On May 31, 1976, “ABC” label released “The Royal Scam”, the fifth Steely Dan album. It was recorded November 1975-March 1976, at “ABC Studios” in Los Angeles, “A&R Studios” in New York City, and was produced by Gary Katz. The cover was created from a painting by Zox and a photograph by Charlie Ganse.
Personnel:
- Donald Fagen– lead and backing vocals, keyboards, horn arrangements
- Walter Becker– bass, guitar, horn arrangements
- Denny Dias– guitar
- Larry Carlton– guitar
- Dean Parks– guitar
- Elliott Randall– guitar
- Paul Griffin– keyboards
- Don Grolnick– keyboards
- Chuck Rainey– bass
- Rick Marotta– drums
- Bernard “Pretty” Purdie– drums
- Gary Coleman – percussion
- Victor Feldman– percussion, keyboards
- Jim Horn– saxophone
- Plas Johnson– saxophone
- John Klemmer– saxophone
- Chuck Findley– trumpet
- Bob Findley – horn
- Dick “Slyde” Hyde– horn, trombone
- Timothy B. Schmit– backing vocals
- Venetta Fields– backing vocals
- Clydie King– backing vocals
- Sherlie Matthews– backing vocals
- Michael McDonald– backing vocals
- Roger Nichols– engineer
- Barney Perkins – mixing
- Dinky Dawson – sound consultant
- Ed Caraeff- art direction
- Tom Nikosey – typography
Track listing:
All tracks by Walter Becker and Donald Fagen, except where noted.
- Kid Charlemagne
- The Caves of Altamira
- Don’t Take Me Alive
- Sign In Stranger
- The Fez – Walter Becker, Donald Fagen, Paul Griffin
- Green Earrings
- Haitian Divorce
- Everything You Did
- The Royal Scam
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