Bad Sneakers
| "Bad Sneakers" | ||||||||||
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| Single by Steely Dan | ||||||||||
| from the album Katy Lied | ||||||||||
| B-side | "Chain Lightning" | |||||||||
| Released | September 1975 | |||||||||
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November 1974 - January 1975; ABC Recording Studios Inc., Los Angeles | |||||||||
| Genre | Pop rock | |||||||||
| Length | 3:16 | |||||||||
| Label | ABC | |||||||||
| Writer(s) | Walter Becker, Donald Fagen | |||||||||
| Producer(s) | Gary Katz | |||||||||
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"Bad Sneakers" is a song by jazz rock band Steely Dan. It was released as the second track on their 1975 album Katy Lied.[1] Producer Gary Katz later regretted not releasing the song as the first single.[2]
It also appears on the compilation albums A Decade of Steely Dan[3] and Citizen Steely Dan.
Michael McDonald's vocals on the song are one of his first for the band;[4] he would continue to perform background vocals for the band in recordings until 1980.[5]
Personnel
- Donald Fagen – lead vocal
- Michael Omartian – piano
- Walter Becker – electric guitar solo
- Hugh McCracken – electric guitar
- Chuck Rainey – bass
- Jeff Porcaro – drums
- Victor Feldman – percussion
- Michael McDonald – backing vocals
Covers
The alternative band The Push Stars covered the song for the Me, Myself, and Irene (2000) soundtrack.
References
External links
- Steely Dan at Discogs
- Bad Sneakers Lyrics
- Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics
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