Steely Dan - Two Against Nature (2000) 1/3

Track List: 1-3

1. Gaslighting Abbie (0:00)
2. What A Shame About Me (5:54)
3. Two Against Nature (11:12)

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From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia:
Two Against Nature is the eighth studio album by American rock band Steely Dan. Their first studio album in 20 years, it was recorded from 1997 to 1999 and released on February 29, 2000, by Giant Records.

A critical success, Two Against Nature won the group four Grammy Awards: Album of the Year, Best Pop Vocal Album, Best Engineered Album – Non-Classical, and Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals (for the single "Cousin Dupree"). Commercially, it peaked at number six on the U.S. Billboard 200 chart and sold more than one million copies, earning a Platinum certification from the Recording Industry Association of America.

Stephen Thomas Erlewine of AllMusic appreciated the "sharp humor" in the lyrics, but was especially impressed by the music's "depth and character", as he observed "nearly endless permutations within their signature sound". A dissenting view came from Pitchfork reviewer Brent DiCrescenzo, who dismissed the songs as "lengthy, indistinguishable" and "glossy bop-pop" while suggesting Steely Dan lack "soul".

Personnel:
Donald Fagen – lead vocals (all tracks), Fender Rhodes (1–3), Clavinet (1), piano (2, 3, 8), Wurlitzer piano (4–7), organ (9)
Walter Becker – bass (2–7), guitar (1, 2, 4, 6, 7), lead guitar (3, 9)

Additional musicians
Ted Baker – Fender Rhodes (4, 5, 7–9), piano (9)
Jon Herington – rhythm guitar (3, 7–9), acoustic guitar (5)
Hugh McCracken – guitar (5)
Paul Jackson Jr. – guitar (8)
Dean Parks – guitar (8)
Tom Barney – bass (1, 8, 9)
Ricky Lawson – drums (1)
Michael White – drums (2, 6)
Keith Carlock – drums (3)
Leroy Clouden – drums (4, 5, 7)
Vinnie Colaiuta – drums (8)
Sonny Emory – drums (9)
Gordon Gottlieb – percussion (2, 3, 5, 6, 9)
Daniel Sadownick – percussion (3), timbales (3)
Will Lee – percussion (6)
Steve Shapiro – vibraphone (3, 8)
Amy Helm – whistle (7)
Lawrence Feldman – clarinet (1, 5), tenor saxophone (4, 6), alto saxophone (5), saxophone (3)
Roy Hitchcock – clarinet (3)
Lou Marini – alto saxophone (4, 6), tenor saxophone (2)
Chris Potter – tenor saxophone solo (1, 9), alto saxophone solo (4)
David Tofani – tenor saxophone (1) saxophone (3)
Roger Rosenberg – bass clarinet (1, 3–5), baritone saxophone (2, 6)
Michael Leonhart – trumpet (1–6), Wurlitzer (3, 8)
Jim Pugh – trombone (1–3, 5, 6)
Cynthia Calhoun – background vocals (1–3, 6, 8, 9)
Carolyn Leonhart – background vocals (1–5, 7–9)
Michael Harvey – background vocals (1–3, 5, 6, 9)

Production:
Producers: Walter Becker, Donald Fagen
Executive engineer: Roger Nichols
Engineers: Phil Burnett, Per-Christian Nielsen, Johan Edlund, Anthony Gorman, Roger Nichols, Ken Ross, Dave Russell, Jay A. Ryan, Elliot Scheiner, Peter Scriba
Mixing: Roger Nichols, Dave Russell
Mastering: Scott Hull
Assistants: Suzy Barrows, Reaann Zschokke
Technician: Roger Nichols
Editing: Jan Folkson
Horn arrangements: Walter Becker (1), Donald Fagen (1, 2, 4–6), Michael Leonhart (1, 3)
Project manager: Jill Dell'Abate
Project coordinator: Suzana Haugh
Consultant: Michael Leonhart
Piano tuner: Sam Berd
Electric piano technician: Edd Kolakowski
Design: Carol Bobolts
Photography: Michael Northrup/Jason Fulford
Copyist: Michael Leonhart