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Steely Dan Soft Rock Jazz-Rock Fusion 1977 US
Steely Dan - Aja flac album
  • Performer Steely Dan
  • Title Aja
  • Date of release 1977
  • Country US
  • Style Soft Rock, Jazz-Rock, Fusion
  • Other formats DXD AC3 WMA MPC VOX MP3 DMF
  • Genre Jazz / Rock
  • Size MP3 1313 mb
  • Size FLAC 1106 mb
  • Rating: 4.2
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Aja (/ˈeɪʒə/, pronounced Asia) is the sixth studio album by the jazz rock band Steely Dan. Originally released in 1977 on ABC Records, the album peaked at number three on the US charts and number five in the UK. It was the band's first platinum album and ultimately became their best-selling studio release, eventually selling over 5 million copies. It spawned a number of hit singles, including "Peg", "Deacon Blues", and "Josie"

Aja was originally released in 1977 andwas Steely Dan's first album to go platinum, This remastered version only has subtle differences to my aging ear. I was pleased with the original vinyl and mine is, by any measure, well worn out. Getting this CD brings back the music and auto-rip saves me time gettign it onto my mobile devices. What impresses me is how well their music (not just Aja) has held.

Steely Dan have several songs with a Far East influence, since Donald Fagen believes it is a symbol of sensuality. He told Rolling Stone magazine that the title came from a high school friend whose brother was in the army and came back with a Korean wife named Aja, although he wasn't sure how she spelled it. Walter Becker and Donald Fagen used a variety of musicians on the Aja album, choosing them to suit the individual tracks.

Aja,' Steely Dan's sixth studio album, which was the artistic pinnacle of the '70s jazz-rock movement, turns 36 years old this week. After 1976's 'Royal Scam,' a solid, guitar-centric album that nonetheless met a lukewarm critical response, studio mavericks Donald Fagen (keyboards, vocals) and Walter Becker (guitar, bass) set to work on a follow-up in January of the following year. They recorded over a six month period in various state-of-the-art studios across New York and .

Steely Dan. Released September 23, 1977. Jazzwax: What haven’t you ever told anyone before about the album Aja? Donald Fagen: Wow. Well, I know that halfway through we decided we wanted to go back to NY and do some tracks with some of the people we knew in the city. We felt that although there were great musicians in . we were missing a little bit of soul from the days we were doing New York sessions. Half the album was done in . and half was done in New York. We brought Larry Carlton back with us to New York to supervise. Other than Larry, we used New York players. It gave the album soul. We were able to use Paul Griffin and.

Tracklist

A1 Black Cow 5:10
A2 Aja 8:00
A3 Deacon Blues 7:36
B1 Peg 4:00
B2 Home At Last 5:35
B3 I Got The News 5:07
B4 Josie 4:30

Companies, etc.

  • Phonographic Copyright (p) – ABC Records, Inc.
  • Copyright (c) – ABC Records, Inc.
  • Marketed By – Anchor Records Ltd.
  • Recorded At – The Village Recorder
  • Recorded At – Producers Workshop
  • Recorded At – Warner Bros. Recording Studios
  • Recorded At – ABC Recording Studios
  • Recorded At – Sound Labs, Hollywood
  • Recorded At – A&R Studios
  • Mastered At – A&M Studios
  • Printed By – Garrod & Lofthouse
  • Published By – Anchor Music Ltd.

