Steely Dan - Aja

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Pioneering pop/jazz band Steely Dan, formed by Donald Fagen & Walter Becker in the early 70s, had already secured five U.S Top 40 albums before the release of Aja in 1977. Aja, however, was to prove to be the biggest selling album of Steely Dans illustrious career, reaching Number 3 in the U.S. Billboard chart, spending a year in the Top 40 there & also reaching number 5 in the U.K. Aja was the first British Top 10 hit for Steely Dan & was also the first album by Becker & Fagen as a duo. Becker & Fagen, renowned for their relentless perfectionism in the recording studio, recall the history of an album that was a year in the making, but rewarded by a prestigious Grammy Award & three major hit singles, Peg, Deacon Blues & Josie. Michael Mc Donald, later of the Doobie Brothers, who did guest backing vocals on Aja, British musician the late Ian Dury, record producer Gary Katz, & the legendary session musicians who worked on Aja, also contribute to this fascinating.. .