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.

1. Kid Charlemagne
2. The Caves of Altamira
3. Don’t Take Me Alive
4. Sign In Stranger
5. The Fez – Walter Becker, Donald Fagen, Paul Griffin
6. Green Earrings
7. Haitian Divorce
8. Everything You Did
9. The Royal Scam