Everything Must Go (Steely Dan album)
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| Everything Must Go | ||||
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| Studio album by Steely Dan | ||||
| Released | June 10, 2003 | |||
| Genre | Rock | |||
| Length | 42:24 | |||
| Label | Reprise | |||
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| Allmusic |   [1] |
| Robert Christgau |  [2] |
| Rolling Stone | [3] |
Everything Must Go is the 9th and most recent album by Steely Dan, originally released June 10, 2003. It was Steely Dan's second album following their 20-year studio hiatus, which spanned from 1980 through 2000. Everything Must Go was released three years after their Grammy-winning and certified double-platinum release Two Against Nature.
Received to mixed reviews and lackluster sales, it is the only Steely Dan studio album not to have been certified at least gold.
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[edit] Reviews
Everything Must Go received mixed reviews upon release. During a concert at Los Angeles' Greek Theater on July 8, 2011, Donald Fagen said that he felt the album was "underrated".[4]
[edit] Releases
Everything Must Go was also released as a DVD-audio disc with a multichannel mix.
A special 2-disc edition of Everything Must Go (one CD, one DVD) was released. The DVD deals with Steely Dan touring Las Vegas.
[edit] Track listing
All songs written by Walter Becker and Donald Fagen.
- "The Last Mall" – 3:36
- "Things I Miss the Most" – 3:59
- "Blues Beach" – 4:29
- "GodWhacker" – 4:57
- "Slang of Ages" – 4:15
- "Green Book" – 5:55
- "Pixeleen" – 4:01
- "Lunch with Gina" – 4:27
- "Everything Must Go" – 6:45
[edit] Personnel
- Walter Becker - bass, lead guitar, percussion, vocals
- Donald Fagen - organ, synthesizer, percussion, piano, clavinet, Fender Rhodes, Wurlitzer, vocals
- Ted Baker - piano, Fender Rhodes, Wurlitzer
- Bill Charlap - piano, Fender Rhodes
- Jon Herington - guitar
- Hugh McCracken - guitar
- Kenneth Hitchcock - clarinet
- Tony Kadleck - trumpet
- Michael Leonhart - trumpet
- Chris Potter - tenor saxophone
- Jim Pugh - trombone
- Roger Rosenberg - baritone saxophone
- Walt Weiskopf - alto saxophone, tenor saxophone
- Keith Carlock - drums
- Gordon Gottlieb - percussion
- Ada Dyer - background vocals
- Tawatha Agee - background vocals
- Carolyn Leonhart - background vocals
- Cindy Mizelle - background vocals
- Catherine Russell - background vocals
- Brenda White-King - background vocals
[edit] Production
- Producers: Walter Becker, Donald Fagen
- Engineers: Tom Doherty, Roger Nichols, Dave Russell, Elliot Scheiner
- Assistant engineers: Suzy Barrows, Tom Doherty, Steve Mazur, Keith Nelson, Todd Parker, Matt Scheiner
- Mixing: Elliot Scheiner
- Mixing assistant: Joe Peccerillo
- Mastering: Darcy Proper
- Editing: Larry Alexander
- Arrangers: Walter Becker, Donald Fagen
- Horn arrangements: Donald Fagen
- Technician: Sam Berd
- Drum technician: Art Smith
- Piano tuner: Sam Berd
- Consultant: Michael Leonhart
- Design: Carol Bobolts
- Photography: Danny Clinch
[edit] Charts
Album
| Year | Chart | Position |
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| 2003 | The Billboard 200 | 9 |
| 2003 | Top Internet Albums | 7 |
[edit] References
- ^ "Everything Must Go". Allmusic. http://www.allmusic.com/album/r641172/review. Retrieved January 10, 2012.
- ^ "Less Filling: Steely Dan: Everything Must Go". Robert Christgau. 2003-06-26. http://www.robertchristgau.com/xg/cdrev/steely-rs.php. Retrieved 2012-01-10.
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- ^ Hollywood Reporter article: "Steely Dan at the Greek Theater: Concert Review.
[edit] External links
- Complete lyrics
- Interview with Fagen and Becker in Sound on Sound - Article by Paul Tingen about the making of Everything Must Go