Credits

  • Arranged By, Conductor [Horns] – Tom Scott
  • Art Direction – OZ Studios
  • Backing Vocals – Clydie King (tracks: A1, A3, B3), Michael McDonald (tracks: B1, B3), Paul Griffin, Rebecca Louis (tracks: A1, B3), Sherlie Matthews (tracks: A1, A3, B3), Timothy B. Schmit (tracks: A2, B2, B4), Venetta Fields (tracks: A1, A3, B3)
  • Bass – Chuck Rainey (tracks: A1, A2, B1 to B4)
  • Brass – Chuck Findley, Lou McCreary*, Slyde Hyde
  • Clavinet – Don Grolnick (tracks: B1), Joe Sample (tracks: A1, A2)
  • Composed By, Bass, Photography By [Inner Sleeve] – Walter Becker (tracks: A2, A3 to B4)
  • Composed By, Lead Vocals, Synthesizer, Backing Vocals – Donald Fagen
  • Design – Geoff Weslen, Patricia Mitsui
  • Drums – Bernard Purdie (tracks: A3, B2), Ed Greene (tracks: B3), Jim Keltner (tracks: B4), Paul Humphrey (tracks: A1), Rick Marotta (tracks: B1), Steve Gadd (tracks: A2)
  • Electric Piano – Joe Sample (tracks: A1, A2), Paul Griffin (tracks: B1), Victor Feldman
  • Engineer – Al Schmitt, Bill Schnee, Elliot Scheiner, Roger Nichols
  • Engineer [Assistant] – Ed Rack, Joe Bellamy, Ken Klinger, Lenise Bent, Linda Tyler, Ron Pangaliman
  • Executive-Producer – Roger Nichols
  • Guitar – Dean Parks (tracks: B3, B4), Denny Dias (tracks: A2), Larry Carlton, Lee Ritenour (tracks: A3), Steve Khan (tracks: B1), Walter Becker (tracks: A2, A3 to B4)
  • Guitar [Solo] – Jay Graydon (tracks: B1), Larry Carlton, Walter Becker (tracks: A2, A3 to B4)
  • Lacquer Cut By – ALLEN*
  • Liner Notes – Michael Phalen, Steve Diener
  • Lyricon – Tom Scott (tracks: B1)
  • Mastered By – Bernie Grundman
  • Percussion – Gary Coleman (tracks: B1), Jim Keltner, Victor Feldman
  • Photography By [Cover] – Hideki Fujii
  • Photography By [Inner Sleeve] – Dorothy A. White*
  • Piano – Michael Omartian (tracks: A2), Victor Feldman
  • Producer – Gary Katz
  • Saxophone – Bill Perkins, Jackie Kelso, Plas Johnson
  • Saxophone [Tenor] – Pete Christlieb (tracks: A3), Tom Scott (tracks: A1), Wayne Shorter (tracks: A2)
  • Saxophone, Flute – Jim Horn
  • Vibraphone – Victor Feldman

Notes

An ABC Records USA Recording. Marketed by Anchor Records Ltd. ℗ & © 1977.
Recorded at Village Recorders, West L.A.; Producers Workshop, Hollywood; Warner Bros North Hollywood Recording Studios; ABC Recording Studios; Sound Labs, Hollywood; A&R Studios, N.Y.C.

Lyrics on inner sleeve.

Made in the UK.

Barcode and Other Identifiers

  • Matrix / Runout (Variant 1 Runout A-side, etching): ABCL 5225 A3 ALLEN
  • Matrix / Runout (Variant 1 Runout B-side, etching): ABCL 5225 B3 ALLEN
  • Matrix / Runout (Variant 2 Runout A-side, etching): ABCL-5225-A-1
  • Matrix / Runout (Variant 2 Runout B-side, etching): ABCL-5225-B-1
  • Matrix / Runout (Variant 3 Runout A-side, etching): ABCL 5225-A-4
  • Matrix / Runout (Variant 3 Runout B-side, etching): ABCL-5225-B-3 ALLEN
  • Matrix / Runout (Variant 4 Runout A-side, etching:): ABCL 5225 A2
  • Matrix / Runout (Variant 4 Runout B-side, etching):): ABCL 5225 B2
  • Rights Society: MCPS
  • Other (Backcover): (AB 1006)

Other versions

Category Artist Title (Format) Label Category Country Year
AB 1006 Steely Dan Aja ‎(LP, Album, Gat) ABC Records AB 1006 US 1977
088 112 056-2 Steely Dan Aja ‎(CD, Album, RE, RM) MCA Records 088 112 056-2 US 1999
CAB 5225 Steely Dan Aja ‎(Cass, Album) ABC Records CAB 5225 UK Unknown
5020-1006 Steely Dan Aja ‎(Cass, Album, Club) ABC Records 5020-1006 US 1977
UICY-75768 Steely Dan Aja ‎(CD, Album, Ltd, RE, Pap) Geffen Records UICY-75768 Japan 2013


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