1975 Steely Dan – Black Friday (US: #37)
T
he track “Black Friday” from the Steely Dan album Katy Lied, which was released as the first single from the album, relates the story of a crooked speculator who makes his fortune and absconds to Australia. Muswellbrook, a town in New South Wales, was chosen to fit in with the lyric, as Fagen later explained: “It was the place most far away from LA we could think of … and, of course it fitted the metre of the song and rhymed with book”. The track features Michael Omartian on piano and David Paich on Hohner electric piano
Album
Katy Lied is the fourth album by Steely Dan, originally released in 1975 by ABC Records. It went gold and peaked at #13 on the US charts. The single “Black Friday” also charted at #37. It is the first appearance of singer Michael McDonald on a Steely Dan album. Jeff Porcaro, then only 21 years […]
Musicians
| Bass | Walter Becker |
| Drums | Jeffrey Porcaro |
| Guitar | Walter Becker |
| Keyboards | David Paich |
| Keyboards | Michael Omartian |
| Piano | Donald Fagen |
| Vocals | Donald Fagen |
Produced By
Gary Katz
Songwriters
Donald Fagen
Walter Becker
Charts
US:#37
UK:# –
January 11, 2016 @ 20:08
January 11, 2016 @ 20:12
I wasn’t even born back then…Cool!
January 11, 2016 @ 20:13
I was 17 and attended this Honolulu concert. Jeff Porcaro was on drums!
January 11, 2016 @ 20:08
January 11, 2016 @ 20:12
I wasn’t even born back then…Cool!
January 11, 2016 @ 20:13
I was 17 and attended this Honolulu concert. Jeff Porcaro was on drums!
January 11, 2016 @ 21:09
$6.50, wow – dream prices