Steely Dan Information Continued
Steely Dan's debut album, Can't Buy A Thrill, was
released in 1972 and made an immediate impression with the hit
singles "Do It Again", "Dirty Work" (later covered by Max Merritt)
and "Reelin' In The Years", all of which soon became staples of FM
radio. Steely Dan returned to prominence with their classic
third album, Pretzel Logic, in early 1974, a diverse but
superbly realised set that produced another huge hit single, "Rikki
Don't Lose That Number", a US Top Ten hit which became yet another
enduring FM rock radio staple.
In 2000, Steely Dan released their first studio album in
twenty years, Two Against Nature. It was not only a brilliant
return to form but proved to be one of the surprise successes of the
year and in February 2001 it earned them four Grammy Awards. They won
in the categories for Best Engineered Album - Non-Classical, Best Pop
Vocal Album, Best Pop Performance by Duo or Group with Vocal ("Cousin
Dupree") and Album of the Year. Their win for Album of the Year came
as a shock as they defeated
Eminem and his highly controversial album The Marshall Mathers
LP. In March 2001, the original members reunited on stage for the
first time in decades when Steely Dan was inducted into the
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
Steely Dan will embark on a 32-date tour in the summer of
2006, partially in support of Fagen's first solo album in 13 years,
Morph the Cat. Also featured on the bill is former
collaborator Michael McDonald and his band.
