1976 Steely Dan – Kid Charlemagne (US:#82)
“Kid Charlemagne” is a song by the rock group Steely Dan, which was released as a single from their 1976 album The Royal Scam and reached number 82 in the Billboard charts. It is a fusion of a funk rhythm and jazz harmonies with rock and roll instrumentals and lyrical style. The guitar solo by jazz fusion guitarist Larry Carlton was ranked #80 in the list of the 100 greatest guitar songs by Rolling Stone, stating “In the late seventies, Steely Dan made records by pushing a revolving crew of monster session dudes through take after take, which yielded endless jaw-dropping guitar solos. Larry Carlton’s multi-sectioned, cosmic-jazz lead in this cut may be the best of all: It’s so complex it’s a song in its own right.
Album
The Royal Scam is the fifth studio album by Steely Dan, originally released by ABC Records in 1976. The album went gold and peaked at #15 on the charts. The Royal Scam features more prominent guitar work than the prior Steely Dan album, Katy Lied, which had been the first without founding guitarist Jeff Baxter. […]
Musicians
| Bass | Chuck Rainey |
| Drums | Bernard Purdie |
| Guitar | Larry Carlton |
| Guitar | Walter Becker |
| Keyboards | Don Grolnick |
| Keyboards | Paul Griffin |
| Keyboards | Donald Fagen |
| Background Vocals | Michael McDonald |
| Vocals | Donald Fagen |
Produced By
Gary Katz
Songwriters
Donald Fagen
Walter Becker
Charts
US:#82
UK:# –