Gaucho

by Steely Dan

Overview

Aja was cool, relaxed, and controlled; it sounded deceptively easy. Its follow-up, Gaucho, while sonically similar, is its polar opposite: a precise and studied record, where all of the seams show. Gaucho essentially replicates the smooth jazz-pop of Aja, but with none of that record's dark, seductive romance or elegant aura. Instead, it's meticulous and exacting; each performance has been rehearsed so many times that it no longer has any emotional resonance. Furthermore, Walter Becker and Donald Fagen's songs are generally labored, only occasionally reaching their past heights, like on the suave "Babylon Sisters," "Time Out of Mind," and "Hey Nineteen." Still, those three songs are barely enough to make the remainder of the album's glossy, meandering fusion worthwhile. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine

Product Details

Release Date:	05/17/2024
Label:	Analogue Prod.
UPC:	0753088451577
Rank:	58398

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Steely Dan   Primary Artist
Rick Derringer   Guest Artist,Guitar
Michael McDonald   Guest Artist,Vocals,Vocals (Background)
David Sanborn   Guest Artist,Alto,Saxophone,Sax (Alto),Alto (Vocals)
Mark Knopfler   Guest Artist,Guitar,Vocals,Soloist
Walter Becker   Bass,Lyre,Guitar,Vocals,Soloist,Guitar (Bass)
Zack Sanders   Vocals (Background)
George Marge   Clarinet (Bass),Clarinet
David Tofani   Saxophone,Sax (Tenor),Tenor (Vocal)
Hiram Bullock   Guitar
Zachary Sanders   Vocals,Vocals (Background)
Diva Gray   Vocals,Vocals (Background)
Roger Nichols   Sequencing,Special Effects
Joe Sample   Piano (Electric)
Steve Kahn   Guitar,Guitar (Electric)
Chuck Sample   Bass
Nicholas Marrero   Drums,Timbales,Percussion
Nicky Marrero   Vocals,Timbales,Percussion
Ralph MacDonald   Percussion
Anthony Jackson   Bass
Pat Rebillot   Keyboards,Piano (Electric)
Tom Scott   Alto,Lyricon,Clarinet,Saxophone,Sax (Alto),Sax (Tenor),Clarinet (Alto)
Toni Wine   Vocals,Vocals (Background)
Victor Feldman   Keyboards,Percussion
Errol Crusher Bennett   Percussion
Leslie Miller   Vocals,Vocals (Background)
Walter Kane   Clarinet,Clarinet (Bass)
Donald Fagen   Keyboards,Synthesizer,Piano (Electric),Lyre,Organ,Piano,Vocals
Don Grolnick   Clavinet,Keyboards,Piano (Electric)
Jeff Porcaro   Drums,Percussion
Wayne Andre   Trombone
Wendel   Sequencing,Special Effects
Valerie Simpson   Vocals,Vocals (Background)
Frank Floyd   Vocals,Vocals (Background)
Rob Mounsey   Piano,Synthesizer
Hugh McCracken   Guitar
Ronnie Cuber   Baritone,Saxophone,Sax (Baritone)
Randy Brecker   Horn,Trumpet,Flugelhorn
Rick Marotta   Drums,Vocals
Michael Brecker   Saxophone,Sax (Tenor),Tenor (Vocal)
Ralph McDonald   Percussion
Gordon Grody   Vocals,Vocals (Background)
Patti Austin   Vocals,Vocals (Background)
Steve Khan   Guitar,Soloist,Guitar (Acoustic),Guitar (Electric)
Steve Gadd   Drums,Percussion
Bernard "Pretty" Purdie   Drums
Larry Carlton   Guitar,Soloist
Chuck Rainey   Bass
Lani Groves   Vocals,Vocals (Background)

Technical Credits

Johnny Potoker   Assistant Engineer
Georgia Offrell   Assistant Engineer
Bill Burks   Supervisor
Brant Biles   Digital Engineer
Gerry Gabinelli   Assistant Engineer
Paul Griffin   Rhythm Arrangements
Roger Nichols   Engineer,Overdubs,Executive Engineer,Executive Producer
Jeff Fura   Production Coordination
Bill Neighbors   Executive Producer
Margaret Goldfarb   Production Coordination
Craig Goetsch   Assistant Engineer
Frank Kafka   Liner Notes,Quotes Researched & Compiled
Shannon Steckloff   Production Coordination
John Tom Cohoe   Design Assistant
Ryan Null   Photo Research
John "Doc" Daugherty   Assistant Engineer
Michael Etchart   Supervisor,Coordination
Suzanne Walsh   Design,Art Direction
Paul Bishow   Supervisor,Executive Producer
Linda Randazzo   Assistant Engineer
Shari Young   Producer,Supervisor
Di Suvero, Victor   Translation,Liner Note Translation
Vartan   Art Direction
Tom Scott   Horn Arrangements
Gary Katz   Producer
Jerry Garszva   Overdubs
Jerry Garszza   Overdubs
Rene Burri   Photography
Barbara Isaak   Assistant Engineer
Marti Robertson   Assistant Engineer
Michael Diehl   Design,Reissue Design
Rob Mounsey & Flying Monkey Orchestra   Rhythm Arrangements
Don Farrar   Piano Technician
Daniel Levitin   Consultant
Beth Stempel   Reissue Production Coordination
Donald Fagen   Composer,Lyricist,Liner Notes,Group Member
Don Grolnick   Rhythm Arrangements
Walter Becker   Composer,Lyricist,Liner Notes,Group Member
Rob Mounsey   Horn Arrangements,Recording Arranger,Rhythm Arrangements
Phil Burnett   Assistant Engineer
Tom Greto   Assistant Engineer
Steely Dan   Rhythm Arrangements
Andy McKaie   Supervisor,Reissue Producer
Keith Jarrett   Composer
Bob Ludwig   Mastering,Digital Mastering
Bill Schnee   Tracking
Carla Bandini   Assistant Engineer
Elliot Scheiner   Mixing,Mix Down,Remixing,Tracking,Surround Mix,Mixdown Engineer