Countdown to Ecstasy
Studio album by Steely Dan
Released	July, 1973
Recorded	Village Recorder, Santa Monica, CA, Caribou Ranch, Nederland, CO
Genre	Rock
Length	41:04
Label	ABC Records
Producer(s)	Gary Katz
Professional reviews
All Music Guide link Robert Christgau (A) link
Steely Dan chronology
Can't Buy A Thrill (1972)	Countdown to Ecstasy (1973)	Pretzel Logic (1974)

Originally released in 1973, Countdown To Ecstasy was the second album released by rock group Steely Dan. The album was written and recorded in rushed sessions between live concerts and failed to produce any hit singles. Donald Fagen is reported to have said that it is the Steely Dan album he likes the most. CD cover of Countdown to Ecstasy by Steely Dan This is an album cover. ... A studio album is a collection of previously unreleased, studio-recorded tracks by a recording artist. ... Steely Dan is an American rock band centered around the core members Walter Becker and Donald Fagen. ... The Village (a. ... Santa Monica Pier Santa Monica is a coastal city located in Los Angeles County, California USA, by the Pacific Ocean, south of Pacific Palisades and Brentwood, west of Westwood, Los Angeles, and north of Venice. ... Caribou Ranch was a recording studio built by producer James William Guercio in 1972 in a converted barn on ranch property in the Rocky Mountains near Nederland, Colorado. ... Nederland is a scenic mountain town in Boulder County, Colorado, United States. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... Rock and roll (also spelled Rock n Roll, especially in its first decade), also called rock, is a form of popular music, usually featuring vocals (often with vocal harmony), electric guitars and a strong back beat; other instruments, such as the saxophone, are common in some styles. ... This does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... ABC Records started in 1955 as ABC-Paramount Records, the recording arm of American Broadcasting-Paramount Theatres. ... In the music industry, a record producer (or music producer) has many roles, among them controlling the recording sessions, coaching and guiding the musicians, organizing and scheduling production budget and resources, and supervising the recording, mixing and mastering processes. ... To any devotee, the name Gary Katz is inextricably bound to the entity that is Steely Dan. ... The All Music Guide (AMG) is a metadata database about music owned by All Media Guide. ... Image File history File links 5_stars. ... Robert Christgau (2006) Robert Christgau (sometimes abbreviated in print to Xgau), born April 18, 1942, is an American essayist, music journalist, and the self-declared Dean of American Rock Critics[1] His first reviews were published by Esquire in 1967. ... Steely Dan is an American rock band centered around the core members Walter Becker and Donald Fagen. ... Cant Buy A Thrill is the first album by Steely Dan. ... Pretzel Logic is a Steely Dan album originally released in 1974. ... Steely Dan is an American rock band centered around the core members Walter Becker and Donald Fagen. ...

Track listing

all songs by Becker and Fagen

1. "Bodhisattva" – 5:19
2. "Razor Boy" – 3:11
3. "The Boston Rag" – 5:40
4. "Your Gold Teeth" – 7:02
5. "Show Biz Kids" – 5:25
6. "My Old School" – 5:47
7. "Pearl of the Quarter" – 3:50
8. "King of the World" – 5:04

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Personnel

Steely Dan

• Donald Fagen - piano, electric piano, synthesizer, vocals
• Walter Becker - electric bass, harmonica, vocals
• Ray Brown - string bass on "Razor Boy"
• Denny Dias - guitar, Stereo Mixmaster General
• Jeff "Skunk" Baxter - guitar, pedal steel guitar
• Ben Benay - acoustic guitar
• Rick Derringer - slide guitar on "Show Biz Kids"
• Jim Hodder - drums, percussion, vocals
• Victor Feldman - vibes, marimba, percussion
• Sherlie Matthews - background vocals
• Myrna Matthews - background vocals
• Patricia Hall - background vocals
• David Palmer - background vocals
• Royce Jones - background vocals
• James Rolleston - background vocals
• Michael Fennelly - background vocals

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Production

• Producer: Gary Katz
• Engineer: Roger Nichols
• Assistant engineer - Miss Natalie
• Album design: Dotty of Hollywood
• Photography: Ed Caraeff

Reissue For the songwriter, please see Roger Nichols (songwriter) Roger Nichols was a nuclear engineer until he turned his hobby of audio recording into a career as a recording engineer and producer. ...

• Reissue Producers: Walter Becker, Donald Fagen
• Remastering engineer: Roger Nichols
• Reissue design: Red Herring Design, New York City
• Consultant: Daniel Levitin

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Charts

Album

Singles

External link

• Complete lyrics