On November 21, 1980, “MCA” label released “Gaucho”, the seventh Steely Dan studio album.  It was recorded 1978 -1980, at the “Sigma Sound of Philadelphia” and “Village Records” in Los Angeles, and was produced by Gary Katz.

Personnel:

• Donald Fagen – lead vocals, synthesizer, electric piano, organ, rhythm arrangements
• Walter Becker – bass, guitar, guitar solo, rhythm arrangements
• Steve Khan- guitar, lead guitar
• Mark Knopfler, Larry Carlton – lead guitar
• Hugh McCracken, Hiram Bullock, Rick Derringer – guitar
• Rob Mounsey- piano, synthesizer, horn arrangement
• Don Grolnick- electric piano, clavinet
• Pat Rebillot, Joe Sample  – electric piano
• Chuck Rainey, Anthony Jackson  – bass
• Steve Gadd – drums, percussion
• Bernard Pretty Purdie,  Rick Marotta, Jeff Porcaro – drums
• Crusher Bennett, Victor Feldman, Ralph McDonald, Nicholas Marrero – percussion
• Tom Scott- alto saxophone and clarinet; tenor saxophone, lyricon, horn arrangement
• Michael Brecker, Dave Tofani – tenor saxophone
• David Sanborn- alto saxophone
• Ronnie Cuber- baritone saxophone
• Randy Brecker- trumpet, flugelhorn
• George Marge, Walter Kane – clarinet
• Wayne Andre- trombone
• Michael McDonald, Patti Austin, Valerie Simpson, Frank Floyd, Diva Gray, Gordon Grody, Lani Groves, Leslie Miller, *Zachary Sanders, Toni Wine – backing vocals
• Paul Griffin, Don Grolnick, Rob Mounsey – rhythm arrangements
• Rob Mounsey, Tom Scott – horn arrangements
• Vartan- art direction
• Suzanne Walsh – art direction, design
• Michael Diehl – design
• John Tom Cohoe – design assistant
• Rene Burri – photography
• Ryan Null – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Michael Becker and Donald Fagen, except where noted

1. Babylon Sisters
2. Hey Nineteen
3. Glamour Profession
4. Gaucho – Michael Becker, Donald Fagen, Jarrett
5. Time Out of Mind
6. My Rival
7. Third World Man