Gold is a compilation album by Steely Dan, released in 1982. A compilation album is a musical album featuring songs or tunes with some common characteristics. ... Steely Dan is an American rock band centered around the core members Walter Becker and Donald Fagen. ... A music genre is a category (or genre) of pieces of music that share a certain style or basic musical language (van der Merwe 1989, p. ... Rock is a form of popular music from the mid 20th century which typically features a vocal melody (often with vocal harmony) that is supported by accompaniment of electric guitars, a bass guitar, and drums, often with a strong back beat. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... The Music Corporation of America, commonly known as MCA, is a United States based corporation in the music business. ... In the music industry, a record producer (or music producer) has many roles, among them controlling the recording sessions, coaching and guiding the performers, and supervising the recording, mixing and mastering processes . ... Walter Carl Becker (born February 20, 1950 in New York, New York) is the guitarist (and sometimes electric bassist) half of the duo at the core of the jazz-rock group Steely Dan. ... Fagen on the cover of his 1982 solo album The Nightfly Donald Jay Fagen (born January 10, 1948 in Passaic, New Jersey) is an American musician and songwriter who is best known as co-writer and co-founder of the jazz rock band Steely Dan. ... Steely Dan is an American rock band centered around the core members Walter Becker and Donald Fagen. ... A compilation album is a musical album featuring songs or tunes with some common characteristics. ... Steely Dan is an American rock band centered around the core members Walter Becker and Donald Fagen. ...