The Royal Scam
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| The Royal Scam | ||
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| Missing image The_Royal_Scam_album_cover.jpg Album cover | ||
| Album by Steely Dan | ||
| Released | May, 1976 | |
| Recorded | ??? | |
| Genre | Rock | |
| Length | 41 min 11 sec | |
| Record label | ABC | |
| Producer | Gary Katz | |
| Professional reviews | ||
| AMG | 3.5/5 | link (http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&token=ADFEAEE47D1ED847A47E20E0B11A40DEB561F61A8F1AACD83E284541D1B43844C30E79EC40A6D8B1E8B800E203E3FE2EBB5808CCC8EE56F89064373D89E4A769285E36&uid=CADMR0410271404&sql=10:oa867uy0h0jj~T1) |
| Steely Dan Chronology | ||
| Katy Lied (1975) | The Royal Scam (1976) | Aja (1977) |
Originally released in May 1976, The Royal Scam was an album by rock group Steely Dan. The album went gold and peaked at #25 on the charts. The album featured the only Steely Dan song to be written with help from an outside source (i.e., not written solely by Donald Fagen and Walter Becker), "The Fez", written with help from Paul Griffin.
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Track listing
all songs by Becker and Fagen, except where noted
- "Kid Charlemagne" - 4:38
- "The Caves of Altamira" - 3:33
- "Don't Take Me Alive" - 4:16
- "Sign in Stranger" - 4:23
- "The Fez" (Becker, Fagen, Paul Griffin) - 4:01
- "Green Earrings" - 4:05
- "Haitian Divorce" - 5:51
- "Everything You Did" - 3:55
- "The Royal Scam" - 6:30
Personnel
- Walter Becker - bass, guitar, vocals
- Donald Fagen - keyboards, vocals, background vocals
- Larry Carlton - guitar
- Gary Coleman - percussion
- Denny Dias - guitar
- Victor Feldman - percussion, keyboards
- Venetta Field - vocals, background vocals
- Bob Findley - horn
- Chuck Findley - horn
- Paul Griffin - keyboards, vocals
- Don Grolnick - keyboards
- Jim Horn - saxophone
- Dick Hyde - horn
- Richard Hyde - trombone
- Slyde Hyde - horn
- Plas Johnson - saxophone
- Clydie King - vocals, background vocals
- John Klemmer - horn
- Rick Marotta - drums
- Shirley Matthews - vocals, background vocals
- Hugh McCracken - guitar
- Michael McDonald - vocals, background vocals
- Dean Parks - guitar
- Bernard "Pretty" Purdie - drums
- Chuck Rainey - bass
- Elliott Randall - guitar
- Timothy B. Schmit - bass, vocals, background vocals
Production
- Producer: Gary Katz
- Engineer: Roger Nicholas
- Mixdown engineer: Barney Perkins
- Sound Consultant: Dinky Dawson
- Horn arrangements: Walter Becker, Donald Fagen, Chuck Findley
- Art direction: Ed Caraeff
- Cover art: Zox
- Typography: Tom Nikosey
Charts
Album
| Year | Chart | Position |
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| 1976 | Pop Albums | 15 |
Singles
| Year | Single | Chart | Position |
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| 1976 | "Kid Charlemagne" | Pop Singles | 82 |
| 1976 | "The Fez" | Pop Singles | 59 |
External Link
- Complete lyrics (http://steelydan.com/lyrroyalscam.html)