Greatest Hits
01/01/1979
Lyrics from Greatest Hits
All Music Guide Review
This 1978 ABC set was issued to bide time between Aja and Gaucho. Despite the generous 18 tracks covering the 1972-1977 work, this didn't take on mythical proportions due to the fact that the band's separate albums all remained strong and the group's better moments weren't always the biggest hits. Despite the cavils, some great work is here. "Do It Again" and "Reelin' in the Years" both broadened what listeners expected from singles as Donald Fagen's ironic vocals were instantly singular and made all of the lyrics stick. By the middle of Greatest Hits, tracks from three albums in particular, Pretzel Logic, Katy Lied, and The Royal Scam, all cohere into an imperfect though cogent sampling of their work. Tracks like "Black Friday," "Pretzel Logic," and "Haitian Divorce" are all nervous energy and gallows humor, all assiduously played in their patented mix of rock, jazz, and R&B. During its initial release, the draw for Greatest Hits was one unreleased track. The elegiac "Here in the Western World" from the Royal Scam sessions perfectly summed up their 1973-1976 sound. The track later showed up on another compilations. "Peg" and "Josie" from Aja show up here as well. ~ Jason Elias, All Music Guide
Greatest Hits Track Listing
Credits of Greatest Hits
- Steven Bernstein
- Artwork, Art Direction
- Rick Marotta
- Drums
- Myrna Matthews
- Vocals, ?
- Hugh McCracken
- Guitar, ?
- Lew McCreary
- Horn
- Jeff Mironov
- Guitar, ?
- Ollie Mitchell
- Trumpet, ?
- Roger Nichols
- Engineer
- Michael Omartian
- Keyboards
- David Paich
- Keyboards
- David Palmer
- Keyboards, Vocals
- Jeff Porcaro
- Drums
- Dean Parks
- Guitar
- Barney Perkins
- Engineer
- Bernard "Pretty" Purdie
- Drums
- Lee Ritenour
- Guitar
- James Rolleston
- Vocals
- John Rotella
- Saxophone
- Elliot Scheiner
- Engineer, Package Development
- Al Schmitt
- Engineer
- Timothy B. Schmit
- Bass, Vocals
- Bill Schnee
- Engineer
- Florence Warner
- Vocals
- Ernie Watts
- Saxophone
- Carolyn Willis
- Vocals
- Phil Woods
- Horn
- Snooky Young
- Horn
- Pete Turner
- Photography
- Anton Corbijn
- Photography
- Alberta Nichols
- Engineer
- Karen Stanley
- Production Coordination
- Sherlie Matthews
- Vocals, ?
- Michael Fennelly
- Vocals
- Clydie King
- Vocals, ?
- Ralph MacDonald
- Percussion
- Elliott Randall
- Guitar
- Jim Keltner
- Drums
- Jim Gordon
- Drums
- Walter Becker
- Bass, Vocals, Guitar
- Hal Blaine
- Drums
- Jeff Baxter
- Guitar
- Ben Benay
- Guitar
- Ray Brown
- Bass
- Vivian Cherry
- Vocals
- Gary Coleman
- Percussion
- Denny Diaz
- Guitar
- Wilton Felder
- Bass
- Venetta Fields
- Vocals
- Bob Findley
- Horn
- Chuck Findley
- Horn
- Steve Gadd
- Drums
- Jay Graydon
- Guitar, ?
- Ed Greene
- Drums, ?
- Paul Griffin
- Keyboards, Vocals
- Patricia Hall
- Vocals, ?
- Jimmie Haskell
- Horn, ?
- Jim Hodder
- Drums, ?
- Jim Horn
- Saxophone, ?
- Richard Hyde
- Trombone
- Royce Jones
- Vocals
- Gary Katz
- Producer
- Jackie Kelso
- Horn, ?
- Rebecca Louis
- Vocals, ?
- Bob Ludwig
- Mastering
- Patti Austin
- Vocals
- Rick Derringer
- Guitar
- Donald Fagen
- Keyboards, Vocals
- Michael McDonald
- Vocals, Vocals (Background), ?
- Steely Dan
- Main Performer
- Larry Carlton
- Guitar
- Pete Christlieb
- Saxophone
- Victor Feldman
- Percussion, Keyboards
- Don Grolnick
- Keyboards, ?
- Plas Johnson
- Saxophone
- Steve Khan
- Guitar, ?
- John Klemmer
- Horn
- Bill Perkins
- Horn
- Jerome Richardson
- Saxophone
- Joe Sample
- Keyboards
- Tom Scott
- Saxophone
- Wayne Shorter
- Saxophone
- Paul Humphrey
- Drums, ?
- Lanny Morgan
- Saxophone, ?
- Chuck Rainey
- Bass


















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