In July 1973, “ABC” label released “Countdown to Ecstasy”, the second Steely Dan studio album. It was recorded in 1973, at “Caribou Ranch” in Nederland, “The Village Recorder” in Los Angeles, and was produced by Gary Katz. The cover painting was by Dorothy White.
Personnel:
- Donald Fagen – lead vocals, acoustic and electric pianos, synthesizer
- Walter Becker– electric bass, harmonica, backing vocals
- Denny Dias– electric guitar, mixing
- Jeff “Skunk” Baxter– electric and pedal steel guitars
- Ben Benay– acoustic guitar
- Rick Derringer– slide guitar
- Ray Brown– string bass
- Jim Hodder– drums, percussion, backing vocals
- Victor Feldman– vibraphone, marimba, percussion
- Ernie Watts, Johnny Rotella, Lanny Morgan, Bill Perkins– saxophone
- Sherlie Matthews, Myrna Matthews, Patricia Hall, David Palmer, James Rolleston, Michael Fennelly– backing vocals
- Roger Nichols – engineer
- Miss Natalie – engineer assistant
- Dotty of Hollywood – design
- Ed Caraeff – photography
Track listing:
All tracks by Walter Becker and Donald Fagen.
- Bodhisattva
- Razor Boy
- The Boston Rag
- Your Gold Teeth
- Show Biz Kids
- My Old School
- Pearl of the Quarter
- King of the World