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
- Babylon Sisters
- Hey Nineteen
- Glamour Profession
- Gaucho – Michael Becker, Donald Fagen, Jarrett
- Time Out of Mind
- My Rival
- Third World Man
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