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Donald Fagen
The Nightfly

Warner W2-23696

1. I.G.Y. (International Geophysical Year) 6:05
Electric Piano: Greg Phillinganes
Guitar: Hugh McCracken
Synthesizers: Rob Mounsey, Donald Fagen
Synth blues harp: Donald Fagen
Percussion: Starz Vanderlocket, Roger Nichols
Drums: James Gadson
Additional drums: Jeff Porcaro
Bass: Anthony Jackson
Trumpet: Randy Brecker
Alto sax: Dave Tofani
Tenor sax: Michael Brecker
Baritone sax: Ronnie Cuber
Trombone: Dave Bargeron
Backup Vocals: Valerie Simpson, Zack Sanders, Frank Floyd, Gordon Grody

2. Green Flower Street 3:40
Electric piano, Clavinet: Greg Phillinganes
Lead guitar: Larry Carlton
Guitars: Dean Parks, Rick Derringer
Synthesizers: Rob Mounsey, Donald Fagen
Percussion: Starz Vanderlocket
Drums: Jeff Porcaro
Bass: Chuck Rainey
Trumpet: Randy Brecker
Alto sax: Dave Tofani
Tenor sax: Michael Brecker
Baritone sax: Ronnie Cuber
Trombone: Dave Bargeron
Backup Vocals: Valerie Simpson, Zack Sanders, Frank Floyd, Daniel Lazerus

3. Ruby Baby 5:38
Piano: Michael Omartian
Piano solo: Greg Phillinganes
Guitar: Hugh McCracken
Electric piano, organ, synthesizers: Donald Fagen
Lead guitar: Larry Carlton
Guitar: Hugh McCracken
Drums: Jeff Porcaro
Additional drums: James Gadson
Bass: Anthony Jackson
Trumpet, flugelhorn: Randy Brecker
Tenor sax: Michael Brecker
Backup Vocals: Valerie Simpson, Donald Fagen

4. Maxine 3:50
Piano: Greg Phillinganes
Electric piano, organ: Donald Fagen
Guitar: Larry Carlton
Drums: Ed Green
Bass: Marcus Miller
Flugelhorn: Randy Brecker
Alto sax: Dave Tofani
Tenor sax: Michael Brecker
Baritone sax: Ronnie Cuber
Euphonium: Dave Bargeron

5. New Frontier 6:23
Piano, electric piano: Michael Omartian
Lead guitar: Larry Carlton
Harmonica: Hugh McCracken
Percussion: Starz Vanderlocket
Drums: Ed Green
Bass: Abraham Loboriel
Backup Vocals: Starz Vanderlocket, Donald Fagen

6. The Nightfly 5:45
Piano: Donald Fagen
Electric piano: Michael Omartian
Lead guitar: Larry Carlton
Guitar: Hugh McCracken, Rick Derringer
Synthsizers: Rob Mounsey, Donald Fagen
Drums: Jeff Porcaro
Bass: Marcus Miller
Backup Vocals: Valerie Simpson, Zack Sanders, Frank Floyd, Donald Fagen

7. The Goodbye Look 4:47
Electric piano, synthesizer: Michael Omartian
Lead guitar: Larry Carlton
Guitar: Dean Parks
Acoustic guitar: Steve Kahn
Percussion: Starz Vanderlocket
Drums: Jeff Porcaro
Bass: Marcus Miller
Backup Vocals: Valerie Simpson, Donald Fagen

8. Walk Between Raindrops 2:38
Electric piano, organ, synthesizer: Donald Fagen
Guitar: Larry Carlton
Synthesizer bass: Greg Phillinganes
Drums: Steve Jordan
Bass: Will Lee
Backup Vocals: Leslie Miller, Donald Fagen

Songs composed and arranged by Donald Fagen except Ruby Baby, which is by Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller and arranged by Donald Fagen.

All songs (c) 1982 Freejunket Music ASCAP, Ruby Baby (C) 1955, 1963 Chappell & Co. Inc., /Quintet Music, Inc./Bienstock Pub. Co. ASCAP. All rights adm. by Chappell & Co, Inc. (Intersong Music Publishers). All rights reserved. Lyrics reprinted by permission.

Horns arranged by Donald Fagen
Recorded and mixed entirely on 3M digital 32 track and 4 track machines at Soundworks Digital Audio/Video Recording Studios, N.Y., Village Recorders, L.A. and Automated Sounds, N.Y.

Chief Engineer: Roger Nichols
Overdub Engineer: Daniel Lazerus
Tracking and Mixdown: Elliot Scheiner
Sequencing, percussion and special effects: Roger Nichols and WENDEL II
Digital Maintenance: Wayne Yurgelun, Mike Morongell (Soundworks); Bill Roach and Jiri Donovsky (3M)
Assistant Engineers: Wayne Yurgelun, Mike Morongell; also Cheryl Smith and Robin Lane
Original Mastering: Bob Ludwig at Masterdisk, N.Y.C.

Jeff Porcaro courtesy of Columbia Records
Valerie Simpson courtesy of Capitol Records
Greg Phillinganes courtesy of Planet Records

Special thanks to Mary Melia, Jerry Garszva, Valerie Simpson, Jeff Porcaro, Mo Ostin, Clyde Tate, Barbara Schur, Andy Frank, Len Freedman, Irving Azoff, Dick LaPalm, Ernest Caputeo, Irwin Fisch, Joy Askew, Frank Dickinson, Gus Skinas, Linda Bordenet, Rosa Santos, John McHugh, Digital Keyboards, Inc., the staff and management of Soundworks, and to all the musicians for their patience and enthusiasm.

Set design and construction: Gale Sasson, Vern Yenor
Art direction: George Deimerico
Photography: James Hamilton

Sonny Rollins/The Contemporary Leaders LP cover courtesy of Contemporary Records

Produced by Gary Katz

Note: The songs on this album represent certain fantasies that might have been entertained by a young man growing up in the remote suburbs of a northeastern city during the late fifties and early sixties, i.e., one of my general height, weight and build.