2000 Steely Dan – Two Against Nature
Two Against Nature is the eighth studio album by Steely Dan. The album was released on February 29, 2000, by Giant Records. The album won the group four Grammy Awards, including Album of the Year, Best Pop Vocal Album, and Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal for Cousin Dupree. It marked the first Steely Dan studio album in 20 years, following 1980’s Gaucho. It has been certified Platinum in the United States.
Two Against Nature marked Steely Dan’s first studio album for Warner Bros. Records – through a sub-label, Giant Records. The group’s leaders, Walter Becker and Donald Fagen, accepted all four Grammys the album won, including Album of the Year.
Tracks
1 Gaslighting Abbie (Donald Fagen; Walter Becker) 5:54
2 What a Shame About Me (Donald Fagen; Walter Becker) 5:17
3 Two Against Nature (Donald Fagen; Walter Becker) 6:17
4 Janie Runaway (Donald Fagen; Walter Becker) 4:09
5 Almost Gothic (Donald Fagen; Walter Becker) 4:09
6 Jack of Speed (Donald Fagen; Walter Becker) 6:17
7 Cousin Dupree (Donald Fagen; Walter Becker) 5:28
8 Negative Girl (Donald Fagen; Walter Becker) 5:34
9 West of Hollywood (Donald Fagen; Walter Becker) 8:21
Biography
Musicians
1 Gaslighting Abbie
Bass | Tom Barney |
Drums | Ricky Lawson |
Guitar | Walter Becker |
Clavinet | Donald Fagen |
Clarinet | Roger Rosenberg |
Clarinet | Lawrence Feldman |
Sax | Chris Potter |
Sax | Dave Tofani |
Trombone | Jim Pugh |
Trumpet | Michael Leonhart |
Background Vocals | Carolyn Leonhart |
Background Vocals | Cynthia Calhoun |
Background Vocals | Michael Harvey |
Vocals | Donald Fagen |
2 What a Shame About Me
Bass | Walter Becker |
Drums | Michael White (Drums) |
Guitar | Walter Becker |
Piano | Donald Fagen |
Sax | Roger Rosenberg |
Sax | Lou Marini |
Trombone | Jim Pugh |
Trumpet | Michael Leonhart |
Percussion | Gordon Gottlieb |
Background Vocals | Carolyn Leonhart |
Background Vocals | Cynthia Calhoun |
Background Vocals | Michael Harvey |
Vocals | Donald Fagen |
3 Two Against Nature
Bass | Walter Becker |
Drums | Keith Carlock |
Guitar | Walter Becker |
Guitar | Jon Herington |
Keyboards | Donald Fagen |
Piano | Michael Leonhart |
Clarinet | Roger Rosenberg |
Sax | Dave Tofani |
Sax | Lawrence Feldman |
Trombone | Jim Pugh |
Trumpet | Michael Leonhart |
Vibraphone | Steve Shapiro |
Percussion | Gordon Gottlieb |
Percussion | Daniel Sadownick |
Background Vocals | Carolyn Leonhart |
Background Vocals | Cynthia Calhoun |
Background Vocals | Michael Harvey |
Vocals | Donald Fagen |
4 Janie Runaway
Bass | Walter Becker |
Drums | Leroy Clouden |
Guitar | Walter Becker |
Keyboards | Donald Fagen |
Keyboards | Ted Baker |
Sax | Chris Potter |
Sax | Lou Marini |
Sax | Lawrence Feldman |
Trumpet | Michael Leonhart |
Background Vocals | Carolyn Leonhart |
Vocals | Donald Fagen |
5 Almost Gothic
Bass | Walter Becker |
Drums | Leroy Clouden |
Guitar | Hugh McCracken |
Acoustic Guitar | Jon Herington |
Keyboards | Donald Fagen |
Keyboards | Ted Baker |
Clarinet | Lawrence Feldman |
Sax | Lawrence Feldman |
Trombone | Jim Pugh |
Trumpet | Michael Leonhart |
Percussion | Gordon Gottlieb |
Background Vocals | Carolyn Leonhart |
Background Vocals | Michael Harvey |
Vocals | Donald Fagen |
6 Jack Of Speed
Bass | Walter Becker |
Drums | Michael White (Drums) |
Guitar | Walter Becker |
Keyboards | Donald Fagen |
Sax | Lou Marini |
Trombone | Jim Pugh |
Trumpet | Michael Leonhart |
Percussion | Gordon Gottlieb |
Percussion | Will Lee |
Background Vocals | Cynthia Calhoun |
Background Vocals | Michael Harvey |
Vocals | Donald Fagen |
7 Cousin Dupree
Bass | Walter Becker |
Drums | Leroy Clouden |
Guitar | Walter Becker |
Guitar | Jon Herington |
Keyboards | Donald Fagen |
Keyboards | Ted Baker |
Background Vocals | Carolyn Leonhart |
Vocals | Donald Fagen |
8 Negative Girl
Bass | Tom Barney |
Drums | Vinnie Colaiuta |
Guitar | Dean Parks |
Guitar | Paul Jackson Jr |
Keyboards | Ted Baker |
Vibraphone | Dave Schenk |
Background Vocals | Carolyn Leonhart |
Background Vocals | Cynthia Calhoun |
Vocals | Donald Fagen |
9 West Of Hollywood
Bass | Tom Barney |
Drums | Sonny Emory |
Guitar | Walter Becker |
Guitar | Jon Herington |
Organ | Donald Fagen |
Piano | Ted Baker |
Sax | Chris Potter |
Percussion | Gordon Gottlieb |
Background Vocals | Carolyn Leonhart |
Background Vocals | Cynthia Calhoun |
Background Vocals | Michael Harvey |
Vocals | Donald Fagen |
Liner Notes
Producer – Donald Fagen, Walter Becker
Arranged By – Donald Fagen, Walter Becker
Conductor (Horn Section) – Michael Leonhart
Edited By – Jan Folkson
Engineer – Dave Russell, Elliot Scheiner, Phil Burnett, Roger Nichols
Engineer (Executive) – Roger Nichols
Engineer (Second) – Anthony Gorman, Jay Ryan, Johan Edlund, Ken Ross, Mark Faunfelder, Per Christian Nielsen, Pete Scriba
Mastered By – Scott Hull
Technician – Roger Nichols
Design – Carol Bobolts
Photography – Annalisa, Jason Fulford, Michael Northrop, Walter Becker
Designed At Red Herring Design
Mastered At Classic Sound, New York
Recorded At River Sound
Recorded At Clinton Sound
Recorded At Hyperbolic Sound
Recorded At Electric Lady Studios
Phonographic Copyright Giant Records
Copyright Giant Records