57 03 "Deacon Blues" – 7:37 Side two 04 "Peg" – 3:57 05 "Home at Last" – 5:34 06 "I Got the News" – 5:06 07 "Josie" – 4:33 Personnel Donald Fagen – synthesizer, keyboards, vocals, background vocals, whistle Walter Becker – bass, guitar Chuck Rainey – bass Timothy B. Schmit – background vocals Paul Griffin – keyboards, electric piano, vocals, background vocals Don Grolnick – keyboards, clavinet Michael Omartian – piano, keyboards Joe Sample – keyboards, electric piano, clavinet Victor Feldman – percussion, piano, keyboards, electric piano, vibraphone Larry Carlton – guitar Denny Dias – guitar Jay Graydon – guitar Steve Khan – guitar Dean Parks – guitar Lee Ritenour – guitar Pete Christlieb – flute, tenor saxophone Chuck Findley – horn, brass Jim Horn – flute, saxophone Richard "Slyde" Hyde – trombone Plas Johnson – flute, saxophone Jackie Kelso – flute, horn, saxophone Lou McCreary – brass Bill Perkins – flute, horn, saxophone Tom Scott – conductor, flute, tenor saxophone, lyricon Wayne Shorter – flute, tenor saxophone Bernard Purdie – drums ("Home at Last", "Deacon Blues") Steve Gadd – drums ("Aja") Ed Greene – drums ("I Got the News") Paul Humphrey – drums ("Black Cow") Jim Keltner – percussion, drums ("Josie") Rick Marotta – drums ("Peg") Gary Coleman – percussion Venetta Fields – background vocals Clydie King – background vocals Rebecca Louis – background vocals Sherlie Matthews – background vocals Michael McDonald – background vocals